| Link of the Week Gao Zhan, the American University researcher imprisoned as a �spy� for over five months in Communist China, speaks out on her plight and calls for �standing up -- and speaking out -- in the face of evil.� A powerful piece in the Washington Post. On Defense and Foreign Policy Frank Gaffney, Jr., head of the Center for Security Policy, praises the new Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff � Air Force General Richard Myers � for his recognition that �China is a problem.� Link: Washington Times James Hackett examines the recent Communist military exercises just off Taiwan � and the part about attacking �foreign� (read U.S.) aircraft carriers � in the Washington Times. John McKay, Member of the Canadian Parliament, rails against the �One China� policy as unjust to Taiwan (Canadian has the same Beijing-only recognition that the U.S. does) in the National Post. On Taiwan Editorial in the Los Angeles Times on the ROC government�s decision to end the limits on mainland investment. Other Links Editorial in the Washington Post on the Wen Ho Lee flap. Professor David Feldman (William and Mary) tells the tale of a student of his from Communist China in the Washington Post, although the conclusion he derives from his view of the situation is a bit weak. Orville Schell reviews The Coming Collapse of China (previous Week�s Links had John Derbyshire�s review of same), and calls it �as lucid and convincing an analysis of China's weaknesses as we are likely to get.� Link: Washington Post Feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interested in receiving this. Anyone who wishes to join can send his/her name and e-mail address to [email protected]. Please visit our web site. |