| Link of the Week Matthew Forney and Neil Gough examine the effect of the labor protests at the Daqing oil field, in Liaoyang, and in other areas as they gain political, anti-Communist overtones. In their Time Asia piece they ask, is this the Chinese version of Solidarity? On Taiwan The editors of the Washington Times give high praise to the Administration for its recent show of support for the island democracy. Joseph Bosco, of Georgetown University, also praises Bush�s support for Taiwan in the Los Angeles Times. Michael Bristow, BBC, examines the possible fallout from allegations of a �slush fund� set up by former President Lee Teng-hui for diplomatic and espionage activities. There�s still time to contact the President and tell him not to appoint pro-PRC Doug Paal as de facto ambassador to Taiwan. On the Terrorist War, the Axis of Evil, and PRC allies Remember Pakistan, the long-time PRC ally that has been so strongly behind us in the terrorist war? Not so fast on that praise, says Jim Hoagland, in the Washington Post. Charles Scanlon, BBC, looks at Communist North Korea�s divide and conquer diplomacy, while the editors of the Los Angeles Times calls the recent move for inter-Korean talks the PRC ally�s �one last chance.� On Corruption within Communist China Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, examines the harrowing tale of the Guo family, whose daughter was raped by a man with ties to the lcoal Communist government who � surprise! � continues to escape justice because of it. On Other Matters within Communist China Jaime FlorCruz, CNN, finds that piracy, long a bane of outside investors in the PRC, is starting to hit domestic businessmen in the pocketbook as well. John Pomfret, Washington Post, examines the new fad among Communists: gambling away state funds. On Hong Kong Nick Easen, CNN, reveals the plight of the Hong Kong children set to be deported to the mainland because the Communist-appointed city government �asked� Beijing to overrules city courts and severely damage the city�s autonomy. As Communist China�s allies and weapons customers enter the crosshairs, check out the latest on �Communist China and the Terrorist War,� either directly or via our main 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. |