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Show AG The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD Saturday, April10, 1999 ‘ZhuClaimsClinton Lacked Courage in Denying China Participation in Global Trading LOS ANGELES TIMES WASHINGTON — Showing obvious | pique about a summit gone awry, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Friday sharply criticized President Clinton for refusing ‘to approve a proposed deal aimed at bringing China into a global trading re- gime Ata private breakfast with 15 members of Congress, Zhu briefly abandoned his easygoing manner to complain through a translator that Clinton “did not have enough courage” to sign an accord back- ing China's application to the World Trade Organization becauseof likely op- position in Congress, accordingto several people who attended. Zhu, who listenedintently to the Americans speaking English but responded in Chinese, did not correct his interpreter’s translation of his forceful remarks, as he did at other points during the hourlong meeting at Blair House. Aides said Zhu understands English better than he speaksit. Several participants said they were surprised at Zhu’s barbed words and were disappointed when he appeared to brush aside their own complaints about China’s humanrights abuses, alleged spying and missile proliferation, as well as other disputes that have badly strained recentties with Beijing. Zhu instead devoted most of his com- ments to arguing that poisonouspolitics to strike a comprehensive trade deal — which would allow Chinato join the WTO peared “very aware of the political climate” in Washington. “I think he accu- deal he had hoped to bring home with him. Some analysts said Zhu may lose prestige in Beijing for failing to secure a trade deal. “T was disappointed in his response,” said Rep. David Wu, D-Ore., who attended the morning session and is the first and thus be subject to global trading rules — that was commercially acceptable to American business, which is eager to gain access to China’s markets, but also politically acceptable to organized labor, human rights groups and members of Congress opposed to Chinese policies. Congress.” A Republican aide in the room disagreed. “There are real problemsin the relationship,” he said. “But the Congress doesn’t control human rights in China. The Congress doesn’t control the trade er participant, said Zhu appeared to discount the differences thatstill separate prove China’s ultimate application to the U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators. “The WTO, it would have to agree to abandon in Washington had sabotaged the trade Chinese American memberof the House. “He focused almost exclusively on WTO and seemed to view it as a matter of do- mestic U.S.politics that was holdingit up. Wetried to explain thatreal and genuine concerns were holding it up.” From thestart, the White House sought Rep.Sander M.Levin, D-Mich., anoth- issue is not the lack of courage, but the lack of agreementonseveral outstanding issues,” he said. Rep. Tim Roemer,D-Ind., said Zhu ap- rately has his finger on the pulse of deficit.” Although Congress doesnot haveto ap- its annualreview of China's tradingprivileges — now called “normal trading rights” — becauseit is inconsistent with WTOrules. ‘School Bible Club Can’t Get Same Benefits as Others SCRIPPS-MeCLATCHY NEWS SERVICE TACOMA, Wash. — A Spanawayhigh school Bible club does not havetheright to receive the samebenefits given to other school-sponsored clubs, a federal judgehas ruled Forcing a public school to provide funding to a religious group would violate the doctrine of separation of church and state, the judge wrote in court documents obtainedthis week. Spanaway Lake High School student Tausha Prince sued the Bethel School District in February 1998 for the right to form a Bible club and gain access to the same resources available to other clubs sponsoredbythe Associated Student Body, such as funding | and bus transportation. Spanaway Lake allows Prince | to use schoolfacilities for weekly | meetings and to post club an/ nouncements on a bulletin board; World Changers, Prince’s club, is restricted from applying for As- With This Coupon sociated Student Body funding and mustpayto be featuredin the yearbook. : With 2 of 3 ‘Wives’ a] In a Locked Garage, Man, 46, Is Arrested on all of those items you have been wanting! SCRIPPS-McCLATCHY NEWS SERVICE A, Calif. A man livthree women he called wives and 13 children has been arrested on suspicion of holding two of the womenin a locked garage without a bathroomand with little food. 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