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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command

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To: American Spirit who wrote (23854)11/1/2004 12:44:45 PM
From: Ann Corrigan  Read Replies (2) of 27181
 
China Attempts to Influence US Election

Nov 1, 2004 Story from AP

BEIJING, CHINA - On the eve of the U.S. presidential election, Vice Premier Qian Qichen, criticized President Bush. Beijing worries about Washington's heightened presence in Central and South Asia, concerned that it threatens Chinese ambitions to be the region's dominant military power.

It wasn't clear what prompted Monday's commentary, but U.S.-Chinese relations have been strained by disputes over trade and Washington's refusal to send home Chinese Muslim detainees from the U.S. military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Chinese officials have refused for weeks to comment on issues in the U.S. presidential campaign or on the positions of Bush and his challenger, Democratic Sen. John Kerry.

The U.S. government announced last week that it won't send home members of China's Muslim Uighur minority - who are being released from detention at Guantanamo Bay - and is instead giving them refuge in another country.

Beijing had appealed for the return of the Uighurs to face possible prosecution.

Human rights groups have said the Chinese detainees could face torture or execution if sent home.



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