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As Torch Arrives in Macau, China Lashes Out at Dalai Lama

As Torch Arrives in Macau, China Lashes Out at Dalai Lama

05.03.08 posted by jason 114 views 3 comments
The Chinese government is set to meet this weekend with an envoy to the Dalai Lama. Ahead of that meeting, the state run Tibet Daily claimed the "patriotic people of Tibet strongly condemn and vehemently denounce the litany of crimes committed by the 14th Dalai Lama and his followers." This comes as the Olympic torch arrived in the 'Asian Las Vegas' city of Macau.
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China races against time to drain 'quake lake'

China races against time to drain 'quake lake'

05.31.08 posted by chab13 84 views no comments
Chinese soldiers and engineers were urgently trying to dig a spillway from an earthquake-created lake Saturday that is threatening to burst its banks in the central Chinese county of Beichuan.
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China Accuses Tibetans of Planning Suicide Attacks

China Accuses Tibetans of Planning Suicide Attacks

04.01.08 posted by jason 143 views no comments
China on Tuesday accused "Tibet independence forces" of planning to use suicide squads to trigger bloody attacks - the lastest in a string of accusations that have taken aim at supporters of the Dalai Lama.
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China 'Quake Lake's' Waters Shrink

China 'Quake Lake's' Waters Shrink

06.11.08 posted by jason 73 views no comments
China has declared victory over the massive lake that formed following the earthquake. This lake, which threatened to flood over a million Chinese has been drained by government engineers. "More than half of the 250-million-cubic-meter volume has been discharged and the number of people under threat had dropped from 1.3 million to less than 50,000," a Communist official told the media.
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China Calls Nancy Pelosi "Habitually Bad Tempered"

China Calls Nancy Pelosi "Habitually Bad Tempered"

03.23.08 posted by jason 148 views no comments
China is looking to crackdown on both the protesters in Tibet and also the critics of its actions. Today it took a shot at US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her criticism of China and for meeting with the Dalai Lama in India. The crackdown has been a public relations disaster for China ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
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Death Toll in China Earthquake Expected to Top 50,000

Death Toll in China Earthquake Expected to Top 50,000

05.15.08 posted by jason 90 views 1 comment
Time was running out Thursday to save survivors of China's massive earthquake which has left more than 50,000 people lying dead or buried under rubble in its stricken southwest. Experts said the search-and-rescue operation was entering its most crucial phase yet four days after the 7.9-magnitude quake struck, with the chances of finding survivors diminishing by the hour.
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Aftershocks Hit China

Aftershocks Hit China

05.16.08 posted by pondy 90 views no comments
A strong aftershock hit already devastated southwestern China Friday, triggering landslides, blocking roads, knocking out phone lines and burying vehicles. Following an earthquake of such high magnitude, aftershocks are not uncommon. China also reported that 4.8 million people are homeless after their homes were destroyed by the quake.
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Olympic Official Criticizes Anti-Chinese Protests

Olympic Official Criticizes Anti-Chinese Protests

04.09.08 posted by jason 121 views no comments
The OIC isn't happy with the international protests taking place during the torch relays, but what did they expect? Did they really think the world would sit back and not use this as an opportunity to highlight the conflict in Tibet? The Washington Post is reporting that a high-ranking Olympic official said anti-Chinese protests during the torch relay had been "unacceptable."
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Olympics in 'Crisis' Over Torch Chaos

Olympics in 'Crisis' Over Torch Chaos

04.10.08 posted by pondy 120 views no comments
Finally - the IOC realizes what everyone else seemed to know - that the Olympics faces a crisis as international outrage over China's policies towards Tibet broiled over into global protests that have haunted the running of the Olympic Torch. But what does the IOC do now?
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Olympic Torch Extinguished, Relay then Canceled in Paris

Olympic Torch Extinguished, Relay then Canceled in Paris

04.07.08 posted by jason 122 views no comments
The Olympic torch has been extinguished by officials and put on a bus during the Paris leg of its relay amid heavy anti-China protests. Yesterday in London it was nearly extinguished by angry protesters. Police in France got word the protesters has planned "something spectacular" to during the torch relay.
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