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...fledgling party's successes, however, made little immediate practical difference. The K.M.T.'s iron hold on power remains unshaken, and there is no guarantee that the government will allow the D.P.P. to continue functioning. Though President Chiang Ching-kuo promised last October that he would lift martial law, which has been in effect for 38 years, and permit the formation of new political parties, the changes have yet to be approved. But even when they are on the books, the D.P.P. could continue to remain outside the law because it refuses to meet one key government requirement: acceptance of Taiwan...
...restaurant transformed itself from a mellow Cambridge burger joint into a competitive arena filled with cheering fans and music. B.good distributed free burgers during the hourlong contest. With the likes of “Heartbreak Heidi” (Heidi E. Kim ’09), “The Ching Chow Constrictor,” “B-Ravenous,” and “The Earth Smother,” the contest was ironically reminiscent of a hot dog or buffalo wing-eating contest. Said contestant “Miss Mary Smack” of Allston...
...advantageous to Economics concentrators who want to pursue a finance career—you get four normal years of college, you’ll end up taking most of the same courses anyway, and you’ll have the impressive masters degree on your transcript and resume. Ka-ching!–better jobs upon graduation and the possibility of starting at a higher pay scale. As for the actual courses and professors in the department? Well as you might expect, they are dry, tedious, and from the level of Stat 110 and up they are pretty taxing. Fortunately...
...last 18 months have seen a growing number of arrests, detentions, prison sentences and other measures apparently aimed at heading off greater freedom of expression, not just in the arts, but in religion, the Internet and both the foreign and state-run media. Last week, reporter Ching Cheong was sentenced to five years in prison for allegedly spying for the government of Taiwan, a charge his family and lawyers say is unfounded. The Hong Kong-born journalist was working for the Singapore Straits Times when he was arrested. A few days earlier, Zhao Yan, a researcher in the New York...
...SENTENCED. Ching Cheong, 56, Hong Kong-based reporter for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, to five years in jail on charges of espionage; by Beijing's No. 2 Intermediate Court; in Beijing. After his arrest in April 2005, state media reported that Ching confessed to selling military secrets to Taiwan and setting up a spy network, but rights groups called the charges baseless, and Ching's wife said he was a victim of entrapment. His sentencing was seen as a setback for journalism in China. "This is our darkest day," Hong Kong Journalists Association chairwoman Serenade Woo said last Thursday...