China earthquake brings out citizen journalists
Telegraph UK – Minutes after the earthquake struck in Sichuan on Monday the internet was alive with videos and eyewitness accounts of the disaster…
China punishes six for protest against chemical plant
Reuters – Chinese authorities arrested one person on a charge of inciting subversion and warned or detained five for their roles in a protest in the southwest against plans for a petrochemical project, local media reported on Monday...
Hong Kong cardinal says China not ready for pope visit: agency
AFP – The leader of Hong Kong's Catholic Church said that China was still not ready for a papal visit, as he denounced the Asian power's lack of religious and media freedoms, a news agency reported …
Broken promises
The New Republic - As a candidate in 2000, George W. Bush didn't offer too many opinions on foreign policy … But Bush did make one thing clear: on his watch, a new administration would take a far tougher stance toward China…
Nepal Police arrest 500 Tibetan women protesting Chinese rule
Bloomberg – Nepalese police arrested more than 500 Tibetan women in the capital, Kathmandu, as they protested against China's crackdown on pro-independence demonstrators in Tibet…
Dalai Lama urges international media presence in Tibet
SMH – The Dalai Lama urged China and the international community to facilitate an international media presence in Tibet, in an interview with Polish television …
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