The Crushing of Light

September 30, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Boston Globe" September 30, 2019 "If Trump wants to keep his job, he should make friends with China." oh, really? excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) On Balance |  If Trump wants to keep his job, he should make friends with China Facing impeachment over a phone call to Ukraine, and with his Russian and Saudi links likely to come under the scanner, Trump needs all the friends he can get. China could be that friend, if it brings trade deals he can sell to both Wall Street and policy hawks. excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" link to today's digital edition: https://enewspaper.latimes.com/desktop/latimes/default.aspx?edid=bfb00f99-dc76-4bd6-900a-d31772bacace Hong Kong protests target China, Xi Demonstrators face off with police as they challenge Communist Party influence before...

September 29, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Santa Cruz Sentinel" September 29, 2019 the bottom line conveys - I think - what the leaders in Beijing would like us (Americans) to know: "“The smartest American people would understand the importance of China and try not to make China angry.” excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" https://enewspaper.latimes.com/desktop/latimes/default.aspx?edid=74f1fc0c-fe5d-4996-bfb0-d50368dd28bb Communist China at 70: Decades of revolution Enduring longer than the Soviet Union, the People’s Republic has seen famine, massacres, repression and economic and technological boom WHEN MAO Tse-tung died in 1976, Li Shaomin painted a portrait for his army unit’s memorial. “He was God,” Li recalls. “How could God die?” (Bi Wencheng ) By Robyn Dixon and Alice Su reporting from beijing The 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday will ...

September 28, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Hanford Sentinel" September 28, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" (today's digital edition) link to digital edition:  https://enewspaper.latimes.com/desktop/latimes/default.aspx?edid=e461b7c4-5922-4472-82c1-2a8574e5fe9c Hong Kong police target teenagers A crackdown ahead of China’s anniversary lands students in jail. STUDENTS participate in a protest in a shopping mall. Hong Kong has detained 207 students this month. (Jerome Favre EPA/Shutterstock) By Alice Su and Ryan Ho Kilpatrick HONG KONG — The 15-year-old had gone out to watch a movie with a classmate and was supposed to be home by 11 p.m. Now he was two hours late, and his family was getting worried. Then came a call from the police: He’d been arrested. He has not been involved in the antigovernment demonstrations that have been roiling Hong Kong the last four mon...

September 27, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Baltimore Sun" September 27, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) China doesn’t want to supplant the US, but it will keep growing, Beijing says Nation’s development and diplomatic model designed to offer a ‘new option’ for countries in a world undermined by unilateralism and protectionism, report says America cannot ‘force China’s hand’ or halt its development, it says 3 minutes ago

September 26, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" September 26, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Human rights bill adds to fears of US-Hong Kong ‘decoupling’ Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act is unlikely to have major immediate effect, but could further damage confidence in the city as a business hub However, analysts warn that the ‘US business community in Hong Kong have had a glimpse of the future and they did not like what they saw’ 2 hours ago

September 25, 1989 excerpts from the "Los Angeles Times" September 25, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) China warns US that Hong Kong bill ‘will harm American interests’ It comes after Chinese delegates at UN General Assembly express ‘resolute opposition’ to Donald Trump’s speech, including remarks on the protest-hit city.

September 24, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Honolulu Advertiser" September 24, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Trump attacks China on trade, urges restraint on Hong Kong in UN speech The theory that China joining the World Trade Organisation in 2001 would lead to its economic opening-up has been proven ‘completely wrong’, US president says Says ‘the world fully expects the Chinese government to honour’ its treaty’ with Britain for Hong Kong handover 2 hours ago

September 23, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" September 23, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) ‘Hong Kong police may have to open fire if protesters try to take guns’ 3 hours ago

September 22, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Chicago Tribune" September 22, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com): Protesters set fire to a roadblock after vandalising MTR facilities at New Town Plaza and Sha Tin stations. Photo: Edmond So Hong Kong protesters go on rampage as police struggle to keep up Activists target shopping centres and MTR stations in series of quick strikes as officers fire tear gas and rubber bullets Chinese flag desecrated and several fires started as clashes carry over from previous day 20 minutes ago Hong Kong police get court orders for protesters’ e-payment details Topic |   Hong Kong protests

September 21, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Belleville Telescope" - Belleville, Kansas September 21, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from today's digital edition of the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) A police officer stands ready on Fung Yau Street in Yuen Long. Photo: Edmond So Live |  Petrol bombs thrown and tear gas fired during Hong Kong's 16th weekend of protests After blockades and skirmishes in northern town of Tuen Mun, protesters head to Yuen Long two months on from mob attack on commuters and protesters Action comes as it is revealed police got an injunction for access to CCTV and Octopus card records from bus company, to trace demonstrators 7 minutes ago Hong Kong’s Lennon Walls targeted by pro-Beijing activists