31.   Clinton later met Chinese President Jiang Zemin, in a bid aimed at further improving bilateral relations betwen the two giants.

32.   Earlier this month, the two giants announced an agreement to collaborate in the production of wide-bodied commercial jets.

33.   The three giants, meanwhile, are not marking time and have begun to penetrate national markets overseas.

34.   The two giants share another strategic worry in common -- the global influence of the United States.

35.   The two giants will pool five billion dollars of assets in the refining and retail sectors.

36.   US Vice President Al Gore leaves Monday for a politically sensitive visit to China marking another step forward on the road to better relations between the two giants.

37.   Motor racing fans have been slavering for weeks at the prospect of the two giants doing battle, and they have not been disappointed.

38.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin arrived at the White House Tuesday for two days of summit talks with President Bill Clinton, hinting at continuing disagreements between the two giants.

39.   The Justice Department also concluded there would be no violation of antitrust laws in combining the video programming and distribution of the two giants.