May 1, 2008

Beijing rebuffed Dalai Lama's conciliatory offer, initiated propaganda offensive

Congressional leaders are seeking to pressure the Bush administration into an “action plan” on Tibet. State-run Chinese media have accused the Dalai Lama of subversion and linked the recent unrest to CIA-supported covert action.      
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Chinese military patrol the streets in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. China's warning to the Dalai Lama on April 29 to stop sabotaging the Olympics, sparke an angry reaction from Tibetan leaders who said more than 200 people had died in the Chinese crackdown on unrest. AP/Jerome Delay

More troubles for the CCP, this time from Taipei and a 'dangerous splittist' appointee

On April 28, Taiwan's President-elect Ma Ying-jeouMa, who becomes president and commander in chief on May 20, surprised members of his own party — and the Chinese Communist Party — by appointing “green” (meaning pro-independence) former legislator Lai Shin-yuan to head the cabinet-level Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
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Taiwan's incoming chief of China affairs Lai Shin-yuan — denounced by the CCP as a “dangerous splittist” — at a press conference, on May 1.    AP/Chiang Ying-ying
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U.S. hopes pubicizing intel on Syria reactor will force N. Korea's hand

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