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Guantánamo: Who Are The Two Uighurs Freed In El Salvador, And Why Are 87 Men Cleared For Release Still Held?

Thu, 04/26/2012 - 21:48

With no fanfare — just an announcement on its website — the Pentagon informed the world on Thursday that two Uighur prisoners at Guantánamo, held for over ten years but recognized as innocent almost from the moment of their capture, had been freed in El Salvador.

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A Turkish Primer on Engaging Beijing

Thu, 04/19/2012 - 00:00

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to China last week was bound to be notable, since this was the first visit by a Turkish head of government in 27 years.

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Turkey-China Relations: Seeking A Strategic Partnership – Analysis

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 00:00

Vice President of China Xi Jinping’s Turkey visit in February 2012 and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s China visit in April 2012 are clear show of a historical turning point in the bilateral relations.

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Greens right to publicly highlight human rights abuses in China

Tue, 04/17/2012 - 00:00

A visit to New Zealand by China’s fourth-ranked leader is welcomed by the Green Party with demands that the Government put human rights abuses firmly on the agenda in meetings.

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In China, the Web and Politics Don't Mix

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 00:00

It’s the biggest political scandal to hit China in years, and it destroys any possibility of a smooth transition to the next generation of top leaders.

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Erdogan Visits Xinjiang

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 00:00

On April 8, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Xinjiang (East Turkestan), the ethnically Uyghur and Muslim region controlled by China.

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Signs of a New Tiananmen in China

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 00:00

Pervasive corruption, lawlessness among the ruling elites, and a sense of a loss of direction permeating all levels of Chinese society. The conditions for another Tiananmen may be there.

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Is the London Book Fair supporting Chinese censorship?

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 00:00

Should a state that bans and censors books and imprisons writers be guest of honour at the 2012 London Book Fair? Richard Lea talks to organisers, writers and activists on both sides of the story

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China’s Wen Jiabao: Taking it to the streets

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 22:33

The political brouhaha over Bo Xilai’s ouster as Chongqing Party Secretary continues to reverberate throughout China’s political system.

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China’s Future Political Ideology Being Examined in Beijing

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 22:32

The inauguration of the next generation of Chinese leaders this autumn will be the third time I have witnessed such a handover of national power in Beijing

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