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Pete,
Happy New Year.
Thank you for forwarding the eloquent 80-20 protest to the article by the two co-authors from Hoover Institution.
S.B. Woo is doing a great service for the Chinese American community. I am proud of him and of the
organization (80-20 Education Foundation) that he leads.
As you know, despite the alleged "freedom of speech" in this country, you'd be a big hero if you denounce, even revile,
China for no good reason or without a shred of evidence --- like making a tongue-in-check forecast for the "collapse"
of China, as Gordon Chang did in his book.
But, on the other hand, if you refrain from bad-mouthing China---- let alone speaking the truth in support of China ----
you'd be accused of being an invidious agent of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). To be labeled "duped" by the CCP, ironically,
is, in the eyes of most ethnic American critics, a very mild, even benign, way of bemoaning a pitiful "faux pas".
I have great respect for S.B., and hope that he will get the answers and apologies he has asked for. But, I sincerely hope
that he will NOT be maligned as either being "duped" by the CCP or serving as its virtual agent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best
jch
James C. Hsiung, Ph.D.
Professor of Politics & Int'l Law
New York University
19 West 4th St.
New York, N.Y.
(212) 998-8523
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