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"Do you know what I want? I want justice--oceans of it.
I want fairness--rivers of it.
That's what I want. That's all I want." [Amos 5:24]
Thursday, June 17, 2004

GUANGZHOU CUTS EDITORS' SENTENCES AMID PUBLIC ANGER  [RFA]
HONG KONG—Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have slashed the prison sentences handed down to the former editors of a cutting-edge newspaper, apparently responding to widespread anger at official bids to curb the press, RFA's Mandarin and Cantonese services reports. The Guangzhou Intermediate People's court cut the sentence of Yu Huafeng, former general manager of the Southern Metropolitan Daily, from 12 years to eight years on appeal. [more]
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Beijing Hits Taiwan With War of Words. If Taipei, perhaps with U.S. help, were to strike the mainland, China's response would 'blot out the sky,' a general says. [Los Angeles Times World News]
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Last Word From North Affirms Common Roots. With warm words for South Korea, North Korean loudspeakers blared a final propaganda message across the demilitarized zone: "We, from one blood and using one language, can no longer live separated." [Los Angeles Times World News]
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Hebrews 12:3. Consider him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted. [English Standard Version Bible Daily Verse]
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China torture inspection delayed. The UN says China has postponed a visit by its rapporteur on torture because it needs more time to prepare. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
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China still stalls over rights visit. Sydney Morning Herald Jun 17 2004 2:45PM GMT [Moreover - China news]
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China Repatriates 7 North Koreans. Hankooki Jun 16 2004 3:48PM GMT [Moreover - China news]
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China's Car Boom (NPR). "China has become the third-largest automotive market in the world, behind only the United States and Japan. Car sales have risen so quickly that the government is trying to slow purchases by making it harder to get an auto loan.... [China Digital News]
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