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Foreign Media in China Harassed on Tibet

Foreign Media in China Harassed on Tibet

04.07.08 posted by jason 141 views no comments image
The China PR machine is now working overtime. Western reporters in China have received harassing phone calls, e-mails and text messages, some with death threats, supposedly from ordinary Chinese complaining about alleged bias in coverage of recent anti-Chinese protests in Tibet. Many experts believe that the Chinese government is behind these calls.
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China quake death toll soars past 50,000

China quake death toll soars past 50,000

05.22.08 posted by chab13 92 views 1 comment image
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in southwestern China has leaped to 51,151 -- an increase of almost 10,000 -- government officials reported on Thursday.
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TIBET - A REALITY CHECK

04.20.08 posted by constantine 120 views no comments news article
This article was written by an Indian Tibetan expert in 2000. As an Indian, he observed Tibet issue as a next door neighbor. Read his article, think those data he pointed out. Though it is very long, its arguement is very reasonable. For those who really care about Tibet, please read it and rethink of Tibet.
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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 80 views no comments image
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 'Quake Lake's' Waters Shrink

China 'Quake Lake's' Waters Shrink

06.11.08 posted by jason 68 views no comments image
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 Accuses Tibetans of Planning Suicide Attacks

China Accuses Tibetans of Planning Suicide Attacks

04.01.08 posted by jason 133 views no comments image
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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Rescue Efforts Underway as Aftershocks Rock Parts of China

05.13.08 posted by pondy 90 views no comments video
This video is just tragic. The camera crew shot parents waiting nearby a collapsed school, hoping that their child would be pulled out alive from the ruble. All over parts of China effected by the earthquake, this scene is being played out over and over again. Sadly, few survivors are being recovered.

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 87 views 1 comment image
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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Angry Protests as Torch Reaches London

04.06.08 posted by jason 124 views no comments video
It seems the China PR machine needs to work harder if it wants to avoid scenes like what took place today in London. As this dramatic video shows, protesters angry over China's human rights record and its recent actions in Tibet scuffled with police and made attempts to extinguish the Olympic torch. Is this the start of things to come as the torch travels the world?

China Calls Nancy Pelosi "Habitually Bad Tempered"

China Calls Nancy Pelosi "Habitually Bad Tempered"

03.23.08 posted by jason 138 views no comments image
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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