VOA Chinese, Aug 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110816-biden-china-127863793.html
("白宫官员在电话会议中说：重要的是要明确指出，副总统拜登并没有主动提到台湾议题的计划，当然此行也不打算讨论对台军售")
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(1) 中国卫生部派专家为“小伊伊”腿伤会诊. VOA Chinese, Aug 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110816-china-train-crash-127827318.html
("中国卫生部在其网站上说，四名专家星期二将前往温州。这条消息发布的同时，中国官方媒体报导说，政府已经将铁道部新闻发言人王勇平解职")
My comment:
(a) James T Areddy, China Derails Railway Spokesman’s Career. China Real Time, Aug 16, 2011
("The ministry didn’t offer an explanation for Mr. Wang’s dismissal, announced late Tuesday in a single line dispatch by the state-run Xinhua news agency")
(b) There is no need to read either report.
(2) 骆家辉“寒酸”抵京，众网民五味杂陈. VOA Chinese, Aug 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110816-uncut-news-gary-locke-china-127825028.html
("其实，骆家辉还在西雅图机场等待上飞机飞往中国之前，就已经“预先”低调了。他和七岁女儿玛德琳(Madeline)在星巴克点咖啡的场面，被一位广告公司老总唐朝晖拍摄下来，传送到其新浪微博上。照片显示，骆家辉背着背包和女儿站在星巴克柜台前点咖啡。华尔街日报电子网络引用唐朝晖的微博文说，骆家辉想用一张优惠卷(coupon)，星巴克店员拒收。骆家辉随后用信用卡付了账")
My comment:
(a) The report cites
Josh Chin, New China Envoy’s Airport Antics Rile Chinese Internet. China Real Time, Aug 15, 2011
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2011/08/15/new-china-envoys-airport-antics-rile-chinese-internet/
(b) Which in turn cites
唐朝晖 新浪微博, Aug 13, 2011
http://t.sina.cn/dpool/ttt/home.php?uid=1748584244&vt=3&PHPSESSID=1ef6461b7c5a0f6b1e2f31517f64c55c
(i) I do no have an account with Sina and thus can not get into the Weibo.
(ii) 微软搜索广告部门高管唐朝晖出任adSage CEO. 网易, June 1, 2010.
http://tech.163.com/10/0601/16/683TAABM000915BF.html
(iii) The website of adsage (
www.adwage.com
) says with offices in Seatle, Beijing and Shanghai.
(3) 马英九谈外交历程，百感交集. VOA Chinese, Aug 16, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110816-ma-chocked-up-diplomatic-struggles-127818893.html
("台湾总统马英九星期二表示，中华民国的外交曾经风雨飘摇，台美断交的时候，他正在美国求学，他在哈佛大学的教授安慰他，中华民国是不被美国承认的国家中，最被承认的(the most recognized unrecognized government)")
Note:
(a) The report quotes Pres Ma as saying "US court in China."
(i) Ruskola, Teemu, Colonialism Without Colonies: On the Extraterritorial Jurisprudence of the U.S. Court for China (October 27, 2008). Emory Public Law Research Paper No. 09-67. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1485687
("The United States Court for China was created by Congress in 1906, and it was not abolished until 1943. The Shanghai-based court had extraterritorial jurisdiction over all American citizens within its district, known as the “District of China” for jurisdictional purposes")
Full report ia available in the Web for free.
(ii) Clark University at City of Worcester, Massachusetts held a few distinguished conferences in 1909 (see the left column), one of which was "China and the Far East[.] September 13 - 19, 1909."
http://www.clarku.edu/micro/freudcentennial/history/1909fareast.cfm#
, whose last two lines are
"Doctor of Laws Conferred
Lebbeus R. Wilfley, First judge of the U. S. Court in China[.]"
That is Clark University conferred the honorary degree to that judge.
(iii) Obituary: RICHARD T. EVANS; Ex-Judge of the U.S. Court in China Practiced in Tientsin. Dec 26, 1940.
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50717F63458127A93C4AB1789D95F448485F9
(b) The website of residential office of Taiwan,
www.president.gov.tw
, does not offer the transcript but a news release.
總統出席「中華民國100年駐外使節會議」開幕典禮. Aug 16, 2011.
http://www.president.gov.tw/Default.aspx?tabid=131&itemid=24975&rmid=514
("總統談到，美國雖與中共建交，但並未承認台灣屬於中共；其他許多國家雖也與中共締結外交關係，卻在建交公報中表現出不同態度，例如1971年加拿大「注意」(notes)到中共對台灣的主張；1972年日本「瞭解與尊重」（understand and respect）中共的立場；1979年美國使用「認知」（acknowledge）一詞，而非「承認」。由此可看出，雖與中共建交，但許多國家也保留與中華民國繼續往來的空間，這就是國際形勢的真實面")
(6) 巴菲特自告奋勇要求增加缴税. BBC Chinese, Aug 16, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2011/08/110816_buffet_tax.shtml
(7) Edward Wong, America’s Economic Woes Cast a Pall On the Vice President’s Talks in China. New York Times, Aug 14, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/world/asia/14china.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=biden%20china&st=cse
(8) 毛泽东“出国” 列宁、斯大林和毛再次“合作.” VOA Chinese, Aug 14, 2011
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/news/20110814-Mao-Lenin-Stalin-127681053.html