INTRIGUE SURROUNDS GORE TRIP TO CHINA; PAID BY 'COMMUNIST' THINK-TANK; MET WITH FORMER ENRON EXEC

Drudge Report ^ | dec 5, 2002 | Drudge

[The Raven]

Former vice-president Al Gore recently made a visit to China, where he is believed to have been paid to speak at a communist government-linked think-tank and attended a lunch hosted by former ENRON director Ronnie Chan Chi-chung.

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Participants at the China Development Institute-sponsored forum in Shenzhen, at which Gore was a key speaker last month, were offered the chance to have their photo taken with Gore if they paid 50,000 yuan (HK$ 47,000) or 100,000 yuan for conference sponsorship packages, the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST reported.

The news of his visit, which was said to have been personal, is expected to raise questions about whether he was engaged in fundraising activities following his role in an Asian campaign donation controversy in 1996.

Gore embarked on the China trek on the eve of his current book tour.

"You can't be the leading Democrat candidate for the upcoming elections and come to a communist country, take money from a communist think-tank and declare it a private event," said Mark Simon, vice-chairman in Hong Kong of Republicans Abroad.

Gore attended an informal Sunday lunch on November 18 with about 30 members of the Asia Society, hosted by Hong Kong chairman Mr Chan at the offices of his property company, Hang Lung Development.

Chan was an independent director of bankrupt US energy company ENRON, which triggered a crisis of confidence in American corporate governance when it collapsed last December.

Asked whether Gore was aware of Chan's relationship with ENRON, Mr Moon said: "He was . . . because I told him before we went into it the lunch ."

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[sam_paine]

former ENRON director Ronnie Chan Chi-chung.

100,000 yuan...from "Cha-Ching?!!!"

From the same country that brought you the fly-right pilot "Wong-Wei"

[LurkerNoMore!]

Ronnie Chan Chi-chung?

[Mo1]

hmmmmm... ok .. who spilled the beans on eGore???

[Oldeconomybuyer]

...a communist government-linked think-tank...

... Now that sounds like a risky scheme.

[kcvl]

ROFLOL!!!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

lockbox

[steveegg]

Since it's a tax-supported think-tank, it's a risky tax scheme.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

*** sigh ***

[dfwgator]

Were there any Buddhist monks around.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

"no controlling legal authority"

[kcvl]

Hang Lung Properties Limited

Chan Chi Chung Ronnie
Major Shareholder - Cole Limited (61.08%)
Head Office - 28th Floor, Standard Chartered Bank Builiding,4 Des Voeux Road Certral, Hong Kong

Tel. no (852) 2879-0111
Fax no. (852) 2868-6086

E-mail HLProperties@hanglung.com
Website http://www.hanglung.com

[michigander]

CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA
(Amended and adopted at the Sixteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China on 14 November 2002)

[kcvl]

[Republic of Texas]

These guys just can't say no to Chinese food, or money.

[kcvl]

Mr Chan would not comment on his involvement with failed United States energy company Enron but said he had never held a large number of the controversial company's shares. "I only hold 1,000 shares, according to legal requirement," he said. "I was a pure non-executive director and I did not receive any director's fee." The main impact for him is the toll the investigation has taken on his personal time.

[HOYA97]

50,000 Yuan = $6,250USD

100,000 Yuan = $12,500USD

[Peach]

Drudge is now reporting that Gore says he was paid by Business Week to attend the event. The Weekly Standard reports that Business Week denies asking Gore to participate and did NOT pay him or any of the participants anything. Watch for this to be discussed by the roundtable on Fox tonight at 6:45 est.

[finnman69]

The DUmmy Goregasm lovers are not gonna like the Gore Chinese ENRON connection.


LOLOLOL