Riding high: Chinese McDonalds employees ride their company electric bikes past Tiananmen Square's North Rostrum as they hand out leaflets and coupons in central Beijing on Nov. 19, 2008. McDonalds Corp, the worlds largest restaurant company, plans to add 175 restaurants in China in 2009 after opening its 1,000th outlet in the country. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)
ANALYSIS
By LEE JONG-HEON
Seoul, South Korea, November 20 — The South Korean government is in a dilemma over how to deal with civic campaigns to send into North Korea propaganda leaflets critical of the communist leadership. The North has threatened to cut all cross-border contacts beginning Dec. 1 unless Southern citizens stop their "confrontational" activities.
By S.L. SHEN
Beijing, China, November 18 — They might not prove as powerful as the Orange and Rose revolutions that overthrew governments in Eastern Europe, but Taiwan’s Berry Wars are stirring up a fuss. Students calling themselves “Wild Strawberries” and “Little Blueberries” are fighting over the visit of mainland China’s envoy to the island.
