The condemnation was in response to a U.S. House of Representatives resolution agreed on Wednesday urging China to open "substantive dialogue" with the Tibetan Buddhist leader and "end its crackdown on non-violent Tibetan protestors and its continuing cultural, religious, economic,
The exercise was held in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and focused on an emergency medical response to an attack, Xinhua news agency said. The drill, the first of its kind in the city, was "successful," Vice
Chinese patriotism was ignited against famous brands online again and this time the targets are born-in-France brands. From Financial Times:Chinese consumers have been urged to boycott French goods in response to the raucous protests that accompanied the Olympic torch through
A Sanskirt spoken Beijing girl, Sa Dingding won the BBC World Music((Asia/Pacific) prize for her cross-culture music. This is London leads:"I'm a Chinese girl and I love my country's culture," said Sa Dingding, accepting her Planet with a bow. "Now
An article in Asia Times argues that the central government's misreading of Tibet helped create the conditions for the recent unrest there:The events of the past few weeks, however, demonstrate that Chinese authorities have failed to read the pulse of
CityIn.com , a new SNS with some innovative features, continues adding new features since it launched about one month ago, such as face-detecting tech for photo tag. It now rolled out a new content aggregation feature, similar to what Hainei.com
This scenario is definitely not on the agenda," Rogge told reporters when asked whether the issue of cutting short the relay would be discussed when IOC executive board members meet in Beijing later on Thursday and Friday.
Asked whether tension had surfaced between Rogge and the Chinese authorities, IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies said: "No, not at all." She said relations between the IOC chief and Beijing remained "very good," and that sports and politics should remain separate
Among all the detained, 403 were formally arrested, China's Xinhua news agency quoted Qiangba Puncog as saying at a press briefing of the State Council Information Office. A total of 362 people delivered themselves to the law enforcement, 328 of
International Olympic Committee(IOC) president Jacques Rogge told his officials here the Beijing Games were in "crisis" following the demonstrations that dogged the Olympic torch relay run and urged China to respect its pledge to improve its rights record before the
From Shanghai Daily (h/t the Shanghaiist): SEVETEEN government departments will launch a joint city-wide campaign to wipe out illegal television satellites that can receive foreign TV programs across Shanghai, the Oriental Morning Post reported today.Authorities including Shanghai Media Group, the
From Spiegel Online:China's government has come under massive international criticism (more...) over its human rights record in the run-up up to the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer. China wanted to use the Olympics to show the world a new,
Chinese anger over the Tibet riots and Western media's coverage of them has now been immortalized in a rap song. Entitled "Dragon's Roar" ( ), the song and an accompanying video have been circulating widely around the Chinese internet, getting
Perhaps motivated by a flood of critical comments it has been getting from Chinese visitors to its website, the BBC provides an unscientific but nevertheless interesting side-by-side comparison of Olympic torch relay coverage from Western and Chinese outlets. The results
Netizens have left dozens of messages on PD Online supporting China's stance on dealing with the Lhasa riots, and condemning the terrorism incidents triggered by the Dalai Lama clique.A reader named Sohail Ahmad from Pakistan says he fe ...
With the written confirmation from the Marshall Islands in Oceania to participate in the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, a total of 201 nations and international organizations are confirmed to participate in 2010 Shanghai World Expo, announced Ho ...
From January to March this year, there were 6,949 newly-approved, foreign-funded enterprises in China, down 25.26 percent from the same period last year. China utilized 27.414 billion U.S. dollars worth of foreign capital, up 61.26 percent ...
Updated March 28 Evidence is accumulating that the Chinese regime orchestrated violence in Lhasa in order to discredit the peaceful protests of Buddhist monks.According to the Dalai La...
On March 27, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) received 17 foreign news reporters in Tibet who were invited to cover the news. When they passed the Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, 30 Lamas suddenly sho...
