Lawmakers press tougher China sanctions in bid to restrain Beijing
Democrats and Republicans in the House forged a tentative amendment to add sanctions to a bill. The plan would codify current measures, suspend the China trade promotion program, restrict satellite transfers, and bar nuclear equipment exports as Bush faces calls for stronger action after Beijing's crackdown. Jiang Zemin named general secretary of the Communist Party promising a long struggle against opponents of socialism.
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Cuban Vice Admiral Faces US Drug-T trafficking Case
In the early 1980s Miami prosecutors charged Vice Admiral Aldo Santamaria Cuadrado and three Cuban officials with aiding exiles to smuggle 23,000 pounds of marijuana and 10 million methaqualone tablets. Five Cuban exiles were convicted amid broader Cuba drug crackdown issues.
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