Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle Chinese President Jiang Zemin walked through a life-sized model of a space shuttle and dined with Houston's business and political elite during a Wednesday visit choreographed to avoid the protesters who had sought to line his path. The day culminated with a $500-a-plate dinner for 800 sponsored by the Greater Houston Partnership and the Asia Society, where Jiang gave a 10-minute speech praising Houston's two-decade business links with China. "History tells us that friendly and cooperative relations between China and the United States will not only generate great benefits to the two peoples, but also contribute...