On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:53:34 GMT, David wrote:

Voice of America to move part of news division to Hong Kong

Aside from location, how is this any different from the way VOA has
been managing its news divisions in the past? It's akin to operating a
news bureau outside of US borders ... something that every major news
network does on a daily basis. Heck, Peter Jennings anchored part of
the ABC evening news from London for many years -- and he was a
Canadian citizen all that time.

You must also remember that VOA news content is not meant for domestic
US consumption, i.e. VOA is not the American equivalent of the BBC.
The Hong Kong bureau newscasts will mirror US foreign policy just as
much there as they would if broadcast from Washington, D.C. Short of a
mainland invasion of Taiwan, US policy toward China is firmly directed
at maintaining the status quo with the mainland government.