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To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (668)	1/20/2001 10:58:51 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

I see... so they are lying about the fact that the Chinese military is heavily involved in business? Can you show me something that counters what I've presented? I don't like a lot of sources I read, but thus far I've been the only one documenting ANYTHING in this exchange between us. And since I have known people in the past who work for Stratfor, I have a whole lot more trust in their analysis than in some source like Xinhua. Take for example the discrepancy of coverage between SCMP and Xinhua with regard to this Canadian-Chinese Falun Gong practioner who barely escape China with his life: china.scmp.com Sculpture professor Zhang Kunlun, unexpectedly freed less than two months into a three-year sentence, said Shandong police tortured him with electric shocks when he was arrested in July. "They threatened me, saying 'If you shout we will shock your mouth'. My arms, legs and body were burned in many spots from the electricity. You could smell the burning skin," said Professor Zhang, 60, who returned to Canada on Monday. "My left leg was badly injured. I could not walk properly. It took over three months to heal." Professor Zhang, who denied Beijing's claim that he had renounced Falun Gong before being freed, said the police had told him they could do what they wanted. He quoted one officer as telling him: "If you were beaten to death we could simply bury you and tell the outside world you had committed suicide." Professor Zhang's release eased tensions between Ottawa and Beijing less than a month before a major Canadian trade mission is due to tour China. Xinhua had said that Professor Zhang was released because of "his good behaviour and sincere repentance". It denied he was tortured and said he thanked his captors for treating him well. ************** He thanked his captors?? Who the hell are they trying to kid?.... ...."And gee whiz guys, while I'm at it, thanks for the "re-adjustment" on my leg... Just what I needed!!" Geezus... and to think that Xinhua had the gall to try and buy a residential complex overlooking the Pentagon, claiming that they weren't an front for Chinese intelligence...