Word: zemin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jiang Zemin kept his cool, displayed his sense of humor and spoke louder--literally and metaphorically--than the noises from the rally. He did a good job educating his audience on China's pre-1989 history, which dates back, ahem, 5,000 years, and he proved himself a charismatic leader who respects Harvard and certainly deserves Harvard's respect...
...when it was announced that President Jiang Zemin would speak at Harvard, I found myself facing a peculiar, foreign impulse: I had the vague beginnings of what one might call "the urge to protest." At first the idea struck me as so misplaced that I nearly laughed it off. But as I followed the coverage of Jiang's American tour, his facility in avoiding any head-on confrontation started to irk me. Eventually I decided that it wouldn't hurt if Jiang--a man who just last week called the government-sponsored shootings at Tiananmen square "the correct conclusion"--knew...
...strong. By my rough estimate (and much to my surprise) there are easily as many Jiang supporters as there are critics, with an extremely strong Asian presence in both camps. The sides trade Chinese songs and English slogans ("One China. No Separation. We Love China" is countered with "Jiang Zemin. Bullshit. Jiang Zemin. Bullshit") and there are plenty of media types on hand to give the event an air of importance...
...interview with The Crimson yesterday, Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III apologized for his change in position regarding the location of student protesters for Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit last weekend...
About 100 people attended the talk, titled "Reflections on the Visit of President Jiang Zemin...