Yeltsin in China

Yeltsin and Jiang on Monday signed papers declaring their border dispute a thing of the past, then joined together for dinner, song, and dance. In Harbin today, Yeltsin saluted improving Sino-Russian economic ties, although analysts say commercial links between the countries are developing far slower than hoped. One Russian plan on the table: a gas pipeline through Siberia to China's Pacific coast.

Yeltsin and Jiang on Monday signed papers declaring their border dispute a thing of the past, then joined together for dinner, song, and dance. In Harbin today, Yeltsin saluted improving Sino-Russian economic ties, although analysts say commercial links between the countries are developing far slower than hoped. One Russian plan on the table: a gas pipeline through Siberia to China's Pacific coast.