| Link of the Week Richard Fisher, editor of the China Brief for the Jamestown Foundation, looks at Communist China�s extensive ties to terrorist states and Osama bin Laden in the Washington Times. Other Links The BBC, Cybercast News Service (Story 1, Story 2), CNN, and the Washington Post examine the Vatican�s latest effort to mend ties with Communist China, and what it could mean for Taiwan, who counts on the Holy See as its highest profile diplomatic ally. E. J. Dionne, in the Washington Post, asks President Bush, and the rest of us, not to forget the appalling practices of Communist China and other nations during the terrorist war, and the importance of expanding democracy to our national security. Web Site Feature � �Communist China, the Taliban, and the Terrorist War�: From China e-Lobby Updates and �Week�s Links,� a chronicle of Communist China�s actions after the terrorist attack. Access it via our web site. 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]. |