some softer, albeit authoritar- ian, regime-like that, pre- cisely, of Singapore."
Unlike Japan, China seems
inclined to translate its eco- Human rights remains a hot issue dividing the United States and nomic gains into international China, but both nations want to avoid any disruption of relations.
influence. Despite the disap- pearance of the Soviet threat, Beijing has in- creased its official military budget 52 per-cent since 1989. It has exported nuclear technology to Iran and Pakistan,...