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Support for Meeting

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Yesterday Chinese Americans rallied in Washington to show support for the meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama.

China

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President Obama plans to ignore China’s warning and meet with the Dalai Lama. Officials did not say what actions China would take if Obama did so. Sure, it’s the right thing to do, but it might be prudent to get our financial house in order before we bite the hand that feeds US.

Shivering Bits From Cyberia

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Future wars are more likely to be fought over information than land or oil. Last week Secretary of State Clinton used her strongest language to date warning potential adversaries that cyber-attacks will not be ignored.

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The Obama administration has created a new cyber-military force for the Department of Defense. Melissa Hathaway began work on cyber-security under President George W. Bush and was asked to lead a study to develop a US cyber-deterence strategy for the Obama administration.

From todays NYT

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China, Paying The Cost To Be The Boss

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I’ll drink if I wanna,
And play a little poker too
Don’t you say nothing to me,
As long as I’m taking care of you
As long as I’m working baby,
And payin’ all the bills
I don’t want no mouth from you,
About the way I’m supposed to live
You must be crazy, woman,
You just gotta be out of your mind
As long as I’m footin’ the bills,
I’m paying the cost to be the boss

B.B. King

Human rights, Iran, China’s Currency,… Mums the word until we get our financial house in order.

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Censorship

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If you plan on traveling to China to watch an olympic event, be prepared to have your access to information censored. The Chinese government has the largest surveillance and censorship operation in the world, and have even been known to imprison bloggers.

They are placing internet filters in hotels that might even restrict this humble little blog for harmless content like this and this.

Page 14

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While the front pages of this mornings paper are filled with politics and race relations. Buried on page 14, Chinese troops are marching on Tibet.