When Vice President George Bush faced Chinese Vice Premier Wan Li across the net at Peking's International Club early one morning last week, the doubles match struck some as a paradigm of his six-day China visit. Teamed with Donald Gregg, his national security adviser, Bush took the first two sets, 6-3 and 6-4, then lost the third on a tie breaker, 6-7, after Wan changed partners.
The Vice President's trip was a success, but the Chinese made him work hard. Bush wanted to lobby for improved trade. While cordial in private, Chinese Leader Deng Xiaoping publicly upbraided the U.S. for its...
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