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Updated: 2009-07-14 07:44 Rebiya herself shows benefits to Uygurs Comment on "Using wrong photo, Kadeer pleads case" (China Daily website) Here are four facts about Rebiya Kadeer that I find interesting: First, Rebiya Kadeer had 11 children, which confirms that Uygurs were not subject to China's one-child policy. Second, she was born to a family with no background. She started her business with a roadside convenience store and worked her way to become the richest person in Xinjing. This proved that Uygurs can, through hard work, earn their way to success in business. Third, she was a senior member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference of Xinjiang. This shows Uygurs are not excluded from political life in China. Fourth, she was arrested because she provided funding to Eastern Turkestan Movement and carried out activities in China following instructions from the Movement's leadership overseas. Eastern Turkestan Movement is labeled as terrorist organization by most countries including the US, Russia and China. Peter on China Daily website Varsity students smoke too much It is a sad fact that China has vast numbers of cigarette smokers, and very many of them will eventually succumb to the diseases that smoking causes -- making many millions seriously ill, and killing millions more. Therefore, steps should be taken to discourage and protect the next generation from addiction to cigarettes. During recent months, on my visits to various mainland universities, I was shocked to see so many students lighting up in the grounds and corridors, sometimes even in the lecture rooms, of their universities. Their lecturers often provide a poor example, by smoking on campus, or even while lecturing. It seems that even the brightest of the next generation, Chinese university students, are not immune to getting hooked on the daily consumption of numerous cigarettes. For the sake of preserving the health of students, and to discourage the habit, why don't the university authorities take effective steps to ban smoking on campus? The ban could cover the faculty as well as the students. Paul Surtees, Hong Kong via e-mail Readers' comments are welcome. Please send mail to Letters to the Editor, China Daily, 15 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029 China. Send faxes to (86-10) 6491-8377. Send e-mail to opinion@chinadaily.com.cn or letters@chinadaily.com.cn or to the individual columnists. China Daily reserves the right to edit all letters. Thank you. (China Daily 07/14/2009 page9) |
