April 24, 2008

China's tall, blue-suited commandos surface to secure the Olympic flame in transit

Chinese security troops were on display in recent weeks clashing with anti-Olympics protesters around the world. U.S. officials have identified the blue-suited commandos as part of China’s growing special operations forces. The leader of the unit, Zhao Si, was quoted in the Chinese press as saying: “These men, chosen from around the country, are each tall and large and are eminently talented and powerful.” All are 6-foot-three inches or taller.      
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The Olympic torch is carried in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 13, 2008. AP/Jerome Delay

The dirty little secret about Macau casinos: CCP officials laundered money there

The Hu Jintao administration has upped the ante in its anti-corruption drive by calling a sudden halt of the expansion of the gaming industry in Macau. Edmund Ho, chief executive of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR), said no new casino licenses would be granted.
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Shares of Macau casinos, such as the Wynn Macau, climbed after the Chinese leader said Macau will place a hold on new gambling licenses.    AP/Kin Cheung
Chinese testing new strategic warheads in Gobi Desert
China spy sought Blackhawk helicopter parts, F-16 engines
   
Seoul looks to Russian Far East to help N. Korea food crisis
China’s strategy emphasizes Pacific island nations
China's hotline to U.S. not at central underground command center
China, Pentagon hold first test of new military phone link

China applies brakes on U.S. auto market, but sales elsewhere are booming / Washington hoping for a Tokyo-Seoul alliance, at last
Japan's Aso forms 'A-A Team' in apparent bid to succeed Fukuda
A new trilateral commission: Japan, China and South Korea
Honor system: U.S. asks N. Korea for detailed accounting of plutonium, warheads
China's attempted arms shipment to Zimbabwe part of a pattern
China signs major oil agreements with Kuwait and Iran

 
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