Word: summited
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...politicians conclude their 10-day environmental summit in Kyoto tomorrow, an unlikely band of scientists and entrepreneurs is reviving a long-forgotten technology that may represent our best hope for solving the problem of global warming: the fuel cell...
Agreement on the IMF's central role was the chief accomplishment of last week's Vancouver summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-Operation forum. The U.S. had been trying to head off some efforts by Asian countries to set up a separate, regional body to handle the bailouts. Such a move, Washington feared, would have undermined the IMF, which over 50 years has built up the expertise--and, even more important, the credibility--to handle these complicated and politically sensitive operations. The salient point, said President Clinton, is that "on a global level, the role of the IMF remains...
...allies being glad-handed in Teheran Monday was a troubling spectacle for Madeleine Albright ? and U.S. policy on the Middle East. Iran trumpeted the arrival of representatives from the 55 member states of the Islamic Conference ? including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, Egypt and other U.S. allies ? for a summit which opens on Tuesday was heralded by Iran as a victory over Washington?s policy of isolating Teheran. Many of the same moderate Arab governments had stood up Albright last month at an economic summit in Doha in Qatar in order to express their displeasure at Washington?s performance...
...Clinton Administration has quietly lobbied for Wei's freedom, especially in the past two years, and stepped up the pressure before and during President Jiang Zemin's visit to the U.S. last month. Jiang made no promises concerning Wei at the summit with Clinton; to let him go too close to the meeting would have resulted in a loss of face for the Chinese leadership. Earlier this month James Sasser, the U.S. Ambassador to China, said he was "personally disappointed" that Jiang's tour across America had not brought the release of political prisoners, but in the same week...
...essence, China is waging a war of attrition against dissidence--and winning. While the Chinese government wouldn't have let Wei go without pressure from the U.S. and President Jiang Zemin's successful summit with Bill Clinton, China ultimately risked little in Wei's departure beyond a brief loss of face. Because the government has a tight grip on information, Wei and other exiles can do little to get their message heard at home. Even now, most Chinese don't know...