Yankee go home?

International | Despite the warm official welcome for Jiang, protesters treat the communist leader to street democracy, American-style | Mindy Belz

Chinese President Jiang Zemin donned a three-cornered hat and strolled the streets of Williamsburg before moving on to other cradles of democracy. He made appearances in Washington, Philadelphia, and Boston. For Mr. Jiang, taking the part of a Yankee Doodle Dandy did not add up to a new commitment to liberty and justice for all. But that didn't stop President Clinton from concluding new agreements with Mr. Jiang in a policy the White House calls "constructive engagement."

A communist leader dressed up like an American patriot? The scene at Lafayette Park across from the White House was no less unusual. The 1,500 protesters who gathered during the Clinton-Jiang summit formed a circus maximus of the political left and right. Robed and shaved Buddhists shouted slogans alongside staid evangelicals. Liberals unhappy with President Clinton's silence on China's forced abortions competed for applause with conservatives tired of trade as usual. Hollywood types stepped to the podium to articulate a moral basis for freedom while the more intellectual freedom-fighters were content with epithets.

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