This week's In the News discusses President Clinton's trip to China and the US-China Summit. The ten resources discussed offer breaking news, analysis, and commentary. President Clinton is now wrapping up his nine-day visit to China. This trip, the first by an American president since the squashing of the democracy movement in Tiananmen Square in 1989, was not expected to result in any major policy or economic breakthroughs. It has fulfilled these expectations, although an agreement was reached to retarget nuclear weapons. The trip was expected to be rather low-key partly because of the recent scrutiny paid to the Clinton Administration's China policy. Political opponents have launched investigations into possible illegal contributions to the 1996 Democratic campaigns by the Chinese government while others have examined the potential leaking of military technology. Human rights advocates of all political persuasions have also been critical of the President's agreement to be received at Tiananmen Square, one of the traditional centers of Chinese political power but now an international symbol of political repression and intolerance. The President defended his policy of "engagement" by making some direct statements on human rights, Tiananmen, and Taiwan at a joint news conference with President Zemin and in a speech at Beijing University, both of which were televised live on Chinese state-run television. The live broadcast of these events surprised some observers but others interpreted them as a response to Clinton's agreement to be received in Tiananmen Square. While he spoke sincerely, the President was careful not to embarass his host with his remarks. Whatever the outcome of the summit, the trip is rightfully interpreted as a significant step forward in bolstering China's international status. Symbolically, the President's visit represents respect for China as an important regional and international player. As the turbulence in Asian markets continues, the US may look to China increasingly as a stabilizing force, while China sees closer relations with the US as a crucial ingredient in creating a more market-oriented and prosperous economy.