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...bankers or landowners. That combine is pro-status quo, pro-Tung and pro-Beijing. In the other bubble are the so-called democrats, populist politicians who aren't necessarily anti-China but desire things that Beijing deplores, such as more democracy in Hong Kong and even on the mainland. Given the arcane way Legco votes are tallied, the democrats are dwarfed by Tung's allies; and in the past, just about every major issue became a zero-sum game that Tung's side simply had to win in order to maintain China's confidence...
...gambling bill inside, protesters carpeted the surrounding streets, waving Glowsticks, chanting slogans and singing We Shall Overcome in Cantonese and English. A Christian procession carried candles. Yellow-shirted devotees of the Falun Gong mystical movement?still legal in Hong Kong despite its Public Enemy No. 1 status on the mainland?struck eerie, twisted meditation poses and hoisted notices accusing Beijing of "genocide" against their fellow members. As a whole, the rally gave off a confusion of messages. Some placards condemned the National Security Bill that Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa was forced to modify, and then shelve temporarily, after...
...some of the other Qaeda operatives killed or captured by the Saudis last week were bigger fish than the Jabarahs, and their demise could hobble some current terror plots. U.S. officials believe some may have even been plotting attacks on the American mainland...
...University lifted its ban on travel to mainland China last week, ending the last of its restrictions on travel to SARS-infected countries...
Although the policy change now allows students to travel to mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam and Toronto, some who intended to pursue grant research in China have nonetheless had to change their summer plans because of the early deadlines on grant applications...