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Thursday, March 3, 2016

Magazine alerts: John, Paul, George and even some Ringo

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Two recent magazines, one of which you'll want to get, the other you won't.

"The History of Rock 1971," out of England, continues the series that uses the archives of NME and Melody Maker. Besides the pic of John Lennon on the cover, the inside has a Lennon interview promoting the "Imagine" album and doing some trashing of McCartney. ("The thing with Paul, he wants all the action. He wants it all. It's notfinal tally showed that 27 voted in favor of the switch in ties and 6 abstained, with the decision later approved by the cabinet.

In response to the diplomatic switch, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) said that Taiwan regrets the decision of the cabinet of the Solomon Islands to establish diplomatic relations with China. Wu said that the Chinese government, through monetary and diplomatic means, aims to attack Taiwan, harm the people of Taiwan, and chip away at Taiwan's sovereignty bit by bit, reported CNA.

Wu said that this time, it was a deliberate attack before Taiwan's general election. The minister said that Taiwan strongly condemns this act and calls on the people of Taiwan to adhere to the concepts of sovereignty, freedom, and democracy.

In diplomatic circles in Beijing,