Chinese Democracy Activist Wang Released (Tiananmen Square protest)

Associated Press (via Yahoo News) ^ | 4 March 2004 | Ted Anthony

[sharpink]

I say this every time I see a post on China. Someday we are going to have to pay the piper for our relations with China. In twenty years when China has closed the technological gap in arms they won't be releasing dissidents. Instead we will find a totalitarian country with territorial ambition that has spent the last 30 years arming itself to the teeth.

[tallhappy]

I think it is even worse than I mention in the above post. Half the "dissidents" are ChiCom agents.

It's such a big can of worms.

[yonif]

Good news. Looks like the Chinese these past few days are trying to look more open. This is in addition to their new amendment which will recognize private property.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

"I'm here with my friend Mr. Wang...no offense."

[Humidston]

Interesting first person story about Tiananmen Square....

We know a young Chinese scientist who happened to be in college at the time of the uprising. The government questioned each student as to whether or not they'd admit participating. Of course all the kids told the government that they were studying and had not attended any of the protests.

So the government ordered EVERY student in the college to write a paper - stating they were all studying. Our friend did so. Once Chinese officials had papers from all the kids, they announced the official government statement: The Tiananmen Square uprising DID NOT HAPPEN.

(Of course I asked him if he'd been in the streets and he just smiled politely. Then he indicated that he was uncomfortable discussing it. Clearly he was still nervous about it, even though he was safe in the U.S. and working for an American corporation.)

[RockinRight]

Just his wang? What about the rest of him?