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To: Ahda who wrote (49502)	2/23/2000 11:51:00 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116753

<<At least here a percentage of the money made on the market goes back to the general populous. >> though the numbers say less & less with every passing day.

To: Ahda who wrote (49502)	2/23/2000 1:16:00 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116753

CHINA?S TAIWAN THREAT DRAWS STERN PENTAGON WARNING NewsMax.com Wednesday, February 23, 2000 A "White Paper? warning China would use "drastic measures," including a military invasion, if Taiwan continued to stonewall discussions about rejoining the mainland drew a stern reaction from Defense Department officials. China would face "incalculable consequences" if it followed through on threats to use force in their efforts to force Taiwan to become part of Mainland China, a top Pentagon official warned. "If it [the white paper] says what it appears to say, is a new and troubling formula." said Walter B. Slocombe, an undersecretary of Defense just back from conference in Beijing on strategic issues. In anticipation of the possible election of hard-liner Chen Shui-ban, a front runner in the race for the presidency in the forthcoming March 18 elections, China's State Council issued the "white paper" warning that China would use "drastic measures," including a military invasion, if Taiwan continued (cont) newsmax.com