The Crushing of Light

October 31, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" Nixon"  "U.S.-China relations should be based on a recognition of shared interests - not shared values." Something to think about when you then look at what unfolded in the ensuing years when factories in America were shuttered, jobs lost, communities decimated as factories were opened in China where the same things made in America could now be made in China, minus the costs and worries of doing business in America: unions, worker's compensation, worker safety, environmental safeguards going around all of this WITH the assistance and facilitation of the move by our own government, to the detriment of smaller companies who couldn't or wouldn't make that move. Was Nixon's statement as a matter of American foreign policy only applicable to U.S.-China relations?  For example:  why sanctions on South Africa for their policy of apartheid?  How can we have separate strands of foreign pol...

October 30, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" October 30, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Chinese professor accused of spying, barred from entering Schengen Area Security services in Brussels say Song Xinning, former head of Confucius Institute at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, worked as a recruiter for Chinese intelligence services. 35 minutes ago Beijing lambasts Wong after poll ban, accusing him of taking US money Demosisto leader says criticism shows his disqualification was a central-government directive. US politicians come to young activist’s defence, calling for passage of Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. 33 minutes ago excerpt from the website breitbart.com https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2019/10/30/dictatorships-u-n-chinas-concentration-camps-bring-stronger-sense-happiness/

October 29, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "News-Press" (Ft. Myers, FL) October 29, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Beijing must have role in Hong Kong protests inquiry, writer says Weibo article by influential mainland commentator says police were left to handle situation that Hong Kong government could not solve. 2 hours ago

October 28, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Sydney Morning Herald" October 28, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Hong Kong police admit ‘aggressive tactics’, amid tensions with media Police briefing disrupted as journalist accuses officers of ripping reporters’ masks off. Force addresses issues of identification on both sides, saying it is hard to tell genuine members of the media from impostors. 2 hours ago

October 27, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" October 27, 2019 found on youtube, Ricker Choi performing:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COQQq6K-dEg excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) City Beat |  Lam must hold on while Beijing considers qualities needed in city’s next leader Communist Party plenum this week may provide some clues before chief executive reports to President Xi Jinping in December. SCMP Columnist Tammy Tam 3 hours ago

October 26, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Indianapolis News" October 26, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Just Saying |  Taiwan is playing Hong Kong like a fiddle while the city burns Yonden Lhatoo says the city has been outclassed and outmanoeuvred in a political game over the fate of young murder suspect that Taiwan is playing to cynical perfection SCMP Columnist Yonden Lhatoo 3 hours ago

October 25, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" October 25, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Opinion |  Mainland Chinese who oppose Hong Kong’s protests aren’t brainwashed Ren Yi 25 Oct 2019 - 5:21AM

October 24, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" about canned mushrooms from China being banned. excerpts from the "Quad-City Times" (Davenport, Iowa) and the "Vancouver Sun" October 24, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post"  (scmp.com) Communist Party elite to meet from Monday to set China’s agenda 3 hours ago

October 23, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Herald" (Jasper, Indiana),  the "Times Colonist" (Victoria, British Columbia) and the Edmonton "Journal" October 23, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Hong Kong government formally withdraws ‘dead’ extradition bill Convenor of pro-democracy bloc Tanya Chan says protesters also have other demands, such as probe into police role and universal suffrage, that need to be looked into. 2 hours ago

October 22, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Detroit Free Press" October 22, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" link to today's digital edition: https://enewspaper.latimes.com/desktop/latimes/default.aspx?edid=96d7b846-1c07-4819-a68a-153dc1de5080 Back story Students form vanguard of Asia’s protest movements Hong Kong rallies have parallels to uprisings from Thailand to Taiwan THE STREETS of Hong Kong are looking a lot like South Korea did in the 1980s, when protests roiled the country after the deaths of two college students. The parallels have not been lost on protesters in Hong Kong. (Photographs by Marcus Yam Los Angeles Times) PROTESTERS set fire to the Bank of China in the Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, where a controversial extradition bill has set off months of demonstrations. () By Victoria Kim SEOUL — As a college student, Lee Kyung-lan g...

October 21, 1989 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Baltimore Sun" October 21, 2019 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" link to today's digital edition:  https://enewspaper.latimes.com/desktop/latimes/default.aspx?edid=12dbbe5f-3d34-4e9d-ab22-37e505a3dbac More unrest in Hong Kong as protesters defy police HONG KONG protesters attack a man who was trying to keep them from vandalizing near the Tsim Sha Tsui police station. Many ignored a ban on face masks. (Vincent Yu Associated Press) associated press HONG KONG — Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes after an unauthorized pro-democracy rally Sunday as protesters set up roadblocks and torched businesses and police responded with tear gas and a water cannon. Protesters tossed firebombs and took out their anger on shops with mainland Chinese ties as they skirmished late into the evening with riot police, who unleashed numerous tear gas rounds on short ...