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Show 3 Asian Emphasis Week kicks off with discussion By Sharon Guerrero Signpost senior reporter With its constant economic growth over the last 15 years, China is on its way to not only surpassing Japan economically but the United States as well, said He Li, a professor of political science at Weber State University. Li discussed the economic future of Greater China (Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong) in a panel discussion held Tuesday in conjunction with Asian Emphasis Week at WSU, May 2-6. Gordon Harrington, WSU history professor and Shihwa Wang, WSU performing arts professor also participated in the panel. They discussed the roles of Taiwan and Hong Kong in the China of the 21st century. Li said Greater China's economic growth remained steady at nine percent from 1978 to 1991 and then skyrocketed to 12.4 percent in 1992 and 13 percent in 1993. Greater China has a gross national product of $2.2 trillion, based on purchasing power calculated by the International Monetary Fund, compared to Japan's gross national product of $3 trillion, Li said. Over the next ten years, Greater China is expected to experience economic growth of 7 to 9 percent, compared to Japan's expected growth of 2.5 percent which means it will surpass Japan economically in the next 10 years, he said. "The World Bank has projected that by the year 2002, Greater China will also surpass Japan as the greatest importer in the world with net imports of $639 billion for China, compared to $521 billion for Japan," he said "Likewise, Greater China's gross national product is projected to reach $9.8 trillion by n The Worlds Between tne ages successfully posed a pediatrician, an Attorney general, and a college professor. He cashed $2.5 million checks in all 50 states and 26 foreign countries. Thursday 10:30 Catch me if you ca AUSTAD AUDITORIUM - BROWNING CENTER Universal Accessibility How does it affect you? Melissa Ma kin USDA Forest Service SENATE U UB 340 Sponsored by-Physically Challenged Student Senator START Orientation Student Talent Activity U.B. Rmtt 338 ;DEAD BEAT DADS! ; The Politics of Child Support UL 2002, compared to projections of $9.7 billion for the U.S.." Li said. "This kind of growth is an economic miracle in human history," he said. "If China's economy continues to grow as expected, China will not be just another Japan in the next century, it will be another United States." Hong Kong, which has been a colony of Great Britain for the last 150 years, will revert back to Chinese rule in 1997. Harrington said many wealthy people, as well as large corporations, are moving their headquarters and their influence out of Hong Kong but the average Chinese in Hong Kong will have to live with the change. "There is concern for the people of Hong Kong, as to whether they will survive the take-over", he said. "Maybe that is cause for concern and maybe it's not. "The people of Hong Kong enjoyed civil and human rights under British rule, but at the same time they didn't have political rights in the sense that no one had much say about their government."In order to protect the lifestyles of the people of Hong Kong, the Chinese government entered into a treaty with Great Britain that will maintain the current social and economic systems in Hong Kong for the next 50 years, Harrington said. "If the treaty is honored by the Chinese government, the people of Hong Kong may actually find themselves in a better situation than they were under Great Britain because they will be included in the phenomenal economic expansion that is taking place in China," he said. "China is a massive power that has had its ups and downs," he said. "But it seems to have a game plan in order on how to improve its situation in the world." oooooooooooooooooo May 5th OPEN HOUR AoTRADITIONoOFbCLASS Convocation Greatest Con Artist Frank Abagnal or io ana ne as a Pan Am Jet pilot Assistant a stockbroker. in phony n "J IF aCLIVICIBS Chicane. 5 de Mayo Presentation Sponsored by M.E.Ch.A , Estudiantes Unidos and Hispanic Senator Record Transcript U.B Ballroom Wildcut Theater - Shepherd Union Bldg. ASWSU Briefs Environmental 'W"s pass senate Theresolution RS94-23 was passed which recommends that the Environmental Committee investigate the possibility of creating two living "W"'s on campus. Brent Richardson, who introduced the legislation, suggest that one W be placed on the upper campus and one on the lower campus. The living " W"'s would consist of flowers and shrubs made up of perennials and annuals. Richardson was unsure of the cost but said in the future the botany club would probably be able to provide the plants. WSU founders honored through activities By David Hill Signpost staff writer Annual festivities honoring the forefathers of Weber State University begin on Founders Day, Friday. Festivities sponsored by the WSU Alumni Association Friday and Saturday include a luncheon, golf tournament, barbecue, and the annual "Purple and White" spring football game. Students, faculty and staff, and the community are all invited to enjoy the activities in commemoration of WSU Founders Day. Friday at noon, a luncheon will be held in the ballroom of the Shepherd Union Building honoring head Chinese prisoner scheduled to speak Harry Wu, a political prisoner who was starved and tortured for 19 years in a Chinese labor camp, will speak at 10:30 a.m. May 12 in the Austad Auditorium of the Browning Center at Weber State University. Communist authorities arrested Wu in 1960 during his senior year at Beijing's Geology Institute. After his release in 1979, Proposals presented Six recommendations drafted by the senate bylaws committee were presented as possible ways to solve the anticipated growth problems in the senate. These recommendations include: Cap the ASWSU senate membership at 16 by the 1995-96 school year, cap the ASWSU senate at its current membership of 17, do not cap the size of the ASWSU, assign representation on an area or numerical basis, adopt a bicameral system with ARO acting as the House of Representa-tivesandamend the bylaws which would not allow students to vote to adopt a new senate position. The senate will continue the debate on this issue. Senators hours may be increased A bill was introduced in the senate which would increase the football coach Dave Arslanian, who will be receiving the most prestigious award WSU has to offer, the H. Aldous Dixon Award. "The award recognizes faculty or staff members who distinguish themselves by serving students and attaining professional excellence," Randy Skanchy, alumni association president said. "Coach Arslanian has accomplished both." WSU President Paul H. Thompson will be the keynote speaker. The luncheon will cost $15 per person. Reservations are required and will be accepted at the Alumni Center through today.The golf tournament is sponsored by the football alumni organization, the Gridiron Club. Wu moved to the United States. He returned to China in 1 99 1 wi th a "60 Minutes" news crew to expose the gulag. Wu will visit campus as part of the Fourth Annual Great Basin Human Rights Conference, sponsored by the student chapter of Amnesty International. The conference will also feature a hunger banquet at 6 p.m. Comics, HEROES ACJD I10BBS 3637 Washington Blvd. (Next to the Lion's Den Restaurant) ALSO: AD&D, White Wolf, (Vampire and Werevyplf) number of hours each senator is required to "communicating with members of their constituency or carrying out their specific responsibilities." Chris Paulsen, who introduced the legislation, said this would help increase the senator's availibliry to students. Senators are now only required tospend three hours with the senator's constituency or in the ASWSU office. VP may assume new responsibilities The academic vice president duties will include the overseeing the WSU Academic Research and Computing Committee if bill BS94-18 passes the senate. This would become part of Chris Paulsen's next year's academic vice president responsibility if the senate passes the bill. Teams of four will begi n teeing off at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Mt. Ogden Golf Course. The cost is $30 per player for 18 holes of golf, a cart and prizes. Before the "Purple and White" football game at 6 p.m., the Gridiron Club will also sponsor a barbecue beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday at the south end of Wildcat Stadium. The cost for the barbecue is $5 per person and the football game is free. The "Purple and' White" football game is the final scrimmage of spring football practice season and will give Wildcat fans an opportunity to see next season's possible starters. For information call 626-7535. May 1 1, at Your Community Connection, 2261 Adams Ave., in Ogden. Tickets cost $5 by calling 626-6694. Banquet guest speaker Ljubica M. Roth, a Belgrade native whose mother is Croatian and father is Serbian, will talk about Bosnia. Roth, a University of Utah professor, recently returned from the former Yugoslavia. novels and videos AVAILABLE AT: and Warhammer supplies 10 Off Holds i3m A kJ A A jf m9a W vRj vR kJRj fcRj vRj URj tj ksP vRj cj wR iJfr vfr vRs wTj J |