We believe many of them were not killed by the explosion. They might have saved their own lives had they been able to flee the fire scene,

I think more dissidents will be sentenced to prison in 2000 than last year.

The measure is too extreme and the punishment too heavy.

I think Beijing is probing how party documents have been leaked, and Wu’s organization is being investigated as one of the major sources,

The Hong Kong government has its rights to refuse people entry, but it can’t target people based on the religion and beliefs,

The doctors are not optimistic about the situation, whether he can make it through the rest of today.

China is becoming ever more socially unstable. To maintain social stability, Beijing will certainly adopt more suppressive measures.