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...messages from Hanoi and Peking crackled with bellicosity. On July 4 the official Viet Nam news agency reported that a protest note had been delivered to the Chinese embassy, charging that Peking's forces had fired "hundreds of mortar shells" at two towns in Hoang Lien Son province. Two days later, Radio Hanoi reported that Chinese gunners had provoked an artillery duel, "causing dozens of casualties and destroying many houses." Peking responded in kind. On July 5 a protest note was sent to Viet Nam's embassy in the Chinese capital, accusing Hanoi of "incessant armed provocations" along...
...military court in Taiwan yesterday sentenced Lu Hsiu-lien, a recent graduate of the Law School and a prominent political activist in Taiwan, to a 12-year prison term for sedition...
Firstly, his information on Lu Hsiu-lien is flawed. The publishing company (Pioneer Publishing House) for feminist literature that she established is still in business, contrary to Jablin's statement that it was closed by the government. The telephone hot-line for women ("Pao Hu Nin") set up by Lu does not now exist, but in light of Jablin's mistake on the publishing company it seems unlikely that the government curtailed its operation, especially since in was well-received by the public. Jablin's remark about "underground" opposition activities by Lu is cryptic if not misleading. Certainly...
Jablin's information is also incorrect in regard to the trial of the eight suspects accused of insurrection and other crimes connected with the riot. For example, it is stated that Lu Hsiu-lien and the seven others could be punished by death. Jablin does not mention that the prosecutor has requested that none of the defendants be sentenced to death if found guilty. According to the law, suspects can be held for 2 months before indictment, and this can be extended for up to 2 months more in exceptional circumstances. An extension of six days was granted...
...last, The Crimson lends a hand to a Harvard alumna, Lu Shiu-lien, and her fellow opposition leaders pending a "sedition" trial before the military tribunal in Taiwan. Although the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) regime promises the American government, its arms supplier, that the trial will be fair, Burton Jablin's admirable, in-depth report makes it crystal clear that a fair trial before the military tribunal is a contradiction in terms. The trial has been postponed several times, because the KMT regime is waiting to size up this country's responses. As a student from Taiwan, I express my gratitude...