ASHINGTON -- Seven months after President Clinton's return a picture-perfect trip to China, the promise of a new in Chinese-American has faded, leaving the Administration grappling with an unexpected of repression of human in China and a mounting perception in Congress that Beijing is threatening American security interests. The high expectations set by Clinton in China have run up against a pessimistic tone set by political forces in both countries that Administration say are more intent on confrontation than cooperation. Instead of showing signs of progress in its policy of " engagement" with China, the Administration is facing a squall of China-bashing in Congress. Even American business, which the Administration's China policy has particularly tried to assist and the loudest advocate of closer , is complaining about Beijing's new restrictions that the Administration has been unsuccessful modifying. Stung by a bipartisan Congressional inquiry's findings that China stole American military technology, Administration officials say they are warily waiting for even more explosive details expected to be announced in March in a declassified report by the members of Congress who headed the .
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[R12] Hopes for Inproved Ties with China Fade(1) - Gap-Fill Exercise. Refer to words box at bottom
