Advancing Human Rights and Democracy in China/China and the World Economy
Segment 1: Advancing Human Rights and Democracy in China
Falun Gong and the China Democratic Party emerged almost simultaneously ten years ago. In 1999, ten thousand practitioners of Falun Gong appeared silently and respectfully at the Chinese government leadership compound in Beijing to protest the beatings of forty fellow members in a nearby city. At the [...]
Shen Yun Performing Arts Bringing Chinese Culture to the World
Segment 1: Shen Yun Performing Arts: Bringing Chinese Culture to the World
Shen Yun Performing Arts, formerly known as Divine Performing Arts, will return to Washington, DC, August 26-30th with its breathtaking classical Chinese dance and orchestral music after a successful run in February. The six shows at the Kennedy Center Opera House from February 11-15th [...]
Twentieth Anniversary of Tiananmen Pro-Democracy Protests/U.S. Economic Recovery
Segment 1: Twentieth Anniversary of Tiananmen Pro-Democracy Protests
June 4th marks the twentieth anniversary of the brutal crackdown on China’s 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations. The student-led protests, which started in April, grew throughout May until early June when troops were sent in killing hundreds of protesters. Every year the Tiananmen Mothers send China’s top leaders a letter [...]
U.S. in Afghanistan/Obama’s First 100 Days
Segment 1: U.S. in Afghanistan
Afghanistan isn’t called the graveyard of empires for nothing.
Alexander the Great was struck by an Afghan archer’s arrow. Genghis
Khan established a powerful empire only after reaching painful
accommodations with the Afghans. While exercising their influence on
surrounding lands, the Greeks, Arabs, Iranians, and Buddhists each
sought to bring their culture’s influence into Afghanistan and [...]
South China Sea Incident/China’s Purchase of U.S. Treasuries
Segment 1: South China Sea Incident
On Sunday, March 7, the Navy surveillance ship Impeccable was harassed by a group of Chinese naval vessels. Both sides questioned the other’s motives, with Beijing accusing the U.S. of conducting “activities in China’s special economic zone in the South China Sea without China’s permission”. In other words, the U.S. [...]
U.S.-China Clash Near Hainan Island/Success of Divine Performing Arts
Segment 1: U.S.-China Clash Near Hainan Island
On Sunday, March 7, the Navy surveillance ship Impeccable was harassed by a group of Chinese naval vessels. One of the vessels tried to snag the sonar device and came within 25 feet of the American ship. The Chinese government has asserted that the U.S. maneuver was an illegal [...]
Obama’s China Resume/FDA’s Beijing Office
Segment 1: Obama’s China Resume
President-elect Obama has a thin resume. This is particularly true regarding his record on U.S.-China relations. At the April 2007 debate among Democratic candidates, Obama said China is “neither our enemy nor our friend. They’re our competitors.” Senator Obama has noted the problems with China’s revaluation of the Yuan, and he [...]
Wall Street in Crisis/Asian American Voters Keeping Virginia Red?
Segment 1: Wall Street in Crisis
Wall Street is in crisis. It drove Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy and forced American International Group into the hands of the U.S. government. Merrill Lynch sold itself to Bank of America. Goldman and Morgan Stanley are to become commercial banks. China has resisted years of pressure from U.S. Treasury Secretary [...]
Impact of Asian American Voters/On Patrol in the Virtual World
Segment 1: Impact of the Asian American Vote
The presidential campaign is in full swing. Ethnic minorities represent an increasingly powerful voting bloc that will help decide which presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama or Sen. John McCain, wins the 2008 general election. Feb. 5 Super Tuesday exit polls showed that 75% of Asian Americans voted for [...]
Congressman in China/Global Online Freedom Act
Segment 1: Congressmen Barred from Meeting with Chinese Dissidents
The Chinese security apparatus has tightened controls considerably, ahead of the Beijing Olympics. Chinese dissidents with grievances have been rounded up, or kept from entering Beijing by policed security cordons that ring the city. Congressmen Frank Wolf and Chris Smith, two outspoken critics of China’s human rights [...]
