tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9947578.post5040351097967960993..comments2023-11-03T07:41:09.149-04:00Comments on China e-Lobby: News of the Day (April 13)D.J. McGuirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12301307129113882228noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9947578.post-4912945122904876592008-04-16T03:27:00.000-04:002008-04-16T03:27:00.000-04:00HI DJ, Thought you may interested in these plans f...HI DJ,<BR/> Thought you may interested in these plans for the Torchin Canberra on April 24th by Chinese nationalists gone mad...<BR/><BR/><BR/>A letter from Chinese authorities circulated to students in Australia asked protesters to "prevent all actions that can in any way be detrimental to the<BR/>image of China". <BR/><BR/>Zhang's website called for 150 "strong and energetic runners" to help guard the flame in Australia against Tibetan "splittists", although he hoped rival<BR/><BR/>http://www.reuters.com/article/<BR/>latestCrisis/idUSSYD322817<BR/><BR/>and <BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.smh.com.au/news/<BR/>beijing2008/china-calls-for-a<BR/>-peoples-army-to-march-on-canberra<BR/>-to-defendtorch/2008/04/15/1208025<BR/>190049.html<BR/> <BR/> China calls for a people's army to march on Canberra to defend torch<BR/><BR/> April 16, 2008<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/> THOUSANDS of Chinese Australians are being asked to rally and defend<BR/> the Olympic torch from Tibetan "splittists", "scum" and "running<BR/>dogs" when it arrives in Canberra next week.<BR/> <BR/> The mass campaign is being organised by community leaders in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, while the Chinese embassy is also said to be actively supporting a peaceful show of strength.<BR/> <BR/> One Canberra-based student organiser, Zhang Rongan, said he expected more than 10,000 patriotic Chinese to go to the capital when the torch arrives on April 24. He was arranging "strong men" to protect other torch defenders against violent attacks from pro-Tibet or Falun Gong forces, he said, adding there would be one nurse or doctor on<BR/> site for every 100 protesters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04190233993789462363noreply@blogger.com