tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post6012861753556359798..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Lottery LunacyMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-72613948291754412122007-05-06T00:59:00.000+08:002007-05-06T00:59:00.000+08:00Re: Gtech, I wouldn't be surprised if Taiwan did n...Re: Gtech, I wouldn't be surprised if Taiwan did not do any due diligence on this group. Then again, it may have been some type of deal to gain bush's favor.<BR/><BR/>BTW: Another Bush/China connection that I just came across is <A HREF="http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/editors/2007/04/27/a-face-that-only-a-mother-could-love/" REL="nofollow">here</A>. <BR/><BR/>"So it’s farewell to Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, who is to be pensioned off at the age of 66 (a year beyond the official ministerial-level retirement age of 65).<BR/><BR/>Obviously, Li has been at the focal point of a number of controversial incidents relating to Chinese foreign policy over the years and his successor will likely face similar challenges. Given the current state of US-China relations, it’s no surprise that the new man will be Yang Jiechi, a former ambassador to the US and a long-time friend of the Bush family (he was George H.W.’s translator for a China visit in 1977)."<BR/><BR/>(definitely not good for Taiwan)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-24386406639365713942007-05-05T00:39:00.000+08:002007-05-05T00:39:00.000+08:00Any way to stop these idiots?Any way to stop these idiots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-13741190702012650542007-05-05T00:08:00.000+08:002007-05-05T00:08:00.000+08:00Hi Michael,Not sure if you've seen The Economist C...Hi Michael,<BR/><BR/>Not sure if you've seen The Economist Correspondent's Diary this week. <BR/><BR/>http://www.economist.com/daily/diary/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9098919<BR/>(Can't work out how to shorten the address into a word link on the comments page)<BR/><BR/>Cheers..https://www.blogger.com/profile/00149149710618430861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-62976110917894871292007-05-04T18:41:00.000+08:002007-05-04T18:41:00.000+08:00The company in question seems as shady as they com...The company in question seems as shady as they come, but I think a lottery for Taiwanese baseball is absolutely critical. The main complaint baseball fans have today (besides the level of local play being below that of the MLB) is that the gambling has made them lose faith people are playing a fair game.<BR/><BR/>If there were a legal way to gamble on baseball games, and the gangs had no incentive to run gambling rackets, then you'd get lots more interest from the Taiwanese people, who love to gamble and who don't want the game to be full of cheaters.阿牛https://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.com