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To: donald sew who wrote (13561)	5/12/1999 10:53:00 AM
From: Swami	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 99985

Donald, what's become of your INDEX UPDATES? Did I miss an announcement? Have been reading them on a regular basis and am feeling the absence. Regards, SWAMI

To: donald sew who wrote (13561)	5/13/1999 9:50:00 AM
From: donald sew	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 99985

OFF TOPIC, Over the last few days there have been a few posts on the bombing of the Chinese embassey. I do believe it was an accident and that the Chinese government is using that incident to their advantage; however before we overly condemn the Chinese for such actions, we should also attempt to view things from their point of view. The U.S. is no real friend of China, and I believe there is a big mistrust of the western governments due to historical events: 1) in the late 1800's there was a civil war(TAIPING REBELLION) between the ruling and opium addicted Manchu's against the farmers, which were mainly Hakka's(a Chinese minority). Mainly the British, but there were also American/western influence, decided to support the MANCHUs by supplying guns. It is commonly accepted that the MANCHUs were supported since it would be easier to control opium addicted MANCHUs than to support the farmers who were the victums of oppression for centuries, and the masses did not have guns, but just their rudementary weapons. I believe that approximate 5-7 million were killed. 2) In the mid 1900's, the U.S. supported Chiang Kai-shek, who was was quite tyrannical towards the masses. 3) During the Korean War, the U.N. forces under the leadership of MacArthur did send planes into Chinese territory, against orders. One of his plans was to invade China, and it is understood that he felt he could easily take over China with the usage of 20-30 atomic bombs. 4) My father told me that when he was in Shanghai, which was an enclave of the West, there was a sign in a park that read "NO DOGS OR CHINESE PERMITTED". So before we get overly self-righteous we may want to study historical events which may be some of the motivation for their distrust. Some of those old-timers in the Chinese government who witnessed some of these historical events are still around. Seeya