Chinese President Meets U.S. Journalists Chinese President Jiang Zemin said on February 5 that news media will play an important and positive role in increasing exchanges and cooperation between China and the international community. ˇˇˇˇJiang met with Norman Pearlstine, editor-in-chief of US-based Time Inc. and noted that China needs to enhance exchanges with the international community in order to further promote mutual understanding and cooperation.
		Monument Erected to Mark Great Strike ˇWWei Jianxing, a Standing Committee member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, unveiled a 27-meter monument in Wuhan on February 5 to mark the 76th anniversary of the Great Strike on February 7, 1923.
		Thai King Praises "Sincerity" of Sino-Thai Relations Sincerity is a distinguishing feature of the bilateral relations between Thailand and China, the Thai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, said to visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan Friday.