| Link of the Week Judith Shapiro reviews Zhang Boli�s Escape from China, Zhang�s story of his escape from the Tiananmen Square massacre, which ended two years later in the United States. Shapiro, whose review is in the Washington Post, called the book �a heart- stopping tale of pursuit and escape under authoritarianism� and �a testament to the Party's loss of legitimacy . . . and to the strength of the democracy movement's ideals.� On the real Communist Chinese Economy Hear all the talk about a prosperous, modern Communist China? Well, Time Asia scratched the surface and found the truth: tens of millions unemployed thanks to collapsing state-run firms (Mathew Forney), and millions more barely surviving (Neil Gough). Sign up for the North Korea Report; the next issue comes out on Monday. There�s still time to contact the President and tell him not to appoint pro-PRC Doug Paal as de facto ambassador to Taiwan. Check out the latest on the Communist China and the Terrorist War page. 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]. Please feel free to send any news on Communist China you happen to find to the same address. |