China's British friends

Article Abstract:

China's president, Jiang Zemin, has visited Britain, and laws banning protests in parks in London have been used to control demonstrators proesting against his policies. Britain is meant to be a democratic country and it is cause for concern that the law was used on this occasion. Chinese communism is less repressive than it used to be, but repression still exists. There is a need to deal with China, but that does not mean that a state visit and repression of demonstrators are necessary.

International Affairs, Human Rights, Intnl Political Relations, Editorial, Democracy, International relations

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East meets west

Article Abstract:

China's rulers saw the Treaty of Nanjing following the 1840-1842 Opium War as related to economic issues only. The treaty gave the British trading rights and five treaty ports. A new treaty with more conditions, such as greater freedom to trade and travel, was negotiated in 1858, and a British-French force attacked China to reinforce it. China was opened to the world in this way, and has learnt to copy techniques from western countries, but not to trust western leaders.

History, Chinese history

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Talks, but no kowtows

Article Abstract:

Negotiations between Christopher Patten, the British governor of China, and Chinese officials over the reunification of China and Hong Kong have not gone well. Patten's demands for democratic reforms have met with strong resistance from China and have caused shares to drop in Hong Kong.

Negotiation, mediation and arbitration, Patten, Christopher, Hong Kong-China reunification question

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