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The meeting would have clear______.Just me, no U.S. reporters, for 30 minutes.We would discuss science and the economy, not politics.Some topics were______for the Premier, suggested as more______ for conversations between President Bai Chunli of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and me.I arrived early for the meeting at a beautiful traditional Chinese reception hall.No x-ray machines or body scanners such as you find at the entrance tothe U.S. Capitoland the White House.The Premier and me, having tea.And we talked, and talked, for 70 minutes, on topics______ space exploration to internationalcooperationto climate change and environmental protection._______early in the conversation, Li’s aide rushed in with an_____note.And yet Premier Li______him; whatever important matter ______his attention elsewhere would have to wait.