WHAT CLINTON AND JIANG SAID IN PRIVATE

EVEN BEFORE THE OFFICIAL SUMMIT BEGAN, CLINTON TUTORED CHINA'S PRESIDENT JIANG ON AMERICAN VALUES

Jiang Zemin had an appointment with Bill Clinton at the White House last Tuesday night to talk about some of the touchier items on the agenda for the next day's summit meeting. But before that, to prep the visiting Chinese President for the private session, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright dropped by to see him at Blair House, the government's guest quarters. She warned Jiang that Clinton was going to push human rights very strongly that night. The U.S. press and public would judge Jiang on what he had to say on the issue, she said. "That's the way our system...

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