Jiang Calls for Overseas Chinese to Help China Chinese President Jiang Zemin has voiced his hope that overseas Chinese will further support the country's modernization drive and reunification cause.
		Agriculture Developing on a New Stage in China Chinese agriculture has achieved a stable growth and it has been developing by now on a new stage, according to experts and concerned authorities in China.
		Large Investment for Highway Construction As is reported from the national communications meeting lately called by the Ministry of Communications, an investment amounting to RMB$211.8 billion yuan over the former investment of RMB$180 billion planned had been used by China in highway construction in 1998.
		International Forum: To Break Deadlock by Joint Efforts The Iraqi problem has become an issue defying solution since the end of "Desert Fox" Operation. On one hand, Iraq rejects UN weapons inspectors to return to Baghdad; on the other hand, Iraq's proposal of lifting economic sanctions cannot be realized as a result of strong opposition from the United States and Britain and intensified military confrontation being found between Iraq and the latter two.