星期三 [ 2010-3-10 9:45:58 | watches2009 ]   Japanese editorial excerpts -2 TOKYO, Jan. 7 Kyodo Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press: CHINA FIGHTS THE TIDE OF HISTORY (The Japan Times, an English-language daily) Glashutte Watch Replica The sentencing of a dissident to 11 years in jail on Christmas Day is the latest brick in the wall that the Chinese government is erecting in an effort to insulate that nation from the tide of history. Mr. Liu Xiaobo's crime? Being one of more than 300 people who signed Charter 08, a direct appeal for political liberalization in China. He was a literature professor and writer who joined the protesters who occupied Tiananmen Square in the spring of 1989. As the end neared and the bloody denouement became all but inevitable, he encouraged the demonstrators to leave the square peacefully. After the crackdown, he was detained and held for 21 months without trial. Mr. Liu was the only person arrested for signing the charter, although a number of others have reportedly been harassed. After a year in detention, he was tried in December in a proceeding that lasted less than three hours. His lawyers have said they will appeal, but the track record of such efforts is poor. The sentence triggered worldwide criticism from governments and rights activists. China responded, predictably, that such comments were interference in its internal affairs. When the trial is taken in context, it is even more disturbing. Lawyers who defend activists or others prepared to challenge Casio Replica Watches the ''official line'' -- by demanding, for example, investigations into the circumstances of school collapses in the Sichuan earthquake, or the tainted milk scandal, or the treatment of AIDS victims -- have had their licenses revoked or been put out of business on charges of tax evasion. Some see Beijing's readiness to flex those muscles as a sign of strength and confidence. Buoyed by its economic dynamism and the international status that its impressive economic growth has created, China's leaders are less tolerant of criticism and more inclined to ignore those who demand that it hew to international human rights norms. China's leaders are also aware of the growing social strains in their country and are working to ensure that any cracks do not spread. The notion that success would breed tolerance in Beijing is an illusion. For Beijing's elites, ''pragmatism'' on the part of its diplomatic partners appears to be synonymous with indifference. That misperception must end. If China wishes to be treated as a ''responsible stakeholder,'' then it should act as such. It has signed human rights covenants that it routinely violates. It is no violation of its internal affairs to demand Clip on hair extensions, that Beijing honor international agreements it has joined. Mr. Liu, and others like him, should not be punished for merely speaking their minds. (Jan. 7) Other articles: http://theblogs.net/watches2010/2010/02/23/dsw-shoe-warehouse-and-the-mis/ http://www.scsfks.com/SHOWBIZ-QUIZ.html 浏览(136) | 回复(0) |