Spotted this Reuters clip on the WSJ site, re a small Christian congregation on Taiwan that is holding a candlelight vigil for the victims of the turmoil in Xinjiang (East Turkistan is the proper name for the independent republic that was invaded and crushed by Mao). This is a clever video to put out worldwide. It is agitprop from the cagey, capitalist democracy of Taiwan, yes, and aimed directly at the unelected Beijing cadre. My professionals on Sunday 12 pointed to the weakness at the Politburo level of the CCP. When the Emperor speaks with two voices (Hu faction, Wen faction, PLA faction, Wannabee faction), the Emperor is weak. Taipei knows the Emperor is weak. So does Lhasa. So does Urumqi. So does Hong Kong. This Emperor (the Politburo) lacks legitimacy. Weaker still. What is holding the Emperor up right now is the obesiance of the G8, especially the Obama administration. We fear what the Emperor can do to the dollar if the Emperor turns from Treasury. The Emperor is weak. Why fear?