links for 2007-05-25

“He impresses me more every time I see him. . . . I can’t believe he’s 65. I had him pegged for 45,” Reagan wrote.

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan said Thursday it is trying to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit in Germany next month.

BEIJING (AFP) – NATO wants to finally end tensions arising from its deadly 1999 bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade and establish ties with China, a general with the alliance said in comments published here Thursday.

Rupert Murdoch, News Corp’s chief executive, on Wednesday defended himself against accusations that he had allowed political pressure from the Chinese government to influence his business decisions.