Pardon me if I come across as a little thick, but doesn't this tend to
reinforce what I stated originally? Despite my strong feelings of
camaraderie with Henry Liu and my unabashed support for Yugoslav socialism,
etc., doesn't this seem to say that we should take HRW reports on China
with a grain of salt in the future?
>Below is the statement from Li Minqi:
>
>
>March 18, 2001
>For Immediate Release:
>
>The True Story Behind Zhengzhou # 1 Paper Factory WorkersÕ
>Anti-Corruption, Anti-Privatization Struggle
>
>In recent days, the organization Human Rights Watch and Labour Watch and
>other Overseas Organizations as well as The New York Times and The World
>Journal (the largest Chinese newspaper in North America), have put out
>statements and reports asserting that Li Jiaqing is an "Independent Union
>Leader", that the Paper FactoryÕs workers have established an "independent
>union organization," etc. These organizations do this as part of an
>effort to alter or cover up the real goals of the Paper Factory workersÕ
>struggle.
Louis Proyect
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