Corporate spying charges 'blown out of proportion' The case of three Chinese charged with stealing commercial secrets from US telecommunications equipment giant Lucent Technologies is being blown out of proportion by the American media and far right, a state newspaper said yesterday. Shaanxi is narrowing its wealth gap with coastal provinces at a slow but steady pace, the provincial Governor, Cheng Andong, said in Hong Kong yesterday. Police raid literary discussion group, hold four Police have detained four intellectuals who met for regular discussions about literature and current affairs, the wife of one said yesterday. There is nothing inherently wrong with Washington's decision to review all US contacts with China and decide which of them are worth continuing.
Governments review their policies continually, as do private businesses.
Time to crack down As protesters petition Jiang Zemin at a global forum today, Lau Nai-keung says Beijing will soon have to step in. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Race for the Rings Turkish sports officials believe moves are afoot to deny the 2008 Olympics to Istanbul and Beijing. Mark O'Neill reports on the conspiracy theory. The US defends its decision to review military ties with China, and Greg Torode reports from Washington on the truth behind the rhetoric.