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...about how to handle the fallout from the missile launches, which broke North Korea's self-imposed moratorium on such tests. "China has done so much for that country," Hill said, "and that country just seems intent on taking all of China's generosity and giving nothing back." Says Yan Xuetong, a professor of international relations at Beijing's Tsinghua University: "I think that China is very unhappy with North Korea, which put it in a very awkward position. China now feels it is trapped in a game...
...CHARGES DROPPED. Against ZHAO YAN, 44, New York Times researcher accused in September 2004 of leaking state secrets, which he denied; in Beijing. Zhao's detainment, which came days after the Times published an article correctly reporting that former Chinese President Jiang Zemin would step down as head of the military, drew criticism from human-rights groups and U.S. officials including President George W. Bush. The dropping of the charges against him comes as President Hu Jintao plans to visit the U.S. next month...
...Staff writer Yan Zhao can be reached at yanzhao@fas.harvard.edu...
...Staff writer Yan Zhao can be reached at yanzhao@fas.harvard.edu...
...Just four years ago, no Chinese women ranked among the world's top 100 tennis players. But following a women's doubles gold in the 2004 Olympics, they're headed for center court. Last week, in a tough match against Australian Samantha Stosur and American Lisa Raymond, China's YAN ZI and ZHENG JIE survived two match points to win the Australian Open women's doubles final-and claim China's first-ever Grand Slam title...