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To: TobagoJack who wrote (39026)	9/30/2003 11:29:54 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 74559

LOL . . I cannot help but crack up when you do that... To:Hawkmoon who wrote (1364) Tuesday, Sep 30, 2003 9:52 PM From: Jay Chen Respond to of 39035

To: TobagoJack who wrote (39026)	10/1/2003 12:41:34 AM
From: BubbaFred	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

It's like some people from the slums (low labor pool for manufacturing and domestic help) started to drive Volkswagens and motorcycles, and the nearby ritzy neighbors get upset and paranoid because there is more noise on the streets. Rather than rejoicing to see the potential of bigger and larger consumer base, the ritzies are panicking and start putting up fences and gates to their properties. Soon the slum dwellers start to build bigger houses in the slum. Again, instead of enjoying the growth and prosperity, the ritzies are getting more upset. Ritzies don't want to see so many new ritzies because then they become ordinaries.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (39026)	10/1/2003 10:52:49 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

as it is turning out, the administration of hopefully strong and possibly sophisticated is busily but sophisticatedly doing China's thankless work as China is 'weakly and without confidence', doing nothing, much as the French does: I wouldn't say the Chinese are doing nothing. But what they ARE doing is political and economic, not military coercion. It seems that this time around, Beijing has learned its lesson and is holding its missiles -- and its tongue. Chinese leaders so far have met Chen's challenges with a relatively muted response and appear to be content to watch passively from the sidelines, especially while Chen falls behind in the polls. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said Sept. 30 that Beijing would "continue to implement the policy of peaceful reunification." And I've always believed this was the proper approach for Bejing to follow if they wanted to entice Taiwan back into their fold. I don't believe Bush, or anyone else for that matter, would be foolish enough to attempt to prevent a peaceful reunification. My discussion of "Bush's strength" focuses on his willingness to protect Taiwan from military coercion, not on trying to prevent peaceful reunification... Hawk