Middle East North Africa . Financial Network – MENAFN Very interesting article following the issue of U.S. Annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices in China, released Feb. 25, 2004. Among the several (impressionistic albeit provocative) analyses the article offers, it includes the following: “‘The government continued and intensified efforts to monitor and control use […]
Read MoreClick here for full story. “The last of 14 Tibetan “singing nuns” was released Thursday from a Chinese prison, granted a sentence reduction after nearly 15 years behind bars, a U.S. activist said.”
Read MoreHere’s one other article I found detailing Beijing’s harsh criticism of opposition leaders in Hong Kong, questioning their eligibility (based on “patriotism”) to hold office in Hong Kong. As the article notes at bottom, these are intimidation tactics reminiscent of China under Mao. Click here for complete article.
Read MoreBeijing, through pressure tactics, is signalling its objection to direct elections in Hong Kong scheduled to occur in 2007. This comes in the wake of the 500,000-strong demonstration that occurred on July 1, 2003 when the people of Hong Kong demonstrated against the national security law that was imposed by its highly unpopular chief executive, […]
Read MoreFrom China View, Xinhua’s English language website: I found a link to this article this evening and, although it’s not late-breaking news and not directly connected to technology, I think it’s still a noteworthy development. A revised constitutional article on private property passed the preliminary review of the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress (NPC) […]
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