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Obituary: Thubten Jigme Norbu

guardian.co.uk     6 hrs ago   14 related          

Buddhist leader and brother of the Dalai Lama, he plotted with the CIA to free his Tibetan homeland Thubten Jigme Norbu, who has died aged 86, was the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama. After rejecting overtures from the...                    

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Hua Guofeng cremated

upi.com     01-Sep-2008   6 related          

Published: Sept. 1, 2008 at 1:42 AM and other party leaders offered condolences on Hua's death, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Hua was born in a tannery worker's family and during his 70-year political...                    

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Witness to Cambodia's birth pangs

ki-media.blogspot.com     01-Sep-2008          

September 1 2008By Raphael Minder Financial Times (UK)Among his childhood memories, Sam Rainsy recalls sitting with his father on the rooftop terrace of their beautiful house in Phnom Penh, watching pelicans land next to...                    

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Dragons and Birds

wordpress.com     30-Aug-2008          

China’s Dragon Airport and Bird’s Nest What is so special about the Bird’s Nest? Well just like what a friend who was raised in the US bragged, America has at least 7 stadiums that are as big as or biggER than the Bird’s...                    

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Publishing a “PRC historical library” in Hong Kong

dwnews.com     29-Aug-2008          

Books Publishing a "PRC historical library" in Hong Kong Posted by Joel Martinsen, August 19, 2008 7:58 PM Phoenix Weekly, Au...                    

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China’s Former Top Communist Chief, Mao’s Bastardy, Died

chinaview.wordpress.com     28-Aug-2008          

The Epoch Times Aug 27, 2008 - Former Party Chief of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Hua Guofeng died on August 20, 2008 in Beijing. The CCP is considering honoring him with a state funeral. Hua reportedly had asked to...                    

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MAO: THE MAN WHO WAS NOT THERE

ericmargolis.com     25-Aug-2008          

I am not a sports fan. He read Chinese history voraciously, often basing his military and political strategies and tactics on examples from China’s turbulent history. In his later years, Mao also launched the infamous...                    

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Patrick Collins: Now London must take up Beijing's Olympic challenge

dailymail.co.uk     24-Aug-2008   793 related          

Sunday, August 24 2008 This Morning 13°C This Afternoon 19°C 5-Day Forecast My God! Scroll down for more Something to shout about: Rebecca Adlington won two golds Certainly he would have disapproved of our temptation to...                    

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Today's Birthday: Deng Xiaoping

factmonster.com     22-Aug-2008          

Pronunciation: [dung syowping] 1904–1997, Chinese revolutionary and government leader, born in Sichuan prov., China. Deng became a member of the Chinese Communist party while studying in France (1920–25). A veteran of the long...                    

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`Finding dates for Olympic cricket a problem`!

zeenews.com     21-Aug-2008   2 related          

When veteran Chinese leader Zhou Enlai was asked in the early 1970s what he thought of the impact of the French Revolution of 1789, he replied: “It is too early to say.” And when it came to cricket’s possible inclusion as an...                    

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