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...proposal, of course, has riled Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the move would "have a grave impact on cross-Straits relations and seriously endanger peace and stability across the Straits and Asia-Pacific region." Still, Beijing's reaction lacked the vitriol that often accompanies its discussion of Taiwan issues. In the past that anger has only strengthened Chen and the electoral prospects of his independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). "Whenever they speak with harsh words ... it would give more credit to the DPP and Chen's leadership," says Andrew Yang, secretary general of the Taipei-based...
...There are sinister signs that this teenage mayhem can turn swiftly into serious organized crime. One police intelligence report reveals how the Killer Beez (KBZ) have graduated to the big league. KBZ was formed in 2003, when a long-established motorcycle gang, the Tribesmen, were recruiting local teenagers to help deal drugs from tinny houses. Now KBZ's 50-plus members range in age from 15 to 25, wear yellow and black gang regalia, often featuring the word "Mojo" (the name of a deceased gang member) or their motto "F___ the world" on their clothes. The gang pay regular visits...
...Paea says gangs are everywhere. "Every street corner has one," he says. "A lot of kids we deal with have no direction, no activities, nothing whatsoever. You've got some who have grown up without a dad-just a mum-and the only role model they've got is the older guys in the neighborhood who are gang connected. They are connected into the wrong environment, and it's the same in school: they connect with the wrong child...
...that area." Newbold speaks with the authority of a man who has done jail time himself for drug dealing and written a book on crime in New Zealand. "This is their excitement. This is their entertainment. This is what they live for. They live for their patch, for their gang and for their neighborhood. They are living worthless, meaningless lives without a proper future." Paea's prognosis is equally bleak: "We are in a situation where the ambulance is parked at the bottom of the cliff...
...since then, this nation of 1 million has largely stagnated. Gang violence paralyzes the streets of capital Dili. Incomes haven't increased, while malnutrition is up. And citizens are still reeling from another paroxysm of violence that erupted last year after an army revolt went sour, resulting in dozens of deaths. Tens of thousands of people still live in refugee camps, too afraid to return home. U.N. peacekeepers again patrol the streets...