On May 1, 7:40=A0am, "/*My Comment*/" <NotAvailable...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> OK, I will not watch this summer Olympics games. I will stop buying
> made-in-China goods or food to boost the local economy.
>
> "tuna" <tu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Em xin post qua soc.culture.china, talk.politics.tibet,
> soc.culture.hongkong, soc.culture.asian.america, soc.culture.burma,
> soc.culture.thai, soc.culture.singa****e.soc.culture.japan,
> soc.culture.nepal
>
> tuna,
>
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> On Apr 30, 8:59 am, hai lua <hai-...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > VVV, 26.4.08
>
> > A Call by the Vietnamese Community to:
> > - The Secretary-General of the United Nations
> > - Heads of States
> > - Peoples of the world
>
> > On 2 December 2007, the government of Communist China formalized its
> > occupation of Vietnamese sovereign territory the Paracel and Spratly
> > Archipelagos when it unilaterally announced the establishment of the
> > district of Tam Sa, as part of the Province of Hainan.
>
> > This decision is the culmination of a succession of brazen acts
> > leading to the occupation of sovereign Vietnamese territory,
> > including:
> > - The use of naval power to occupy all the Paracel islands on 19
> > January 1974
> > - The continued use of naval power to invade some of the Spratly
> > islands on 14 March 1988
> > - The declared intention to annex the Paracel and Spratly Archipelagos
> > on 14 April 1988.
>
> > Together with the repression of the people of Tibet who are fighting
> > for freedom, these acts have unmasked the hegemonic nature of the
> > Beijing regime, their readiness to use force to violate the
> > territorial integrity of neighboring nations, regardless of historical
> > evidence.
>
> > The Spratly and Paracel archipelagos have belonged to Vietnam for more
> > than 300 years. China=92s acts of aggression and territorial
occupation
> > violated Article 2, Sub-Article 4, of the Charter of the United
> > Nations which states:
> > "The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes stated
> > in Article 1, shall act in accordance with the following Principles:
> > 4. All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the
> > threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political
> > independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with
> > the Purposes of the United Nations."
> > Pursuant to such article, a member nation shall not use force, in any
> > cir***stances, to violate the independence and territorial integrity
> > of another nation.
>
> > China=92s illegal occupation of the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos
> > will certainly create instability in East and South East Asia.
>
> > More deserving of condemnation is the fact that the government of the
> > Socialist Republic of Vietnam lacks the courage and fortitude to
> > denounce publicly, and protest vigorously enough in the international
> > forum, this flagrant invasion by their Communist mentor.
>
> > Considering the cir***stances, we, Vietnamese all over the world:
> > - Earnestly denounce Chinese hegemony which has been evidenced by its
> > brazen use of force to occupy territory and sea areas of neighbouring
> > nations;
> > - Strongly condemn the occupation of Tibet and the barbarous
> > repression of its people;
> > - Refute Chinese sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly
> > Archipelagos;
> > - Call on the United Nations and other peace-loving and
> > justice-holding nations to use all means in their possession to
> > pressure China to return these archipelagos to Vietnam.
> > Together with her disregard for the massacre in Darfur, her continued
> > sup****t for the military Junta in Burma, her violation of the human
> > rights of her own citizens, her occupation of the Paracel and Spratly
> > Archipelagos, and her invasion of Tibet and her repression of its
> > people, are evidence that China does not deserve the right to host the
> > 2008 Olympics. Communist China lacks the spirit of peace, unity,
> > fortitude and respect for justice which are the essential underlying
> > elements of successive Olympic Games.
>
> > For the above reasons, we solemnly call on the peoples of the world
> > to:
> > Boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympics
>
> > Overseas Vietnamese Community
>
> > The list of sup****ting organizations and individuals can be found at
> > website:http://www.acallfordemocracy.org-
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Dun't know, but it took me about two hours when I chose my guitar in
the shop. Among the jungle of those guitars hanging on the wall, I
picked it the one not to be made in China
I think made a right decision. It's a silly thing to say but... I
think I'm falling in love with it ;-)))
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