Monthly Archives: September 2011

China’s Richest Man to Join Politburo: Report

CHINA'S RICHEST MAN is on his way to becoming the first private business owner to join the communist regime's powerful central committee, highlighting the irony of "socialism with Chinese characteristics." Although former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin declared as early as 2001 … Continue reading

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Beijing to Dalai Lama: Only We Can Choose Your Successor

THE CHINESE FOREIGN ministry warned the Dalai Lama on Monday that only Beijing can approve his successors and that any decision by the Dalai Lama to appoint a successor through traditional Tibetan reincarnation would break Chinese law. China's foreign ministry … Continue reading

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Locke Visits Children of Migrant Workers, Embarrassing Beijing

JUST TWO WEEKS after Beijing authorities shut down nearly 30 schools for 30,000 children of migrant workers, U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke on Sept. 10 visited children of migrant workers at a Beijing charity art show, offering the children a rare … Continue reading

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Chinese Regime Denounces US Arms Sales to Taiwan

THE CHINESE REGIME on Wednesday urged the Obama administration to cancel its plans to upgrade Taiwan's aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets, warning that the decision will undermine U.S.-China relations and the two countries' military and security cooperation. A statement … Continue reading

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Huang Qi Continues Rights Activism Despite Hospitalization

PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS activist Huang Qi was hospitalized on Wednesday in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, but is said to continue his human rights work despite the hospitalization.

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China’s Largest Microblog Further Curbs Users With Rating System

IN A CONTINUING effort to suppress free speech on China's largest microblogging service known as Sina Weibo, the company announced that it is developing a credibility rating system to curb users who spread "false online information" that could pose "potential … Continue reading

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China a World Leader in Largest Urban-Rural Income Gap

IN A NEW report published by the Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, researchers have found that China's urban-rural income gap ratio is one of the highest in the world. Even though as … Continue reading

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Chinese Petitioners Protest Detentions During Biden Visit

FOLLOWING THEIR RELEASE from illegal detention during U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's first visit to China as a White House official, seven Chinese farmers—all women from China's southwestern Sichuan Province—filed a joint complaint with provincial prosecutors earlier this week.

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China Recognizes Libya’s NTC as Ruling Authorities

ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE regime was found trying to sell arms to Moammar Gadhafi's in violation of U.N. sanctions and abstained from voting on a NATO-backed U.N. resolution that authorized military intervention in the North African nation, it has now moved … Continue reading

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China Pays Cash for Censorship, Diplomatic Cable Says

PART OF A massive cache of diplomatic cables from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing shows that Chinese regime "search engines apparently regularly accept money from corporate clients to suppress negative news in online search results." The cable was sent in … Continue reading

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