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...worthy tales need a bad guy, and it is the Dutch who are used to symbolize 21st century Washington. In the coming mainland film Hero Zheng Chenggong, the naval leader overwhelms the colonialists from Holland because, says director Wu Ziniu, "he is like Mel Gibson in Braveheart, fighting for his love of freedom." A state-produced TV mini-series premiering in October will present the Dutch as scheming to divide China. In fact, they were ensconced in Indonesia, "with no plans for a big presence in Taiwan," says Philip Kuhn, a Harvard historian. "They held out for a while...
...Crimson did manage to score points in all of the throwing events, as freshman Alexandra Petrone placed fifth in the javelin at 39.76 meters, and freshman Breeanna Gibson finished fifth in the discus at 41.18 meters...
...uproar started when the President was asked during an ABC-TV interview whether the U.S. would have an "obligation" to defend Taiwan if it were attacked by China, which considers the island a renegade province. "Yes, we do, and the Chinese must understand that. Yes, I would." Interviewer Charles Gibson pressed: "With the full force of the American military?" Bush shot back: "Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend theirself...
...Among the freshman, Breeanna Gibson is in contention to place in the shot put and the discus. Johanna Doyle has been improving throughout the season in the hammer, and Alexandra Petrone has been leading the team in the javelin...
Junior Nicky Grant won the hammer at 51.50 meters, and placing second in the shot put right behind Gibson at 13.25 meters. She will in contention to win her first ndividual Heptagonal title at Princeton next week...