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Google News: Why Does China Want A Mural In Oregon Destroyed?
[Vermont Public Radio] - The letter was a surprise to Julie Manning, the mayor of the small college town, population 54,000, about 80 miles south of Portland. "I really didn't see that there was a role for local government in some sort of intervention," Manning says. Manning
Google News: A mural in Oregon, &c.
[National Review Online (blog)] - the Chinese consulate in San Francisco heard about the mural, and fired off a letter to Corvallis's mayor, Julie Manning: They said that Tibet and Taiwan were irrevocable parts of China, and asked that the mural be removed. They also suggested that
Embassy Row: Warning to China
www.washingtontimes.com
[Washington Times] - The conflict over the mural, which calls for a free Tibet and an independent Taiwan, started when Mr. Zhang dispatched two Chinese diplomats to try to pressure Corvallis Mayor Julie Manning into ordering Taiwanese-American businessman David Lin to
Congressmen school China on free speech
www.bendbulletin.com
[Bend Bulletin] - Mayor Julie Manning told the diplomats the mural is protected by free speech rights. U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden said in a statement Thursday the actions were a grave affront and must not be repeated. U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio said on Wednesday he's appalled
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