Which Way, L.A.?
Dealing with the Chinese
Chinese President Jiang Zemin heads West to Los Angeles and then home. How did the visit go? What are the implications of the nuclear power deal? Human rights and trade were also on the agenda...a wrap up look at the range of issues raised by the state visit.
Mike Jendrzejczyk: Washington Director, Human Rights Watch Asia Dr. David M. Lampton: President, National Committee on US-China relations in NY. The committee is a long time educational and exchange organization. It brought the Chinese ping-pong team to the US in the 1960s. Melissa McClard: Lobbyist in the Government Relations office of the Family Research Council. Michael Swaine: Senior political scientist in international studies at RAND and Research Director for the Rand Center for Asia-Pacific. He has written several books on China and is the co-author of a new report: The Chinese Future. Paul Leventhal: President, Nuclear Control Institute, a Washington based research and advocacy group focused on non-proliferation. Robert Ebel: Director, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. Joel Wachs: Los Angeles City Councilman, representing the second district. He had supported the panhandling ordinance. Will Rogers: Columnist, Leader Papers and the Glendale News-Press
topic: Is the panhandling law unconstitutional?