| "Communist China and the Terrorist War": The chronicle of the actions of Communist China and its allies after the terrorist attack has been remodeled. Access the latest on our web site, either directly or via our main page. Link of the Week John Derbyshire, in National Review Online, examines the life of the late Wang Ruowang, one of the oldest and most fearless exiled Chinese dissidents, and looks at the plight of the exiled dissidents in general. On Communist China and the Terrorist War A close second in merit for Link of the Week, and admittedly more topical, Frank Gaffney, Jr., in the Washington Times, presents the evidence against Communist China as a friend and military supplier of several terrorist states, and how its support of Pakistan's military pushed India into becoming a nuclear power. The editors of The New Republic ask India and the United States to remember what naturally brings them together during the aftermath of the Kashmir terrorist attack. Meanwhile, Reihan Salam also from TNR, blasts the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI) for its support of Kashmit terrorists and its pre-September 11 backing of the Taliban. The ISI, and the Pakistani military as a whole, is a major client of the People's Republic. Richard Holbrooke � former UN Ambassador and the man who oversaw the negotiation of the agreement to switch diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to the PRC in late 1978 � reveals his rather disturbing naivete regarding the U.S., Communist China, and September 11 in the Washington Post. On Taiwan Helen Leavey, of the BBC, examines the plight of families separated by Taiwanese firms shifting their operations to the mainland. On Other International Issues CNN�s Willy Wo-Lap Lam examines Japan�s tougher attitude toward Communist China, and vice versa. Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, BBC, looks at Communist China�s "comeback year." From the Washington Post The editors highlight the case of Wang Jiabo, sent to prison for defending the 1989 Tiananmen protests. The editors discuss how Hong Kong and Taiwan chooses their leaders, and how the Communist influence in HK is hardening Taiwan's resistence to the Beijing's demands for reunification. Steve Mufson reviews Bad Elements, by Ian Buruma, a book on Chinese dissidents in the PRC and in exile. On the Rising Unrest CNN�s Willy Wo-Lap Lam notes the Communist Party�s panic over a possible "Argentine-style revolt" due to failed economic policies, and what the Party is prepared to do to stop it. The Los Angeles Times also weighs in on the growing unrest within Communist China. On the Communist Party Leadership Reshuffle CNN�s Willy Wo-Lap Lam notes Communist President Jiang Zemin�s latest maneuvers to keep power. Sign the Boycott Petition: In reaction to the decision of the International Olympic Committee awarding Beijing the 2008 Olympic Games, the China e-Lobby has begun a petition for an American boycott of those games. Feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interested in receiving it. Anyone who wishes to join can send his/her name and e-mail address to [email protected]. |