> So, then, what do you make of the anti-US protests?
A, short term confused expression of anger toward the US for the bombing. It could reappear again at another point, but for now the likelihood is quite low.
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> > BEIJING, May 5 (AFP) -
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> > For many students who took part in the violent anti-US protests after the
> > NATO bombing of China's embassy in Belgrade anger has given way to study,
> > job hunting and the dream of living abroad.
> >
> > The atmosphere on the campus of Beijing's People's University during this
> > week's MayDay holiday week was relaxed and students expressed little
> > interest and almost no anger over the May 7, 1999 bombing.
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> And what do you think this means?
>
I think pretty much what it says, what this AFP report says is pretty much the way I saw things when I left Beijing last August. Indeed, I would say in less than a month's time this was pretty much the case, or veering very clearly in this direction.
> > His statements were widely reported in the Chinese press, as were
> > statements made Tuesday by President Bill Clinton which said failure to
> > pass PNTR would be "very unwise and precarious" from a national security
> > point of view.
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> Is this Clinton's line or that of the Chinese press?
Clearly this article is stating that the Chinese press is reporting Clinton's statements on PNTR. That's true.
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