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To: epicure who wrote (29581)	9/26/2001 12:22:15 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 82486

The abuse in Tibet is ongoing, but Tibet became part of China decades ago, at least in the sense that East Germany was part of the Soviet empire. (meaning that it may be eventually reversible but for nor it is accepted reality). Any action the US might take along the lines of trade sanctions would not be to defend a country but rather to protest human rights abuses. The abuses of China are many, not just in Tibet but also with all the people sent to the Laogai, crackdowns in inner Mongolia and among other ethnic minorities, the campaign against the Falun Gong and so forth. If you believe that we should not trade with countries that commit horrible human rights abuses then China is a good example of a country that we should cut off trade with. However I'm not sure that I believe that we should cut off trade to such countries. Tim