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...never had to contemplate. That was true for student leaders like Wuer Kaixi, who headed Beijing's banned independent union of students. It was also true for intellectuals like Zhou Duo, who spent more than ten months in jail before being released three weeks ago, and for officials like Xu Jiatun, who supported conciliation with the protesters and mysteriously turned up in California this month for an extended stay in the U.S. Their stories...
Everyone insists that Xu Jiatun has not defected. Beijing says so. Washington says so. And Xu himself says so through intermediaries. But it is clear that Xu had more on his mind than the inviting sands of Malibu when he and three relatives flew from Hong Kong to California four weeks ago. It isn't every day, after all, that a member of the Communist Party's Central Advisory Commission takes off for the hotbed of bourgeois liberalism without permission...
...Tiananmen Square. Congressional leaders, however, said they were unlikely to be swayed by the move. Senator Richard Lugar warned that there was "very considerable sentiment" to deny China the MFN status it has held since 1980. The impact of the prisoner release was also diluted by allegations from Xu Lin, a Chinese embassy official who defected two weeks ago. According to Xu, Beijing has been systematically harassing its expatriate students, warning them of jeopardy to their families and careers if they participate in antigovernment activities...
...Chinese already dominate women's diving. At a mere 5 ft. 3 in., 1986 World Champion Gao Min, 17, seems certain to take the gold medal on the springboard with her clockwork precision. Teammate Li Qing, 16, will vie for the silver with American Kelly McCormick. Meanwhile, Xu Yanmei and Chen Xiaodan could finish first and second in the platform contest. In the men's events, '84 Silver Medalist Tan Liangde will test Louganis' nerve and verve on the springboard, while Li Kongzheng will chase Louganis on the platform...
...brass band and welcoming banners when they arrived in Pogranichny. The Inner Mongolian town of Manzhouli is talking about a similar arrangement with Zabaikalsk, just over the strip of border that is still patrolled by Soviet guard dogs and marked by watchtowers and electrified fences. Says Manzhouli Mayor Xu Shaoan: "Our Soviet neighbors would like to learn to produce melons the way we do here...