Thursday, September 12, 2002

China ends blocking of Internet search engine Google analysts said the brief period of rerouting had demonstrated authorities' growing technological capabilities. Another new censorship technology remained in place. Users this week have begun complaining of an increase in selective blocking -- being able to visit Web sites but not being able to see specific articles or other content of a politically sensitive nature. 1:10:45 PM      comment Chinese peasants take revenge after being given HIV CHINA is being swept by a wave of revenge attacks by victims of a government scheme that infected hundreds of thousands of peasants with the Aids virus before abandoning them without medical care or compensation. Major cities have been convulsed by fear as word has spread that innocent pedestrians are being attacked in the street by people with syringes said to contain HIV-tainted blood. 1:59:02 AM      comment Inside The Dragon's Den A General in Chinese army / Public Security Bureau runs a criminal ring to smuggle people into the U.S. 1:41:51 AM      comment Posing Problems Without Catching Up China's Rise and Challenges for U.S. Security Policy Various ways China might be able and willing to challenge the U.S. military in East Asia, especially over the sovereignty of Taiwan. (And especially if the U.S. became distracted by conflict in another region (i.e. Iraq.) 1:29:17 AM      comment

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