0 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com AMBASSADOR From Page 1 In addition to China's goals for economic growth, Zhou said that improving the qual- ity of life of Chinese citizens is essential to creating a prosper- ous China. "China will do its best to guarantee the rights of all its people to education, employ- ment, medical and old-age care and housing," Zhou said. "Our goal is to build a harmonious society." In light of several recent health scares involving Chi- nese imports, Zhou said his country is working to improve the quality and safety of prod- ucts exported to the United States. The ambassador criticized U.S. lawmakers for politiciz- ing U.S.-China trade issues like currency exchange policies and the restrictions on obtaining U.S. business visas. "However, one should not lose sight of the mutual com- plementary and the 'win-win' nature of this relationship," Zhou said. Zhou praised the University's Center for Chinese Studies and spoke highly of the University's partnerships with the Peking Union Medical College Hospital and Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- versity. "As China continues to devel- op and expand its openness, the exchanges and the cooperation with the state and the Univer- sity of Michigan will make for greater progress," Zhou said. Zhou's presentation was part of the University's China theme year, sponsored by the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Cynthia Wilbanks, Univer- sity vice president for govern- ment relations, said events like Zhou's visit to campus help increase the University's recog- nition on a global level. "China plays a critical role in the global economy, and we want to engage with them in that role," Wilbanks said. After finishing his presen- tation, Zhou fielded questions from members of the audi- ence. Many pressed the ambassa- dor on remarks he made during his presentation that reiter- ated the Chinese government's opposition to Taiwanese inde- pendence. Zhou said that Taiwan belongs to mainland China and any attempts by Taiwan to separate itself will pose a seri- ous threat to the safety of the region. He added that any U.S. sup- port of Taiwanese attempts at independence would endanger trade relations with China. "It is a strategic interest of China and the United States to oppose all Taiwan indepen- dence," Zhou said. Accompanying China's rapid growth have been numerous accusations of human rights violations, including attacks on the Chinese government for its ties to the current Sudanese regime and indifference to the violence taking place in the Darfur region. But that hasn't stopped Uni- versity officials from working with China. In 2005, University Presi- dent Mary Sue Coleman and a University delegation made an official visit to China to establish relationships with several major Chinese uni- versities. In an interview last month, Coleman said the creation of the China theme year is important because it exposes students to the culture and politics of a booming nation like China. "It doesn't mean that we endorse everything that happens there, but I've found that ignor- ing a certain part of the world isn't going to help us understand it," Coleman said. Several protesters out- side Rackham carried signs that described Chinese policy toward Taiwanese indepen- dence as "outright lies" and "imperialism." Ann Arbor resident James Chen, who attended the speech and afterwardjoinedtheprotest- ers, said he strongly disagreed with the Chinese government's refusal to allow Taiwanese inde- pendence. Chen said China's rejection of Taiwanese independence and its claim to ownership of the country, is both imperialistic and illogical. "If Taiwan belongs China, as Zhou says, then the United States should still belong to England, shouldn't it?" Chen said. PAKISTAN From Page 1 carrying the formidable opposition leader, Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. LSA senior Usman Shahid, presi- dent of the Pakistani Students' Association, said that the urgency of the situation as portrayed in the Western media is a bit over the top. "Basically if you are living in Pak- istan you won't be disturbed by the suspension of the constitution," he said. "You'll look at it and say, yeah, that's wrong. You gotta understand it's a third-world country." Razi said Pakistan is accustomed to political turmoil. "We're used to it. We're used to things happening all the time. I can tell you that for sure." Shahid, who said he generally supports Musharraf but would like to see the constitution reinstated, said the Pakistani Students' Associ- ation is planning to circulate a peti- tion among its members asking the Pakistani embassy in Washington D.C. to urge Musharraf to reinstate the constitution. But he also said that concerns over the bare necessities of life trump politics for many Pakistanis. "I don't think a normal Pakistani would worry about the constitution. People care about food, jobs. I think those are the reasonable concerns they have right now," Shahid said. None of the students interviewed have family members or friends in danger in Pakistan. "Most of the people who come (to the University) come from cities and from influential families at home," Shahid said. "Basicallynothing dan- gerous happens in the cities." Business School junior Wasay Ahmad said the media's reaction to Musharraf's actions is overblown. "Lawyers and judges have been arrested, but overall everything's the same," he said. "My sister goes to school everyday, my father goes to work. For life in general, every- thing is fine. In the sense of every- day life, it's not a big deal." But Mohammad Dar, the vice president of the Michigan Student Assembly, who was born in the Unit- ed States and has family in Pakistan, said he was deeply disappointed by the recent events in the country. "Elections are something that the Pakistani people have been promised and denied again and again for many years," he said. "My family's not too involved in the public sector, but for the people of Pakistan, the feeling I get is that it's a continual feeling of disenfran- chisement." Some of the students suggest- ed that the differing reactions to Musharraf's actions are connected to class and national origin. Ahmad said people who haven't visited the country recently may not be aware of the positive chang- es Musharraf's government has brought to Pakistan like the growth of the economy. Many Pakistani and Pakistani- American students at the Univer- sity say it will be a long time before Western-style democracy arrives in Pakistan. "Every Pakistani is wondering if democracy is possible right now," Shahid said. Ahmad said Musharraf is mov- ing toward democracy, if slowly. "I believe in democracy," he said. "But Pakistan has a long way to get the kind of democracy the U.S. or Europe have achieved. That's what President Musharraf is trying to do." On Sunday, Musharraf, bowing slightly to international pressure, said he would hold presidential elections in January as scheduled. But political science Prof. Ashutosh Varshney, who studies India and South Asia, said he is unsure the elections will be a move toward democracy. "I think free and fair elections in January would basically set a new path for Pakistan's recovery," he said. SALARY From Page 1 University spokeswoman Kelly Cunningham said the University was not taking a position on Cole- man's drop in the rankings. "It is what it is," she said. Coleman's contract guaran- tees her a base salary of just over $500,000. The Board of Regents can give Coleman a raise or a bonus every year. Although Coleman's total com- pensation has grown every year since she became president in 2002, the compensation of her peers at other institutions of higher educa- tion has grown at a higher rate. Coleman's raises have never been more than 3.5 percent annu- INT'L From Page 1 and political science programs. "If I'm not an American student, you don't get financial aid," said Uozumi, who also plans to study abroad in England or China in the future. "Michigan was the cheap- est. I didn't have a first choice or a second choice. It wasn't such a big factor, but if you're thinking about three schools and one is the cheap- est, you're going to say 'OK, that schoolwould be a good idea."' The report also said that the University had the 15th most stu- dents studying abroad. More than 1,700 students went abroad last year. Carol Dickerman, director of ally, which is in line with the aver- age pay increases for faculty and staff at the University. The University Board of Regents gave Coleman a 3-percent raise at their September meeting. She then donated the $15,495 pay hike back to the University. In 2004, Coleman ranked third in the Chronicle's list with a total compensation of $677,500. In2005, her compensation rose to $724,604, which ranked first among presi- dents of public universities. About 60 of the 182 public uni- versities in this year's rankings gave their presidents bonuses, for both performance and, less com- monly, retention. Coleman gets a $100,000 retention bonus each year of her term. the University's Office of Interna- tional Programs, said the survey's findings about study abroad pro- grams show how important the programs are to college students. "Students think that this is something that they want to do while they're a Michigan under- grad," Dickerman said. Britain, Italy and Spain are the most popular sites for studying abroad, according to Dickerman. She said that not as many students study in Japan or China, even though Japanese and Chinese are popular languages at the Univer- sity. She also said the new study abroad programs in Turkey and at the American University in Cairo, Egypt are growing in popularity. "These are not only trends here at Michigan - these are national trends," Dickerman said. 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