| Note: the next North Korea Report will come out on Tuesday, September 3. Sign up now! Our web site has undergone some changes, including a new page dealing entirely with North Korea. Take a look! Link of the Week Willy Wo-Lap Lam (CNN) dissects the moribund political situation in Communist China. He finds several links between the present day and the horrifying Cultural Revolution, which he also labeled the �Ten Years of Chaos.� Among the similarities: �Black-box Political Maneuverings . . . A Mao-size Personality Cult . . . Witch hunts galore . . . Politicizing the PLA (and) Politicizing the Judicial System.� On Communist China and the Terrorist War Stephen F. Hayes, of the Weekly Standard, tells the Bush Administration not to listen to opponents of a possible invasion of Iraq, such as Communist China and France. On Jiang�s Fight to Keep Power John Derbyshire, of National Review Online (and member since 2002), notes one of the reasons Jiang Zemin is trying to keep his role as head of the Communist Party � to protect his son from investigations into his record as head of China Netcom. Look for the �Where Politics is Everything� heading. On Hong Kong Lian Pek (CNN) examines how an annual ceremony of rice giving has �turned into a much-needed freebie for those going hungry� thanks to Hong Kong�s slumping economy under �one country, two systems.� 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 Communist China and the Terrorist War. 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. |