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...GRANTED. To CUI YU HU, 104, stranded Chinese grandmother who has been living illegally in Australia since 1996; permanent residency, after urging from the Chinese government; in Melbourne. Hu, who has been living with her adopted Japanese daughter, was caught in diplomatic limbo when her recent application to stay was refused, while no airline was willing to transport the centenarian back to her home in China's Xinjiang province. Hu praised Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone for her compassion, saying, "She has a good heart. She will live very long...
...this year's congress, which opened March 5, the message sent from Beijing had a degree of urgency to it. The emphasis from the Party leadership has been on the social inequalities brought about by the country's rapid and chaotic economic growth. One of the important goals President Hu Jintao set for this year's congress is to promote a "harmonious society" by finding ways to address the populace's many grievances while bolstering central Party authority over the provinces. The widening gap between China's rich and poor?evident in a sharp rise in public demonstrations against government...
...This does not mean Beijing won't reach for the whip. During a session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, an advisory body whose annual meeting convenes ahead of the NPC's, Hu delivered a surprisingly conciliatory speech on the possibility of talks with Taiwan, saying that the government "will continue to seek prospects of peaceful reunification" with the island. Yet topping the NPC agenda this week is ratification of a new "antisecession" law, which may set out the steps Beijing would take should Taiwan declare independence from the mainland...
...Removing Tung could be part of a strategy to prevent that from happening. It would take away the focal point for dissent that Tung has become, and it would show that China's leaders are responsive to public opinion in Hong Kong. Both Hu and Premier Wen Jiabao have tried to convey the image of a kinder, gentler leadership that cares for the masses, even as they maintain a tight grip on power. During the SARS epidemic, for example, Wen sacked China's Health Minister for underplaying the scale of the crisis, and impressed Hong Kongers with his apparent warmth...
...Trouble is, eight years ago, precisely the same could have been said of Tung. The central truth about Hong Kong is that it has long ceased being a society that cares about nothing but business and stability. Do Tsang, Hu, and Wen understand that? And?a harder question, with more profound consequences for Hong Kong?if they do, is Beijing prepared to tolerate...