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...Beijing has a history of releasing dissidents when it can win points internationally; human rights activists call it "hostage politics." Just before the i.o.c. voted in 1993 on Beijing's bid to host the 2000 Games, authorities released famous political prisoners Wang Dan, Wei Jingsheng and Xu Wenli. They remained stubbornly critical of the government and Beijing lost the bid to Sydney by two votes. That's one reason why a quick release of opposition party organizers now is unlikely. Besides, Wang Youcai had challenged the government directly by trying to register his party, insisting that China's constitution guarantees...
...potential public-health impact of not maintaining normal weight could be enormous. In addition, men who were both obese and unfit were five times (rather than three times, as stated in your story) as likely to die of cardiovascular disease as physically fit men of normal weight. MING WEI, M.D., M.P.H. Plano, Texas...
...building with ropes, then swing from the rooftop through the windows. After a second gun battle, they subdue the outlaws. It's unclear what has become of the hostages. Later, when asked if police normally open fire on cars and buildings with innocent civilians inside, police spokesman Li Wei responds grimly: "We decide according to the situation...
...EMERGING TECH PARTNERS KEY OFFICERS: Wei-Wu He, William F. Snider, Emanuel J. Friedman FOUNDED: September 2000 FUND SIZE: $40 million WHAT IT DOES: Venture-capital fund that invests in local genomics firms...
...door with the inscription, "From time to time I stuck my finger through a hole in the door of the Modern Art Gallery without the management's knowledge." Others, like Nomura Hitoshi's "'Moon' Score" (a piece of music written to the phases of the moon) or Wei Guangqing's "Suicide Series" (a series of photographs demonstrating different ways of killing oneself) are at once emotionally haunting, spiritually probing and subtly ironic. It is this whimsical refusal to accept easy categorization which both characterizes conceptualism and makes this exhibit such a delight...