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From the Washington Post: When President Bush was flying toward Asia a week ago, his national security adviser, Stephen J. Hadley, predicted to reporters in the back of the plane that the four-nation trip would yield no “headline breakthroughs.” He turned out to be right. As Bush wrapped up his stay in Beijing on Sunday […]
Read MoreFrom the Asia Times: The recent state visits by President Hu Jintao to the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain are the latest steps in a continuing effort by the Chinese government and its European counterparts to strengthen their ties, but they also demonstrate some of the contradictions China faces in dealing with Europe and its […]
Read MoreFrom the International Herald Tribune: Ask citizens of Moscow or St. Petersburg if China will soon rule the world and you’ll get a roll of the eyes and some variation of: “Well, isn’t that what the Soviet Union was supposed to do? Look at us today.” Now superimpose those sentiments over President George W. Bush’s […]
Read MoreFrom AP, via San Francisco Chronicle: U.S. President George W. Bush pressed China on Sunday to expand religious, political and social freedoms and won renewed promises ” but no concrete actions ” from President Hu Jintao to open China’s huge markets to U.S. farmers and businesses. Hu said the two leaders sought an outcome of […]
Read MoreFrom The Standard: Brushing aside democrats’ demands for a timetable on universal suffrage, President Hu Jintao called on Hong Kong Friday to accept what’s being offered on political reform. There was no indication that Hu was prepared to condone any compromise on the government’s political reform plan and the underlying message was that Hong Kong […]
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