Xinhua likens Hong Kong's Martin Lee to Chinese traitor

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AFP , BEIJING
Thursday, Mar 18, 2004,Page 1

China's government mouthpiece yesterday compared Hong Kong's leading democracy campaigner Martin Lee (???) to one of the most notorious traitors in Chinese history.

The invective lodged at Lee indicated Beijing was still fuming over his recent mission to the US to promote democracy in the territory.

The Xinhua news agency said Lee was like Wu Sangui (???), a Ming Dynasty general who surrendered to the ethnic Manchu minority's armies of the Qing Dynasty, bringing about the demise of the Ming Dynasty which was controlled by the majority Han Chinese.

"What's shameful is Martin Lee relied on foreign forces and willingly became the foreign forces' pawn," said the Xinhua commentary.

"It's not at all excessive that Hong Kong people scolded Martin Lee and his followers as `Wu Sangui' and `traitors' ... He will eventually be cast aside by Hong Kong people," the commentary said.

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