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» Zardari to visit China during joint military excercise; nuke deal likely... - 30-June-2010
Times of IndiaSaibal Dasgupta, TNN, Jun 29, 2010, 06.55pm IST BEIJING: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is visiting Beijing during the joint military exercise between China and his country on the Muslim dominated border region of Ningxia early next month. During the visit, Zardari is likely to push Chinese leaders to take a final decision on the propose sale of nuclear power reactors. Going by remarks by the Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday, he is pretty close to achieving his goal while offering to help China curb Uighur separatists in the China-Pakistan border region. Beijing is simultaneously wooing the Pakistani government and wooing fundamentalists forces like Jamat-e-Islami for this purpose. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said his country's civilian nuclear cooperation with Pakistan is not aimed at any third country. Sino-Pakistan cooperation is in line with international non-proliferation regime, he said. But Qin did not reply a question on whether Beijing w

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» US & China play 'chicken' in the Yellow Sea - 30-June-2010
Indian ExpressC. Raja MohanPosted: Wed Jun 30 2010, 16:16 A first rate crisis is brewing in and around the Korean Peninsula that may well come to a head this week. The escalation of military tensions in the Yellow Sea that separates the Korean Peninsula from the Chinese mainland is likely to take two pathways - one originating in Pyongyang and the other in Beijing - or both. As Washington and Seoul respond with diplomatic and military measures to the alleged sinking of a South Korean naval ship, 'Cheonan', at the end of March by a small North Korean submarine, Pyongyang is promising more defiant action. In a statement issued on Monday, the North Korean government referred to its "nuclear deterrent", a term that it had used before conducting nuclear tests in October 2006 and May 2009. This time around it went a step further to warn that it had a new approach to demonstrate its strategic capabilities. China, in turn, has condemned the US-South Korea military exercises planned for this w

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» Kyrgyz and Uzbeks Turn Out to Vote for Stability - 30-June-2010
EurasianetJune 27, 2010 - 12:30pmby Joanna Lillis and David Trilling Just weeks after Kyrgyzstan's worst violence in the post-Soviet era, voters turned out in larger-than-expected numbers on June 27 to cast ballots in a constitutional referendum. Many voters said they yearned for a return of stability to Kyrgyzstan. Amid a general atmosphere of skepticism in the southern city of Osh, scene of worst interethnic fighting June 10-14, many ethnic Uzbeks defied expectations that they would stay away from the polls. Uzbeks appear to have suffered disproportionately during the violent clashes, in which hundreds were killed and hundreds of thousands driven from their homes. Roza Otunbayeva, the leader of the provisional government, visited Osh to cast her referendum ballot. "Quite a lot of people are saying that our country is on the brink of collapse," she said. "However, we, the citizens of the republic, will show the whole of the international community today that Kyrgyzstan is unified and

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» An open door for Mutalip - 30-June-2010
Christian TodaySIM AustraliaTuesday, 22 June 2010, 16:38 (EST) The name of the city where Mutalip was born remained the same for thousands of years. When Mutalip’s grandfather was a boy, he was one of about a million Uighur (WEE-gur) people living in this desert oasis. At that time the region had a very clear Uighur majority, and the official language was Uighur. Now the city has a new name. The official language is Chinese and all commerce and higher education must be done in Chinese. Even as little as six years ago, when Mutalip graduated from college, 80% of the teachers and 90% of the students there were Uighur. Today that same college has just 20% Uighur teachers and 3% Uighur students. Last year, as Mutalip was reading about the history of the Uighur people, he wondered where many of the modern-day rules about living in Uighur society originated. He studied various Muslim rules and regulations, but found that they did not completely explain some of the things he was seeing

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» Espionage Probe Casts Shadow on Ties with China - 30-June-2010
Spiegel06/30/2010By Sven Röbel and Holger StarkA Chapter from the Cold War ReopensEspionage Probe Casts Shadow on Ties with ChinaA new espionage case is putting pressure on ties between Germany and China. German prosecutors are investigating senior Chinese officials who they believe spied on Falun Gong supporters in Germany. The developments have seriously strained relations and brought back practices last used during the Cold War. When German Chancellor Angela Merkel flies to Beijing in July, she will have plenty of the usual accolades for the Chinese. She will say that relations between the two countries are excellent and communication is amicable and intense. "I believe that one can say that relations are gaining a lot of momentum," the chancellor typically says on such occasions. What Merkel will probably not mention publicly is the other side of the German-Chinese relationship, which is also gathering momentum. It takes place in the world of espionage and intelligence agenci

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» Daily Struggle for Lake Dwellers - 29-June-2010
Communities on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake face a number of hardships, including poverty, floods, and a dwindling supply of fish. Related links: Traveling down the Mekong River Copyright © 1998-2010 Radio Free Asia. All rights reserved. © Radio Free Asia

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» Shaoguan, One Year On - 29-June-2010
Han Chinese and ethnic minority Uyghurs lived in separate worlds in the toy factory that employed them, setting the stage for violence. Screen grab from Sohu.com A screen grab from a video allegedly shot by Chinese witnesses inside the toy factory in Guangdong's Shaoguan city, June 26, 2009. HONG KONG—A year after an attack on ethnic minority Uyghurs at the Xuri Toy Factory in southern China’s Shaoguan left at least two people dead, sparking further ethnic tensions across the country, no Uyghur workers remain on the payroll, workers said.A Han Chinese worker at the factory, who was there when the violence was sparked in late June last year by the rumor of a sexual assault on a Chinese woman by Uyghurs, said the anniversary had passed without comment or incident, and that production had continued as normal.“The actual situation on the ground was far worse than the rumors circulating on the Internet,” he said. But he declined to give details, nor to elaborate on the reasons for the clash

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» Sweatshops 'Not Enough' - 29-June-2010
Traditional low-cost manufacturing models such as those in China may have to change. AFP Chinese workers assemble electronic components at the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, May 26, 2010. HONG KONG—As Taiwan-invested Foxconn promises to upgrade living conditions at its enormous electronics factory in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen after a spate of employee suicides, experts are calling for a rethink of traditional sweatshop business models amid a wave of industrial action.Foxconn, which assembles Apple's iPhone, said Sunday it had signed an agreement with two property management companies to take over the running of on-site housing for 450,000 of its migrant workers.Critics have blamed inhuman working conditions at the plant for the suicides, as China faces a wave of industrial action at foreign-invested companies over pay and working conditions.Li Xiaobing, director of the Western Pacific Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma, said that labor relations in China are gove

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» Shaoguan, One Year On - 29-June-2010
RFA 2010-06-29 A screen grab from a video allegedly shot by Chinese witnesses inside the toy factory in Guangdong's Shaoguan city, June 26, 2009. HONG KONG—A year after an attack on ethnic minority Uyghurs at the Xuri Toy Factory in southern China’s Shaoguan left at least two people dead, sparking further ethnic tensions across the country, no Uyghur workers remain on the payroll, workers said. A Han Chinese worker at the factory, who was there when the violence was sparked in late June last year by the rumor of a sexual assault on a Chinese woman by Uyghurs, said the anniversary had passed without comment or incident, and that production had continued as normal. “The actual situation on the ground was far worse than the rumors circulating on the Internet,” he said. But he declined to give details, nor to elaborate on the reasons for the clashes. He said he was convinced that the clashes were caused by a lack of mutual understanding. “It was a misundersta

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» 'Mental Torture' Alleged - 29-June-2010
'Mental Torture' Alleged June 29, 2010 2010-06-21 Detainees in China face more mental than physical abuse, a U.N. rapporteur says. AFP Manfred Nowak gives a press conference in Johannesburg, Oct. 29, 2009. WASHINGTON—China’s prison system commonly subjects detainees to mental torment rather than physical abuse, according to a United Nations special rapporteur, although reforms are under way. Manfred Nowak, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, told an Open Society Institute gathering here that authorities in China set out to “break the will” of convicts and detainees to make them believe that they have committed a crime. “It’s much more mental torture—what they call 'reeducation.' That is on the one hand reeducation-through-labor camps. If you go in there it is just unbelievable what kind of brainwashing those people have to go through,” he said. Most inmates at reeducation

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» Tibetan cultural figures 'detained after protests' - 29-June-2010
Tibetan cultural figures 'detained after protests' June 29, 2010 International observers have called for action following accusations that China has been arresting leading Tibetan writers, poets and musicians in a crackdown on cultural figures, as The World Tonight's Paul Moss reports. Tashi Dhondup has reportedly been sentenced to 15 months hard labour The lyrics of the song are not exactly subtle: "The occupation and denial of freedom of Tibetans/This is torture without trace." Another sounds a note of defiance: "Courageous patriotic martyrs/Have sacrificed their lives for Tibet/It pains my heart thinking of them/And the tears fall from my eyes." Defiant the words may be, but they appear to have cost their writer his freedom. The singer, Tashi Dhondup, was arrested in China at the end of last year, and in January he was sentenced to 15 months hard labour. But his real crime may have been simply that he was so popular. His CDs were passed among Tibetans, individua

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» Obama invites China's Hu for state visit - 29-June-2010
Obama invites China's Hu for state visit June 29, 2010 Reuters June 27, 2010 TORONTO - President Barack Obama has invited Chinese President Hu Jintao for a state visit, a U.S. official said Saturday, as the two powers seek to narrow economic and political differences. The date of the state visit, which will be only the third hosted by Obama since he took office in January 2009, has not been set, White House adviser Jeffrey Bader told reporters on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Toronto. Hu accepted the invitation, Bader added. The announcement came a week after China began to address one of the disputes that has bedeviled their relationship this year, ending the yuan's da facto peg to the dollar that had been in place since mid-2008. The United States wants China to allow the yuan to rise more rapidly to help shrink Washington's trade deficit. U.S. lawmakers accuse China of keeping its exports artificially cheap and stealing U.S. jobs. Obama told Hu he welcomed China's move toward gr

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» Nepal tries to send refugee children back to Tibet: ICT - 29-June-2010
Nepal tries to send refugee children back to Tibet: ICT June 29, 2010 By Claire Cozens (AFP) – Jun 18, 2010 KATHMANDU — Nepalese police this month tried to forcibly repatriate a group of sick Tibetan refugees, some of them children, the International Campaign for Tibet alleged in a report released Saturday. The Washington-based campaign group said the seven refugees, among them a seven-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, hid for days in a forest in Nepal after escaping police who had threatened to send them back across the border. All seven were undernourished and the two children required urgent medical attention when they finally reached the Nepalese capital, according to the ICT, which said it had received reports of several such cases involving Tibetans. Every year, hundreds of Tibetans make the difficult and dangerous journey across the border into neighbouring Nepal, fleeing alleged political and religious repression in Chinese-controlled Tibet. Nepal has no asylum

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» Hundreds of Tibetans and their Supporters Participate in the G20 Protest... - 29-June-2010
Hundreds of Tibetans and their Supporters Participate in the G20 Protest June 29, 2010 The Tibet Post International June 28, 2010 Dharamshala - Toting banners bearing images of atrocities allegedly committed by Chinese troops against Tibetans and bellowing "Stop the torture", "Stop the Genocide in Tibet" and "Free Tibet" through megaphones, around 500 protesters took to the streets of Toronto Saturday to denounce the Chinese occupation that has left more than 1.2 million people dead. According to Canadian news reports, the G20 protests turned violent, but Parkdale's Tibetan community was downtown earlier Saturday to peacefully voice their opposition to the Chinese president who are attending the G20 summit. Waving Tibetan flags and holding signs that read the slogans of different professions including "Stop Genocide in Tibet" and "Free Tibet", more than 500 Tibetans and their supporters joined the protest march this afternoon yelling &

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» Tibetan cultural figures 'detained after protests' - 29-June-2010
Tibetan cultural figures 'detained after protests' June 29, 2010 International observers have called for action following accusations that China has been arresting leading Tibetan writers, poets and musicians in a crackdown on cultural figures, as The World Tonight's Paul Moss reports. BBC June 28, 2010 Singer silenced The lyrics of the song are not exactly subtle: "The occupation and denial of freedom of Tibetans/This is torture without trace." Another sounds a note of defiance: "Courageous patriotic martyrs/Have sacrificed their lives for Tibet/It pains my heart thinking of them/And the tears fall from my eyes." Defiant the words may be, but they appear to have cost their writer his freedom. The singer, Tashi Dhondup, was arrested in China at the end of last year, and in January he was sentenced to 15 months hard labour. But his real crime may have been simply that he was so popular. His CDs were passed among Tibetans, individual songs shared over the internet an

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» Dalai Lama: Respecting Tibetan Rights Key to Compassionate China... - 29-June-2010
Dalai Lama: Respecting Tibetan Rights Key to Compassionate China June 29, 2010 By Tsering Tsomo Phayul June 28, 2010 Yokohama, Japan, June 28 - If the Tibetan people can achieve genuine autonomy in protecting and promoting their culture, language, identity, and way of life, it can also provide hope for a more just and compassionate society in China where the frenzied rush to accumulate wealth and power has led to the rapid erosion of moral principles, said His Holiness the Dalai Lama at an informal gathering of some 70 Tibetans and their Japanese supporters this morning at the Intercontinental Grand Hotel in Yokohama. The Dalai Lama said the Tibetan people?s struggle for autonomy is based on valid historical and cultural basis. "Since the 7th century, the Tibetan people have developed their own language, religion, and culture without seeking any help from outsiders," he said, adding the most comprehensive knowledge on Buddhism, for instance, is available only in Tibetan lang

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» Tibetans Held After Protest - 29-June-2010
Tibetans Held After Protest June 29, 2010 2010-06-21 A public security officer’s blog confirms reports by residents. RFA NamlingMap.jpg KATHMANDU—Chinese authorities detained some 30 Tibetans in a remote area of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) after they attacked security vehicles brought in to quell protests over a mine, according to local sources. The standoff occurred around May 21 in the U Yuk Sog Chen subdistrict of Namling [in Chinese, Nanmulin Xian] in Shigatse [Rikaze] prefecture, the sources said. An unnamed company had begun mining there in April, the sources said. Mining operations have been under way in the area for several years, but this new mine sits on land traditionally used for grazing cattle—and residents say it has affected water supplies. “The local Tibetans became desperate and appealed to the local leaders to stop the mining activities. They explained how the mining activities in the area affect the local environment, the supply of drin

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» His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan 11th Day - 29-June-2010
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan 11th Day June 29, 2010 Tibet House Japan June 28, 2010 Tokyo - His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the last leg of his 11-day visit to Japan met the Tibetans residing and studying in Japan. His Holiness advised them to conduct themselves properly abiding by the law of the land as the representatives of Tibetan people. He quoted a Tibetan proverb, "Yulchu thung ne yultrim khyer", just as you live by the water of the land; you need to follow its law also. His Holiness said we have a peaceful culture, overall the reputation of Tibetan people, wherever they are living, is very good. We should maintain and live by our peaceful and compassionate nature. "As far as our struggle is concerned, it is a issue of justice. Truth is on our side; we are seeking genuine autonomy to practice our culture and religion. This is within the framework of Chinese constitution, so we should be confident about our issue. We may not be lagging behind in inner value

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» Tibetan exiles Celebrate Karmapa's 26th Birthday in India... - 29-June-2010
Tibetan exiles Celebrate Karmapa's 26th Birthday in India June 29, 2010 The Tibet Post International June 28, 2010 Dharamshala - June 26, Tibetans anbd Buddhist followers living in Dharamshala have celebrated the 26th birthday of His Eminence the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje. Thousands of devotees; Tibetans, Chinese, Taiwanese, foreigners and people from other countries chanted hymns praying for peace and harmony with performing traditional ritual instruments. Heads of NGOs, monasteries, nunneries, institutions, Tibetan government officials, parliament members, and other dignitaries conveyed greetings to His Eminence the Gyalwa Karmapa. Earlier during the day, the programme began with lighting of incense sticks by the monks followed by offering of Mandalas to the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa. The Buddhist followers led by monks also offered prayers wishing long life and well being of the 17th Karmapa. Among the dignitaries that attended the event, which also witnessed the presentati

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» China: EU Should Demand Concrete Progress on Rights in Dialogue... - 29-June-2010
China: EU Should Demand Concrete Progress on Rights in Dialogue June 29, 2010 EU-China Bilateral Rights Talks Need Clear Benchmarks, Not Rhetoric Human Rights Watch June 28, 2010 New York, June 28 - The European Union should set benchmarks for human rights improvements with the Chinese government during this week?s EU-China human rights dialogue, Human Rights Watch said today. The EU should use the June 29 round of talks in Madrid as an occasion to press the Chinese government to repeal dangerously ambiguous ?state secrets? and ?subversion? laws, release dissidents, and set a timetable for China?s ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in order to address serious and ongoing violations of human rights in China. "For too long, the EU-China human rights dialogue has been a toothless talk shop which has failed to meaningfully address the Chinese government?s poor record on human rights,? said Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director at Huma

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» Squeezed between China and West over Tibet - 29-June-2010
Squeezed between China and West over Tibet June 29, 2010 KATHMANDU, June 28: Department of Immigration (DoI) sent nine Tibetans to jail on April 30 after they refused to pay fines for illegally entering Nepal. The detention evoked so much diplomatic pressure from Western countries, mainly the US, that the Tibetans were released after five days in jail. The pressure was so intense that officials at the Nepali embassy in Washington DC had to call up the Immigration Office in Nepal, asking it to release the arrested. google_protectAndRun("render_ads.js::google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad);   Following the release, Nepali immigration authorities have not detained any more Tibetans though there is a sustained flow of Tibetans to Kathmandu. DoI these days quietly hands over Tibetans illegally coming to Nepal to UNHCR-Nepal without taking legal action as it used to in recent years. "We are in an awkward situation," say DoI officials, who wish to remain ano

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» China jails Tibet environmentalist Karma Samdrup - 29-June-2010
China jails Tibet environmentalist Karma Samdrup June 29, 2010 A court in China has jailed prominent Tibetan environmentalist Karma Samdrup for 15 years on charges of robbing tombs and dealing in looted relics. Samdrup's lawyer said police had used false evidence. His wife said he had been beaten in custody. There has been no comment from the authorities on the sentence. International human rights groups say China has increased pressure on leading Tibetan figures since riots killed 22 people in the region in 2008. Samdrup, 42, was sentenced by a court in China's western region of Xinjiang. The BBC Damian Grammaticas, in Beijing, says he is the most high-profile Tibetan figure to be jailed in recent years. 'Philanthropist of the year' A well-known businessman, Samdrup made a fortune trading in Tibetan antiques. He used some of his money to fund conservation projects on the Tibetan plateau. In 2006 China's state TV named him "philanthropist of the year". Samdrup's wife sa

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» Philadelphia to DC "March for Tibet's Independence" - 29-June-2010
Philadelphia to DC "March for Tibet's Independence" June 29, 2010 IMMEDIATE RELEASE The International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) June 28, 2010 Contact: Ngawang Norbu (ngawang16@yahoo.com; 781-572-5611 cell) or Professor Larry Gerstein (rangzen@aol.com; 317-506-2249 cell) FISHERS, Ind.- The International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) will lead a 150 mile "March for Tibet's Independence"  beginning at 9am on July 4 with a demonstration at Independence Hall in Philadelphia (143 South 3rd St) (Route: www.rangzen.org). The walk proceeds through Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, concluding at China's Embassy (3505 International Place NW, Washington DC) at 11am on July 13 with a demonstration. July 4th is the Anniversary of the United States' succession or independence from England. The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall are striking symbols of this country's independence. In fact, Independence Hall is considered the birthplace of the United States. This year'

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» Presidential Office rejects Dalai Lama's criticism - 29-June-2010
Presidential Office rejects Dalai Lama's criticism June 29, 2010 By Ko Shu-ling, STAFF REPORTER The Taipei Times (Taiwan) Jun 29, 2010, Page 1 The Presidential Office yesterday dismissed comments by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who said the Chinese Nationalist (KMT) administration appeared to be "aimless." Presidential Office Spokesman Lo Chih-chiang said the direction of the administration was clear. "Our policy is Taiwan is always the focus and the people?s interest comes first," he said. The Dalai Lama told the Liberty Times (the Taipei Times? sister paper) during an interview with Chinese-language reporters in Japan on Sunday that he did not know where the Taiwanese government was heading. The spiritual leader made the comment after being asked if he would visit Taiwan again. The Dalai Lama said his visit to Taiwan last year seemed to create trouble for the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou. He said some Taiwanese media had produced negative

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» Tibet in History this Week - 29-June-2010
Tibet in History this Week June 29, 2010 Tibetan Review June 27, 2010 June 15, 1988 - The Dalai Lama delivered his proposal for autonomy for Tibet in an address to the European Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg. June 15, 1993 - The Dalai Lama addressed the representatives of non-governmental organisations at the UN World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, Austria. Austrian Foreign Minister Alois Mock, who was elected chairman of the conference, had personally extended the invitation to the Dalai Lama. June 16, 1958 - The Four Rivers, Six Ranges (Chushi Gangdruk) guerrilla group was established under the leadership of Andrugtsang Gonpo Tashi. June 17, 1999 - In a speech made in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Chinese President Jiang Zemin announced the launch of the Western Development Campaign. June 20, 1959 - At a press conference in Mussoorie, India, the Dalai Lama formally repudiated the 17-Point Agreement and announced the formation of a Tibetan government in Exile. June 18,

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» Tibetan Activist on Trial - 29-June-2010
Tibetan Activist on Trial June 29, 2010 2010-06-22 A prominent Tibetan goes on trial, 12 years after a court threw out charges against him. RFA Karma Samdrup in a December 2009 photo. HONG KONG—A prominent Tibetan businessman-turned-activist has gone on trial in China's troubled northwestern region of Xinjiang, on theft-related criminal charges that were initially dropped in 1998, his relatives said. Tibetan environmentalist and art collector Karma Samdrup went on trial Tuesday at a court in Yanqi county, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), on charges related to a grave robbery,  regional sources said. Dolkar Tso, Karma Sandrup's wife, said in an interview that her husband's trial lasted from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, with a short lunch break. She said he appeared to have been drugged, deprived of sleep, and tortured. "I was allowed inside the courtroom," she said, adding that she wasn't able to speak to her husband. "When I saw my husband, I could

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» Help Needed: 2010 March for Tibet's Independence - 29-June-2010
Help Needed: 2010 March for Tibet's Independence June 29, 2010 Larry Gerstein International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) June 28, 2010 The 2010 "March for Tibet's Independence" begins this Saturday at 9am with a demonstration at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. This 150-mile walk ends at China's Embassy in Washington, DC (3505 International Place NW) at 11am on July 13 with a demonstration. We need your help with this walk to cover the expenses. We will not ask the walkers to help pay expenses as they are already giving up their time, and leaving their jobs and families to participate. Please consider helping by: 1. Contributing any amount of money you can. We need about $6,000 to cover the expense of renting a van, gas, 10-days of food for the walkers, etc. Donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by U.S. law. Checks can be sent to ITIM, PO Box 592, Fishers, Indiana 46037 USA. You can also donate through paypal by visiting our website (www.rangzen.org).

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» Protesters Sing 'Red' Songs - 28-June-2010
Petitioners who use Maoist songs to highlight grievances are told to keep quiet. Photo courtesy of the Petitioners' Village Committee Song-sheet for the Revolutionary Songs Concert performed by the China Petitioners' Village. HONG KONG—Authorities in Beijing have dispersed a group of protesters who gathered near a railway station in the southern part of the capital and sang revolutionary songs from the Mao era, petitioners said.The protest came after an attempt to stage a silent sit-in outside the complaints department of China's ruling Communist Party was thwarted by police, and followed an entire concert of songs organized by petitioners on the previous evening."There was a group of petitioners outside the central government complaints office who were dispersed by a group of around 30 police," said Xu Nu, one of the protesters who sang the songs early Sunday.The petitioners, who have come to Beijing from across China in a bid to draw attention to alleged abuses in their hometowns, re

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» China’s Cautious Float - 28-June-2010
China is likely to let its currency rise slowly under new reform, experts say. AFP A Chinese bank worker arranges U.S. currency next to stacks of 100-yuan notes, March 20, 2010. BOSTON—China’s latest currency policy has received mixed reviews from U.S. analysts and economists amid signs that changes in the yuan’s value may be small, gradual, and slow.After months of mounting international pressure, China’s central bank announced June 19 that it would “proceed further with reform” of its rigid exchange rate system, which has kept the yuan tightly tied to the dollar for nearly two years.U.S. exporters have complained for years that China artificially undervalues its currency by 25 to 40 percent, giving its goods an unfair price edge abroad.Under its new policy, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has resumed a “managed float” that allows narrow daily fluctuations in value, which were suspended during the world financial crisis in 2008.Economists say the slight flexibility may add up to a s

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» EU must press China over human rights: Amnesty, HRW - 28-June-2010
Expatica Communications 28/06/2010 Human rights groups Monday urged the European Union to use talks with China this week to demand Beijing release dissidents, withdraw curbs on freedom of expression and end arbitrary arrests. "The European Union must seize this opportunity to address the serious human rights violations reported throughout the country," said Esteban Beltran, the director of Amnesty International Spain. It should demand "strong action from the Chinese government to promote the reforms needed to once and for all respect human rights," he said in a statement. Spain, which holds the six-month rotating presidency of the EU, hosts the latest round of a human rights dialogue with China in Madrid on Tuesday. But the US-based organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) charged that the dialogue, which began in 1995, has "consistently failed" to produce substantive results because it is not linked to other issues "such as trade, investment and the environment. "For too long, the EU-Ch

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» China's push to develop its west hasn't closed income gap with east, critics say... - 28-June-2010
By Keith B. Richburg Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, June 29, 2010; A11 BEIJING - Ten years ago, China's leadership launched its "Go West" campaign, an ambitious plan to develop and modernize the country's poor western hinterlands. The aim was simple: to close the region's yawning income gap with the more prosperous east and assuage restive minority populations, particularly in Xinjiang and Tibet. Chinese officials rattle off all the statistical measures of the program's success: Highways were constructed. Houses were built. Nomads were resettled in "model" villages. Millions of people have electricity and clean drinking water. A rail line links Beijing in the east to Lhasa on the Tibetan plateau. And annual economic growth in the west is about 12 percent, higher than the national average. But beneath the barrage of official statistics lies another reality. China's west - defined as the dozen provinces and "autonomous regions" stretching from Inner Mongolia to Xinjiang and Tibet

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» EU must press China over human rights: Amnesty, HRW - 28-June-2010
Expatica Communications28/06/2010 Human rights groups Monday urged the European Union to use talks with China this week to demand Beijing release dissidents, withdraw curbs on freedom of expression and end arbitrary arrests. "The European Union must seize this opportunity to address the serious human rights violations reported throughout the country," said Esteban Beltran, the director of Amnesty International Spain. It should demand "strong action from the Chinese government to promote the reforms needed to once and for all respect human rights," he said in a statement. Spain, which holds the six-month rotating presidency of the EU, hosts the latest round of a human rights dialogue with China in Madrid on Tuesday. But the US-based organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) charged that the dialogue, which began in 1995, has "consistently failed" to produce substantive results because it is not linked to other issues "such as trade, investment and the environment. "For too long, the EU-Chi

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» China's push to develop its west hasn't closed income gap with east, critics say... - 28-June-2010
By Keith B. RichburgWashington Post Staff WriterTuesday, June 29, 2010; A11 BEIJING - Ten years ago, China's leadership launched its "Go West" campaign, an ambitious plan to develop and modernize the country's poor western hinterlands. The aim was simple: to close the region's yawning income gap with the more prosperous east and assuage restive minority populations, particularly in Xinjiang and Tibet. Chinese officials rattle off all the statistical measures of the program's success: Highways were constructed. Houses were built. Nomads were resettled in "model" villages. Millions of people have electricity and clean drinking water. A rail line links Beijing in the east to Lhasa on the Tibetan plateau. And annual economic growth in the west is about 12 percent, higher than the national average. But beneath the barrage of official statistics lies another reality. China's west - defined as the dozen provinces and "autonomous regions" stretching from Inner Mongolia to Xinjiang and Tibet -

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Uyghur News / World Tibet News

» Peaceful protest by Parkdale's Tibetan community - 28-June-2010
Peaceful protest by Parkdale's Tibetan community June 28, 2010 Tibetans and supporters protest the Chinese government's visit to Canada and Chinese involvement in Tibet during a G20 rally Saturday. Inside Toronto (Canada) June 26, 2010 The G20 protests turned violent, but Parkdale?s Tibetan community was downtown earlier today to peacefully voice their opposition to the Chinese occupation of their homeland. Waving Tibetan flags and holding signs that read "Stop Genocide in Tibet" and "Free Tibet," a few hundred Tibetan people and their supporters joined the protest march this afternoon yelling "Shame on China, the world is watching." Thupten Wangyal, past president of the Canadian Tibetan Association of Ontario, said the Tibetan group of protestors strategically placed their group at the end of the parade of protestors, largely labour groups, who made their way from Queen?s Park, at University Avenue and College Street, to the intersection of Queen Street

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» His Holiness the Dalai Lama Japan Visit - 9th and 10th Day - 28-June-2010
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Japan Visit - 9th and 10th Day June 28, 2010 Tibet House Japan June 26/27, 2010 -- Day 9 Yokohama - His Holiness the Dalai Lama gave audience to some two hundred Chinese this morning. His Holiness greeted the gathering, and said that we are all followers of a same Teacher [Buddha]. "According to Buddhist teaching, nature of mind is clear light, mental afflictions accumulates on it like dirt. Through proper training of mind and practice we can cleanse these dirt. Faith is important, but faith alone is not enough in Buddhist practice, we need to study and acquire the wisdom to see the profound teaching of Buddhism." He said. Some Chinese came in Tibetan traditional dress, chupa, many came with Khatas. They prostrated and many wept when His Holiness said that you should all lead a meaningful life by practicing love and compassion. At Yokohama Grand Exhibition hall, His Holiness gave teaching on "Dependent Arising and Generation of Bodhisattvas'

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» US regrets jail sentence on Tibetan environment activist: report... - 28-June-2010
US regrets jail sentence on Tibetan environment activist: report June 28, 2010 Phayul June 26, 2010 Dharamsala, June 26 - The United States has expressed its regrets over the sentencing to 15 years imprisonment of a Tibetan environment once honored by Chinese government as 'Philanthropist of the year', according to a media report. US State Department Spokesperson said, "We certainly regret that action and it is something that we continue to talk to China about." The spokesperson was responding to questions about Karma Samdrup and his two brothers. Karma is believed to have earned the wrath of Chinese government due to his attempts to secure his two brothers? release. His brothers, Rinchen Samdup and Chime Namgyal, both environmentalists, had publicly denounced Chinese officers for poaching endangered Tibetan species in their native Chamdo. Karma is the latest victim of what many Tibet activists and analysts say is China?s recent stepping up of control against influential Tib

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» China builds oxygen-rich barracks for soldiers in Tibet mountains... - 28-June-2010
China builds oxygen-rich barracks for soldiers in Tibet mountains June 28, 2010 Saibal Dasgupta, TNN Times of India June 27, 2010 BEIJING - The People's Liberation Army in China has come up with the first batch of ecological oxygen-enriched barracks for use by troops posted in the oxygen deficient mountain regions of Tibet across the Indian border. It means lesser dependence on oxygen cylinders and higher performance for soldiers, the PLA research team has reported. This is one of the several recent innovations reported by Chinese defense establishment that include reduction in take-off time for ship-based helicopters, reorganizing the layout for multi-functional training ground in the slopes of Inner Mongolia and running digitalized medical services, according to the official media. Oxygen enriched barracks built at a height of 4,500 meters at the Naqu Military Sub-Command in Tibet involved using plants to generate additional oxygen in a special activity room and barracks with floor

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» Rangzen Alliance, Switzerland - Jamyang Norbu - 28-June-2010
Rangzen Alliance, Switzerland - Jamyang Norbu June 28, 2010 Shadow Tibet June 24, 2010 I was in Switzerland at the beginning of this month and gave a slideshow and talk at Zurich on Saturday the 5th, "Was Tibet an Independent and Sovereign State?," based on my essay Independent Tibet - The Facts, but with a more polemical title. The talk was well attended by Tibetans. In fact the auditorium was packed full, and there was a good Q & A session. The talk had been organized by Tibetans in Switzerland who wanted to start a Rangzen Alliance group in that country. Before my talk I had a long meeting with these volunteers, and at the conclusion of my public talk I announced the formation of Rangzen Alliance, Switzerland. The newly designated president of RA-Switzerland, Rinchen Dorjee also spoke, emphasizing the importance of the goal of rangzen for all Tibetans. He pointed out how activists and intellectuals inside Tibet were expressing their desire for freedom and independence

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» His Holiness the Dalai Lama shines light on spiritual harmony... - 28-June-2010
His Holiness the Dalai Lama shines light on spiritual harmony June 28, 2010 Report filed by Tsering Tsomo. Photos by Tenzin Choejor Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) June 26, 2010 Tokyo, Japan - In a powerful and moving demonstration of spiritual peace and harmony, the exhibition hall of Pacifico Yokohama reverberated with prayers as groups of Buddhist monks from India, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan took turns on the stage to recite the Heart Sutra before a giant Buddha scroll and His Holiness the Dalai Lama as about 12,000 people watched, some applauding and some joining the prayers, today at Yokohama district in Tokyo. Tibetan monks from the Tashi Lhunpo monastery in South India also joined the prayer ceremony that highlighted the message of compassion, universal harmony and interdependence delivered by His Holiness in his teachings on Dependent Arising and Generating Altruistic Mind followed by a public talk on 'Essence of Happiness and Healthy Co-Existence' at Pacifico Yokoham

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» China rewrites history of Korean War - 28-June-2010
China rewrites history of Korean War June 28, 2010 Malcolm Moore in Shanghai The Telegraph June 25, 2010 On the 60th anniversary of the Korean War, China has finally rewritten its history of how the conflict began to point the finger of responsibility at North Korea. Until now, the Chinese have staunchly supported their North Korean allies, along whose side they fought in the war. China previously insisted that the war was waged out of American aggression. The official title of the conflict on the mainland is "The War to Resist America and Aid Korea". Chinese history textbooks state that the Korean War began when "the United States assembled a United Nations army of 15 countries and defiantly marched across the border and invaded North Korea, spreading the flames of war to our Yalu river." The official Chinese media stated for the first time that it was North Korea that dealt the first blow. In a special report, Xinhua's International Affairs journal said: "On

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» How Chinese Regime Manufactures and Manipulates False News - 28-June-2010
How Chinese Regime Manufactures and Manipulates False News June 28, 2010 By Huo Niao Epoch TImes Jun 26, 2010 Last Updated: Jun 26, 2010 "American Husband Divorces Wife Because of China?s Shenzhou VII rocket launch," says a June 21 news piece from communist mouthpiece, Xinhua. The Xinhua "news" piece - a love story with an abrupt, sad ending - is of an American who "in madness" left his Chinese wife when she starting believing ?ridiculous? stories about the existence of a ?Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party in Flushing? and reports of discrepancies in Shenzhou VII?s launch stories by Xinhua. A "Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party" does exist in Flushing, New York. And Xinhua did mess up reporting on the Shenzhou Launch by releasing a vivid report of the launch well before the shuttle ever left its launch pad, according to an Associated Press report. Scientists had also described the videos of the space walk as engineered

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» Funeral Games* - Jamyang Norbu - 28-June-2010
Funeral Games* - Jamyang Norbu June 28, 2010 Shadow Tibet June 26, 2010 Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War. That and all the recent news from North Korea, especially the rumour that "dear leader" (Kim Jong-Il) was seriously ill, brought back memories of the time I was editor of the Tibetan language newspaper MANGTSO in Dharamshala in 1995 when "dear leader?s" father "Great Leader" (Kim Il-Sung) died and I had to scribble a quick report. Inevitably I came out with something way too extravagant and long for our small paper. The other editors, Lhasang Tsering la and Tashi Tsering la in their editorial wisdom replaced it with a brief report in the news round-up column. My original piece is now, fifteen years later, admittedly not du jour, but the reader can have it for whatever entertainment value it might have retained. Few pleasures can beat the funeral of someone you loathe. It is, I admit, not a very Buddhist sentiment, but

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» China's 'Major' Terrorist Haul - 26-June-2010
The DiplomatBy Jason MiksJune 25, 2010arlier this week, Chinese authorities said they had uncovered a ‘major’ terrorist organization. The timing raised some eyebrows, as it the announcement came just a couple of weeks before the anniversary of the riots last year in Ürümqi, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, during which almost 200 people were killed after Uyghur protests turned violent and protesters turned on ethnic Han.The Chinese government said that the riots were pre-planned and instigated from abroad, with official fingers pointing to the exiled independence group the World Uyghur Congress (an allegation the WUC denied). The violence came on the back of long-running tensions between the Uyghur’s and majority Han migrants, with many Uyghur’s complaining that they are discriminated against in terms of employment prospects and when trying to secure bank loans.So what had this ‘major’ organisation been putting together before bein

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» China Expands Internet Controls - 25-June-2010
New controls on cybercafes reach Sichuan as Beijing publishes an Internet policy paper. AFP Chinese netizens surf the Web at an Internet cafe in Hefei, in central China's Anhui province, Jan. 25, 2007. HONG KONG—Tough new regulations aimed at monitoring Internet usage are being rolled out across China, with Internet cafes in the southwestern province of Sichuan now requiring a swipe of smart ID cards before allowing people online."You have to have a second-generation ID card now," an employee who answered the phone at one Internet cafe in the provincial capital, Chengdu, said. "And it has to belong to you."Local media reports said a new clampdown would get under way in Sichuan from June to September this year, following a similar police campaign in the central city of Wuhan, in which people using their relatives' ID cards were taken into administrative detention.Government regulations are calling for Internet cafes in the province to hook up their surveillance cameras to a central view

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» China's Major Terrorist Haul - 25-June-2010
The Diplomat By Jason Miks June 25, 2010 arlier this week, Chinese authorities said they had uncovered a ‘major’ terrorist organization. The timing raised some eyebrows, as it the announcement came just a couple of weeks before the anniversary of the riots last year in Ürümqi, in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, during which almost 200 people were killed after Uyghur protests turned violent and protesters turned on ethnic Han. The Chinese government said that the riots were pre-planned and instigated from abroad, with official fingers pointing to the exiled independence group the World Uyghur Congress (an allegation the WUC denied). The violence came on the back of long-running tensions between the Uyghur’s and majority Han migrants, with many Uyghur’s complaining that they are discriminated against in terms of employment prospects and when trying to secure bank loans. So what had this ‘major’ organisation been putting together before

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» Fear overshadows Tibetan mindset as Samdrup's trial awaits justice... - 25-June-2010
Fear overshadows Tibetan mindset as Samdrup's trial awaits justice June 25, 2010 One India June 24, 2010 New York June 24 (ANI) - The ongoing controversy of Tibetan award-winning conservationist and philanthropist Karma Samdrup being tortured by the Chinese captors has evoked fear in the minds of the Tibetans as they fear a border crackdown. Karma, a prominent businessman, was arrested in early January on charges of robbing graves and stealing cultural artifacts. His supporters, however, claim that he is being unfairly punished for lobbying the authorities for the release of his two brothers who sought to expose officials who hunted endangered animals. The supporters also claimed that he was being illegally arrested for trying to save his brothers from labor camp and torture. They are in prison for accusing a local police chief of hunting protected animals in a Tibetan nature preserve. Samdrup was brought to the court for hearing for the first time after six months in police custody y

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» Chinese army at border - 25-June-2010
Chinese army at border June 25, 2010 Deccan Chronicle 50 Years Ago Deccan Chronicle June 25, 2010 New Delhi, June 24 - Prime Minister Nehru said here today that there was a large build-up of Chinese forces in Tibet "and that came to our frontiers too" but he could not give any reliable information "at what corners it was or where it was more or less." Mr Nehru, who was replying to questions at a press conference about reports of such build-up near the Sikkim border, said that some of the stories which appeared had no foundation in fact. "Most of the stories, I take it, come from refugees or odd people coming over. There may be some little truth occasionally but they tend to get exaggerated." Mr Nehru said that earlier there was a report that 500 Tibetans had been pushed into Sikkim to occupy grazing lands. He had made inquiries from the Sikkim Government but they knew nothing about it. They said it was just some refugees who had come.That incident had jus

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» World parliamentarians' group urge G20 leaders to act on Tibet... - 25-June-2010
World parliamentarians' group urge G20 leaders to act on Tibet June 25, 2010 By Tenzin Tsering Phayul June 24, 2010 Dharamsala, June 24 - Around 133 parliamentarians from 30 different parliaments around the world have called upon the G20 leaders to take a proactive role in resolving the Tibetan crisis. International Network of Parliamentarians on Tibet (INPaT) was convened last November in Rome during the Fifth World Parliamentarians? Convention on Tibet which was addressed by the Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The world parliamentarians? network held its first meeting on June 2 this year in Brussels and designated the International Campaign for Tibet as the Secretariat for the network. Penpa Tsering, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, said, "We believe the establishment of International Network of Parliamentarians on Tibet and its Secretariat has been a good first step undertaken to further strengthen the coordination and network amongst parliamentarian

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» New Tibetan Political Journal Launched - 25-June-2010
New Tibetan Political Journal Launched June 25, 2010 www.TibetanPoliticalReview.org June 25, 2010 A new online journal, The Tibetan Political Review (TPR), has been launched at www.TibetanPoliticalReview.org. At a time when Tibetans are beginning to choose their next Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister), this journal aims to advance constructive discussion of the important political issues facing the Tibetan nation. The Tibetan people are confronting a series of critical issues including the Kalon Tripa election, improving democratization, independence versus autonomy, and visions for the future of Tibet.  TPR is an attempt to create a forum where these issues can be subjected to reasoned, analytical, and unhampered discussion. The journal?s current featured issue is the Kalon Tripa election.  TPR sets out all the nominated candidates for Kalon Tripa and their available policy positions, provides editorials and an open forum for public commentary, and offers a chance for the candida

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» Tibetan activist sentenced to 15 years in prison - 25-June-2010
Tibetan activist sentenced to 15 years in prison June 25, 2010 By ANITA CHANG The Associated Press (AP) June 25, 2010 BEIJING (AP) - A Tibetan environmentalist once praised as a model philanthropist was sentenced to 15 years in prison Thursday on charges of grave robbing and dealing in looted antiquities, in a case supporters said was aimed at punishing his activism. The trial of Karma Samdrup came after he spoke up for his two brothers, also activists, who were detained after accusing local officials in eastern Tibet of poaching endangered species. Authorities in tightly controlled Tibet are extremely sensitive to social activism and criticism, either explicit or implied. The cases come amid increased repression of Tibetan intellectuals, an echo of the massive security crackdown that followed rioting in the capital, Lhasa, in 2008 in which at least 22 people died. In addition to the prison sentence, Karma Samdrup was stripped of his political rights for five years and fined 10,000 yu

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