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To: RealMuLan who wrote (27683)	4/17/2005 1:45:41 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

Japanese atrocities against China were indeed long-lasting and huge. But Japan is not the only country that has failed to atone for horrible atrocities. The US military killed millions of civilians during the 1965-75 Indochina war and has not yet apologized for any of this to my knowledge. Not to speak of the ongoing depredations against Iraq which is similar in many respects to earlier Japanese aggression against China. If formerly bitter enemies like Germany and France, and Germany and Russia can finally make peace, why not China and Japan?

To: RealMuLan who wrote (27683)	4/17/2005 1:54:43 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

read long time ago about the atrocities Japan has done to the Chinese people and the experiments of WMD's where thens of thousands perished under horrific conditions with each experiment. It is a shame that Japan was not forced to pay restitution to China and Chinese people. I think China should demand restitution from Japan for the horrors inflicted Would not add more as not to steer away from the tread subject.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (27683)	4/20/2005 3:28:34 PM
From: siempre	Respond to of 116555

Internet Filtering in China....People keeping tabs on people who use the www.....so be careful...but you knew that.... A Country Study - April 14, 2005 China operates the most extensive, technologically sophisticated, and broad-reaching system of Internet filtering in the world. The implications of this distorted on-line information environment for China’s users are profound, and disturbing. In China, a wide range of topics are considered sensitive or controversial by the government. Media are heavily controlled and journalists are frequently punished for publishing information or stating positions that deviate from official Communist Party doctrine. China attempts to suppress publication of information related to “subversive” political movements and controversial state actions, including... independent news media, and pro-democracy / pro-Western commentary. Calls for decreased censorship are often themselves censored. Journalists who report on unfavorable events or question the party line are often jailed on fabricated charges meant to discredit them. Foreign companies cannot invest in newspapers and must enter into partnerships or licensing agreements with Chinese firms to publish magazines. While the government generally controls what is published, it is stricter in some areas than others. Journalists and commentators often cannot know the boundaries for prohibited expression, and the risk of losing their jobs and facing civil or criminal liability leads to self-censorship. ...the Central Propaganda Department ensures that Chinese publishers print only material consistent with the Communist Party’s ideology; the Department uses directives, screenings, and training sessions for publishers and their employees to accomplish this goal. Internet Content Providers were required to track subscribers’ usage for 60 days, and to turn over such information to government agencies on request. A 1996 decree requires all subscribers to register with their local police bureau within the first 30 days of signing up with an ISP. Beginning in 2000, China required ISPs to track their users’ account numbers, when users are online, and the sites customers visit. ISPs must maintain detailed logs on subscribers’ Internet usage for 60 days, and can be held responsible if their customers use the ISP’s systems to violate laws. Because of these laws, ISPs often implement their own monitoring and censoring functions, further limiting subscribers’ access to information. opennetinitiative.net