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...first thing President Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin discussed when they met in Shanghai in October was the Sept. 11 attacks. Then they got down to business: soybeans. A few years ago, U.S. soy exports to China were negligible. But last year China became the top buyer of U.S. soy products, purchasing $1 billion worth, much of it for animal feed. On the agenda in Shanghai was a dispute over whether China would temporarily accept USDA assurances about the safety of America's genetically modified soy crops. Jiang, wary of starting a trade dispute on the eve of China...
Hyman’s vice president, Lamelle D. Rawlins ’99, won the presidential race the next year and continued her predecessor’s legacy, leading the council through contentious debates on issues such as the morality of student protests against Chinese President Jiang Zemin...
...bombing incidents have shaken the nation, leaving Chinese citizens wondering what has happened to the country's once-vaunted social stability. For years, Chinese have proudly proclaimed that their country was free of violent crime; terror was something that gripped faraway American cities. But only last month, President Jiang Zemin reiterated that squelching social unrest was his top priority. Yet since Jiang's address to senior government officials in late November, the rate of bombings has actually increased, leaving nine dead and scores injured. "This is a new, dangerous phase in the nation's history," says Joseph Cheng, a politics...
...himself into real estate, shipping and telecommunications. His secret? Keep dealing. Even before China took over Hong Kong, Li, 73, was investing on the mainland. HUTCHISON WHAMPOA has pushed into the Internet, low-income housing and commercial projects across China. Not surprisingly, Li has the ear of President Jiang Zemin...
...CHINA Bush in Shanghai The Chinese and American Presidents met for the first time, ahead of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shanghai. Jiang Zemin and George W. Bush agreed to develop a "constructive relationship" based on a common approach to terrorism...