21.   Yeltsin and key members of his government clinked champagne glasses with their Chinese hosts after the agreements were signed.

22.   He is to discuss the resumption of bilateral military cooperation, but he also wants to raise human rights questions with his Chinese hosts.

23.   In talks with his Chinese host, President Jiang Zemin, Abdullah will discuss widening cooperation in areas of investment, trade and information technology, the official said.

24.   Before his plane landed in Beijing, he told accompanying journalists that he would bring up specific dissident cases with his Chinese hosts.

25.   They said their Chinese hosts strongly advised them not to discuss the issue of jailed journalists during their meeting with Qian.

26.   They were whisked away in embassy vehicles, apparently destined to plead their case for the return of Hwang with their Chinese hosts.

27.   Prescott, who will travel to Hong Kong on Monday, has received red carpet treatment from his Chinese hosts.

28.   The last round of negotiations in December ended acrimoniously when Sands incensed his Chinese hosts by walking out.