Word: zemin
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...annual June 3 deadline is once again approaching, and predictably, the ultimatum is becoming less ultimate. Not that China has taken any steps to remedy its dismal record of engaging slave labor and persecuting dissidence; in fact, in the last few months, Jiang Zemin's regime has bullied prominent dissidents with a particularly gleeful abandon. At his Seattle summit with Secretary of State Warren "the Romulan" Christopher, Jiang struck a strident tone, warning the hapless Secretary to lay off China's internal affairs...
...Meanwhile, Gates visited Beijing, where Chinese President Jiang Zemin asked him to help China, one of the last great frontiers of the knowledge economy, develop its information industry...
Washington was mildly encouraged two months ago when President Jiang Zemin told a visiting U.S. congressional delegation that China would "make an effort" to deal with American concerns on human rights. But, as the monitors of Asia Watch reported last month, "political repression is increasing, not decreasing, and it extends to virtually every province in China." Unofficial political and religious activity is illegal, and thousands are in prison for vaguely defined "counterrevolutionary" crimes like subverting the government or splitting the motherland. Detainees are held in prolonged isolation, and many are mistreated or tortured to force confessions...
...Clinton welcomed Asian heads of state in down-home style. The plaid-shirted president was eager to give a casual, friendly air to this summit--an event which, nevertheless, crackled with symbolism for the future. While most of the attendees humored Clinton by dressing down, China's President Jiang Zemin was a notable exception: He chose to remain in his business suit...
...JIANG ZEMIN...