http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3840-2005Mar3.html
Could this be a retaliation to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4228107.stm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-02/23/content_418605.htm
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1507278,00.html
Human rights was a big reason why EU did not lift the ban in 2004. As the next expected date of lifting the ban approaches (5-8-2005), human rights will no doubt be a big question again when deciding whether to lift the ban or not. It seems that China and the US are both heating up for this issue. What are your thoughts regarding the lifting of the ban?
My opinion is, being a Taiwanese, that lifting the ban is a bad idea. But hey I'll admit that I am 120% biased.
Could this be a retaliation to:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4228107.stm
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-02/23/content_418605.htm
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1507278,00.html
Human rights was a big reason why EU did not lift the ban in 2004. As the next expected date of lifting the ban approaches (5-8-2005), human rights will no doubt be a big question again when deciding whether to lift the ban or not. It seems that China and the US are both heating up for this issue. What are your thoughts regarding the lifting of the ban?
My opinion is, being a Taiwanese, that lifting the ban is a bad idea. But hey I'll admit that I am 120% biased.