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Tibetan Independence Movement

Jonathan Mirsky: Tibet’s Conundrum

In the Wall Street Journal, Jonathan Mirsky reviews China's Tibet? by Warren W. Smith Jr.: "China's Tibet?" will depress those who believe that the Dalai Lama's abandonment of Tibetan independence in exchange for a measure of...

China Urges Dalai Lama to Back Olympics

Associated Press - July 7, 2008 BEIJING - China urged the Dalai Lama again on Monday to show support for the Beijing Olympics, in an apparent effort to link the demand more closely with continued talks. The statement from a...

Homegrown threats top Olympics security worries-official

BEIJING, July 7 (Reuters) - Homegrown threats top China's security worries for the Beijing Olympic Games, an official overseeing security said, warning that airborne threats to Games venues will be shot down if they come too...

China Locks Down

newsdesk.org     04-Jul-2008          

In recent months, China has has redoubled its suppression of dissent in the face of public unrest and protests over a wide range of issues -- including the Sichuan earthquake, the Olympics and Tibetan independence, police...

Zimbabwe opposition backers still attacked

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – About 200 opposition supporters crowded outside the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe yesterday, appealing for protection amid new reports of violence aimed at dissenters against the heavy-handed rule of...

China: A Million Mutinies Now

newsdesk.org     02-Jul-2008   56 related          

After years of brutally suppressing dissent, China has in recent months faced violent public unrest in a number of different cities and over a wide range of issues, from the government's handling of the Sichuan earthquake to...

Mayor Norris explains Iran signature

readthehook.com     01-Jul-2008          

Charlottesville Mayor Dave Norris joins 31 other U.S. mayors who signed a petition opposing military action in Iran. “It’s the same path as the one that headed to Iraq,” says Norris. He cites New Yorker reporting over the...

A mountain of trash: China closes Everest for clean-up

Mount Everest, where the air is thin and climbing to the summit is a task to which few are equal, is a terrible place to organise a clean-up operation. But now China is planning to restrict access by climbers to the summit of...

Chinese media continues to slash on Dalai Lama's recent lies

xinhuanet.com     27-Jun-2008   68 related          

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- With the Dalai Lama persisting in his secessionist activities in foreign trips, the Chinese media has published commentaries and stories to expose his lies. Since late May, the Dalai Lama has met...

Winning Hong Kong hearts

atimes.com     25-Jun-2008   11 related          

The surge of Chinese nationalism is rapidly spreading to Hong Kong, where a recent poll shows that 58% of residents now identify themselves as "Chinese" or "Chinese Hong Kong citizens". But the growing patriotism prompts fears...

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