On May 1, 8:24=A0am, halong <cco...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 1, 7:40=A0am, "/*My Comment*/" <NotAvailable...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > OK, I will not watch this summer Olympics games. I will stop buying
> > made-in-China goods or food to boost the local economy.
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> > "tuna" <tu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:a96bbec2-e760-4b6c-bfea-dc38017afbbe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 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
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> > tuna,
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> > On Apr 30, 8:59 am, hai lua <hai-...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > VVV, 26.4.08
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> > > A Call by the Vietnamese Community to:
> > > - The Secretary-General of the United Nations
> > > - Heads of States
> > > - Peoples of the world
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> > > 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.
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> > > 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.
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> > > 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.
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> > > The Spratly and Paracel archipelagos have belonged to Vietnam for
more=
> > > than 300 years. China=92s acts of aggression and territorial
occupatio=
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> > > 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.
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> > > China=92s illegal occupation of the Spratly and Paracel archipelagos
> > > will certainly create instability in East and South East Asia.
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> > > 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.
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> > > 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.
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> > > For the above reasons, we solemnly call on the peoples of the world
> > > to:
> > > Boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympics
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> > > Overseas Vietnamese Community
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> > > The list of sup****ting organizations and individuals can be found at
> > > website:http://www.acallfordemocracy.org-Hide
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> Dun't know, but it took me about two hours =A0when I chose my guitar in
> the shop. =A0Among the jungle of those guitars hanging on the wall, I
> picked it the one not to be made in China
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> I think made a right decision. =A0It's a silly thing to say but... I
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Can I change "falling in love with it" to "falling in love with
her" ?
;-)))
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