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To: Dayuhan who wrote (15891)	3/21/2000 9:42:00 AM
From: Greg Jung	Respond to of 769667

I believe there is still a totalitarian grip on it, maybe loosening and tightening the reins as if in control of all. If one accepts this and compacently abides by it, you will be consumed Whether we accept and abide by this is quite irrelevant - we do not have the power to force a change in China's government. What matters is whether the Chinese people accept or abide by it, I originally had this in mind to apply to Chinese rather than outside world; however come to think of it I believe it also applies to us looking in, especially if we are to be a friend to those who would reform. Not to be beligerent about it or pretend to be arbiter of all things chinese, but consistent and unrelenting to decry the abuses of power that are so obvious. In what sense is it the same regime? They have never held free elections to replace anyone at the national level. It is, through a power-struggle evolution, the same government as that of Mao. until they can look at the past and repudiate the follys, then they will meekly accept whatever future consequences might befall them from the ruling elite. Those policies have been changed, and the people behind them have been dealt with rather harshly. That's more repudiation than most countries ever give their follies. I didn't say I was looking for retribution against individuals but a change of the overall system and mindset. Resistance to the ruling elite is more likely to come from aspirations for the future than from regret for the past. It is also worth noting that the old generation of leaders, who preached political and economic isolation and military dominance in Asia, will eventually be replaced by a new generation, which aims chiefly at attaining a dominant economic position in Asia. We've already had a generational turnover, I believe, and some large faction of it is generating the war rhetoric and jailing dissidents. Tiannamin (sp?) square has taught these preservationist that the old way works for their purposes. BTW just because I'm posting here under GWB thread doesn't make me a Lumbaugh Luddite. China policy was used by Clinton and now by Republicans as an issue for election fodder.