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...HONG KONG Demos Chinese President Jiang Zemin visited Hong Kong to address the three-day Fortune Global Forum only to be met with demonstrations. Antiglobalization and pro-democracy protesters made their voices heard, while members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement silently showed their resentment of the group's persecution on the mainland. Hong Kong authorities prevented more than 100 Falun Gong practitioners from entering the former British colony...
...Country, Two Systems" policy they advocate has no market in Taiwan. They should not think that just because Hong Kong people accept such a policy, 23 million Taiwanese would also accept it. Third, we would make Jiang understand that Taiwan practices true religious freedom. While in China the Falun Gong movement has become a problem, in Taiwan it poses no problem whatsoever...
...pandas --fake Louis Vuitton handbags --Rumble in the Bronx II --black U.S. Army berets --Gap clothes --kung pao chicken --decent firecrackers --deer-antler powder --Falun Gong workout craze --kanji tattoos --7-ft.-tall B-ball players --campaign contributions --a place to dig holes...
Paranoia over controlling its populace has led Beijing to oppress religious and labor groups. U.S. and U.N. observers have condemned the crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement. China hates criticism but must spruce up its image as it bids for the 2008 Olympics...
...About two and a half years ago, she joined with the German company Puma to start up a line of clothing for what she calls "mind/body sports," like yoga, tai chi and chi gong. She's now at work on the fourth collection of the series, called Nuala. The clothes are mostly cotton, though some are microfibers, and are produced in muted, earthy colors such as gray, black, ivory and burnt pumpkin. Some you'd wear in class, some you'd wear to and from...