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To: LindyBill who wrote (15551)	11/7/2003 6:46:20 PM
From: MSI	Respond to of 793649

Coincidentally, a visiting Chinese computer sci. prof told us last night about changes in his native Bejing. "Everything is big!", his old neighborhood is gone, huge buildings going up everywhere, people getting rich. His story about corruption -- "You see Mercedes and BMWs with their license plates covered over with "Just Married" signs, because the drivers are stealing the use of their corporate cars and don't want to get arrested". Apparently, passers-by will report you if you're driving a fancy car and they think you can't afford it. In a series of “confessions” she says that China’s repressive national-security laws are not good for the security of the nation. But since Nov. 7, 2002, when plain-clothes police made a secret arrest, Liu has not been heard from. No charges have been filed; her family and friends may not visit her, sources say; and, in a well-known silencing tactic, authorities warn that it will not go well for her if foreign media are informed of her case. This will happen here if secrecy continues to be allowed on gov't actions.