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To: TobagoJack who wrote (108077)	10/21/2014 9:49:02 PM
From: Lazarus	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219902

This statement sounds very much like what I way saying earlier.... ONLY BACKWARDS: “China is Hong Kong’s future – not its enemy.” the way I see it, if China is Hong Kong's future then HK's future is not all that bright. HK as China's future --- that's a different story. Like you say, we watch [The Asian Spring] and wait.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (108077)	10/22/2014 8:01:00 AM
From: ggersh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219902

I see and understand the history but maybe this is where is becomes problematic. "Further, Beijing has now devised a plan for voters to elect the next chief executive directly, rather than by committee, in 2017 among candidates fielded by a nominating committee — also made up of Hong Kongers. The proximate cause for today’s upheaval is the protesters’ demand for direct public nomination of candidates, too."

To: TobagoJack who wrote (108077)	10/23/2014 3:50:28 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	1 Recommendation Recommended By ggersh Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219902

<half of Hong Kongers opposed it, and support was in the low double digits> Yes, that's the problem. This is not a broad-based movement with majority support. It is an elite movement by students and intellectuals. Still, I applaud their bravery; they are risking another Tiananmen. There will be no broad-based movement for democracy in China as long as China's leaders produce economic growth.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (108077)	10/31/2014 4:52:03 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 219902

Team USA passes the torch! :O) United States praises China's growing role in Afghanistan reuters.com (Reuters) - The United States welcomed China's growing role in trying to ensure Afghanistan's stability on Thursday, saying a Beijing conference of foreign ministers on Afghan reconstruction this week shows its commitment to the region as Western troops pull out. On Tuesday, China pledged to give Afghanistan $327 million in aid through 2017, more than the $250 million contribution it has so far offered since the fall of the hardline Islamist Taliban regime in 2001. China signals interest in playing bigger role in Afghanistan scmp.com As Western troops prepare to pull out of war-ravaged country, Premier Li Keqiang urges various political factions to help build better future