(3) James T Areddy, A New Theory for China’s Next Generation of Leaders: The Three Blurs? China Real Time, Nov 4, 2011 http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealti ... rs-the-three-blurs/
("'In every sphere,' he [Robert Lawrence Kuhn] said, referring to the pride issue, 'China wants to be among the world’s leaders.' For instance, Mr Kuhn said, Mr Jiang [Zemin] decided in 1992 that China would pursue manned space missions, which Mr Kuhn said was unaffordable and 'absurd' at the time. The episode well reflects China’s ambition as a world power, he said")
Note: Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC Shanghai) 上海外国记者俱乐部 www.fccsh.org/
, which is translated from
William Ide, US Congressional Report Notes Marked Drop in China Human Rights. VOA, Nov 3, 2011 http://www.voanews.com/english/n ... ghts-133193878.html
("Chris Smith, a Republican lawmaker from the state of New Jersey and head of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China said the group's 10th annual report paints an extremely dire and frightening picture of the current state of human rights in China")