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» US concerned about China's military investments - 10-June-2010
The Christian Science Monitor By Huma Yusuf, Correspondent posted June 10, 2010 at 8:12 am EDT Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Wednesday stated that he is “genuinely concerned” about China’s expanded military programs. His comments are the strongest criticism of People’s Liberation Army since the US and China blamed each other last week for an ongoing freeze in military ties, and Beijing rescinded an invitation to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. China initially stalled all military-to-military relations with the US in January this year, when Washington announced a $6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan. Recent events threaten to destabilize overall US-China relations. Admiral Mullen said in a speech in Washington that he was worried by China’s “heavy investments” in sea and air capabilities and its rejection of military contacts with the US. IN PICTURES: World's Top 10 Military Spenders Responding to Mullen’s

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» Uyghur UN Representative Speaks at UN Human Rights Council - 10-June-2010
Ms. Kathy Polias, UN Representative for UAA and IUHRDF, speaks at the UN Human Rights Council criticizing Chinese authorities' handling of July 5 Unrest of last and the subsequent unfair trails and executions. Get the Flash Player to see this player. var s1 = new SWFObject("http://docs.uyghuramerican.org/mediaplayer.swf","single","500","388","7"); s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true"); s1.addVariable("file","http://docs.uyghuramerican.org/kathy-un.flv"); s1.addVariable("image","http://docs.uyghuramerican.org/kathy-un.jpg"); s1.addVariable("width","500"); s1.addVariable("height","388"); s1.write("player2");

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» Chinese province hit by 5.1 quake - 10-June-2010
Express India Posted: Jun 10, 2010 at 1912 hrs IST An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale hit a remote mountainous region in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region today, but there were no immediate reports of casualties, officials said. While there are no reports yet of casualties, local officials at Wuqia County of Kizilsu Prefecture, about 60-km from the quake epicentre, said they are still assessing damage from it. According to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, the 5.1 earthquake struck at 2:38 PM. The epicentre was 39.9 degrees north latitude and 74.7 degrees east longitude, officials said. Residents in Wuqia and at least three neighbouring villages and townships felt the quake, state-run Xinhua news agency said. Also, communications were temporarily shut down after the tremor. Reached by phone, an official in Wuheshalu town told Xinhua that many houses in the township suffered cracks during the quake, but there are no immediate reports of casualties. "W

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» Railway construction underway in NW China's Xinjiang - 10-June-2010
People's Daily 10:26, June 10, 2010  Photo taken on June 9, 2010 shows the scene at the construction site of the 3-km railway bridge in Nanhu town, the starting point of a railway over the Lop Nur, a former lake that is known as "the sea of death", in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 370-km Hami-Lop Nur railway, with a freight capacity of 33 million tonnes a year and involves 3.28 billion yuan (470 million U.S. dollars) in investment, will provide a faster route to transport Lop Nur's rich potassium salt. The railway, on completion in two years, would speed up exploitation of potassium salt, one of China's rarest resources used in fertilizer production. (Xinhua/Polat) Rail workers proceed with the construction of the 3-km railway bridge in Nanhu town, the starting point of a railway over the Lop Nur, a former lake that is known as "the sea of death", in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 9, 2010. (Xinhua/Polat) Workers colligate

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» Does Iran really think China is a paper tiger? - 10-June-2010
telegraph.co.uk By Richard Spencer Last updated: June 10th, 2010 With a nicely Chinese sense of both history and grievance, Iran today expressed displeasure at its former friends in Beijing. China, so long a defender of Iran in the UN security council, not only failed to veto the sanctions resolution on Wednesday but actually voted in favour. “China is gradually losing its respectable position in the Islamic world and by the time it wakes up, it will be too late,” Ali Akbar Salehi, its head nuclear honcho harrumphed to the state media. “There was a time when China branded the US as a paper tiger. I wonder what we can call China for agreeing to this resolution.” To express shock and amazement would need more confidence than anyone is likely to have in their Islamic republican and Chinese Communist Party tea-leaf reading. The cynic in me wants to say that the indignation on both sides – China has expressed its own frustration at Iran’s nuclear stubbor

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» 10 Conditions - 10-June-2010
Sketching India & China June 9, 2010 I recently had the great opportunity to attend Mountainfilm, a documentary film festival in Telluride, Colorado. This year’s theme was “Extinction” and focused on the human effect on species decline and the environment. I’m already dreaming of Naomi’s and my National Geographic film debut at Mountainfilm in the future … but back to the point. One of the most compelling movies I saw had less to do with our physical environment and more to do with the extinction of culture and pride in China’s Xinjiang Province. I normally leave this blog’s China writing to Naomi, but I’m going to attempt to share some thoughts on The 10 Conditions of Love here. Xinjiang Province is home to a 20-million person Muslim community, the Uyghurs. Their culture, religion, and language are strikingly different than China’s. The Chinese government is trying to extinguish these differences by restricting the Uyghurs&#

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» Capitalist backs communists, but communists back tax - 10-June-2010
The Age JOHN GARNAUT, BEIJING June 10, 2010 FORTESCUE'S Andrew Forrest yesterday held up China as an exemplar economy that was turning its back on communism by lowering its resource taxes. However, analysts in China were perplexed by Mr Forrest's comments, as China is in fact taking steps towards imposing a resource tax for the first time. 'In China right now there's a fierce debate about how to lower their resources tax to encourage the mining industry,' Mr Forrest told a boisterous 'axe the tax' protest in Perth, before a speech by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. 'I ask you which communist is turning capitalist and which capitalist is turning communist.' The Chinese leadership, meanwhile, sees a resource tax as a means of conserving scarce resources, slowing environmental destruction and rebalancing an economy that delivers bloated corporate profits at the expense of households. Huang Yiping, Professor of Economics at Peking University's China Centre for Economic Research, said: 'We didn

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» US concerned about China's military investments - 10-June-2010
The Christian Science MonitorBy Huma Yusuf, Correspondent posted June 10, 2010 at 8:12 am EDT Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Wednesday stated that he is “genuinely concerned” about China’s expanded military programs. His comments are the strongest criticism of People’s Liberation Army since the US and China blamed each other last week for an ongoing freeze in military ties, and Beijing rescinded an invitation to US Defense Secretary Robert Gates. China initially stalled all military-to-military relations with the US in January this year, when Washington announced a $6.4 billion arms package for Taiwan. Recent events threaten to destabilize overall US-China relations. Admiral Mullen said in a speech in Washington that he was worried by China’s “heavy investments” in sea and air capabilities and its rejection of military contacts with the US. IN PICTURES: World's Top 10 Military Spenders Responding to Mullen’s

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» Does Iran really think China is a paper tiger? - 10-June-2010
telegraph.co.ukBy Richard SpencerLast updated: June 10th, 2010With a nicely Chinese sense of both history and grievance, Iran today expressed displeasure at its former friends in Beijing. China, so long a defender of Iran in the UN security council, not only failed to veto the sanctions resolution on Wednesday but actually voted in favour. “China is gradually losing its respectable position in the Islamic world and by the time it wakes up, it will be too late,” Ali Akbar Salehi, its head nuclear honcho harrumphed to the state media. “There was a time when China branded the US as a paper tiger. I wonder what we can call China for agreeing to this resolution.” To express shock and amazement would need more confidence than anyone is likely to have in their Islamic republican and Chinese Communist Party tea-leaf reading. The cynic in me wants to say that the indignation on both sides – China has expressed its own frustration at Iran’s nuclear stubbornne

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» Uyghur UN Representative Speaks at UN Human Rights Council - 10-June-2010
Ms. Kathy Polias, UN Representative for UAA and IUHRDF, speaks at the UN Human Rights Council criticizing Chinese authorities' handling of July 5 Unrest of last and the subsequent unfair trails and executions. var s1 = new SWFObject("http://docs.uyghuramerican.org/mediaplayer.swf","single","500","388","7"); s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true"); s1.addVariable("file","http://docs.uyghuramerican.org/kathy-un.flv"); s1.addVariable("image","http://docs.uyghuramerican.org/kathy-un.jpg"); s1.addVariable("width","500"); s1.addVariable("height","388"); s1.write("player2");

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» 10 Conditions - 10-June-2010
Sketching India & ChinaJune 9, 2010I recently had the great opportunity to attend Mountainfilm, a documentary film festival in Telluride, Colorado. This year’s theme was “Extinction” and focused on the human effect on species decline and the environment. I’m already dreaming of Naomi’s and my National Geographic film debut at Mountainfilm in the future … but back to the point. One of the most compelling movies I saw had less to do with our physical environment and more to do with the extinction of culture and pride in China’s Xinjiang Province. I normally leave this blog’s China writing to Naomi, but I’m going to attempt to share some thoughts on The 10 Conditions of Love here. Xinjiang Province is home to a 20-million person Muslim community, the Uyghurs. Their culture, religion, and language are strikingly different than China’s. The Chinese government is trying to extinguish these differences by restricting the UyghursR

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» Capitalist backs communists, but communists back tax - 10-June-2010
The AgeJOHN GARNAUT, BEIJINGJune 10, 2010 FORTESCUE'S Andrew Forrest yesterday held up China as an exemplar economy that was turning its back on communism by lowering its resource taxes. However, analysts in China were perplexed by Mr Forrest's comments, as China is in fact taking steps towards imposing a resource tax for the first time. 'In China right now there's a fierce debate about how to lower their resources tax to encourage the mining industry,' Mr Forrest told a boisterous 'axe the tax' protest in Perth, before a speech by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. 'I ask you which communist is turning capitalist and which capitalist is turning communist.' The Chinese leadership, meanwhile, sees a resource tax as a means of conserving scarce resources, slowing environmental destruction and rebalancing an economy that delivers bloated corporate profits at the expense of households. Huang Yiping, Professor of Economics at Peking University's China Centre for Economic Research, said: 'We didn't

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» Strikes Spread in China - 09-June-2010
Does labor action signal the end of the low-wage era? AFP Workers confront police outside a factory in Kunshan in Jiangsu province, June 7, 2010. HONG KONG—A series of high-profile labor disputes likely signals the end of low-cost manufacturing in China, as workers walk out at three Honda plants in the Pearl River Delta and at a Taiwan-invested machinery plant in Jiangsu, analysts and activists say. In the latest strike in southern China's Pearl River Delta region, workers at a third Honda auto parts plant in Guangdong province took to the streets Wednesday, official media reported. The strike at Honda Lock (Guangdong) came after Honda was forced to suspend production at two of its Chinese factories because of disputes at parts joint venture Foshan Fengfu and at a wholly owned subsidiary parts supplier. Production was suspended Wednesday at the two factories of Honda joint venture Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Honda said in a statement, citing "a labor dispute." Foshan Fengfu is a join

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» Graft Panel Expanded - 09-June-2010
But will new appointments make any difference to Cambodia’s rampant corruption? AFP Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen waves to soldiers during a ceremony, Nov. 13, 2009. PHNOM PENH—Cambodian MPs have elected two new members to the country’s anti-graft panel, days after international donors told the government to crack down on corruption and the World Bank opened a probe into alleged mismanagement of a controversial land project.Opposition members complained, however that the two new members of the National Council for Anti-Corruption are linked to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP). Prak Sok and Top Sam were elected to the posts Tuesday with 45 out of 53 Senate votes and 83 out of 106 National Assembly votes, respectively.The government has appointed Prime Minister Hun Sen’s advisor Om Yentieng to head the Anti-Corruption Unit.The anti-corruption council comprises 11 members, all of whom must have higher education and be younger than 45. Three of the 11 members must be appointed

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» Israel Makes Case to China for Iran Sanctions - 09-June-2010
The New York Times By ANDREW JACOBS Published: June 8, 2010 JERUSALEM — During the many months China has wavered over whether to join the American-led effort to impose sanctions on Iran, Israeli officials have been waging their own quiet campaign to convince the Chinese that Iran should be punished for its renegade nuclear program. But unlike the United States, which has played on China’s sense of responsibility as a member of the United Nations Security Council, Israeli officials have been making their case without diplomatic niceties. In February, a high-level Israeli delegation traveled to Beijing to present alleged evidence of Iran’s atomic ambitions. Then they unveiled the ostensible purpose of their visit: to explain in sobering detail the economic impact to China from an Israeli strike on Iran — an attack Israel has suggested is all but inevitable should the international community fail to stop Iran from assembling a nuclear weapon. “The Chinese di

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» Russia and China leaders to meet at security summit - 09-June-2010
Reuters Robin Paxton ALMATY Wed Jun 9, 2010 4:46am EDT ALMATY (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and China will discuss global financial markets and tensions on the Korean peninsula during the annual summit of a regional security grouping on Thursday, a Kremlin source said. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, facing new U.N. sanctions targeting Tehran's nuclear program, is unlikely to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Uzbekistan, two sources told Reuters. The six-nation SCO, led by Russia and China, will meet in the Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent on Thursday, a day after the United Nations Security Council is expected to approve fresh sanctions against a defiant Iran. The regional security bloc, which also includes four ex-Soviet Central Asian states, will discuss the fight against terrorism and extremism as well as drug trafficking from Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been invited. Ahmadinejad has stolen the limelight before at major conferen

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» Uyghurs savour freedom a year on - 09-June-2010
Bermuda Sun James Whittaker Senior Reporter 6/9/2010 11:27:00 AM Walking tall: Khalil Mamut, Ablikim Turahun, Salahadin Abdulahad and Abdulqadir Abdullah say they love life in Bermuda a year after their release. They have penned a letter of thanks to locals and Government for the warm welcome they received. *Photo by Kageaki SmithA year ago this week, Premier Dr. Brown shocked Bermuda by announcing he had agreed a secret deal with the U.S. to bring four inmates from the hated Guantanamo Bay terror camp to the island. The decision sparked a political firestorm. Critics said the island’s reputation would forever be tarnished by an association with terrorism, relations with the U.K. would be seriously damaged and the future of democracy in Bermuda would be threatened. The few loyalists who vocally supported the Premier said the move was a bold, humanitarian gesture that would strengthen relations with the U.S. and improve Bermuda’s bargaining position in the ongoing debate ab

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» Premier Hun Sen Profits from Suppression and Aid - 09-June-2010
IPS By Marwaan Macan-Markar June 9, 2010 BANGKOK, June 9, 2010 (IPS) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is savouring another victory. His latest triumph: a string of verdicts against an opposition lawmaker that has guaranteed him the liberty to insult women and get away with it. His target, however, refuses to be silenced even after her latest showdown with Hun Sen, who celebrated 25 years as the South-east Asian country’s leader this year. Nor has she changed her views about the Supreme Court, which upheld a lower court’s decision against the outspoken parliamentarian in a bizarre case that also put the country’s judiciary on trial. The superior court’s verdict on Jun. 3, including a fine of 16.5 million riels (4,000 U.S. dollars), was the third judicial ruling against the 54-year-old Mu Sochua. In August last year, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court found the former minister of women’s affairs guilty of having insulted Hun Sen. In October 2009, she lost aga

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» China says Great Firewall will stay - 09-June-2010
Hindustan Times Beijing, June 09, 2010 First Published: 00:49 IST(9/6/2010) Last Updated: 00:51 IST(9/6/2010) China has indicated that censorship of the Internet will continue for Chinese web users, the world’s largest online population, to protect state security. A 31-page official paper on the Internet released on Tuesday, asked critics abroad to respect China’s Internet sovereignty. Internet security is an ‘indispensable requirement’ for protecting state security and the public interest, it said. The document did not mention the shutdown of Google’s China search engine earlier this year, after the Internet major refused to continue censoring free speech on the mainland. The document claimed that Chinese citizens enjoy free speech. The paper said the government aims to increase Internet access from the current 29 per cent of its population to 45 per cent in five years. It will ‘constantly adjust relevant policies’ to administer the Internet

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» The Most Dangerous Women in the World: Rebiya Kadeer - 09-June-2010
Article Link by Beatrice Hogan Advocate for the nine million Uighurs (pronounced “WEE-gurz”), moderate Muslims in northwestern China who for the past six decades have lived under—and been oppressed by—the Chinese communist government Her Truth & Its Consequences The mother of 11 children, Kadeer turned a laundry business into a multi-million-dollar trading empire that supported more than 2,000 merchants. She was known as the Millionairess in her Uighur homeland, called Xinjiang (the “new frontier”) by the Chinese and East Turkistan by the Uighurs. Her appointment to China’s national legislative body in the early 1990s was hailed by the government as proof of equal opportunity and multi-ethnic harmony in China. But instead of playing into the propaganda, Kadeer used her position to fight for Uighur autonomy and resist human rights violations such as forced birth control, limits on her people’s freedom of religion, the deployment of Chines

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» Russia and China leaders to meet at security summit - 09-June-2010
ReutersRobin PaxtonALMATYWed Jun 9, 2010 4:46am EDT ALMATY (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia and China will discuss global financial markets and tensions on the Korean peninsula during the annual summit of a regional security grouping on Thursday, a Kremlin source said. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, facing new U.N. sanctions targeting Tehran's nuclear program, is unlikely to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Uzbekistan, two sources told Reuters. The six-nation SCO, led by Russia and China, will meet in the Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent on Thursday, a day after the United Nations Security Council is expected to approve fresh sanctions against a defiant Iran. The regional security bloc, which also includes four ex-Soviet Central Asian states, will discuss the fight against terrorism and extremism as well as drug trafficking from Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been invited. Ahmadinejad has stolen the limelight before at major conferences

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» Israel Makes Case to China for Iran Sanctions - 09-June-2010
The New York TimesBy ANDREW JACOBSPublished: June 8, 2010 JERUSALEM — During the many months China has wavered over whether to join the American-led effort to impose sanctions on Iran, Israeli officials have been waging their own quiet campaign to convince the Chinese that Iran should be punished for its renegade nuclear program. But unlike the United States, which has played on China’s sense of responsibility as a member of the United Nations Security Council, Israeli officials have been making their case without diplomatic niceties. In February, a high-level Israeli delegation traveled to Beijing to present alleged evidence of Iran’s atomic ambitions. Then they unveiled the ostensible purpose of their visit: to explain in sobering detail the economic impact to China from an Israeli strike on Iran — an attack Israel has suggested is all but inevitable should the international community fail to stop Iran from assembling a nuclear weapon. “The Chinese didn

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» Premier Hun Sen Profits from Suppression and Aid - 09-June-2010
IPSBy Marwaan Macan-MarkarJune 9, 2010 BANGKOK, June 9, 2010 (IPS) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is savouring another victory. His latest triumph: a string of verdicts against an opposition lawmaker that has guaranteed him the liberty to insult women and get away with it. His target, however, refuses to be silenced even after her latest showdown with Hun Sen, who celebrated 25 years as the South-east Asian country’s leader this year. Nor has she changed her views about the Supreme Court, which upheld a lower court’s decision against the outspoken parliamentarian in a bizarre case that also put the country’s judiciary on trial. The superior court’s verdict on Jun. 3, including a fine of 16.5 million riels (4,000 U.S. dollars), was the third judicial ruling against the 54-year-old Mu Sochua. In August last year, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court found the former minister of women’s affairs guilty of having insulted Hun Sen. In October 2009, she lost again

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» China says Great Firewall will stay - 09-June-2010
Hindustan TimesBeijing, June 09, 2010First Published: 00:49 IST(9/6/2010)Last Updated: 00:51 IST(9/6/2010) China has indicated that censorship of the Internet will continue for Chinese web users, the world’s largest online population, to protect state security. A 31-page official paper on the Internet released on Tuesday, asked critics abroad to respect China’s Internet sovereignty. Internet security is an ‘indispensable requirement’ for protecting state security and the public interest, it said. The document did not mention the shutdown of Google’s China search engine earlier this year, after the Internet major refused to continue censoring free speech on the mainland. The document claimed that Chinese citizens enjoy free speech. The paper said the government aims to increase Internet access from the current 29 per cent of its population to 45 per cent in five years. It will ‘constantly adjust relevant policies’ to administer the Internet and

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» The Most Dangerous Women in the World: Rebiya Kadeer - 09-June-2010
Article Linkby Beatrice HoganAdvocate for the nine million Uighurs (pronounced “WEE-gurz”), moderate Muslims in northwestern China who for the past six decades have lived under—and been oppressed by—the Chinese communist government Her Truth & Its Consequences The mother of 11 children, Kadeer turned a laundry business into a multi-million-dollar trading empire that supported more than 2,000 merchants. She was known as the Millionairess in her Uighur homeland, called Xinjiang (the “new frontier”) by the Chinese and East Turkistan by the Uighurs. Her appointment to China’s national legislative body in the early 1990s was hailed by the government as proof of equal opportunity and multi-ethnic harmony in China. But instead of playing into the propaganda, Kadeer used her position to fight for Uighur autonomy and resist human rights violations such as forced birth control, limits on her people’s freedom of religion, the deployment of Chinese

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Uyghur News / World Tibet News

» Why does China keep seeking reassurances on Tibet? - 09-June-2010
Why does China keep seeking reassurances on Tibet? June 09, 2010 2010-05-31 09:40:00 China has ingrained Tibet so much into its global diplomatic discourse that there is almost no escape for anyone of consequence from taking a position on the dispute, preferably to Beijing's liking. One way to rationalise senior Chinese leader Jia Quinglin seeking President Patil's reassurance over Tibet is to say that the Chinese just cannot help it. But that rationalisation lacks the finesse of global diplomacy which China is so obviously capable of displaying. It is not as if a tactless host made an uncalled for reference to an honoured guest. It is a deliberate element of Chinese foreign policy to raise Tibet irrespective of with whom it is being done. Beijing is astute enough to know that in the Indian system of governance, the president is largely a figurehead who has no executive or policy role whatsoever. It is an office that becomes relevant only during times of intractable political or const

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» Labor unrest in China reflects changing demographics, more awareness of rights... - 09-June-2010
Labor unrest in China reflects changing demographics, more awareness of rights June 09, 2010   By Keith B. Richburg Monday, June 7, 2010   BEIJING - China has been hit with a recent wave of labor unrest, including strikes and partial shutdowns of factories, underscoring what experts call one of the most dramatic effects of three decades of startling growth: A seemingly endless supply of cheap labor is drying up, and workers are no longer willing to endure sweatshop-like conditions. China's export-driven growth has long been linked to its abundance of workers - mostly migrants from the impoverished countryside who jumped at the chance to escape a hardscrabble rural life to toil long hours in factories for meager wages. If they were unhappy, they rarely expressed it through action, and if they did, they were quickly fired and replaced from among the hundreds of others waiting outside the factory gates. Now all of that has started to change. Shifting demographics, including yea

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» George Schaller: Everyone's Environment - 09-June-2010
George Schaller: Everyone's Environment June 09, 2010 Conservation is not just the job of biologists and officials, nor is it a goal. Rather, it's a never-ending process in which all of us must take part by George Schaller | Jun 1, 2010 George Schaller, 77, is recognised by many as the world's pre-eminent field biologist. He has studied wildlife in Asia, Africa and South America for more than 50 years. National Geographic conferred it's Lifetime Achievement Award upon him in 2007; he is also the winner of several other prestigious awards. His studies have helped protect animals as diverse as the mountain gorilla, giant panda, lion and the Tibetan antelope. His work inspired the foundation of over 20 parks and preserves worldwide. Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Shey-Phoksundo National Park in Nepal, and the Chang Tang Nature Reserve in Tibet are some of them. We are all aware of the basic environmental problems affecting our small planet. These range from habitat destruction

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» China’s Rebel Blogger (video interview of Han Han) - 09-June-2010
China’s Rebel Blogger (video interview of Han Han) June 09, 2010 http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/international/2010/06/02/talk.asia.han.han.china.cnn

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» Dalai Lama's message clear, understandable - 09-June-2010
Dalai Lama's message clear, understandable June 09, 2010 By CHARLIE PEARL June 4, 2010 I just returned from Indianapolis - or so it seems. Instead of going to the 500, I went two weeks early to be with a world famous spiritual leader for two days. And when His Holiness the Dalai Lama and I meet in Indiana, I always lose sleep. But it?s worth it. There are no expectations of one-on-one interviews. Just the excitement of being in his presence is overwhelming. And if he read this, he would laugh and say, ?Why? I am just a simple Buddhist monk - no more, no less.? He says he has no special healing powers and offers proof by saying he doesn?t think his gall bladder surgery would have been necessary if he did. And it?s the same story with his eyeglasses, he says, laughing. Being near the Dalai Lama requires getting up before daylight. That?s no problem. I never use an alarm clock, and I?m always awake by 4:30 a.m. Franklin County friend Angela Mitchell accompanied me to a May 13 teaching an

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» A Catholic church in Tibet - 09-June-2010
A Catholic church in Tibet June 09, 2010 English.news.cn   2010-05-31 10:13:53 Xinhua is the official press agency of the Communist Party of China and the government of China. LHASA, May 31 (Xinhua) - Every daybreak on the southeast edge of the Tibetan Plateau, Lucy walks into the only Catholic Church in Tibet, dips her fingers into the holy water and makes the sign of the cross before praying. Rain, hail or shine, the 62-year-old has attended masses and sermons since she was baptized as a child. The priest who baptized her gave her the Western name. But Lucy is at home among Tibetans, who swing prayer wheels and prostrate themselves in front of Buddhas. Unlike Catholics elsewhere, Lucy reads the Bible in Tibetan and presents hada, long pieces of silk used as greeting gifts among Tibetans, to the Virgin Mary. The church she visits every day is perched on a hill in the valley west of the Jinsha River. It is in the village of Yanjing, also known as "Yerkalo", and is

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» Some blocked websites now accessible in China - 09-June-2010
Some blocked websites now accessible in China June 09, 2010 By ANITA CHANG, Associated Press Writer Anita Chang, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jun 4, 8:10 am ET BEIJING – Some websites, including ones with pornography, that were previously blocked by China's Internet censors were accessible inside the country Friday, though reasons for the change were unclear. But China on Friday blocked Web service Foursquare, which lets users alert friends to where they are through their cell phones. The reason was not known, but many users had been "checking in" from Tiananmen Square to mark the anniversary of a bloody 1989 government crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests. Discussion of the event still is taboo in China and the Communist government is highly sensitive to any commemoration activities. Beijing encourages Internet use for business and education but tries to block material deemed subversive or pornographic and operates an extensive sy

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» Tibet will be free, say beauty queens - 09-June-2010
Tibet will be free, say beauty queens June 09, 2010 Anand Bodh, TNN, Jun 2, 2010, 04.14am IST CHANDIGARH: Tenzin Choezom, 21, grew up idolizing Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen. Tenzin - crowned Miss Tibet 2009 - may not be able to contest at an international level like her idols did, but she has a dream - that one day Tibet will be independent and then someone would walk the ramp of Miss World or Miss Universe as representative of free Tibet. Tenzin, who has starred in a Tibetan movie - ?One Day? - wants to work for the Tibetan freedom movement. ?After winning Miss Tibet 2009 contest, my responsibility has increased. Now besides struggling for my career, I have to work for the freedom of Tibet by creating awareness on every given platform,? she says, as yet another Miss Tibet contest is set to start at McLeodganj from June 4. Describing herself as a girl next door, Tenzin says: ?It is not easy to hope that Chinese occupation of Tibet would end, but at least we can dream that this would

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» Tenzin Norzom is Miss Tibet - 09-June-2010
Tenzin Norzom is Miss Tibet June 09, 2010 Hindustan Times Dharamsala, June 07, 2010 Promising to remain committed to the Tibetan cause, 23-year-old Tenzin Norzom has won the Kingfisher Miss Tibet Pageant 2010 at McLeodganj near this Himachal Pradesh hill town, an event organiser said on Monday. "Tenzin Norzom was crowned Miss Tibet during the ninth edition of the pageant that concluded last (Sunday) night," Lobsang Wangyal told IANS in this seat of the Tibetan government in exile. Well versed in Hindi and English, Tenzin said: "My dream (of winning the pageant) has been fulfilled. I would try to be a role model for the younger generation and will encourage other Tibetan girls to participate in such contests to tell the world that we don't lack confidence." She said she would remain committed to the Tibetan cause and would promote the unique culture of her community across the globe. Yangchen Metok, a 19-year-old girl from McLeodganj, and Rinchen Choeden, 25, from B

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» May Tibet Never Be Forgotten - 09-June-2010
May Tibet Never Be Forgotten June 09, 2010 May 30th, 2010 | Category: Meditations Featured Columnist - Meditations Martin LeFerve Costa Rica News The Dalai Lama has said that he may not reincarnate again, and if he does, it will not be in Tibet. He isn?t referring to illumination however. After all, bodhisattvas reincarnate; illumined beings incarnate. The Dalai Lama is saying he?ll reincarnate in another country because the Chinese have corrupted the selection process of Lamas in Tibet. As a prominent American Buddhist put it, the Chinese government is perpetrating ?a slow and deliberate asphyxiation of the Buddhist faith in its own home.? I?m not a Buddhist, but I respect the Dalai Lama, and feel he?s a great human being. I don?t think he?s illumined however, and he?s said as much. A great sage once said, ?Reincarnation is a fact, but not the truth.? Withholding reincarnation for the sake of all sentient beings is, to my mind, the essence of a bodhisattva. But that has its limits in

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» China seeks, India grants reassurance on Tibet issue - 09-June-2010
China seeks, India grants reassurance on Tibet issue June 09, 2010 (www.TibetanReview.net, May 30, 2010)  India recognizes Tibet Autonomous Region as part of the territory of the People's Republic of China and will not allow any Tibetans to carry out anti-China political activities in Indian territory, China?s official Xinhua news agency May 28 cited Indian President Pratibha Patil of India as telling China?s top political advisor Jia Qinglin during their May 28 meeting in Beijing. Indian print, online and television news reports cited Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao as saying Mrs Patil gave the reassurance after it was sought by Mr Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Daily Pioneer online May 28 quoted Rao as saying: "All issues were raised and spoken about. And they have sought greater understanding. Jia sought, in the course of conversation, India's position on the Tibet issue. He wanted India's r

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» China's censorship could lead to a brain drain - 09-June-2010
China's censorship could lead to a brain drain June 09, 2010 Hong Kong, China (CNN) - They are coming from cities across China, including Beijing and Shanghai: Students are leaving mainland China for the opportunity to study in Hong Kong instead. "We are a small elite who can afford freedom beyond China's great firewall," says "Li Cheng" from Shanghai. Li, a student at the University of Hong Kong, did not want to disclose his real name or details about his study program, fearing consequences back home. "I live in one country, but it feels like having two identities," Li said. "In Shanghai, I use special software to access sites blacklisted by the government, like Twitter or the uncensored version of Google. "In Hong Kong, I am taught to integrate these tools in my research." In the past, students such as Li would have to travel to far-away countries to get around Beijing's control of information. Now, they are taking advantage of Hong Kong'

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» Memories of a Crackdown - 08-June-2010
A former Chinese official looks back on pro-democracy protests. AFP Bao Tong, political dissident and aide to former Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang, Sept. 14, 2009. BEIJING—[June 4 is] the same as any other day. Those memories are with me every day ... I probably get quite a lot of freedom compared with a lot of other people. My being able to give media interviews freely is a step forward ... The difference between now and that era is that China has become very rich. China is on the rise. That is a very big difference ... A lot of people attribute this prosperity to 21 years of oppression. By oppression I mean that the voices that opposed corruption have disappeared, and the voices which called out for democracy have faded away. This disappearance can only be for a limited time, can only be temporary, short-term. Like the book-burning campaigns against Confucianism 2,000 years ago. There is no one in China who doesn't know about them. Whether it's in 20 years' time, 200 years' time or 2,0

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» Youths Held by Army - 08-June-2010
Burma's powerful Army is said to have taken more unwilling young conscripts. AFP Child soldier in Burma near the border with Thailand, Jan. 31, 2002. BANGKOK—The Burmese military has moved a minor beyond the reach of his parents after he tried to flee forced military service, and is holding another youth in a mine-clearing school, according to Burmese sources. Soldiers sent Maung Aung Myo Zaw, 16, to a military base in Burma’s northern Shan state after he tried to leave the Army and rejoin his family last month, Maung Aung Myo Zaw’s mother, Tin Tin Nyo, said. Maung Aung Myo Zaw had disappeared Dec. 29 after quarrelling with his parents. Family members finally located Maung Aung Myo Zaw in April at the Yamethin Army Training School. “We got there as they were finishing the training,” his mother said. “When we got there, our son said that he was unhappy and tried to run away. But the Army caught him as he tried to flee, and then they beat him on his face and ears and also hit him with th

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» Hun Sen Fines MP - 08-June-2010
Two fierce political foes in Cambodia clash again. AFP Cambodian opposition political figures Mu Sochua (R) and Sam Rainsy (L) walk to court in Phnom Penh, July 24, 2009. PHNOM PENH—Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen and a firebrand MP convicted of slandering him appear headed for a public showdown, with the lawmaker facing six months in jail unless she pays a fine upheld by the country's Supreme Court. "Mu Sochua was in the wrong?. The court has punished her and ordered her to pay a fine, and she must respect the court's decision," Hun Sen's lawyer, Ky Tek, said in an interview Tuesday. "If she refuses, the prosecutor will take the next step—meaning she will be forced to pay or will go to jail." But the Kompot province MP Mu Sochua said separately she won't pay the fine and is prepared for jail. Hun Sen initially sued Mu Sochua for defamation after she accused him of making derogatory remarks about her. Mu Sochua has called on international donors to scrutinize Cambodia's legal system

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» Police Raid Quran Group - 08-June-2010
Authorities in northwest China raid a Muslim study group as part of a religious crackdown. RFA Chinese People's Armed Police in front of the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, on July 9, 2009. HONG KONG—Authorities near the western Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's troubled region of Xinjiang have detained a group of ethnic Uyghur women who had formed a group to study the Quran, overseas groups said."More than 30 Uyghur women were raided in force by the Chinese police in recent days after they got together to study the Quran," said Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress."They detained all those present and confiscated more than 40 Qurans."Raxit said that the Chinese government said the women were engaging in illegal religious activities."They forced them to take off their headscarves and detained two of them on criminal charges," he said.While the rest of the women were released, they were fined amounts ranging from 500 yuan (U.S. $73) to 5,000 yuan (U.S. $732) fo

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» Police Raid Quran Group - 08-June-2010
RFA 2010-06-08 HONG KONG—Authorities near the western Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's troubled region of Xinjiang have detained a group of ethnic Uyghur women who had formed a group to study the Quran, overseas groups said. "More than 30 Uyghur women were raided in force by the Chinese police in recent days after they got together to study the Quran," said Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress. "They detained all those present and confiscated more than 40 Qurans." Raxit said that the Chinese government said the women were engaging in illegal religious activities. "They forced them to take off their headscarves and detained two of them on criminal charges," he said. While the rest of the women were released, they were fined amounts ranging from 500 yuan (U.S. $73) to 5,000 yuan (U.S. $732) for their participation in the study group, Raxit added. 'Counter to policies' He said that the raids on Muslims undertaking normal religious activities ran

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» Police Raid Quran Group - 08-June-2010
RFA2010-06-08HONG KONG—Authorities near the western Silk Road city of Kashgar in China's troubled region of Xinjiang have detained a group of ethnic Uyghur women who had formed a group to study the Quran, overseas groups said."More than 30 Uyghur women were raided in force by the Chinese police in recent days after they got together to study the Quran," said Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress."They detained all those present and confiscated more than 40 Qurans."Raxit said that the Chinese government said the women were engaging in illegal religious activities."They forced them to take off their headscarves and detained two of them on criminal charges," he said.While the rest of the women were released, they were fined amounts ranging from 500 yuan (U.S. $73) to 5,000 yuan (U.S. $732) for their participation in the study group, Raxit added.'Counter to policies'He said that the raids on Muslims undertaking normal religious activities ran counter t

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» Weapons Trump Development - 07-June-2010
Burma’s regime seeks a military deterrent to preserve its chokehold on power. AFP Burma's junta chief Than Shwe reviews an honor guard from his car in the capital of Naypyidaw, March 27, 2009. BANGKOK—The Burmese junta is taking cues from North Korea on how to use weaponry to maintain its grip on power at the people's expense, experts say. On June 3, the Norway-based news agency Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) released hundreds of photos purportedly showing facilities the junta is using to develop nuclear expertise, which it said is likely being refined with North Korea's help. Bruce Klingner, senior research fellow at the conservative Washington-based Heritage Foundation, said Burma is also spending what little money it earns preparing to repel a feared invasion with North Korean tunneling techniques. “Burma, like North Korea, has no problems with subjugating the population and with starving the population as it focuses its priorities on developing military programs—in Burma’s case a

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» Tiananmen ‘Still Happening’ - 07-June-2010
Former top Chinese official says 1989 crackdown is censored but unforgotten. AFP Bao Tong, political dissident and aide to former Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang, Sept. 14, 2009. HONG KONG—While the official history of the deadly crackdown on student-led demonstrations in Beijing 21 years ago remains unwritten, smaller crackdowns on smaller protests are increasing, according to a former top Communist Party aide who was jailed in 1989. “The central government’s strategy that it employed on June 4, 1989 continues today, and that is to use the army, to use armed force, to suppress different voices,” Bao Tong, former aide to ousted late premier Zhao Ziyang, said in an interview to mark the anniversary of the crackdown. “What is being suppressed is a force which is in favor of democracy and against corruption. What is being protected is a growing chasm between rich and poor,” said Bao, who has remained under house arrest at his Beijing home since his release from a seven-year jail term after Zh

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» China Taxes Xinjiang Energy - 07-June-2010
Beijing tries to boost development in China's western region before the anniversary of riots in Urumqi. AFP The sun rises over the Tazhong oilfield in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Oct. 12, 2006. By Michael Lelyveld BOSTON—China is tapping its energy industry to fund development plans for Xinjiang while leaving the door open for national reforms, analysts say. A new resource tax on oil, gas, and coal producers in Xinjiang is expected to raise 2 billion yuan (U.S. $292.8 million) for the western region this year, although state media have estimated the cost to companies such as PetroChina and Sinopec as high as 5 billion yuan. The switch to a tax based on energy prices rather than volume on June 1 could mark an end to a long-standing break for producers, but it also comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of deadly riots in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi last July. Speaking at a Xinjiang work conference in Beijing on May 17-19, President Hu Jintao said that the tax is aimed

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» China Taxes Xinjiang Energy - 07-June-2010
RFA 2010-06-07 By Michael Lelyveld BOSTON—China is tapping its energy industry to fund development plans for Xinjiang while leaving the door open for national reforms, analysts say. A new resource tax on oil, gas, and coal producers in Xinjiang is expected to raise 2 billion yuan (U.S. $292.8 million) for the western region this year, although state media have estimated the cost to companies such as PetroChina and Sinopec as high as 5 billion yuan. The switch to a tax based on energy prices rather than volume on June 1 could mark an end to a long-standing break for producers, but it also comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of deadly riots in the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi last July. Speaking at a Xinjiang work conference in Beijing on May 17-19, President Hu Jintao said that the tax is aimed at addressing Uyghur concerns that China's reliance on Xinjiang's resources has not helped the local population. "The additional financial resources derived from reform of the resource t

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» Palau pleads for Uighur refugees - 07-June-2010
ABC Sean Dorney reported this story on Sunday, June 6, 2010 08:04:00 ELIZABETH JACKSON: The President of the tiny island nation of Palau is appealing to Australia to accept for permanent resettlement six Uighurs from north western China who late last year were given temporary residence in Palau following eight years of detention in Guantanamo Bay. The six men, who say they fled into Pakistan from Chinese persecution, were handed over to American forces by Pakistani bounty hunters during the early days of President Bush's War on Terror. They were later cleared of charges of terrorism by the United States Supreme Court but they were kept in captivity at Guantanamo Bay because no country would take them. That is, until Palau agreed to give them temporary refuge. Sean Dorney reports from Palau that the six Uighurs are now developing family ties with the Uighur community in Australia. SEAN DORNEY: Most Australians who come to Palau do so for the spectacular diving around Palau's hundreds a

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» Xinjiang Authorities Tighten Controls Over Muslim Women - 07-June-2010
CECC April 27, 2010 The Communist Party-controlled women's federation in the far western region of Xinjiang has strengthened efforts in the past year to control the religious practices of Muslim women. The Federation has carried out activities to regulate Muslim women religious specialists and to urge women to remove veils and face coverings. The Federation reported carrying out one local campaign in coordination with government offices, while a separate Communist Party office in another locality reported it would increase monitoring of Muslim women religious specialists. The restrictions on the women's religious freedom come as authorities have instituted broader campaigns targeting "religious extremism" and other perceived threats to the region's stability. The Communist Party-controlled Women's Federation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has strengthened measures in the past year to regulate the religious activities of Muslim women, according to recent reports from t

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» U.S.-China Cooperation: Strengthening the U.S. Hand - 07-June-2010
Heritage Foundation Published on June 4, 2010 by Dean Cheng In the midst of the Obama Administration’s effort to corral Chinese support for international action against Iran and North Korea, it has been widely recounted—including by no less than the Secretary of Defense himself—that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) rebuffed his interest in visiting the PRC for consultations. Speculation is that the Chinese decision not to meet with Secretary Gates is due to their continued pique with U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, although the Chinese themselves have simply relied on the oft-used phrase that such a meeting “is not convenient” (bu fangbian). This incident suggests that military-to-military relations between the PRC and the United States remain at a low point despite efforts by the Obama Administration to “reset” Beijing–Washington relations. It also suggests that the Chinese view military-to-military talks and other U.S. interests a

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