| Sign the Boycott Petition: In reaction to the 2008 Olympic Games being awarded to Beijing, the China e-Lobby has begun a petition for an American boycott of those games. Miss an Update, Weekly Links, or a North Korea Report? Find it on our web site. CHINA E-LOBBY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2, 2002 TOP STORY: COMMUNIST CHINA WINS U.S. CONCESSIONS ON TIBET, EAST TURKESTAN BLIND EYE AGAINST UIGHURS, SOFT TIBET STANCE THE PRICE FOR PRC SUPPORT ON IRAQ Jonah Goldberg (National Review), citing The New Republic, says in his syndicated column (in Jewish World Review) that the U.S., in its attempt to win over the People�s Republic of China on the Iraq issue, has agreed to �soften its stance toward the Tibet issue.� The U.S. is now �leaning on the Dalai Lama to lighten up in his negotiations� with Communist China. The cited TNR story had no link as of noon today. Goldberg also notes the American �blind eye� to the situation in East Turkestan (called �Xinjiang� by the Communists), but that became clear when the U.S. declared the likely defunct East Turkestan Islamic Movement a terrorist group (see 8/28/02, 9/4/02, 9/11/02, 9/18/02, and last updates). However, The Tibet information is news, and casts a long shadow over recent reports of a �thaw� in Tibet (see Tibet News). It should be noted that in February 2001, Huawei Technologies � a PRC-based defense technology firm � built a fiber optic network to integrate Saddam Hussein�s air defense system (see 2/21/01, 2/28/01, 3/7/01, 3/14/01, and 3/21/01 updates). Huawei may still be in Iraq (see 9/18/02 update). In effect, the People�s Republic had, and may still have, a hand in creating the very situation they are now exploiting. OTHER NEWS ON COMMUNIST CHINA, EAST TURKESTAN, AND THE TERRORIST WAR PRC BACKS WEAK FRENCH UN RESOLUTION OVER U.S./U.K. PROPOSAL So how is the effort to win over Communist China via concessions on Tibet and East Turkestan going? Not well. The PRC threw its weight behind a French proposal for a United Nations Security Council that would merely threaten a possible second resolution on force if Saddam Hussein violated the first, which demands he adhere to the previous dozen or so dating back to 1991 (Washington Post). William Ehrman, a British defense official, visited Beijing over the weekend to try and bring the PRC around to the proposed U.S./U.K. resolution, which would allow for the immediate use of force against Iraq. (BBC, CNN). Ehrman said the Communists were �pondering� (Cybercast News) the proposal. PRC ALLOWS OTHERS TO LEAD �DIPLOMATIC SLUGFEST�AGAINST U.S. Meanwhile, Communist China �has taken far-reaching steps to counter what it regards as a flare-up of American hegemonism,� as Willy Wo-Lap Lam (CNN) put it. Lam reports that the PRC is also �building new bridges� to the Europe as part of its strategy for �a world not dominated by the U.S.� This includes quietly allowing �Russia, France and Germany take the lead in the diplomatic slugfest over Iraq.� At the same time, PRC Prime Minister Zhu Rongji also made a pitch to a group of French businessmen to start selling it weapons again: �Don't sell your military equipment to Taiwan. Sell them all to me � I want them all. I have US$260 billion in foreign exchange reserves.� He then called Communist China �a peace-loving country� despite its constant threat to swallow up the island democracy of Taiwan by force. For more on Taiwan, see Other American-Related News and Republic of China (Taiwan) News below. Check out these stories and more on the Communist China and the Terrorist War page. OTHER AMERICAN-RELATED NEWS PRC WANTS TECHNOLOGY FROM U.S. IN EXCHANGE FOR �REGULATIONS� ON WEAPONS Communist China is soon to announce �export control regulations governing chemicals and related equipment and technology, as well as . . . biological substances and related equipment and technology,� according to Willy Wo-Lap Lam (CNN). Communist China�s history of arms dealing with terrorist states � such as Iran, Libya, and Iraq � goes back years (see Top Story and 7/5/00 and 7/31/02 updates). In exchange � with Communist China there is always an �in exchange� � the PRC is hoping for �at least the selective lifting of the bans on hi-tech transfers to China� when Communist Chinese President Jiang Zemin visits President Bush next month in Crawford, Texas. FORMER HEAD OF COMMUNIST CHINESE CAR COMPANY ESCAPES TO U.S. Yang Rong, the former chairman of Brilliance China Automotive, has fled to the United States after charging the Communists in Liaoning province with trying to takeover complete control of his firm (BBC). An �educational trust� financed by Yang but owned by the Liaoning Communists has a majority stake in the BCA, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Now, the Liaoning Communists want �all BCA's assets, not just state assets.� They even accused Yang of corruption a crime punishable by death in Communist China, to achieve their goal. Yang was lucky to escape; his tale should give pause to all those praising the rise of �entrepreneurs� in the PRC. COMMUNIST CHINA ACCUSES U.S. NAVY OF �INCURSION� Communist China accused the U.S. of violating its �economic exclusive zone� when an American naval vessel allegedly entered the Yellow Sea within 200 miles of Communist Chinese land. The BBC, citing local media, reported a collision between a �fishing vessel� from Communist China and the U.S.S. Bowditch, but a Communist spokesperson refused comment on the report. Also reporting: CNN PRC PRAISES U.S.DECISION TO SEND DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA Communist China called news of the United States sending a delegation to Stalinist North Korea a �positive step� (Washington Times, second paragraph). The delegation will discuss issues such as �North Korea's suspected weapons of mass destruction program, the 1994 agreed framework, conventional forces on the Korean peninsula and the dire humanitarian situation in that country.� Suspected? C�mon, CNN. TORICELLI ENDS RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli ended his re-election bid Monday (Washington Times, Washington Post). Torricelli pulled out of the race due to the release of court evidence that his jailed fundraiser David Chang made �efforts to purchase State Department assistance with North Korea through . . . Torricelli� (National Review Online). The information crippled his re-election bid beyond any hope of repair. New Jersey�s Torricelli has been one of the most anti-Communist-China Democrats in the Senate. Sadly, this wisdom did not extend to the PRC�s satellite state and half-century-plus ally, North Korea. New Jersey Democrats announced yesterday that former Senator Frank Lautenberg, whose record on the PRC is dreadful, would be Torricelli�s replacement � if he can get on the ballot (Cybercast News). The North Korea Report has the latest on the Stalinist ally of Communist China. Sign up now to receive it every Monday. U.S. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN MAY WIN BOEING A PIECE OF ROC AIRLINE CONTRACT China Airlines � the national airline of Taiwan � will soon announce that American plane maker Boeing will win a large piece of a contract for airplanes originally slated wholly for the European Airbus. A major force behind the decision was the desire of the island democracy to thank its oldest friend � the U.S. � and serve notice to Europe of its anger at �a series of diplomatic snubs� (Washington Post). For more on the island democracy, see Republic of China (Taiwan) News below. HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS NEWS HONG KONG BISHOP HOPES COMMUNIST CHINA WILL BE �OPEN-MINDED� Hong Kong Bishop Joseph Zen � whose ardent defense of Roman Catholicism had him banned from the mainland � said in his first press conference as Bishop of Hong Kong that he hoped the Communists would be �more open-minded� (Cybercast News) when after next month�s Communist Party reshuffle. Communist China maintains its own �Patriotic� Catholic Church, and has banned the Vatican-loyal Church, forcing millions of loyal Roman Catholics to worship in �underground�. As for the reshuffle, since PRC President Jiang Zemin intends to keep the powerful post of Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Zen�s hope is likely for naught. This was the only news from Hong Kong this week. OTHER MAINLAND NEWS COMMUNISTS TO SELL SHARES IN THREE GORGES DAM IN ORDER TO PAY FOR IT The disaster known as Three Gorges Dam took another turn this week when the Communists announced they would float shares to foreign investors �to pay for the 26 huge electric generators the dam will require� (BBC). The cracked dam � brainchild of Tiananmen butcher Li Peng � is already considered an ecological disaster, and the project has been riddled with corruption (see 7/26/00 and 4/17/02 updates). PRC CELEBRATES �NATIONAL DAY;� BEIJING DEMANDS NO INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS Fifty-three years ago yesterday, the Chinese Communist Party founded the People�s Republic of China. The PRC celebrated its �National Day� yesterday, as local Communists were put on notice to have any more �atrocious mining accidents� (Willy Wo-Lap Lam (CNN)) during the weeklong holiday. INTERNATIONAL NEWS BP, BASF SIGN DEALS WITH COMMNIST CHINA The oil firm BP signed a gas deal with Communist China, joining with the Indonesian firm Pertamina to supply liquefied natural gas to Fujian province (BBC 9/26/02). One day later, the German chemical firm BASF won Communist approval for a chemical factory in Shanghai � in a joint venture with PRC firm Shanghai Chlor Alkali (BBC 9/27/02). COMMUNIST CHINA REACHING OUT TO INDONESIA Communist China has been warming up to Indonesia recently in an attempt to thwart the efforts of Taiwan, �which has begun to look to Southeast Asia for economic and political allies� (Cybercast News). An example of this was the liquefied natural gas deal reported above, and the PRC efforts to block parts of Taiwanese Vice President Annette Lu�s trip to Indonesia (see 8/21/02 update). REPUBLIC OF CHINA (TAIWAN) NEWS PRC �SPECIALIST� TALKS �AUTONOMY� AND OLYMPIC BASBEALL FOR TAIWAN Xu Shiquan, president of Communist China�s Institute of Taiwan Studies spoke to the Washington Times last week and told the paper that Communist China would gladly give �autonomy� to the island democracy � if they kept their mouth shut on foreign policy � as part of �reunification.� Xu also mentioned the possibility of the 2008 Olympic baseball competition being given to Taiwan. TAIWAN CHARGES RETIRED OFFICER AND FAMILY WITH SPYING FOR PRC Taiwan charged retired ROC Navy Captain Liu Chen-kuo his wife, and their son with spying for Communist China. Liu, arrested in the Communist China for smuggling in the 1990s, won early release by promising to �gather sensitive material� (BBC) with the help of his family. ROC VICE PRESIDENT CALLS COMMUNIST CLAIMS TO TAIWAN �OUTDATED� Even Annette Lu, Taiwan�s tough-talking Vice President, had nice words for the PRC on �National Day� (see Other Mainland News). Of course, the Communists will likely focus instead on her assertion that their claim to the island democracy is �outdated� (BBC). The Communists insist that they are the rightful rulers of Taiwan, despite having never set foot in what it calls a �renegade province.� TIBET NEWS DALAI LAMA BACK IN CONTACT WITH COMMUNIST CHINA AFTER NINE YEARS For the first time since 1993, the Dalai Lama has direct, formal contact with the Communist regime that swallowed up his country in 1951. Lodi Gyari, the Dalai Lama�s official envoy, said contact was resumed after his �frank and cordial� (BBC) talks with the Communists in Beijing (see 9/18/02 update). Of course, this may have more to do with U.S. �leaning� (see Top Story) than a change in PRC attitudes. 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