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To: J. Stone who wrote (7665)	5/10/1999 1:20:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

But for the Chinese government to portray it as a pre-meditated, purposeful and deliberate US/NATO attack on China is unimaginably pathetic and outrageously irresponsible. Is that based on fact, or assumption? Or on believing Mr. "I did not have sex with that woman" Clinton? One report has it that we bombed the embassy because it was beaming Serbian television signals, since most of the Serbian towers had been knocked off the air. That seems to me pretty intentional. The "oops we targeted that building intentionally but we didn't know that it was the Chinese embassy" excuse is beyond lame. If it's true, some major heads should roll in our military and intelligence services. It's not as though the Chinese embassy was hidden, or that our embassy staff and press corps in Yugoslavia had never been there. But frankly, I don't believe it for a moment. We have had seven weeks to work out bombing targets. It appears now that the building was on the approved target list. BTW, I haven't been on this thread recently. I assume someone pointed out that an embassy is the soverign soil of the country, so we have in fact bombed China itself, which is clearly an act of war.

To: J. Stone who wrote (7665)	5/10/1999 1:26:00 PM
From: Timothy Liu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

1) I don't know what the 'exact reason' is and that is the problem. But I am pretty sure that US government does know. A clear explanation is in order, not 'just a mistake'. 2) 'Double standard' means what you preach and what you do are completely different. US on the surface preach democracy and prosperity of Chinese people and on the other hand it is the sole reason China is not in WTO right now. You think US interest in Taiwan is purely humanitarian? I would not be surprise if US is not thrilled if Taiwan and China do reunite. US biggest post WWII war are fought in Korea and Vietnam, both bordering China. See a pattern there? In my opinion China just might become US next cold war candidate. I have no illusion about what Chinese government is doing, which is to divert attention and utilize this event for propaganda to its full effect. But please, anti-US sentiment among Chinese people has been brewing for years now and it is not all governments fault. Oh, and about that government bussing in students, that is not true. You can say the government bussing in students in 1989 tiananmen square too. Tim