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Thousands of Chinese Students Defend China as Torch Arrives in Australia

04.24.08 posted by jason 213 views 1 comment video
Pro-China demonstrators are clashing with anti-China protesters as the Olympic torch arrives for its tour through Australia. The Chinese Embassy orchestrated the mass support for China at the torch relay by bringing in thousands of students from Melbourne, the Sydney Morning Herald is reporting. New Zealand is the next stop, where more protests can be expected.

Internet fuels mass patriotic fervor in China

Internet fuels mass patriotic fervor in China

04.20.08 posted by chab13 222 views no comments image
Armed with her laptop and her indignation, Zhu Xiaomeng sits in her dorm room here, stoking a popular backlash against Western support for Tibet that has unnerved foreign investors, Western diplomats and, increasingly, the ruling Communist Party.
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In China, Parents' Losses Made Harder By One-Child Policy

In China, Parents' Losses Made Harder By One-Child Policy

05.15.08 posted by pondy 173 views 1 comment image
CNN is reporting on China's one-child policy' and the effect it is having on the earthquake victims. Since so many were children, parents are now grieving for the loss of their child - their only child - since China initiated its population control measure in 1979. According to a Chinese government, this policy has prevented the birth of 400 million more babies.
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05.25.08 posted by cnolympics8 150 views 1 comment image
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8,500 Killed in Deadly China Earthquake

8,500 Killed in Deadly China Earthquake

05.12.08 posted by jason 171 views 1 comment image
A massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than 8,500 people in China and left hundreds trapped under rubble, state run media report. Some 900 students are reported buried under a collapsed school. China's Seismological Bureau said the quake affected more than half the country's provinces and municipalities.
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China Sentences 17 for Role in Tibet Riots

China Sentences 17 for Role in Tibet Riots

04.29.08 posted by pondy 170 views 19 comments image
A Chinese court jailed 17 people for terms ranging from three years to life on Tuesday for their roles in Tibet's deadly riots, which triggered anti-China protests ahead of the Beijing Olympics. 1 monk was among those to receive life in jail. The sentences came as the the Tibetan government-in-exile announced that it believes 203 Tibetans were killed in Beijing's crackdown.
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China In Race Against Time to Fend Off 'Slurry Tsunami'

China In Race Against Time to Fend Off 'Slurry Tsunami'

05.28.08 posted by jason 114 views no comments image
China's scramble to drain the rapidly-rising quake lake at Tangjiashan before it can burst its banks is a nerve-jangling race against time. Some 1.3 million people are threatened by flooding if the banks are breached. It would unleash a wall of rock, soil and water about 20 meters (66ft) high tumbling down the valley.
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Are Tibetans the New Jews?

Are Tibetans the New Jews?

03.26.08 posted by jason 208 views no comments image
This article from the Jerusalem Post suggests that the experience of Jews and Tibetans are closely related. An interesting look at the historical experiences of both groups.
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Beware an Angry China

Beware an Angry China

04.08.08 posted by jason 182 views 1 comment image
Philip Bowring of the IHT, warns that 'Tibetans have a strong case against Beijing. But mixing it in with the Olympics and Darfur is a red rag to a wounded young bull. Nationalism is more often aroused by setbacks than success, so the Tibet problems and the possible threats to a triumphal Olympics are stirring it in China.'
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US, China and Russia Singled Out For Human Rights Failures in Report

US, China and Russia Singled Out For Human Rights Failures in Report

05.28.08 posted by jason 101 views 2 comments image
Human rights and freedom of the press in China, the detention of terrorist suspects by the United States and Russia's treatment of political dissent are the focus of scrutiny in Amnesty International's annual report, released Wednesday, which looks at the state of human rights around the world. Read the full report and learn about violations that are taking place all over the world.
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