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CRUCIAL to the Israel-South Africa connection is the United States, which is included by many critics as the third bulwark of a modern "axis" of economic gain and military repression. The international polished diamond industry offers an important example of the trade axis. As one analyst observes, "South Africa is the world's largest producer of gem diamonds while Israel has the world's largest diamond polishing center and the U.S. the world's largest diamond market...Israel's biggest import from South Africa is raw diamonds exceeding $100 million a year." (8) The U.S., of course, is where...
...start closing the door. Story, which was recently suppressed, became one of the first victims of China's newest and most novel political campaign. For the past month authorities have been waging a war to eliminate "spiritual pollution," a deliberately vague term that embraces every manner of bourgeois import from erotica to existentialism. According to Communist Party Propaganda Chief Deng Liqun, spiritual pollution includes "obscene, barbarous or reactionary materials, vulgar taste in artistic performances, indulgence in individualism" and statements that "run counter to the country's social system." Ostensibly aimed at those with a taste for capitalist pleasures...
...these new guidelines. Peking is still subject to U.S. laws regarding the "end use" of such technology (so that it will not be passed on to other users, like North Korea). But the eventual net effect of the reclassification and the new guidelines should be to allow Peking to import a considerably broader range of products, including computers...
...newest Aussie import Lonely Hearts bridges the gap between Australian film ingenuity and universal themes. This bittersweet romantic comedy confronts the budding relationship between two middle aged people with delightful sincerity. The film is of special interest because middle aged loneliness is something few of today's filmmakers seem eager to deal with. And while the actors speak in a distinctly Australian drawl, the plot could have taken place anywhere...
...import only 0.65% from China. It is futile to explain that American industry cannot survive in a world where the U.S. remains the only free market. The fate of American workers does not concern...