Vice Premier Li Lanqing Meets Chairman of the Citigroup of the U.S.

On April 15,1999 Vice PremierLi Lanqing met with Mr. JohnReed, chairman of the Citigroup of theUnited States, and his party. During themeeting Vice Premier Li gave a brief-ing on China's economic situation andfinancial restructuring at the requestof the guests.Vice Premier Li said, the financialcrisis in Southeast Asia has exertedgreat impact on Asia including China.When some Asian countries devalued