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Last week's summit, dominated by the debate on human rights, demonstrates just how far apart Washington and Beijing remain on key issues IT BEGAN, AS POSTSUMMIT PRESS conferences are apt [...]

At next week's summit, the Chinese president is determined to make America love him JIANG ZEMIN IS CURSED BY HIS cue cards. Under their spell he sounds like the Soviet-trained [...]

Profiles Kim Jong II, the dictator of North Korea. Views of the North Korean Secretariat about how the film 'Die Another Day' slanders the Korean nation; Consideration of the weapons of mass destruction which Kim Jong concealed from the United States; How he met with U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright in 2000; Plight of Jong to support a hatred of foreigners in North Korea; Suggestion that his prominent pastime is the pursuit of pleasure.

Focuses on the mid-air crash of a United States spy plane with a Chinese jet fighter off the coast of China. Details of diplomatic relations between the two countries with 24 U.S. airmen in Chinese custody and a Chinese pilot missing at sea; How George W. Bush views China as a competitive rival; China's concern about public reaction and anti-American outbursts; Demand that the U.S. apologize and take responsibility for the incident; Outlook for the standoff.

Discusses allegations that Taiwanese-born Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Wen Ho Lee passed classified nuclear weapons information to the Chinese. Politicization of the story; Possibility that Lee, and espionage, were not involved; Chinese, and other foreign nationals', study of science in the United States; Impact of the story on relations between the US and China; Investigation of the allegations. INSET: Mystery in the Desert.

The architectural hodgepodge that is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, is testament to the country's dazzling cultural diversity. In the city center, not far from the Islamic Sharia court, is the [...]

Byline: Michael Hirsh and Melinda Liu The old U.S. embassy in Baghdad hasn't hosted an American ambassador since April Glaspie shipped out just before the 1991 gulf war. Located down [...]

Byline: Melinda Liu Dr. Muthafar Adhami, a prominent Iraqi academic, was watching TV at home not long ago when his 14-year-old son Farad suddenly stopped surfing the Internet and said, [...]

Focuses on the arrangements made during the week of November 14, 1997 with Iraqi president Saddam Hussein that permit United Nations arms inspectors to return to the country. US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov; Primakov's persuasion of Saddam; Consideration of Russia's role in the arrangements with Iraq. INSET: Saddam's Universe..

Points to the tensions resulting from the testing of missiles by China near the island of Taiwan in early 1996. Question of whether the United States, China and Taiwan can avoid an international crisis; Details of the `routine tests'; The 50 years of bullying the Taiwanese by the Chinese; Other violations by China being investigated. INSETS: Rising tensions in the Taiwan Strait;Time to speak clearly, and carry a big stick, by James R. Lilley.

Reports that in September 1995, NATO launched its most massive military operation ever against the Bosnian Serbs in an effort to bring the Serbs to the bargaining table. Why the operation was disappointing; The agreement by the Serbs to negotiate in Geneva; The strategy to wage war in order to make peace; The diplomatic side of the negotiation plan; The challenge of the United States to convince the Europeans. INSETS: Operation deliberate force;The air arsenal.

Focuses on the June 1998 summit meetings of United States President Bill Clinton and Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing, China. The unscheduled debate about human rights issues that took place on national television; Achievements that were announced; Symbolic incidents of conflict, including refusal of visas to journalists from Radio Free Asia; Question of the value of the agreement on a strategic partnership.

Focuses on the diplomatic mission of Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations. The preparations for his negotiations with Iraqi president Saddam Hussein; The influence of Americans in shaping the accord that averted a war over Baghdad; Saddam agreeing to give UNSCOM, the U.N. weapons-inspection team, unlimited access to palaces and other sites; The expectation that Saddam will eventually renege on the pact.

Looks at the crisis in United States and United Nations (UN) relations with Iraq as of February 24,1998. Possibility that UN Secretary General Khofi Annan's agreement with Saddam Hussein will avert a war; What the deal would have to include; Possibility that the crisis might recur even with a deal; First test of President Clinton's foreign policy team of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Defense Secretary William Cohen and policy adviser Sandy Berger.

Byline: Melinda Liu Some Americans know Li Zhao-Xing, Beijing's former ambassador to Washington, for his stern lectures on Chinese sovereignty. But Li--now deputy foreign minister--has, in his own way, found [...]

Robert Gelbard is living proof that diplomacy doesn't always mean tact. Ever since he landed in Jakarta as U.S. ambassador a year ago, his outspoken style has tried the tempers [...]

China's rulers refuse to give up. They may have abandoned Mao's unworkable daydreams of pure socialism and a classless society, but they are defending to the death his central dogma: [...]

The top brass made sure this would be no ordinary shore leave. The 350 sailors on the USS Chancellorsville got strict orders last week before setting foot in the Chinese [...]

From the propaganda, you might have thought Li Hongzhi was an ax murderer, or at least an incendiary figure. Over and over, Beijing's government-controlled television ran an Orwellian tape recounting [...]

Reports on the summit between South Korean president Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. How Kim Jong Il was a gracious host to Kim Dae Jung and his wife; Hopes for reunification between North and South Korea; Speculation on sincerity of North Korea's intentions; Economic aspects of reunification.

Focuses on North Korea's cooperation with the United States to resolve the status of American servicemen still unaccounted for in Korea. Summit between South Korean President Kim Dae Jung and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il; History of the search for prisoners of war (POW) in Korea, including US Army Corporal Roger Armand Dumas; Assertion that these POW were used for medical experiments while in prison.

Focuses on China's October 1999 observation of the 50th anniversary of its revolution. Features of the October 1, 1999 military parade; Opposing views of President Jiang Zemin and Prime Minister Zhu Rongji; Problems in relations between the United States and China; Implications of the National Day celebrations.

Reports on Chinese President Jiang Zemin's visit to the United States in October 1997. His efforts to show China in a new light; Biggest concern; Problems Jiang faces in dodging China's human-rights record; Jiang's focus mainly on selling his agenda for China's future; Details of this agenda.

Reports on United States-China relations. China's rejection of a United States proposal not to target its missiles at China if the latter followed suit; Why the proposal was rejected; United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher's November 1996 visit to Shanghai and Beijing; China's desire to join the World Trade Organization (WTO); The leverage of China and the United States; 1996 background of United States-China relations.

NATO was having a bad day. Friday morning a stray cluster bomb hit a hospital and market in the southern Yugoslav city of Nis. Serb officials said 15 civilians had [...]

Prime minister Zhu Rongji knows how to charm Americans as perhaps no Chinese leader ever has. As blunt as a Chicago ward boss, Zhu planned to embark this week on [...]

Clinton is frustrated. Netanyahu is defiant. Arafat is waiting. Does the peace process have a future? MOST BIG DEALS IN DIPLOMACY are precooked. The aides do the negotiating and then [...]

In Beijing, the secretary of State pressures the Chinese on human rights. That's fine with them. THE WELCOMING CERE-mony will be in Tiananmen Square. State visits to China always begin [...]

An old foe wants us to get to know each other THEY TRIED Nor TO SHOW IT, BUT Bill Clinton's foreign-policy advisers were in a tizzy. They nagged and wheedled [...]

On her first visit to the Mideast, Albright takes her message to the people. Did anyone listen? MADELEINE ALBRIGHT DIDN'T hide her disappointment. 'I'm not going to pretend to you [...]

A tenacious negotiator cuts a deal on Hebron THE HEBRON TALKS HAD SPUTTERED along since September. Whenever a deal seemed imminent, the Palestinians and Israelis would resume haggling, usually late [...]

John Huang, the elusive Democratic fund raiser, faces questions about access and foreign cash UNASSUMING, ENERGETIC AND A tireless networker, John Huang, 51, spent much of the past five years [...]

BILL CLINTON WOULD HAVIE APPRECIATED a present. Hadn't newly elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would 'surprise the world' during his first state visit to Washington? A date for [...]

The article reports on the popularity of the U.S. presidential election in countries such as Japan where interest in the election exceeded that in the U.S. The article states that the Voice of America broadcast election news in 45 languages to 134 million persons. The author describes how U.S. President-elect Barack Obama is viewed as a politician for reform and moral authority that the U.S. must elect in order to restore its reputation.

This article examines the way in which Chinese citizens who have attended school in Occidental nations have not adopted a pro-Western attitude. The author argues that whereas the belief was that Chinese who studied in Europe or the U.S. would tend to be westernized, they are actually highly jingoistic. Reasons offered for this by the author include the ignorance of Westerners and feelings of home-sickness. Also discussed is the tendency of Chinese who have studied abroad to hold high political positions.

The article reports on the challenges and opportunities faced by China following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. According to the author, despite the steep losses from the quake, the government has shown greater willingness to accept outside help, relations with former enemies like Japan and Taiwan are warming, and citizens feel greater freedom in protesting local corruption. The article also mentions that philanthropy from nonprofit groups has been growing.

The article focuses on the summit between Hu Jintao and George W. Bush in Washington D.C. in April, 2006. One last-minute development was a visit to Beijing last week by Washington's assistant secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas A. Shannon Jr. Issues concerning the relationship between the two countries are discussed, including trade, monetary policy and human rights.

Focuses on recent anti-Japanese protests in China. Reports that Chinese President Hu Jintao worried the demonstrations would get out of hand; Speculation that the public outcry was caused by advanced reviews of Japanese textbook that allegedly overlooks Japan's wartime atrocities in Asia; Suggestion that the demonstrations are representative of the general increase in tension between China and Japan as they compete for the role of dominant player in both Pacific and international affairs.

Focuses on China and its future as a superpower. Question of how Beijing will exercise its growing strength, and how the West should respond; China's economic rise; U.S. perception of China as a potentially aggressive empire; Why Taiwan is critical; Issue of selling arms to China; Europe's focus on China's commerce; China's advantages over the West in commercial diplomacy; Issue of clarifying China's intentions; Role of Chinese President Hu Jintao.

This article discusses the effects of the relationship between the United States and Taipei. The Taiwan Strait has long been at the center of a war of words. Beijing and Taipei frequently exchange statements full of vitriol--each accusing the other of bringing them closer to the brink of war. But last week it was Washington that dropped the rhetorical bombshell. Buried deep inside a 54-page Pentagon report on China's military readiness, U.S. defense planners speculated that, in the event of a war across the strait, Taiwan might seek to hit "high-value targets" like the prestigious Three Gorges Dam as a way of deterring a Chinese invasion. Tensions between Beijing, Washington and Taipei are heating up--and the rhetoric is testier than it's been in years.

Discusses the Middle Kingdom of China and how it is putting on a masterful display of subtle, smart diplomacy. China's diplomacy in the old days, which was marked more by its passivity and ideological rigor than by any true inventiveness; Beijing's joining of the World Trade Organization, winning of its bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games and success catapulting of an astronaut into space; American and Chinese relations; China as the biggest market for U.S. firms such as Procter & Gamble, Kodak and Motorola; Doubt that this renaissance in China will last by some skeptics.

Focuses on the struggle between the military and radical Muslims in Indonesia, in light of the worldwide struggle against Islamic extremism. Discussion of the growth in the appeal of radical Islam; Efforts of some Indonesian leaders, such as Megawati Sukarnoputri, to promote a secular nationalism; Way that the military's renewed prominence poses a challenge for the U.S.; Concern about the military's plans to crack down hard on Muslim extremists.

The article reports on an increase in interest which government leaders in China are placing on the opinions of Chinese citizens and a decrease in interest which they appear to be placing on the opinions of American citizens and government officials. A discussion of China's nationalist ideologies, and of the impact they have on its relations with other countries, is presented.

Focuses on relations between the United States and China, in the wake of an incident between the two nations following an aircraft accident involving a U.S. reconnaissance plane and a Chinese fighter jet. Thoughts on the return home of the U.S. military personnel; Possibility of a confrontation between the two countries; Details of the accident, presented by the pilots involved.

Focuses on Chen Shui-bian's victory in Taiwan's first democratic election, and its effect on Taiwan's relationship with China. Threats of Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji to use force to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China; Efforts of the communist Kuomintang (KMT) Party to prevent Chen's election; Chen's moderate approach to governing the deeply divided population of Taiwan. INSET: Beijing's Worst Nightmare.

Reports on the escape of the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa from Chinese-controlled Tibet to India. Details of the Karmapa's flight; Chinese belief that the Buddha went to India to retrieve some musical instruments and hope that he will soon return; Comments from the Dalai Lama about Karmapa. INSET: The Day of the Living Buddhas.

The article reports on U.S. relations with North Korea. The reception of the U.S. New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Pyongyang, North Korea is a positive aspect in the relations between the U.S. and North Korea. Kim Jung Rok, a Colonel in the North Korean military, says North Korea would return the USS Pueblo, an American spyboat captured in January 1968, if U.S. and North Korean relations would strengthen.

Examines the implications of China's emergence as a major economic power. Question of whether China will become a military threat; China's buildup of military weapons; Concerns of the U.S. President George W. Bush administration over the risk of armed conflict between China and Taiwan; Views of military experts; China's increased missile strength; Outlook for peaceful cooperation.

Discusses the social conditions of Indonesia. Impact of a financial crisis in Asia on the country; Ethnic violence which has occurred in the country; Perceived resistance of western countries, including the United States, to aid the country.

Reports on the escape of the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa from Chinese-controlled Tibet to India. Details of the Karmapa's flight; Chinese belief that the Buddha went to India to retrieve some musical instruments and hope that he will soon return; Comments from the Dalai Lama about Karmapa.