Tag: Taiwan

Taiwan Blocks Dalai Lama Visit

Taiwanese authorities have refused to provide a visa for the Dalai Lama, who was due to address a women’s organisation there next month. From the AFP: The Taiwan chapter of the Federation of Business and Professional Women, headed by former vice president Annette Lu, said the move reflected fear of angering China, which sees the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as a separatist. “We are

November 22, 2012 4:03 PM

China and Japan Move to Cool Down Diaoyu Dispute

China Daily reports on CCP general secretary Xi Jinping’s recent meeting with a Japanese envoy in Beijing, in which

January 25, 2013 3:15 PM

Exiled Poet Liao Yiwu’s Prison Memoir Released in France

Liao Yiwu spent the early 1990s in prison for writing the poem Massacre, about the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. His a

January 21, 2013 2:45 PM

China: The Bully With an Image Problem

China’s brinksmanship with Japan in the Diaoyu Islands crisis, which took an elevated turn last week, reflects a br

December 18, 2012 1:02 AM

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