Word: scrollwork
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this was elaborate scrollwork, hiding content. The substance of the week's talks was finally revealed in a 1,500-word joint communique released just before the President left Shanghai to return to the U.S. It contained no great surprises, no great letdowns. It might have said a little more; it largely dwelled on the need for friendship without getting down to many specifics. In the long run, one of the most important questions about the U.S. and China will be just how much the two countries may learn from each other...