Ex Senator gives China his seal of approval

Former Illinois Senator Adlai Stevenson III's first meeting with the Chinese people was on the battlefield during the Korean War. But that unsavory introduction did not stop him from later dedicating himself to the improvement of Sino-American relations.

Stevenson III today is still active in that endeavor at the advancing age of 77. The grandson of former US vice-president Adlai Stevenson I was in Beijing last week as co-chairman of HuaMei Capital Company (HMCC).

The HMCC is not only the first Sino-US investment bank but also a crucial part of deepening mutual understanding between Washington and Beijing, according to Stevenson III, a member of the first US congressional delegation to China that was received by then-vice premier Deng Xiaoping in 1975.