April 2012

Lies, damned lies, and Chinese propaganda

Wed, 04/04/2012 - 19:10

"Shocking, outrageous and totally unacceptable": That was how the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish human rights organization, characterized the Chinese media's attempt to draw an analogy between Nobel Peace Laureate Dalai Lama and the Nazi perpetrator of the Holocaust.

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Demolishing Uyghur Identity

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 18:45

China’s demolition of traditional neighborhoods in the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar in the volatile Xinjiang region is eroding ethnic Uyghur culture, an overseas rights group said Monday.

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How Weak Is China?

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 18:45

his Sunday, Chinese authorities released its purchase managers index survey showing the fourth straight month of gains.

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China's offer on resumption of dialogue rhetoric: Tibetan govt in exile

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 18:45

With the Red Dragon indicating its willingness to reopen the talks with Tibetan Spiritual Leader, the Dalai Lama if he abandons the Tibet independence policy, the Tibetan government in exile has termed China’s offer rhetoric.

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China seeks further engagement from Turkey in Xinjiang region

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 18:45

In a visible shift of policy in the last decade, the Chinese government has turned to Turkey to bolster its grip over what is often described as a restive province, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR)

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How China Steals Our Secrets

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 18:45

FOR the last two months, senior government officials and private-sector experts have paraded before Congress and described in alarming terms a silent threat: cyberattacks carried out by foreign governments.

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Beijing's enemies are Islamabad's enemies: Pak

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 18:45

Days before President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to visit New Delhi, Pakistan have reiterated its all-weather friendship with China declaring that Beijing's enemies were Islamabad's enemies as well.

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China: Nobel Winners Urge Tibet Talks

Tue, 04/03/2012 - 18:45

Twelve Nobel Peace laureates have written an open letter to President Hu Jintao of China, urging him to engage in “meaningful dialogue” with the Dalai Lama to ease Tibetans’ frustrations over Chinese policies.

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Living on the Margins: The Chinese State’s Demolition of Uyghur Communities

Mon, 04/02/2012 - 10:59

A new 89-page report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) documents the Chinese state’s top-down destruction of Uyghur communities in Kashgar and throughout East Turkestan, in a targeted and highly politicized push that Chinese officials have accelerated in the wake of turbulent unrest in the region in 2009.

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