31.  As a result, they said they were not able to lure at least one important Chinese official to American shores.

32.  As executives mingled with Chinese officials Tuesday evening, their understanding of the situation became murkier rather than clearer.

33.  As a Chinese official for international affairs visited Seoul, Sun Yuxi, the Foreign Ministry spokesman in Beijing, said China wanted to promote closer ties.

34.  As most Chinese officials know, the most useful rule of thumb in determining who is prosecuted for corruption is looking at who lacks connections.

35.  As usual, Chinese officials are deaf to the protests.

36.  As the administration worked at holding its Kosovo policy together, the Russian envoy, Viktor Chernomyrdin, arrived in Beijing to talk to Chinese officials about Kosovo.

37.  At first, Chinese officials adopted a low profile as students.

38.  At a press conference, Miho officials signed an agreement with Chinese cultural officials that returns ownership of the statue.

39.  At that time US businessmen and Chinese officials seem to have convinced the administration that greater contact with the outside world would alleviate internal abuse.

40.  At the same time, Chinese officials have said they regret that the incident became public.