Both countries are struggling to strike a deal that would pave the way for China to gain entry into the WTO, hoping an agreement can be announced on Thursday when Zhu will meet with President Bill Clinton at the White House. So one has to admire his political courage. Zhu will head to Washington following his Los Angeles visit. He is also scheduled to make stops in Denver, Chicago, New York and Boston. And CNN has learned Zhu will meet with Disney chief Michael Eisner sometime Tuesday, although details about the meeting were not disclosed.
Chinese authorities deny the report.
There are also allegations that China stole U.S. nuclear secrets from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and that U.S. satellite companies transferred sensitive missile technology to China. Demonstrators plan to follow Zhu to protest human rights abuses Human rights. International observers are outraged by recent crackdowns on dissent within China, and demonstrators plan to follow Zhu on his tour, as they did to President Jiang Zemin on his 1997 U.S. visit. The Chinese are upset about NATO airstrikes in the Balkans, and Zhu told a Canadian newspaper last week that violations of Yugoslavia's national sovereignty could lead to a world war. Mutual need, low expectations Though both U.S. and Chinese officials are lowering expectations for Zhu's trip, the two countries still need each other's cooperation on numerous issues.