The Crushing of Light

May 31, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Morning Call" (Allentown, Pennsylvania) \ May 31, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3179885/pla-aircraft-put-show-force-us-delegation-lands-taiwan?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 30, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) May 30, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3179748/pacific-island-states-turn-down-china-security-deal-despite?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 29, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Arizona Daily Star" (Tucson, Arizona) May 28, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3179608/us-views-china-gone-seriously-awry-chinese-foreign-minister?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 28, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Honolulu Star Bulletin" (Honolulu, Hawaii) May 28, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3179541/drc-chinese-australian-battle-control-massive-untapped-lithium?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 27, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Hartford Courant" (Hartford, Connecticut) May 27, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3179428/china-pushes-smarter-armed-forces-education-shake-path-modern?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 26, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Philadelphia Inquirer" (Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) This article by David Holley appeared previously in the "Los Angeles Times". May 25, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3179330/blinken-accuse-china-undermining-global-order-major-policy-speech?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 25, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" (Fort Worth, Texas) May 25, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3179144/xi-jinping-tells-un-human-rights-chief-michelle-bachelet-china?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 24, 1992 excerpts from the "Los Angeles Times" As usual, I looked for articles, editorials 30 years ago today with regard to Beijing/the CCP - and I did find this n the "Los Angeles Times" about the CCP's repression in the years after Tiananmen Square . . . but I also found other articles in that day's issue of the "Los Angeles Times" which I found interesting, considering current events: that strict Fundamentalist Islamic rule had taken hold in Kabul (eg, veils for women); this was considered an alarming development - now all these years later, back to that point! Signing of pact in former Soviet states re nuclear sites (like Chernobyl) The 5billion dollar windfall for Iraq - at a a branch in Atlanta of an Italian bank - President George H. W. Bush knew about this five billion dollars for Iraq to help Saddam amass weaponry (before the invasion of Kuwait) May 24, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South C

May 23, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Guardian" (London, England) May 23, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3178853/joe-bidens-comments-about-defending-taiwan-sends-signal?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 22, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Salt Lake Tribune" (Salt Lak City, Utah) May 22, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3178717/china-drums-support-global-security-push-latin-america-us?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 21, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) May 21, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) But let any country anywhere demonstrate cordiality toward Taiwan or perhaps the Dalai Lama and all hell breaks loose from the CCP. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3178631/russias-war-ukraine-based-flawed-logic-chinese-military?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 20, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" by Jim Mann, commentary - page A12 seems to be missing (where the article continues)  May 20, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com)  https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3178572/chinese-firms-told-stop-work-russian-arctic-lng-2-project-due?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 19, 1992 excerpts from the "Los Angeles Times" May 19, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com)  https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3178386/china-lashes-out-us-and-japan-joining-hands-confront-china?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 18, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Helena Independent Record" (Helena, Montana) May 18, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3178231/joe-bidens-ipef-economic-pivot-seen-cold-war-strategy?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 17, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sioux City Sunday Journal" (Sioux City, Iowa) May 17, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3178132/west-risks-regional-stability-forcing-nations-take-sides?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage

May 16, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "News-Press" (Fort Myers, Florida) May 16, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3177944/chinas-slowing-economy-biggest-elephant-room-kevin-rudd-says?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 15, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Anniston Star" (Anniston, Alabama) May 15, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3177823/15-months-and-counting-massive-china-bill-tests-ability?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 14, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Philadelphia Inquirer" (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) May 14, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3177631/chinese-pla-navy-sorties-test-combat-readiness-100-times-over?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 13, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" (Honolulu, Hawaii) May 13, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (Scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3177706/supermassive-black-hole-image-prompts-new-vision-chinas-role?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 12, 1992 excerpt from the "Los  Angeles Times" May 12, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3177538/satellite-images-suggest-china-practising-missile-strikes?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 11, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Albuquerque Journal" (Albuquerque, New Mexico) May 11, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3177350/ex-scholar-tied-fund-protesters-arrested-hong-kong?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 10, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Edmonton Journal" (Edmonton, Ontario, Canada) May 10, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3177223/china-us-ties-state-department-edits-taiwan-fact-sheet?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 9, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from the "Honolulu Star-Bulletin" (Honolulu, Hawaii( May 9, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3177079/chinese-smart-satellite-tracks-us-aircraft-carrier-real-time?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 8, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Sun-Journal" (Lewiston, Maine) May 8, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3176960/chinese-premier-orders-more-action-job-stability-lead?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 7, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angles Times" excerpt from "The Central New Jersey Home News" (New Brunswick, New Jersey) May 7, 202 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Moring Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3176864/learning-shanghai-what-not-do-omicron-crisis?module=storypackage&pgtype=homepage

May 6, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpts from "The Honolulu Star-Bulletin" (Honolulu, Hawaii) May 6, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3176811/ukraine-war-china-invokes-1999-belgrade-embassy-bombing-attack?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 5, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Billings Gazette" (Billings, Montana) May 5, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3176605/crackdown-chinas-moderate-rights-voices-how-tweets-are-now?module=lead_hero_story&pgtype=homepage

May 4, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Spokane Chronicle" (Spokane, Washington) https://twitter.com/suejeanne/status/1521912195180769280?s=20&t=dubZDj65UWxHzSOl46To8A May 4, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3176511/pla-navy-steps-real-life-combat-drills-east-china-sea-near?module=more_top_stories_int&pgtype=homepage

May 3, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "Detroit Free Press"/"The Detroit News" (Detroit, Michigan) May 3, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) China wary of Russia-type sanctions, but Beijing’s ‘financial nuclear bombs’ are a powerful deterrent | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

May 2, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Courier-Journal" (Louisville, Kentucky) May 2, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) Coronavirus in China: six in firing line after elderly Shanghai patient mistaken for dead triggers new wave of lockdown horror | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

May 1, 1992 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from "The Sydney Morning Herald" (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) May 1, 2022 excerpt from the "Los Angeles Times" excerpt from the "South China Morning Post" (scmp.com) https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3176185/asean-leaders-should-think-hard-about-summit-us?module=opinion&pgtype=homepage