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From the Guardian (link): Thousands of Chinese villagers have clashed with police over access to irrigation water, leading to at least one death and five injuries, the local media reported yesterday. Amid a rise in violent rural unrest, the authorities used water cannon and tear gas to break up an angry protest in the village […]
Read MoreFrom Sky News (link): The Chinese government has reacted to a Sky News special investigation exposing the human cost of China’s booming economy. An official spokesperson has agreed to investigate the injustices revealed by Sky News. Our reporting team managed to take rare footage of people being forced out of their homes to make way […]
Read MoreFrom The Nation (link): The White House has downgraded Chinese President Hu Jintao’s upcoming “state visit” to Washington to a simple “official visit,” according to spokesman Scott McClellan. Hu will have lunch with President Bush rather than a formal dinner, the distinguishing feature of a state visit. Chinese officials, however, continue to insist the trip […]
Read MoreSee the video (link) RSF filmed in China of lawyer Mo Shaoping and the brother of imprisoned writer Li Zhi. As CNet News reported yesterday (link): Yahoo’s long-running defense of its Chinese operations, which have been criticized for close cooperation with the country’s police agencies, took an unusual twist this week in a confrontation at […]
Read MoreFrom The Times Online (link): China today allowed the teenage boy it has chosen as the Panchen Lama to make his first public speech, delivering a carefully calibrated message about patriotism and harmony. Gyaltsen Norbu, 16, was selected by the Chinese Government in 1995 to be the second most senior figure in Tibetan Buddhism. Another […]
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