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To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (2281)	7/9/2001 10:47:54 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 23908

For one, even a Chinese spy like Wen Ho Lee knew the charges against him and was provided legal counsel. And even if it had been a Chinese national, the US would have granted China's diplomatic office access to him (although probably not unaccompanied) and legal counsel would have been arranged for him. But Gao Zhan wasn't even formally "arrested" on spying charges until April, although having been detained for 2 1/2 months. But they claimed that she had "taken money from a foreign intelligence official" which, if true, should have been pretty easy to prove as they would have had to witness the event to make such a charge in the first place. wildcat.arizona.edu What this REALLY is about is trying to intimidate China's intellectual and academic leaders. 400 of them signed a petition addressed to Ziang aimed at securing the release of these political prisoners. cnn.com The brand name of the Chinese-made condoms might be called "The Human Wave". Human Wave?... Hmm....... "easy target" or "ballistic recovery unit" would probably be more precise... In fact, if you want to really get militaristic, I would call them "time on target"... Look that one up. Hawk

To: Rolla Coasta who wrote (2281)	7/14/2001 5:38:08 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

I guess Li Shaomin wasn't that much of a threat to China after all.. The Chinese convict him and then make arrangements to quickly deport him: If Bejing keeps this up, they'll make being a "Spy" downright respectable.... :0) dailynews.yahoo.com BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese-American scholar Li Shaomin was convicted on Saturday on charges of spying for Taiwan and ordered deported, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. The State Department welcomed the decision to expel Li, a U.S. citizen living in Hong Kong, whose case has soured Sino- American relations and has been raised with the Chinese by President Bush (news - web sites). It urged Beijing to release five other detained academics with ties to the United States. The Xinhua report did not say when or to where Li would be deported. It did not refer to any jail sentence for the management professor. But legal sources said that under China's law, the expulsion would likely come after the Beijing First People's Intermediate Court confirmed its verdict in writing -- a process that required five days. His trial and expulsion comes five months after he disappeared into the hands of Chinese secret police during a visit to Shenzhen, a city on China's border with Hong Kong. ************ Btw, do you think winning the Olymics in 2008 had anything to do with the timing of this "conviction"? I guess Bejing had behave from now on. What has been given, can be taken away. Hawk