Bully or Leader? 'Sorry' is the hardest word for Beijing

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China's unwillingness to apologize for past actions, such as the support of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia in the late 1970s and recent celebrations of the 50th anniversary of its involvement in the Korean War, and view of its past actions as wholly just, have undermined its efforts to be seen as a responsible regional leader. The Chinese Communist Party wants Asia to revised its perception of China as a potential aggressor, but the party would have to revise its position on the past and its self-perception as peace-loving and a defender of its helpless people, who have been victimized by foreigners.

China, International Affairs, Intnl Political Relations, Management, International relations, National characteristics, Communist Party (China)

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Ending dollar diplomacy in China has benefits

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The absence of corporate involvement in US Pres Bill Clinton's visit to China is welcome news for US firms working in the country since it helps to lessen the firms' political role in China. That means the companies are less apt to be negatively affected when US-Sino relations turn sour. More importantly, the decision to de-emphasize business was in keeping with the US government's aim to focus the summit on noneconomic issues.

Administration of General Economic Programs, Intnl Economic Policy, United States, Foreign investments, International economic relations, Chinese foreign relations, United States foreign relations

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Jiang prepares subtler means to deal with protests

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China's president Jiang Zemin has come up with measures to ensure that protests are not dealt with violently by the government. The use of non-lethal equipment at the operational level has been advocated while at the executive level, the use of the Army for the dispersion of protesters is being discouraged. All these efforts are aimed at ensuring that the Tiananmen Square incident of 1989 is not repeated.

Politics NEC, Prevention, Social policy, Politics, Violence, Demonstrations, Jiang Zemin, Violent deaths

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