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Thursday, December 31, 2009
China Finds Huge Fraud by Officials
A report on misused or embezzled government funds showed how widespread corruption has become.
China Starts to Lift Region’s Web Blackout
The Xinjiang regional government said it also planned to restore other Web sites and services, cellphone text messaging and international telephone connections.
Opinion: President Obama, Push Back on China
Wei Jingsheng argues that the sentencing of a moderate reformer presents a chance for the West to stand up to Beijing.
China Executes Briton Despite Appeals
After Akmal Shaikh’s drug smuggling conviction, British officials pressed China to consider his psychiatric history.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
In Sentence of Activist, China Gives West a Chill
Human rights advocates said the punishment for Liu Xiaobo was intended to send an unequivocal message to others who might agitate for political reform.
Leading China Dissident Gets 11-Year Term for Subversion
Human rights advocates said the punishment for Liu Xiaobo was intended to send an unequivocal message to others who might agitate for political reform.
Read Charter 08
here.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Obama Interviewer in China Is Said to Be Demoted
The top editor of one of China’s most influential newspapers had annoyed Communist Party propaganda officials with an interview of President Obama he carried out a few weeks ago.
See a transcript of the interview
here.
China Imposes New Internet Controls
The new measures limit ordinary citizens’ ability to set up personal Web sites and to view hundreds of other sites.
China Is Disputing Status of Uighurs in Cambodia
After deadly ethnic riots in July in western China and a government crackdown, the 22 Uighurs entered Cambodia and applied for refugee status at a United Nations refugee office.
Opinion: Words on Trial in Beijing
Beijing does not engage in arguments; it simply bullies to discourage others. The latest victim is Liu Xiaobo.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Chinese Team Searches Museums for Art Treasures
A delegation scoured the Metropolitan Museum of Art last week for objects looted in 1860 from a palace in Beijing.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Nuclear Power Expansion in China Stirs Concerns
China’s aggressive program of building new nuclear plants could cut carbon emissions, but experts worry that the pace may lead to safety shortcuts.
Arms Sales to Taiwan Will Proceed, U.S. Says
The U.S. relationship with Taiwan is one of the most serious diplomatic issues between China and the U.S.
Friday, December 11, 2009
China Indicts Prominent Dissident
Liu Xiaobo, one of China’s best-known dissidents and an author of a pro-democracy manifesto, was indicted Thursday on charges of trying to subvert the state.
Read the Charter 08
here.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Chinese matchmakers send Santarinas to find college girls
Earlier this month, a matchmaking company in China’s Guangdong province had some employees dress as Santarinas — in red Christmas outfits and go-go boots – and march to a college campus. Their mission: to find out “innocent and good-looking” college girls as companions for the company’s clients.
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