Politics in China
* Congratulations on your Jan. 11 editorial, “A Curtain Parts on China Politics.” It is educational to the American public to see that the difference between democracy and communist dictatorship is in political transitions: ours being a peaceful and lawful one and theirs violent and lethal. Someone will be eliminated every time. History is the witness.
The “Tiananmen Papers” show not only the prelude to such violent political struggle, but also that Li Peng’s opponents (presumably the Reformists) desire to provide a clean slate for the forthcoming new leadership. In other words, the upcoming new leadership badly needs a fresh start and a new image. Evidences of Li’s purge have been forthcoming: widespread reports of Li’s wife’s involvement in financial irregularities and recent reports of the corruption of Li’s son. Your advice was right on the money that the Bush administration should pay close attention to the political developments in China before formulating new China policies.
DAVID MA, Chairman
Central Committee, Chinese
Rights Party, Monterey Park
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