Uyghur American Association - Articles - China http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ en-us http://www.uyghuramerican.org/ N/A zarapshan@gmail.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:40:16 -0800 20 Geneva Summit Will Focus on Countries Ignored by U.N. Human Rights Council http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4436/1/Geneva-Summit-Will-Focus-on-Countries-Ignored-by-UN-Human-Rights-Council/index.html When the U.N. Human Rights Council continues its month-long session in Geneva on Monday, a coalition of human rights groups will hold a parallel event focusing on some of the items kept off the HRC agenda by its powerful members. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China's democratic 'window dressing' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4435/1/Chinas-democratic-window-dressing/index.html University professor Xu Hui is a rare breed of politician in China - he is not a member of the Chinese Communist Party. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China plans to slow expansion of defense spending in 2010 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4434/1/China-plans-to-slow-expansion-of-defense-spending-in-2010/index.html China plans to boost defense spending by 7.5 percent this year, the slowest pace of expansion in a decade, as the government seeks to allay concerns about the country's growing military might. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Wen Jiabao targets 8% growth and promises more rural spending for China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4433/1/Wen-Jiabao-targets-8-growth-and-promises-more-rural-spending-for-China/index.html China congratulated itself today on its escape relatively unscathed from the global financial crisis but warned against complacency and vowed that the poor would not be forgotten in its economic advance. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Increases Military Budget 7.5 Percent http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4431/1/China-Increases-Military-Budget-75-Percent/index.html China has announced plans to boost its military budget by 7.5 percent this year - the smallest increase in more than two decades.  The figures were unveiled at a news conference, Thursday, to preview the annual session of China's legislature, which begins Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China's rise in crime is expected to continue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4418/1/Chinas-rise-in-crime-is-expected-to-continue/index.html China faces rising crime rates and increased social unrest this year, according to the country's top think tank. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China insider sees revolution brewing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4417/1/--China-insider-sees-revolution-brewing/index.html China's top expert on social unrest has warned that hardline security policies are taking the country to the brink of 'revolutionary turmoil'. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Vows Sanctions Against US Companies Will Go Forward http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4412/1/China-Vows-Sanctions-Against-US-Companies-Will-Go-Forward/index.html The rift between China and the United States looks far from healing as Beijing reiterates its plan to punish U.S. companies following disagreements between the two countries. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Groups ask US for funds to break China 'firewall' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4411/1/Groups-ask-US-for-funds-to-break-China-firewall/index.html A coalition of human rights campaigners on Tuesday urged the US government to fund efforts led by the Falungong spiritual movement to circumvent Internet censorship in China and other nations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Dissidents, Ex-Political Prisoners Organizing Geneva Rights Summit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4408/1/Dissidents-Ex-Political-Prisoners-Organizing-Geneva-Rights-Summit/index.html On March 8-9, 2010, to enhance the annual session of the UN Human Rights Council, renowned dissidents, rights activists and experts will come together in Geneva, Switzerland, to urge action against rights abusers, boost democracy dissidents worldwide, and issue a call for internet freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese censors tormented by mythical animal http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4407/1/Chinese-censors-tormented-by-mythical-animal/index.html The Yake lizard is the latest creation of China’s nimble and imaginative netizens as a way to poke fun at the authorities and their bid to corral online debate and to block access to sites the censors deem inappropriate. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Foreign Ministers agree to further enhance cooperation http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4405/1/China-Foreign-Ministers-agree-to-further-enhance-cooperation--/index.html Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Chinese Foreign Minister  Yang Jeichi Monoday expressed satisfaction at the current state of Pakistan-China strategic cooperation and agreed to further expand cooperation between the two friendly countries in all fields. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Upbeat Australia launches free trade push http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4396/1/Upbeat-Australia-launches-free-trade-push/index.html Australia will resume stalled talks with China within days as it pursues an ambitious free-trade push following its strong recovery from the global downturn, Trade Minister Simon Crean said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China to Obama: Cancel meeting with Dalai Lama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4378/1/China-to-Obama-Cancel-meeting-with-Dalai-Lama/index.html China has responded to the scheduling of Thursday's meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama -- and they want it canceled. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Chief quizzed on `roughed-up' media http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4377/1/Chief-quizzed-on-roughed-up-media/index.html The Democratic Party has expressed outrage at the latest case of mainland police manhandling Hong Kong reporters. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Reporters without Borders calls on IOC http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4374/1/Reporters-without-Borders-calls-on-IOC-/index.html Reporters without Borders on Thursday demanded IOC president Jacques Rogge do more to secure the release of human rights activists, journalists and bloggers arrested during and after the 2008 Beijing Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese-born engineer gets 15 years in spying for China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4365/1/Chinese-born-engineer-gets-15-years-in-spying-for-China/index.html Dongfan 'Greg' Chung, who worked with Boeing and Rockwell International, was accused of providing information on the space shuttle and Delta IV rocket. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese police admit enormous number of spies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4364/1/Chinese-police-admit-enormous-number-of-spies/index.html A Chinese police chief has said he uses more than 12,000 spies to inform on a remote county of just 400,000 people, an admission that lays bare the enormous scale of China's surveillance network. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Stop Already with the China Hysteria http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4363/1/Stop-Already-with-the-China-Hysteria/index.html The news coverage of the U.S.-China relationship is getting more hysterical by the day. The Washington Post last week ran an editorial accusing the Obama administration of spending its first year “going out of its way” to “cater” to Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S. http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4362/1/China-PLA-officers-urge-economic-punch-against-US/index.html Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Diggers' uniforms made in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4361/1/Diggers-uniforms-made-in-China/index.html Australian soldiers will be sent to war wearing uniforms made from camouflage material made in China under a new round of Defence cost-cutting. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 It's time for the Obama administration to burst Beijing's bubble http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4345/1/Its-time-for-the-Obama-administration-to-burst-Beijings-bubble/index.html In its first year, the Obama administration went out of its way to cater to China's communist leadership. It publicly put human rights concerns on a back burner, delayed a presidential meeting with the Dalai Lama and did not press Beijing hard about its currency manipulation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Press Freedom in China: From Bad to Worse http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4340/1/Press-Freedom-in-China-From-Bad-to-Worse/index.html Calling 2009 a “tough year for press freedom in China,” the International Federation of Journalists says what little progress was made during the Summer Olympics in Beijing evaporated after new restrictions were imposed by the government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Obama To Meet Dalai Lama, Despite Continued Objections From China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4339/1/Obama-To-Meet-Dalai-Lama-Despite-Continued-Objections-From-China/index.html China on Wednesday again urged President Barack Obama not to hold a planned meeting with Dalai Lama, saying it would further hurt already strained bilateral relations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 As China's Rulers Confront Generation Gap, They Grow More Flexible http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4337/1/As-Chinas-Rulers-Confront-Generation-Gap-They-Grow-More-Flexible/index.html About halfway through the movie “Confucius,” the wispy-bearded sage is shown dispensing wisdom to the Duke of Wei, one of the numerous petty rulers in chaotic fifth-century B.C. China who sought his counsel. How best to ensure that he would govern well, the duke asks. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 US slates China's Taiwan response http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4331/1/US-slates-Chinas-Taiwan-response/index.html A senior US air force official has criticised China's decision to suspend bilateral military dialogue. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China warns against Obama-Dalai Lama meeting http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4328/1/China-warns-against-Obama-Dalai-Lama-meeting/index.html China warned President Barack Obama on Wednesday that a meeting between him and the Dalai Lama would further erode ties between the two powers, already troubled by Washington's arms sales to Taiwan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China's strident tone raises concerns among Western governments, analysts http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4327/1/Chinas-strident-tone-raises-concerns-among-Western-governments-analysts/index.html China's indignant reaction to the announcement of U.S. plans to sell weapons to Taiwan appears to be in keeping with a new triumphalist attitude from Beijing that is worrying governments and analysts across the globe. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Steps Up Criticism of US-Taiwan Arms Sale http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4324/1/China-Steps-Up-Criticism-of-US-Taiwan-Arms-Sale/index.html Beijing has suspended military exchanges and security talks with Washington, and threatened sanctions against U.S. companies that sell Taiwan weapons zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Report: China increases media controls in 2009 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4323/1/Report-China-increases-media-controls-in-2009/index.html China tried to increase control over its domestic media in 2009, issuing orders not to cover several topics including ethnic rioting in Xinjiang and corruption by government officials, an international press freedom group said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4309/1/Clinton-Warns-China-on-Iran-Sanctions/index.html Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned China on Friday that it would face economic insecurity and diplomatic isolation if it did not sign on to tough new sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program, raising the pressure on Beijing to fall in line with an American-led campaign. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 UNPO Welcomes ALDE Call for Freedom of Information in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4304/1/UNPO-Welcomes-ALDE-Call-for-Freedom-of-Information-in-China-/index.html After China's imbroglio over Google, the President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) has spoken out against Beijing's censorship. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Hong Kong: Five pan-democrats resign in push for universal suffrage http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4299/1/Hong-Kong-Five-pan-democrats-resign-in-push-for-universal-suffrage/index.html Which way forward for “referendum” campaign and struggle for democratic rights? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton to press China FM on Internet issue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4287/1/Clinton-to-press-China-FM-on-Internet-issue/index.html U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will press China's foreign minister on the issue of Internet freedom, a growing irritant in ties between the two powers, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Drop demand for military removal from Tibet, China to Dalai envoys http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4286/1/Drop-demand-for-military-removal-from-Tibet-China-to-Dalai-envoys/index.html  Image conscious Chinese authorities are pushing envoys of the Dalai Lama to give up their demand for removal of visible military presence in heavily populated places that are far from border areas in Tibet, sources said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China says Internet censoring matter of security http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4277/1/China-says-Internet-censoring-matter-of-security/index.html The war-of-words over Google's threatened pullout of China continued unabated Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Clifford Coonan: Move over Avatar, Confucius is about to hit the screen http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4275/1/Clifford-Coonan-Move-over-Avatar-Confucius-is-about-to-hit-the-screen/index.html Beijing Notebook: The decision to pull Avatar looks like a commercial, not a political decision zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Rebukes U.S. Calls to Investigate Hacking http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4274/1/China-Rebukes-US-Calls-to-Investigate-Hacking/index.html China delivered a bristling response on Monday to the United States’ demand that it investigate recent attacks on American computers from Chinese soil, saying that any suggestion that it conducted or condoned the hackers’ intrusions was “groundless and aims to denigrate China.” zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China: US are Hypocrites and Subversives http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4273/1/-China-US-are-Hypocrites-and-Subversives/index.html China has continued its attack on Google and the US following yesterday’s sharply worded denial of involvement in the Google hacking attacks. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China tightens online control in schools http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4272/1/China-tightens-online-control-in-schools/index.html The Chinese government issued a new rule over the weekend, requiring primary and secondary schools in the country to install filters to prevent young people from accessing "obscene content" on the Internet. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Webb: "U.S. Policies Toward Asian Governments Must Be Consistent, Predictable, and Firm; Rights and Democracy Must be a Priority" http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4266/1/Webb-US-Policies-Toward-Asian-Governments-Must-Be-Consistent-Predictable-and-Firm-Rights-and-Democracy-Must-be-a-Priority/index.html Senator Chairs Foreign Relations Subcommittee Hearing on U.S. Engagement in Asia zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China says missing lawyer 'is where he should be' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4263/1/China-says-missing-lawyer-is-where-he-should-be/index.html A Chinese human rights lawyer missing for almost a year has been judged by legal authorities and "is where he should be," a Foreign Ministry official said in China's first public comment on the case. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Google builds loyal following in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4260/1/Google-builds-loyal-following-in-China/index.html Google launched its Chinese site only in 2006, but it has already attracted a loyal following of dedicated users in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Maintains Tight Grip on Communications http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4258/1/China-Maintains-Tight-Grip-on-Communications/index.html Google's threat last week to pull out of China following cyber attacks on its e-mail service is another reminder of the censorship and limits on Internet freedom in the country. Despite hopes that China would open up following the 2008 Olympics, Beijing continues to introduce new restrictions and monitoring systems on cell phones and Internet use. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Teen Seen as Hero for Killing Local Official http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4256/1/China-Teen-Seen-as-Hero-for-Killing-Local-Official/index.html China teen, sentenced to death, seen by many as hero for killing local official zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Highlights of Clinton speech on Internet freedom http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4254/1/Highlights-of-Clinton-speech-on-Internet-freedom/index.html U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday all companies should reject censorship and urged China to thoroughly investigate cyber attacks that led Google to threaten to pull out of the nation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton Urges Global Response to Internet Attacks http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4253/1/Clinton-Urges-Global-Response-to-Internet-Attacks/index.html Coupling a salute to Internet freedom with a carefully worded caution to countries like China and Iran, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that countries that engaged in cyberattacks should face consequences and international condemnation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China's All-Out War Against Internet Freedom http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4250/1/-Chinas-All-Out-War-Against-Internet-Freedom/index.html Around midnight on Jan. 4, 2010, China’s web users found themselves able to indulge in a fleeting freedom: they could access previously banned websites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Top 10 Chinese Christian Persecution Cases of 2009 Report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4248/1/Top-10-Chinese-Christian-Persecution-Cases-of-2009-Report/index.html Chinese Christian churches continued to thrive in the midst of persecution. In a society where economic progress and innovation are in great demand, the Chinese government and the house churches continue wrestling with each other and drawing attention from all over the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Sci-fi epic 'Avatar' tops China's movie hit list http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4246/1/Sci-fi-epic-Avatar-tops-Chinas-movie-hit-list/index.html Records are broken thick and fast these days in China’s booming cinema landscape. US director James Cameron though has restored his position at the top of the biggest movie league tables after his sci-fi epic Avatar took nearly 550 million yuan (€56 million) in its first two weeks. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Cracks Down On Texting http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4244/1/China-Cracks-Down-On-Texting/index.html Send an improper message, and it might be your last. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Playing the wall game in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4239/1/Playing-the-wall-game-in-China/index.html Google's experiences in China show that even the most powerful western companies have to accept its rules zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Clifford Coonan: It's amazing to see how access can be limited http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4234/1/Clifford-Coonan-Its-amazing-to-see-how-access-can-be-limited/index.html The highly public way in which Google threatened to quit China over the constant intervention of the net nannies who run the Great Firewall of China has been welcomed by China's webizens, but it has also highlighted just how difficult it can be to use the internet in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Big Brother's snit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4228/1/Big-Brothers-snit/index.html As the impact of Google's decision to remove China's tether sinks in, Beijing responds in Orwellian style – limiting mention of dispute, leaving netizens lamenting web's future zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Yahoo welcomes Google's China move http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4227/1/Yahoo-welcomes-Googles-China-move/index.html Internet company insists it no longer has 'operational control' over Yahoo China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Ethical Conflicts for Firms in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4224/1/Ethical-Conflicts-for-Firms-in-China-/index.html Google Inc.'s stunning announcement that it might withdraw from China follows its long struggle with the ethical implications of doing business here, an endeavor which has forced it to make painful concessions to its public embrace of freedom of information. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Google's Threat Echoed Everywhere, Except China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4223/1/Googles-Threat-Echoed-Everywhere-Except-China/index.html Google’s declaration that it would stop cooperating with Chinese Internet censorship and consider shutting down its operations in the country ricocheted around the world Wednesday. But in China itself, the news was heavily censored. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Google vs. China: Google draws line at censorship in prize market http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4222/1/Google-vs-China-Google-draws-line-at-censorship-in-prize-market/index.html Google challenged China censorship rules Tuesday – saying it would stop filtering its search engine results or leave the country – after it uncovered a vicious cyberattack on human rights activists. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 A new approach to China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4220/1/A-new-approach-to-China/index.html Like many other well-known organizations, we face cyber attacks of varying degrees on a regular basis. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton Pledges Asia Engagement, Urges More Political Openness in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4219/1/Clinton-Pledges-Asia-Engagement-Urges-More-Political-Openness-in-China/index.html Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, discussing U.S. Asia-Pacific policy Tuesday in Hawaii, said an easing of political controls in China would be in that country's best interests. Clinton held critical talks on the future of U.S. military bases in Okinawa with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Study: China faces 24M bride shortage by 2020 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4218/1/Study-China-faces-24M-bride-shortage-by-2020/index.html Some 24 million Chinese men of marrying age will find themselves lacking wives in 2020, partly because of the country's one-child policy, which has led to the abortion of female fetuses, state media said Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China Expands Ties to ASEAN and Islamic States http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4212/1/China-Expands-Ties-to-ASEAN-and-Islamic-States/index.html The Obama administration and its Democratic allies in Congress are no friends of free trade. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton Points to Possible Tensions With China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4210/1/Clinton-Points-to-Possible-Tensions-With-China/index.html Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, embarking on her first diplomatic trip of 2010, will try to ease tensions with Japan, America’s most important Asian ally, over a stalled agreement to relocate a Marine base on the island of Okinawa. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 State casts shadow over China's cinema boom http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4208/1/State-casts-shadow-over-Chinas-cinema-boom/index.html IT’S BEEN a bumper week for cinema in China, with figures showing a massive opening for James Cameron’s Avatar and that the movie business grew at a record rate last year. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China pulls festival pix http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4204/1/China-pulls-festival-pix/index.html Gov't protests inclusion of Tibet doc in Palm Springs zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 CSW urges China to resume human rights dialogue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4198/1/CSW-urges-China-to-resume-human-rights-dialogue--/index.html Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) today called for the immediate resumption of the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Another bumpy year ahead for U.S.-China trade http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4195/1/Another-bumpy-year-ahead-for-US-China-trade-/index.html U.S.-China trade relations will be tested again this year as imports bounce back from 2009 lows and American factories seek protection from lower-priced Chinese competition that they blame for lost sales and jobs. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 China reins in cyberspace - again http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4193/1/China-reins-in-cyberspace--again/index.html China’s public security authorities have announced yet again that they will strengthen control over the Internet in 2010. Since last month individuals have been banned from registering domain names, and according to the China Internet Network Information Center, more than 13,000 websites have lost their registration. That means Internet users in China can no longer access those websites. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Web freedom in China as Great Firewall falls briefly http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4182/1/Web-freedom-in-China-as-Great-Firewall-falls-briefly-/index.html Cautious excitement spread on some social-networking platforms as hope flared that Internet freedoms suddenly were being expanded after months of intensifying scrutiny. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4175/1/US-China-relations-to-face-strains-experts-say/index.html The United States and China are headed for a rough patch in the early months of the new year as the White House appears set to sell a package of weapons to Taiwan and as President Obama plans to meet the Dalai Lama, U.S. officials and analysts said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Turkey-China Relations in 2009 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4167/1/Turkey-China-Relations-in-2009-/index.html Turkish President Abdullah Gul's visit to China between June 24 and 29 was the one of the most important developments in Turkey-China relations in 2009. Gul was the first Turkish president visiting China after 14 years. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Global behemoth arises, for better and worse http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4164/1/Global-behemoth-arises-for-better-and-worse/index.html Politically, economically, at home and abroad, for better and for worse, 2009 saw the rise and rise of the Chinese state. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800 Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4162/1/Apple-blocking-Dalai-Lama-Kadeer-iPhone-apps-report/index.html Bowing to Chinese law, Apple is reportedly blocking iPhone users in China from downloading applications about two figures Beijing considers "separatists": the Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 2010 Crimes Against Humanity Watchlist http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4160/1/2010-Crimes-Against-Humanity-Watchlist/index.html In addition to the Top Three Areas of Concern for 2010 -- Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) -- the country's below present a substantial risk for identity-based conflict on the scale of crimes against humanity in the coming year: zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China: Respect our independence http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4153/1/China-Respect-our-independence/index.html China told the West on Tuesday to respect its judicial independence after several countries, including the United States, condemned the sentencing of a leading dissident to 11 years in prison. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China shows no tolerance for dissidence http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4148/1/China-shows-no-tolerance-for-dissidence/index.html China may have deservedly earned all the international accolades for its dazzling economic achievements, but two recent developments show its Communist regime is nowhere near winning similar praise for tolerating political dissidence or challenge to its authority in any form. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China targets political foes after dissident trial http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4143/1/China-targets-political-foes-after-dissident-trial-/index.html A senior Chinese police official has vowed "pre-emptive attacks" against threats to Communist Party control, in a speech published days after the nation's most prominent dissident was jailed for criticising the Party. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese police official warns of threats by 'hostile forces' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4142/1/Chinese-police-official-warns-of-threats-by-hostile-forces/index.html JUST DAYS after the jailing of top dissident Liu Xiaobo, one of China’s top police officers has promised “pre-emptive attacks” against threats to the Communist Party’s rule of the country. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Beijing responds to U.S. and EU: Liu Xiaobo remains in jail http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4093/1/Beijing-responds-to-US-and-EU-Liu-Xiaobo-remains-in-jail/index.html The Chinese government rejects requests from United States and European Union for the release of the author of "Charter 08". Trial to begin next week, if convicted, the dissident risks 15 years in prison. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 US takes pragmatic rights approach to China, Russia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4079/1/US-takes-pragmatic-rights-approach-to-China-Russia/index.html US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday outlined a pragmatic stance toward human rights in China and Russia, countries she calls key to boosting the world economy and non-proliferation efforts. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese rights lawyers say they're persecuted along with clients http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4069/1/Chinese-rights-lawyers-say-theyre-persecuted-along-with-clients-/index.html One of the most hazardous jobs one can have in China is human rights lawyer. And it's getting worse, experts and the lawyers say. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Microblogs Face Uphill Battle With China's Censors http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4067/1/Microblogs-Face-Uphill-Battle-With-Chinas-Censors/index.html Microblogging services are taking off in China, but regulation by an authoritarian government is challenging their growth. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese migrants flock to Australia despite rocky ties http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4057/1/Chinese-migrants-flock-to-Australia-despite-rocky-ties/index.html China has for the first time surpassed New Zealand and Britain as Australia's biggest source of migrants as both countries try to ease diplomatic tensions over Chinese investment in Australia and separatist rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Taiwan's pro-China movement suffers blow http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4050/1/Taiwans-pro-China-movement-suffers-blow/index.html Taiwan's drive to strengthen ties and speed up economic integration with mainland China is in danger of stalling after weekend elections showed the country's president was struggling to garner popular support for his policies. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China activist speaks out from inside 'black jail' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4049/1/China-activist-speaks-out-from-inside-black-jail/index.html A Chinese activist who has spoken out about the country's "black jails" said Saturday that he was being held against his will in one of the unofficial detention centers used to discourage people from complaining to the central government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Coalition urges Prime Minister to put human rights on his agenda in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4036/1/Coalition-urges-Prime-Minister-to-put-human-rights-on-his-agenda-in-China/index.html On the eve of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's first official visit to China, the Canadian Coalition on Human Rights in China strongly urges him to publicly push for improvement in China's poor human rights record. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China police chief warns of unrest; Internet testing control http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4034/1/China-police-chief-warns-of-unrest-Internet-testing-control/index.html China's top police officer has warned that the nation's security forces are struggling keep pace with an increasingly assertive society, and he demanded defter quelling of protests and stricter oversight of the Internet. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 A Rare Chinese Look at Secret Detentions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4026/1/A-Rare-Chinese-Look-at-Secret-Detentions/index.html In a rare dose of candor that contradicts past official statements, a state-run magazine has published an article that details a secret network of detention centers used to prevent aggrieved citizens from lodging complaints against the Chinese government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China blogger who helped quake victims jailed http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4018/1/China-blogger-who-helped-quake-victims-jailed/index.html A Chinese blogger who helped victims of a devastating earthquake has been sentenced to three years in prison, his attorney said Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 When A Woman's Body Becomes the Domain of the State http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4014/1/-When-A-Womans-Body-Becomes-the-Domain-of-the-State/index.html Most people have little knowledge of the details or scope of China’s one-child policy, which began with the “Population and Family Planning Policy” in 1978. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama's Beijing balancing act points to the new challenge for the west http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4011/1/Obamas-Beijing-balancing-act-points-to-the-new-challenge-for-the-west/index.html There needs to be a real conversation about competing values. But the firewalls mean it cannot properly begin zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 In today's space race, watch out for China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4010/1/In-todays-space-race-watch-out-for-China/index.html When China decided to test an anti-satellite missile in 2007, the impact shattered not just the target satellite but any illusions that China did not have military intentions in space and the capabilities to achieve them. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Clash of faith http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4009/1/Clash-of-faith/index.html IN CHINA, the knock on the door in the small hours of the morning followed by acquaintance with a police truncheon is not, unfortunately, a memory of an unlamented past. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese Dialogue on Racism Emerges http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4006/1/Chinese-Dialogue-on-Racism-Emerges-/index.html U.S. President Barack Obama's first state visit to China comes as Chinese are, for the first time, engaging in unusual public dialogue about racism in a country where prejudice has long been seen as a foreign problem. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Full Video and Photos: The President's Town Hall in Shanghai http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4005/1/Full-Video-and-Photos-The-Presidents-Town-Hall-in-Shanghai/index.html It was around midnight in Washington, D.C., and early afternoon in Shanghai when the President began an historic town hall in China.  Taking tough and straightforward questions from Chinese students, and solicted from across China via the internet, the President discussed everything from Taiwan to the role of women in society to open government.   zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Focuses on Territorial Issues as It Equates Tibet to U.S. Civil War South http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4004/1/China-Focuses-on-Territorial-Issues-as-It-Equates-Tibet-to-US-Civil-War-South-/index.html The Chinese government had a special message for President Obama on Thursday: He is black, he admires Abraham Lincoln, so he, of all people, should sympathize with Beijing’s effort to prevent Tibet from seceding and sliding back into what it was before its liberation by Chinese troops: a feudalistic, slaveholding society headed by the Dalai Lama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 70 percent of Americans see China as economic threat: poll http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4003/1/70-percent-of-Americans-see-China-as-economic-threat-poll/index.html A clear majority of Americans see China as an economic threat, a poll showed Monday, as Barack Obama sought to bolster relations on his first trip to Beijing and Shanghai as president. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 In China, Obama presses for rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4002/1/In-China-Obama-presses-for-rights/index.html Meeting with a carefully screened group of students at the marquee event of his Asia trip, President Obama on Monday sought to advance what he called America's "core principles" during his first public appearance in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama backs non-censorship; Beijing, apparently, does not http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4001/1/Obama-backs-non-censorship-Beijing-apparently-does-not/index.html President Obama, taking questions Monday from government-selected students at a town hall-style meeting in Shanghai, called himself "a big supporter of non-censorship." But the Beijing government, apparently, is not, and most Chinese never got to hear or read what Obama said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama Has Tough Love for China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/4000/1/Obama-Has-Tough-Love-for-China/index.html President Obama’s remarks at a Shanghai town hall meeting Monday were unlikely to please either the power brokers in Beijing or the hawks on the home front. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese censors block Obama's call to free the Web http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3998/1/Chinese-censors-block-Obamas-call-to-free-the-Web/index.html President Barack Obama prodded China about Internet censorship and free speech, but the message was not widely heard in China where his words were blocked online and shown on only one regional television channel. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese Dialogue on Racism Emerges http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3997/1/Chinese-Dialogue-on-Racism-Emerges-/index.html U.S. President Barack Obama's first state visit to China comes as Chinese are, for the first time, engaging in unusual public dialogue about racism in a country where prejudice has long been seen as a foreign problem. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China uneasy with EU condemnation over Uighur executions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3990/1/China-uneasy-with-EU-condemnation-over-Uighur-executions/index.html The European Union condemned Thursday China's executions and expressed concern about the conditions in which they were tried. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama China trip: human rights activists face detention, warnings http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3989/1/Obama-China-trip-human-rights-activists-face-detention-warnings/index.html As President Obama meets Chinese leaders and conducts youth forums, activists call on the US to take a tougher line with China on human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama China trip: human rights activists face detention, warnings http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3988/1/Obama-China-trip-human-rights-activists-face-detention-warnings.html As President Obama meets Chinese leaders and conducts youth forums, activists call on the US to take a tougher line with China on human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama must press China to uphold human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3987/1/Obama-must-press-China-to-uphold-human-rights/index.html President Obama must use his first official visit to China to urge the authorities to reverse the sharp rise in human rights violations in the country, Amnesty International said on Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Ten questions for Barack Obama to put to Hu Jintao http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3984/1/Ten-questions-for-Barack-Obama-to-put-to-Hu-Jintao/index.html Reporters Without Borders calls on US President Barack Obama to put 10 questions about freedom of expression to his counterpart, Hu Jintao, during his visit to China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights Hears Testimony on China's One Child Policy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3982/1/Tom-Lantos-Commission-on-Human-Rights-Hears-Testimony-on-Chinas-One-Child-Policy/index.html The House of Representatives, Tom Lantos Commission on Human Rights,  held a hearing on China's One Child Policy on Tuesday, November 10, just days before President Obama's trips to Asia, including China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Fighting Editorial Interference in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3980/1/Fighting-Editorial-Interference-in-China/index.html Magazine Staff Take Stand Against Editorial Interference in China zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Activists Urge President Obama to Question China's One Child Policy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3979/1/Activists-Urge-President-Obama-to-Question-Chinas-One-Child-Policy/index.html Human rights activists and U.S. lawmakers are urging President Obama to raise China's one-child policy during his coming visit to Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese editor quits in censorship row http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3972/1/Chinese-editor-quits-in-censorship-row/index.html LEADING Chinese editors say they remain optimistic about the development of the Chinese media, despite rising censorship triggering this week's implosion of China's most independent news publication, Caijing magazine. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 IN CHINA, BATTLES OVER A NEW WALL http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3970/1/IN-CHINA-BATTLES-OVER-A-NEW-WALL-/index.html Twenty years after the toppling of the Berlin Wall, another "wall" is facing intense public scrutiny in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 US/China: Obama Should Raise Human Rights in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3968/1/USChina-Obama-Should-Raise-Human-Rights-in-China/index.html United States President Barack Obama should raise key human rights concerns publicly on his first official visit to China, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China's human rights defenders pay a big price http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3967/1/Chinas-human-rights-defenders-pay-a-big-price/index.html FOUR years ago, a Hong Kong magazine displayed the photos of 14 Chinese human rights defenders on its cover. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China to Tighten Grip on Twitter-style Sites http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3958/1/China-to-Tighten-Grip-on-Twitter-style-Sites/index.html A Chinese government watchdog plans to push Twitter-style Web sites to censor their content, the country's latest move to block Internet users from posting certain politically sensitive information online. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese netizens leap Great Firewall of China to mark Berlin Wall's 20th http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3957/1/Chinese-netizens-leap-Great-Firewall-of-China-to-mark-Berlin-Walls-20th/index.html Chinese netizens are marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a little anarchy of their own. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 United States: Open Letter to Barack Obama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3951/1/United-States-Open-Letter-to-Barack-Obama/index.html On behalf of Amnesty International USA, I urge you to candidly address grave human rights concerns in the People’s Republic of China during your upcoming first official visit to China and press the President of China to make substantive improvements. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China police chief urges harsher Internet controls http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3943/1/China-police-chief-urges-harsher-Internet-controls/index.html China's police chief has called for a reinforced nationwide Internet security system, in the nation's latest effort to oversee the activities of the world's largest online population. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese Leader Urges Australia to End 'Mistrust' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3937/1/Chinese-Leader-Urges-Australia-to-End-Mistrust/index.html One of China's most powerful politicians, Vice Premier Li Keqiang, has urged Australia to put aside differences with Beijing that have strained relations between the two Asia-Pacific trading partners. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China looks to export censorship http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3936/1/China-looks-to-export-censorship/index.html A few days before the start of this year's Melbourne International Film Festival its executive director received an "audacious" telephone call. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Political fictions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3920/1/Political-fictions/index.html Eric Abrahamsen reports from the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest publishing trade event, where China was this year’s guest of honour – and competing narratives of the nation were the order of the day. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China and Australia 'mend ties' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3919/1/China-and-Australia-mend-ties/index.html China has sent a top-level official to Australia, in what is being seen as a move to end a period of sour relations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese vice premier visits Australia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3917/1/Chinese-vice-premier-visits-Australia/index.html Beijing is sending a top-level official to Australia this week for the first time since a series of rows sent relations plummeting between the Asian giant and one of its key suppliers of raw materials. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top defector to Seoul: 'Call China to account' for its alliance with North Korea http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3913/1/Top-defector-to-Seoul-Call-China-to-account-for-its-alliance-with-North-Korea-/index.html Hwang Jang-Yop, the highest-ranking North Korean official ever to defect to the South, said China holds the key to the fate of ruling regime in Pyongyang. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: Briefing on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3910/1/Democracy-Human-Rights-Refugees-Briefing-on-the-Release-of-the-2009-Annual-Report-on-International-Religious-Freedom-/index.html Briefing on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Focus on Legal Rights Urged http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3906/1/Focus-on-Legal-Rights-Urged-/index.html China has a new means of taking aim at rights defenders, legal experts say. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 US Religious Freedom Report Hits Speech Curbs http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3904/1/US-Religious-Freedom-Report-Hits-Speech-Curbs-/index.html The U.S. State Department's annual report on world-wide religious freedom, released Monday, was critical of what it says are international efforts to limit free speech in the name of combating defamation of religion. The Organization of the Islamic Conference, or OIC, has been pushing such anti-defamation measures in U.N. bodies. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australia 'Clear-Eyed, Not Starry-Eyed' on China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3899/1/Australia-Clear-Eyed-Not-Starry-Eyed-on-China/index.html Australia’s relationship with China is one of its most important and the two governments should work through any difficulties in a “calm and measured” way, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith said in a speech today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Still No Internet or SMS Allowed in China's Muslim Region http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3892/1/Still-No-Internet-or-SMS-Allowed-in-Chinas-Muslim-Region/index.html Nearly four months after deadly ethnic riots in China's Muslim region led authorities to shut off the Internet there, local residents are still barred from sending text messages and getting online. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Report Says China Ready for Cyber-war, Espionage http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3890/1/Report-Says-China-Ready-for-Cyber-war-Espionage/index.html Looking to gain the upper hand in any future cyber conflicts, China is probably spying on U.S. companies and government, according to a report commissioned by a Congressional advisory panel monitoring the security implications of trade with China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Scholar proposes "one China, two constitutions" formula http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3888/1/Scholar-proposes-quotone-China-two-constitutionsquot-formula/index.html A scholar on Friday proposed a "one China, two constitutions" formula for settling political disputes between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 'China using elite hacker community to build cyber warfare capability' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3887/1/China-using-elite-hacker-community-to-build-cyber-warfare-capability/index.html The Communist regime in China with the help of a elite hacker community is building its cyber warfare capabilities and appears to be using a long-term computer attack campaign to collect US intelligence. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australia's Relations With China Cool Over Espionage, Terrorism Concerns http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3884/1/Australias-Relations-With-China-Cool-Over-Espionage-Terrorism-Concerns-/index.html Business leaders are hopeful that Australia's fraught diplomatic ties with China, its second biggest trading partner, are stabilizing after months of trouble. Relations soured when Stern Hu, a senior Australian mining executive, was arrested by Chinese official in July. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 'Subversive' Messages Lead to Shut Down of Chinese Internet Phone Company http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3858/1/Subversive-Messages-Lead-to-Shut-Down-of-Chinese-Internet-Phone-Company-/index.html One of China’s largest internet phone service providers suspended its services and apparently shut its website down on Oct. 7, after being accused of harboring users who were spreading “Xinjiang independence” messages through its network. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 MAC head turns on China over tourism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3853/1/MAC-head-turns-on-China-over-tourism/index.html Mainland Affairs Council Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan accused a Taiwan Affairs Office official of having ‘little understanding’ of Taiwan’s democracy zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Resource-hungry China heads to Afghanistan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3844/1/Resource-hungry-China-heads-to-Afghanistan-/index.html Early on a recent morning we were driving to a shoot when an astonishing sight loomed up ahead of us. NBC News cameraman Steve O’Neill exclaimed, "It’s the Great Wall of China!" zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China, Russia agree multi-billion dollar trade deals http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3838/1/China-Russia-agree-multi-billion-dollar-trade-deals/index.html Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held talks with Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao in Beijing Tuesday, as the two countries agreed bilateral economic and trade deals worth $4 billion, Chinese state Media reported. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Guinea and China 'agree big deal' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3837/1/Guinea-and-China-agree-big-deal/index.html Guinea's military rulers have agreed a huge mining and oil deal with China, officials have told the BBC, amid continuing criticism of the junta. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing battles online 'disharmony' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3811/1/Beijing-battles-online-disharmony/index.html China's emergence as a world superpower does little to help it on the World Wide Web zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Artists Express 60 Years of Chinese People's Suffering http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3804/1/Artists-Express-60-Years-of-Chinese-Peoples-Suffering-/index.html In some ways, art can better express a people’s pain, suffering and aspirations than history books can. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Protesters want human rights as China military show in 60th anniversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3788/1/Protesters-want-human-rights-as-China-military-show-in-60th-anniversary/index.html China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a military parade as around 200 protesters shoued for human rights in Hong Kong. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Politicians Coerced to Follow Chinese Red Flag Former agent exposes Chinese communist regime http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3786/1/US-Politicians-Coerced-to-Follow-Chinese-Red-Flag-Former-agent-exposes-Chinese-communist-regime/index.html Influencing politicians in the West is an important part of the Chinese regime’s overseas activities—the main purpose being that these politicians back Beijing's policies at critical times, said Li Fengzhi, a former intelligence officer of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Ministry of State Security. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's Online Censors Work Overtime http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3782/1/Chinas-Online-Censors-Work-Overtime/index.html To maintain "social stability" during the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic, China is working hard to limit access to the Internet . zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China takes extreme security measures for parade http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3778/1/China-takes-extreme-security-measures-for-parade/index.html Apartments on the route are evacuated, businesses are forced to close early and transit lines are suspended as China prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary. 'Are we having fun?' one critic asks. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Censorship and attacks on journalists in run-up to 1 October anniversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3774/1/Censorship-and-attacks-on-journalists-in-run-up-to-1-October-anniversary/index.html “Government security paranoia in the run-up to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the proclamation of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October has led to a reinforcement of online censorship and abusive behaviour towards foreign journalists,” Reporters Without Borders said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 60 years on, China faces major social struggles http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3763/1/60-years-on-China-faces-major-social-struggles/index.html China will tout the successes of 60 years of communist rule on Thursday, but the world's most populous nation faces an array of serious challenges as it seeks to sustain fast-paced economic growth. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's 'fifth generation' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3755/1/Chinas-fifth-generation/index.html There's an intriguing story in this month's edition of the staunchly anti-Communist, Hong Kong-based magazine Kaifang claiming that Xi Jinping has asked to resign his current position as heir apparent to the presidency and party leadership in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Ex - Official Urges Party to Own Up to Mistakes http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3754/1/China-Ex---Official-Urges-Party-to-Own-Up-to-Mistakes-/index.html The most senior Chinese official jailed over the 1989 Tiananmen protests called on the Communist Party to use next week's national day celebrations to own up to past mistakes and say how many people died due to its misrule. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Forum Gathers to Remember Six Decades of Violence http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3741/1/Forum-Gathers-to-Remember-Six-Decades-of-Violence-/index.html On Sept. 16, two weeks prior to China’s National Day celebration, a group of prominent dissidents gathered to condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Says Australia Relations Not Hurt By Arrest of Rio's Hu http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3736/1/China-Says-Australia-Relations-Not-Hurt-By-Arrest-of-Rios-Hu-/index.html Relations between Australia and China, the world’s biggest buyer of metals, haven’t been harmed by the detention of Stern Hu, a Rio Tinto Group employee and Australian citizen, China’s ambassador said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China extends olive branch to Taiwan after disputes http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3732/1/China-extends-olive-branch-to-Taiwan-after-disputes/index.html China has said it wants to proceed with plans for closer economic cooperation with Taiwan, signalling it is willing to move past recent disputes with the island and resume a historic thaw in relations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 US criticizes rights abuses in Iran, Russia, China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3731/1/US-criticizes-rights-abuses-in-Iran-Russia-China/index.html The United States has sharply criticized Iran for its crackdown on opposition groups while gently chiding Russia and China for failing to protect human rights activists and minorities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Takes Tough Measures to Control International Image http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3730/1/China-Takes-Tough-Measures-to-Control-International-Image/index.html China is flexing its muscles internationally to control its image. From attempts to censor international cultural events to blocking the international movements of Chinese activists, the Beijing government is involving itself in matters beyond its borders. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China clamps down ahead of National Day http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3712/1/China-clamps-down-ahead-of-National-Day/index.html Leaving nothing to chance, China is undertaking a massive security clampdown for a celebration next month to mark the founding of the Communist state. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 DPP condemns China over film festival http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3702/1/DPP-condemns-China-over-film-festival/index.html The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday condemned China for intervening in the selection of films at the upcoming Kaohsiung Film Festival and voiced its support for the screening of a documentary on prominent Uighur independence activist Rebiya Kadeer. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese authorities assault journalists: Japan news agency http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3701/1/Chinese-authorities-assault-journalists-Japan-news-agency/index.html  Chinese authorities assaulted three journalists from a Japanese news agency in their Beijing hotel room, the agency said early Saturday, kicking them and destroying two computers. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Hu's heir apparent http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3697/1/Hus-heir-apparent-/index.html CHINA'S ruling Communist Party opened a key annual meeting Tuesday at which President Hu Jintao's heir apparent was expected to move one step closer to assuming the leadership of the Asian giant. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China vows crackdown http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3695/1/China-vows-crackdown/index.html CHINA'S ruling Communist Party on Friday pledged to crack down on 'ethnic separatists", state media reported, two months after deadly unrest rocked the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Stabbings in Beijing ahead of National Day http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3691/1/Stabbings-in-Beijing-ahead-of-National-Day/index.html Two killed and 12 injured near Tiananmen Square, reports say, as security is tightened for 60th anniversary of Communist rule zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China anniversary puts security jitters on show http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3683/1/China-anniversary-puts-security-jitters-on-show/index.html The Chinese government is flooding Beijing with armed police and up to one million security "volunteers" to head off any unrest over October's sensitive anniversary of 60 years of Communist Party rule. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Pakistan, China strategic cooperation rising: Zardari http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3679/1/Pakistan-China-strategic-cooperation-rising-Zardari/index.html President Asif Ali Zardari has said that during the last one year Pakistan and China have identified more than 50 new initiatives for joint collaboration and signed more than three dozen MoUs. He said this during an interview with a Chinese newspaper held at the Presidency. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China, Russia tarred with US intel listing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3678/1/China-Russia-tarred-with-US-intel-listing/index.html The United States fingered emerging superpower China and resurgent Russia as its main challengers on Tuesday in new intelligence guidelines that highlighted the rising scourge of cyber-war. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Members of Congress Ask President Hu Jintao to Demonstrate Rule of Law in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3664/1/Members-of-Congress-Ask-President-Hu-Jintao-to-Demonstrate-Rule-of-Law-in-China/index.html On Tuesday, September 8, 2009, eleven Members of the House of Representatives signed a Congressional letter to President Hu Jintao, expressing deep concern for the Chinese commitment to rule of law zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Hong Kong Journalists Protest Beatings in Xinjiang http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3661/1/Hong-Kong-Journalists-Protest-Beatings-in-Xinjiang-/index.html The beating of three Hong Kong journalists by riot police in China’s Xinjiang region has spurred outrage among media back in Hong Kong. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's Communist Party Meets to Hone Survival Skills http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3659/1/Chinas-Communist-Party-Meets-to-Hone-Survival-Skills/index.html China's Communist Party elite gathers on Tuesday to explore ways to ensure its one-party rule survives the strains of rapid economic growth and an increasingly fluid and divided society. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China watched for leadership sign http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3658/1/China-watched-for-leadership-sign/index.html China's Communist Party has opened a key annual meeting which might indicate leadership succession plans. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's Anniversary Web Crackdown http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3653/1/Chinas-Anniversary-Web-Crackdown/index.html Internet cafes vow to 'self regulate' in advance of a politically sensitive anniversary. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 US-China extend dialogue to cover counterterrorism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3643/1/US-China-extend-dialogue-to-cover-counterterrorism/index.html The United States and China are to expand their dialogue to cover counterterrorism, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced but Beijing cautioned against any interference in internal affairs. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Democrats call on China to probe journalist beatings - Summary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3631/1/Democrats-call-on-China-to-probe-journalist-beatings---Summary/index.html Hong Kong's Democratic Party Wednesday demanded that Beijing investigate the detention and beating of Hong Kong journalists covering riots in the western Chinese city of Urumqi. They also called on Hong Kong's Beijing-appointed Chief Executive Donald Tsang to communicate the anger of the city's people over the incident. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China 'waging offensive' against human rights lawyers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3617/1/China-waging-offensive-against-human-rights-lawyers-/index.html China is waging an "unprecedented offensive" against human right lawyers who seek justice for anyone opposing the power of the ruling Communist Party, legal experts and civil rights groups have warned. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Envoy's Challenges in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3594/1/Envoys-Challenges-in-China-/index.html Relations between China and the U.S. are at a critical phase, with the next few months likely to test whether the two sides really have built strong and lasting ties, said the new U.S. ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman Jr. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 New U.S. Ambassador to China Predicts Broad Engagement http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3593/1/New-US-Ambassador-to-China-Predicts-Broad-Engagement/index.html The new United States ambassador to China, Jon M. Huntsman Jr., laid out a vision of close engagement with China on a broad range of issues on Wednesday, including regional stability and the environment, and said that human rights must continue to be a major part of bilateral talks. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Howard's report card on Rudd http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3581/1/Howards-report-card-on-Rudd/index.html THE former prime minister John Howard has described the Chinese Government as 'clumsy' diplomats and given his successor, Kevin Rudd, an unexpected endorsement for his handling of the recent visa controversy over the Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Military chiefs woo China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3580/1/Military-chiefs-woo-China/index.html THE US and Australia will invite China to join unprecedented three-nation military exercises to try to allay concerns about Beijing's military ambitions and pave the way to strengthen diplomatic ties. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 13 Million Abortions in China, Most Are Forced, Says Expert http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3579/1/-13-Million-Abortions-in-China-Most-Are-Forced-Says-Expert-/index.html Forced abortions in China are not a thing of the past. Under the one child policy, many women in late term pregnancy are still forced to abort their children. Chinese provincial authorities are responsible for mass forced sterilizations, and abortions are often performed by people with inadequate training in unsterile conditions. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Taiwan asked by China to cancel Dalai Lama events: MP http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3578/1/Taiwan-asked-by-China-to-cancel-Dalai-Lama-events-MP-/index.html Taiwan officials have asked the Dalai Lama to cancel public speeches and media events on the island under pressure from an angry China, which fears he will talk politics, a Tibetan legislator said on Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China to tighten security ahead of anniversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3577/1/China-to-tighten-security-ahead-of-anniversary/index.html Tens of thousands of armed police will guard major sites and streets in the Chinese capital and other sensitive regions as part of intensified security for next month's 60th anniversary of Communist Party rule, the government said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing optimistic DPJ will resolve Yasukuni problem http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3573/1/Beijing-optimistic-DPJ-will-resolve-Yasukuni-problem/index.html Beijing believes the Democratic Party of Japan's election triumph will advance bilateral political relations because the DPJ leader has pledged not to visit Yasukuni Shrine, Japanese affairs experts in China said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Maori TV to show Chinese Govt video - after Kadeer documentary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3570/1/Maori-TV-to-show-Chinese-Govt-video---after-Kadeer-documentary-/index.html The maker of a documentary showing tonight on Maori Television says it is galling that another programme he describes as Chinese "state propaganda" will be shown straight after his finishes. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 BROADCAST OF CHINESE PROGRAM BY MAORI TELEVISION http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3569/1/BROADCAST-OF-CHINESE-PROGRAM-BY-MAORI-TELEVISION/index.html We are deeply disappointed that Maori Television will screen a program of shameless Chinese state propaganda immediately following the broadcast of  ‘The 10 Conditions of Love’ tonight (September 1) zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Çağlayan: Turkey, China should focus on improving trade http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3566/1/Ca287layan-Turkey-China-should-focus-on-improving-trade-/index.html Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Zafer Çağlayan said on Saturday that despite recent political tension, Turkey and China should focus on improving trade relations zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The China gulf http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3563/1/The-China-gulf-/index.html AUSTRALIA has enjoyed a mutually satisfying trade relationship with the People's Republic of China since the early 1970s. However, recent events have introduced a sour note. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Communist Party Anniversary Nothing to Celebrate http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3559/1/Communist-Party-Anniversary-Nothing-to-Celebrate-/index.html Planned celebrations in Australia for the 60th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are raising the ire of human rights activists and members of the Chinese community, but a former Chinese diplomat says it will not stop the Chinese regime from its propaganda campaign. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 UN Expert Body Calls for Greater Protections for Ethnic Groups, Rural Inhabitants, and Rights Defenders in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3557/1/UN-Expert-Body-Calls-for-Greater-Protections-for-Ethnic-Groups-Rural-Inhabitants-and-Rights-Defenders-in-China/index.html A United Nations expert body said today that China must“carefully consider the root causes” of inter-ethnic tensions within its borders, particularly in rural ethnic regions such as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China still interested in Rudd Asia-Pacific plan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3541/1/China-still-interested-in-Rudd-Asia-Pacific-plan/index.html Australia's battered relationship with China has not diminished Beijing's support for Kevin Rudd's vision for an Asia Pacific community by 2020, the Prime Minister's special envoy said yesterday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 If crossing the dragon's path tread warily http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3526/1/If-crossing-the-dragons-path-tread-warily/index.html Stand up to China, but pick the issues carefully and avoid fanning flames. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Coalition 'playing politics' over Kadeer visa http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3516/1/Coalition-playing-politics-over-Kadeer-visa/index.html The Federal Opposition is under pressure to say clearly whether it supports the Government's decision to grant a visa to exiled Rebiya Kadeer. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Rudd defends granting of visa to Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3514/1/Rudd-defends-granting-of-visa-to-Uighur-activist-Rebiya-Kadeer/index.html KEVIN Rudd today strongly asserted Australia's right to determine who enters the country amid the fallout over the visit by a woman China regards as a terrorist. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Antipodean lessons http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3513/1/Antipodean-lessons/index.html Are Beijing and Canberra having a brief lovers’ tiff or has their marriage of convenience hit the rocks? Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd claimed the former on Thursday, describing tension with China as “bumps in the road”. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australia's PM hits back at criticism over Kadeer visa http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3511/1/Australias-PM-hits-back-at-criticism-over-Kadeer-visa/index.html Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hit back at criticism of the recent visit to Australia of exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 PM signals bumpy road ahead in ties with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3507/1/PM-signals-bumpy-road-ahead-in-ties-with-China/index.html FOREIGN Minister Stephen Smith has declared Australia will defend freedom of speech even if it gets us into diplomatic hot water with Beijing - as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd conceded the relationship with China was 'full of challenges'. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Smith returns fire as testy Beijing tones down attack http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3506/1/Smith-returns-fire-as-testy-Beijing-tones-down-attack/index.html THE Federal Government is pushing back against hostility from China, with the Foreign Minister, Stephen Smith, lecturing Beijing about freedom of speech. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Nation can't afford too much bull in the China shop http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3504/1/Nation-cant-afford-too-much-bull-in-the-China-shop/index.html MAINTAINING good relations with China is one of Australia's greatest foreign policy challenges. Its increasing economic muscle has emboldened China, which has become increasingly assertive, particularly towards smaller nations that have most to lose by offending Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Stand up to China's bullying ways - Brown http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3502/1/Stand-up-to-Chinas-bullying-ways---Brown/index.html THE Federal Government needs to stand up to China which is run by "a mob of bullies", Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown says. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing lashes Australia on trade http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3500/1/Beijing-lashes-Australia-on-trade/index.html AUSTRALIA'S ambassador to Beijing rushed back to Canberra yesterday for meetings about reviving the China relationship, as the glow of Australia's biggest trade deal vanished in China as quickly as it came. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing envoy back home for urgent talks http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3498/1/Beijing-envoy-back-home-for-urgent-talks/index.html KEVIN Rudd has called Australia's ambassador to China, Geoff Raby, back to Canberra for an emergency summit as Sino-Australian relations continued to deteriorate, with the country's state-run English-language newspaper accusing Canberra of being the "champion of an anti-China chorus" and siding with terrorists. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China ambassador not rushed back: Smith http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3496/1/China-ambassador-not-rushed-back-Smith/index.html Australia prefers to look at the big picture when it comes to its relationship with China, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says, while denying Australia's ambassador to Beijing was rushed back to Canberra to attend crisis meetings. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 PM's stand on Beijing pleases Obama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3493/1/PMs-stand-on-Beijing-pleases-Obama/index.html THE Rudd government may be in bad odour in Beijing, but its steady management of the quite serious crisis in Canberra-Beijing relations has won discreet but high praise from the Obama administration in Washington. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China 'angry' at Australia tour http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3485/1/China-angry-at-Australia-tour/index.html It has emerged that China cancelled a ministerial visit to Australia in protest against a recent visit from the Uighur leader, Rebiya Kadeer. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China cancels Aussie visit as relations sour http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3484/1/China-cancels-Aussie-visit-as-relations-sour/index.html China has cancelled a high-level diplomatic visit to Australia as relations sour over Beijing's arrest of an Australian mining executive and Canberra's granting of a visa to an exiled Uighur leader. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Maori Television Declines Chinese Embassy Request http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3474/1/Maori-Television-Declines-Chinese-Embassy-Request/index.html Maori Television will not be deterred from screening the Uyghur documentary The 10 Conditions of Love despite requests from the Chinese Embassy. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australia tells China to rein-in diplomats http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3462/1/Australia-tells-China-to-rein-in-diplomats/index.html Australia told China to rein-in its diplomats on Tuesday, after Beijing's Canberra embassy tried to block a speech by an exiled Uighur leader, adding to strained relations over China's spy allegations against Rio Tinto. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Kadeer says Australia shouldn't 'take orders' from China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3461/1/Kadeer-says-Australia-shouldnt-take-orders-from-China/index.html Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer urged Australia Tuesday not to "take orders" from Asian giant China but warned a detained mining executive could be facing a show trial and lengthy jail term. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Dalai Lama: China's Policy on Ethnic Minorities has Failed http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3438/1/Dalai-Lama-Chinas-Policy-on-Ethnic-Minorities-has-Failed/index.html Tibet's Spiritual Leader, the Dalai Lama, says that recent unrest in China's Xinjiang province shows the country's policies toward ethnic minorities have failed and he reaffirmed his position to seek autonomy for Tibet within the Peoples' Republic Of China and not to press for separation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Exporting Highly Sensitive U.S. Technology to China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3432/1/Three-Sentenced-to-Federal-Prison-for-Illegally-Exporting-Highly-Sensitive-US-Technology-to-China/index.html In two separate cases, three men have been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to transport sensitive and advanced U.S. technology to the People's Republic of China (PRC). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Man Assaulted in America Fears Chinese Communist Party http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3417/1/Man-Assaulted-in-America-Fears-Chinese-Communist-Party-/index.html In the Rayburn Building U.S. House of Representatives at a press conference on July 30, representatives of several China pro-democracy and freedom non-governmental organizations condemned the violent attack on Baiqiao Tang, a China pro-democracy activist. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese hackers circulate email on how to hack film website http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3414/1/Chinese-hackers-circulate-email-on-how-to-hack-film-website/index.html Instructions educating Chinese citizens on how to sabotage the Melbourne International Film Festival are being circulated around the world, organisers say. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Leader Cites Need for 'Industrial Restructuring' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3398/1/Chinese-Leader-Cites-Need-for-Industrial-Restructuring-/index.html The global financial crisis has been a wake-up call for southern China, adding urgency to official efforts to move beyond the region's traditional reliance on low-end manufacturing, a top Chinese leader said in a rare meeting with members of the foreign media. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Huntsman not shy on human-rights talk http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3397/1/Huntsman-not-shy-on-human-rights-talk/index.html Among the dozens of written questions members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. was whether he'd continue the support he'd shown as governor for human rights in China as ambassador to that country. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China cracks down on rights lawyers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3396/1/China-cracks-down-on-rights-lawyers-/index.html The authorities in China appear to have mounted a sweeping crackdown on human rights lawyers, revoking the licences of more than 50 lawyers in the past week. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Festival's overtones are cited as films withdrawn http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3383/1/Festivals-overtones-are-cited-as-films-withdrawn/index.html THE loss of five films from the Chinese world - including one made in Taiwan - from the Melbourne International Film Festival provides a graphic demonstration of the surge in Han Chinese nationalism, even among free-thinking filmmakers, and in the deployment of soft power from Beijing, now encompassing Hong Kong and to an extent Taiwan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing breathes easier http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3391/1/Beijing-breathes-easier/index.html An Olympic legacy and fiscal ills combine to give Beijing, China, the best air in nine years. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's Takeaway From Talks in DC: An Obama-Signed Basketball http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3376/1/Chinas-Takeaway-From-Talks-in-DC-An-Obama-Signed-Basketball/index.html Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today wrapped up two days of senior dialogue with Chinese officials – the broadest such discussions in the history of Sino-American relations – by praising the progress they had made on matters as broad as security, economics, energy, and climate change. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese leader stresses ethnic unity to minorities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3369/1/Chinese-leader-stresses-ethnic-unity-to-minorities/index.html China's president called Tuesday for the strengthening of ethnic unity in the country — his first public comments on the issue more than three weeks after deadly riots in the far west killed nearly 200 people. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 A first http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3364/1/A-first/index.html CHINA: For the first time, President Obama calls for universal freedoms in China, but adds that the United States will not “impose" zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australia slips as Chinese see red http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3361/1/Australia-slips-as-Chinese-see-red/index.html AUSTRALIA is famously one of the few significant Western nations that has never officially ‘‘hurt the feelings of the Chinese people’’. Nonetheless, Australia has now taken its place in the regular rotation of Western countries on China’s official and public dartboard. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Rally around flag, China tells diaspora http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3358/1/Rally-around-flag-China-tells-diaspora/index.html BEIJING has called on the Chinese diaspora to unite around the Communist Party on the basis of "blood lineage" and to spread the "truth" about separatism in Xinjiang. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Defends Policies on Ethnic Minorities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3316/1/China-Defends-Policies-on-Ethnic-Minorities/index.html Chinese leaders Tuesday stoutly defended their policies on minorities in the wake of ethnic violence in its western Xinjiang region, even as new figures showed rising economic inequality. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese filmmakers pull out of Australian festival http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3315/1/Chinese-filmmakers-pull-out-of-Australian-festival/index.html China will be noted for its absence at Australia's Melbourne International Film Festival. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese entries boycott film festival http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3314/1/Chinese-entries-boycott-film-festival/index.html The organisers of the Melbourne International Film Festival say the withdrawal of all entries from China is regrettable. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's 'Great Firewall' will block progress http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3312/1/Chinas-Great-Firewall-will-block-progress/index.html I'VE been suffering from terrible withdrawal symptoms lately. I had just arrived home, turned on my computer, typed an "F" in my address bar and waited in anticipation ready to tell all my friends what was on my mind. But it was taking longer than usual and as I waited the "Great Firewall" spoke to me: "The server is not responding." zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Anniversary Highlights Rise in Religious Persecution in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3272/1/Anniversary-Highlights-Rise-in-Religious-Persecution-in-China-/index.html A decade after China banned the Falun Gong, the Chinese government shows no inclination to reverse its abusive policies toward religious minorities. Freedom House calls upon the Obama Administration to elevate the priority of this critical issue in its ongoing engagement with the Chinese regime. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese-born engineer guilty of economic espionage http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3253/1/Chinese-born-engineer-guilty-of-economic-espionage/index.html A Chinese-born engineer was convicted Thursday of stealing trade secrets critical to the U.S. space program in the nation's first economic espionage trial. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Tight security ahead of China's 60th anniversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3096/1/Tight-security-ahead-of-Chinas-60th-anniversary/index.html Three months before the 60th anniversary of the founding of communist China, tensions are simmering, as Beijing has mobilised its huge security and propaganda apparatus to nip trouble in the bud. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Victims of Communism On Line Museum Dedicated http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3073/1/Victims-of-Communism-On-Line-Museum-Dedicated/index.html Delegations from dozens of foreign embassies and ethnic organizations gathered at the Victims of Communism Memorial on Massachusetts Avenue to participate in the ceremonies marking the launch of  the new online museum dedicated to documenting  the tragic human toll of  communist political systems. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Gloss cannot hide rot in China's growth story http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3058/1/Gloss-cannot-hide-rot-in-Chinas-growth-story-/index.html WHEN the Nobel Prize-winning economist Kenneth Arrow was asked recently which countries had the best-managed economy recently, he nominated China, Taiwan and South Korea. This viewpoint is consistent with the widely shared belief that China is the latest successful instalment of the "East Asian model" of authoritarian development. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 DELAHUNT HEARING ON CHINESE CLAIMS THAT UIGHUR DETAINEES ARE TERRORISTS http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3023/1/DELAHUNT-HEARING-ON-CHINESE-CLAIMS-THAT-UIGHUR-DETAINEES-ARE-TERRORISTS/index.html Tuesday’s Hearing Will Investigate Chinese, Communist Influence on American Intelligence zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China: Government Rebuffs UN Human Rights Council http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/3005/1/China-Government-Rebuffs-UN-Human-Rights-Council/index.html China has made a mockery of its commitment to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review process, Human Rights Watch said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 India to increase troops along China border http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2991/1/India-to-increase-troops-along-China-border/index.html India will deploy thousands of additional troops and build airstrips along its remote northeastern border with China, in a sign of persisting wariness between the two countries despite growing business ties. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China is now world No. 2 arms spender, report says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2990/1/China-is-now-world-No-2-arms-spender-report-says/index.html China has become the world's second biggest military spender behind the United States, a Swedish peace research group said Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 CHINA: Study slams China on democracy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2987/1/CHINA-Study-slams-China-on-democracy/index.html Among the key findings, Freedom House study says China stops online political discourse and plans on investing billions of dollars in overseas news operations to improve its image zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China: Renewed calls for release of prisoners of conscience http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2984/1/China-Renewed-calls-for-release-of-prisoners-of-conscience/index.html Twenty years on from the Tiananmen Square massacre, human rights organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) remains deeply concerned about the state of human rights in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Wei Jingsheng Foundation's video documentary of the history of the 1989 Democracy Movement in China / １９８９ http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2968/1/Wei-Jingsheng-Foundations-video-documentary-of-the-history-of-the-1989-Democracy-Movement-in-China--65297653056530465305-/index.html On June 3, 2009, in the US Capitol, the Wei Jingsheng Foundation will has its initial release of the materials related to its 50 minutes long video record of the 1989 Democracy Movement in China, and the June 4 Beijing Massacre. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Twentieth Anniversary of Tiananmen Square http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2965/1/Twentieth-Anniversary-of-Tiananmen-Square/index.html On June 2nd, the House passed H. Res. 489, Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the brutal suppression of protesters and citizens in and around Tiananmen Square. Speaker Pelosi spoke on the House floor in support of the resolution zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's leaders and protest movement in 1989 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2955/1/Chinas-leaders-and-protest-movement-in-1989/index.html China's 1989 pro-democracy movement split the Communist Party leadership and triggered a power struggle that ended in a bloody crackdown on student protesters in the pre-dawn hours of June 4 that year. Skip related content zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Ominous echoes of Tiananmen http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2954/1/Ominous-echoes-of-Tiananmen/index.html AC Grayling: There is a reason for hammering on about China's human rights record – it's one of the world's worst, on a horrific scale zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Failed Government Policies Sparked Tibet Riots http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2956/1/Failed-Government-Policies-Sparked-Tibet-Riots/index.html A new report from a group of Chinese scholars has for the first time challenged China's official explanation that the deadly riots that broke out across Tibet in March, 2008, were inspired by "overseas forces" — namely the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Amnesty Says Repression, Economic Woes A Potent Mix http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2939/1/Amnesty-Says-Repression-Economic-Woes-A-Potent-Mix-/index.html Amnesty International's new report on the global state of human rights says the economic crisis has also hit hard at human rights, by subjecting more people to insecurity, injustice, and indignity. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The CCP continues to see ghosts http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2931/1/The-CCP-continues-to-see-ghosts/index.html With the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan rebellion of 1959 still fresh in the memory, Beijing now has to confront the 20th anniversary of the student-led democracy movement that was crushed in Tiananmen Square. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 EU: China Summit Needs Rights Focus http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2919/1/EU-China-Summit-Needs-Rights-Focus/index.html As the European Union (EU) and China prepare for their semi-annual summit in Prague on May 20, Human Rights Watch called on European leaders to press China to respect its international human rights obligations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Two Decades on, Continuing Censorship and Persecution of Survivors and Critics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2909/1/Two-Decades-on-Continuing-Censorship-and-Persecution-of-Survivors-and-Critics/index.html Twenty years after the Chinese army killed untold numbers of unarmed civilians in Beijing and other cities on and around June 3-4, 1989, the Chinese government continues to victimize survivors, victims’ families, and others who challenge the official version of events, Human Rights Watch said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Cited for Religious Rights Abuses http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2900/1/China-Cited-for-Religious-Rights-Abuses---/index.html A U.S. government body cited increased harassment, imprisonment and torture of members of unregistered religious groups in China last year, which a Chinese official roundly denied. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Agencies attempting to block activists: dissident http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2886/1/Agencies-attempting-to-block-activists-dissident/index.html ORDER 'FROM ABOVE' : Ji Xiaofeng said the government is making a blacklist so that it can reject activists' visa applications ahead of the World Games and Deaflympics zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China reject latest US report on religious freedom http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2883/1/China-reject-latest-US-report-on-religious-freedom/index.html Beijing on Tuesday said a U.S. report criticizing the state of China's religious freedom was biased and groundless. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China rejects US criticism over military strength http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2882/1/China-rejects-US-criticism-over-military-strength/index.html China blamed the United States on Wednesday for the latest naval confrontation between the countries, after rejecting criticism by Washington that Beijing's rising military strength is focused on countering U.S power. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China to stage 50,000-troop military drill: report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2881/1/China-to-stage-50000-troop-military-drill-report/index.html China's People's Liberation Army will hold a big training drill later this year to hone the modernizing force's skills in complex, high-tech warfare, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Misrepresenting Minorities in Shanghai's World Expo Publicity Push http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2873/1/Misrepresenting-Minorities-in-Shanghais-World-Expo-Publicity-Push/index.html On April 28th, the New York Times released a poll showing a marked shift in perceptions of race relations in the United States. Of those polled, nearly 2/3 felt that race relations were on the right track, a dramatic improvement from before and a possible product of the thus far successful Obama presidency. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China wants closer US relation, but not G2-official http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2869/1/China-wants-closer-US-relation-but-not-G2-official/index.html China has gotten off to a good start with the Obama administration and wants deeper bilateral cooperation, but is not interested in a "G2" arrangement by which Beijing and Washington shape the global economy, a senior Chinese spokesman said on Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australian opposition wants China deal blocked http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2868/1/Australian-opposition-wants-China-deal-blocked/index.html Australia should veto China's planned $19.5 billion investment in miner Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX) (RIO.L), Australia's main opposition Liberal Party said on Friday as political opposition to the deal continued to grow. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Non-Chinese not allowed inside China's new spy museum http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2864/1/Non-Chinese-not-allowed-inside-Chinas-new-spy-museum/index.html A new Chinese spy museum exhibits guns disguised as lipstick, hollowed-out coins used to conceal documents and maps hidden as a deck of cards. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Media barred from citing unofficial sources on prisoners' situation; editor forced to resign http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2862/1/Media-barred-from-citing-unofficial-sources-on-prisoners-situation-editor-forced-to-resign/index.html The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns instructions to media issued by China's Prison Bureau and Central Propaganda Department that they must only report information distributed through official channels. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China to begin security crackdown http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2857/1/China-to-begin-security-crackdown/index.html China will begin a five-month security crackdown later this week in preparation for the nation's 60th anniversary celebration on Oct.1. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China cracks down for party's party http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2856/1/China-cracks-down-for-partys-party/index.html BEIJING appears to be reintroducing the tight visa controls and security measures that drastically reduced the capital's population during last year's Olympic Games, this time in anticipation of the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Leading Chinese dissident claims freedom of speech worse than before Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2853/1/Leading-Chinese-dissident-claims-freedom-of-speech-worse-than-before-Olympics-/index.html The Chinese government is allowing its people less freedom of speech than two years ago, dashing hopes that last year's Olympic Games would lead to greater liberalisation, a leading Chinese dissident has claimed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese public gets peek at 'Sixth Generation' leaders http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2850/1/Chinese-public-gets-peek-at-Sixth-Generation-leaders-/index.html It may still be early days, but China caught a glimpse this month of the young Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders slated to take over the reins of the country in 2022. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Can't Have It Both Ways http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2848/1/China-Cant-Have-It-Both-Ways-/index.html In one, China denounced Japan’s Prime Minister Taro Aso for making an offering to the Yasukuni shrine. This is the shrine that honors 2.5 million Japanese war dead, including 14 top war criminals from World War II, when Japan committed terrible atrocities in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's 'black jails' uncovered http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2847/1/Chinas-black-jails-uncovered-/index.html Local officials in China are using secret "black jails" to imprison citizens who threaten to report corruption to central authorities, an Al Jazeera investigation has revealed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's 'black jails' uncovered http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2846/1/Chinas-black-jails-uncovered-.html Local officials in China are using secret "black jails" to imprison citizens who threaten to report corruption to central authorities, an Al Jazeera investigation has revealed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese police training manual offers tips on the best way to beat up offenders http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2842/1/Chinese-police-training-manual-offers-tips-on-the-best-way-to-beat-up-offenders-/index.html A Chinese law enforcement agency has been using a training manual which advises officers on how to use violence without leaving incriminating evidence behind. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Uses Global Crisis to Assert Its Influence http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2838/1/China-Uses-Global-Crisis-to-Assert-Its-Influence/index.html Along With Aid to Other Nations, Beijing Offers Up Criticism of the West zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 A Persecution Made in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2837/1/A-Persecution-Made-in-China/index.html The decision was quick. It was made the same day. Jin Zhenyu would face the appeals office of the Communist Party—an apparatus that put fear into Chinese people across the land. Her little yellow book, Zhuan Falun, was her only companion. It was Sunday morning. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China sees EU as mere pawn in global game http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2836/1/China-sees-EU-as-mere-pawn-in-global-game/index.html Viewed from Brussels, China's importance to the world's international security and economic systems has never been greater. Viewed from Beijing, the European Union's importance has rarely been smaller. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Education Secretary Signs Partnership with Chinese Communists Who Put Dissidents in Re-Education Camps http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2833/1/US-Education-Secretary-Signs-Partnership-with-Chinese-Communists-Who-Put-Dissidents-in-Re-Education-Camps/index.html U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has signed a formal educational partnership agrement with the Peoples Republic of China, a Communist regime that, according to the U.S. State Department, subjects political dissidents to re-education through labor. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China faces stability threat from aging: report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2831/1/China-faces-stability-threat-from-aging-report/index.html China faces a threat to its social stability and economic growth from a population which is aging before the country becomes wealthy and must tackle the problem properly, a report released on Wednesday said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China shows naval power at parade http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2830/1/China-shows-naval-power-at-parade--/index.html China is putting some of its most advanced warships on show at this week's military parade off the coast of Qingdao. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China 'acting like a child' on rights: Dalai Lama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2829/1/China-acting-like-a-child-on-rights-Dalai-Lama/index.html The Dalai Lama accused China of "acting like a child" in cracking down on Tibetans and other minorities, saying it lacked the moral authority of a genuine superpower. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 The Chinese government's smart media move http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2828/1/The-Chinese-governments-smart-media-move-/index.html I've written before about how China sees the financial crisis not only as a threat, but also as an opportunity to boost its global power and influence. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China defies media cuts and closures with new newspaper launch http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2827/1/China-defies-media-cuts-and-closures-with-new-newspaper-launch/index.html English-language version of nationalist state tabloid part of Beijing's drive to promote views globally and rebuild reputation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Hackers stole data on Pentagon's newest fighter jet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2826/1/Hackers-stole-data-on-Pentagons-newest-fighter-jet/index.html Thousands of confidential files on the U.S. military's most technologically advanced fighter aircraft have been compromised by unknown computer hackers over the past two years, according to senior defense officials. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China to Unveil Nuclear Submarines http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2823/1/China-to-Unveil-Nuclear-Submarines-/index.html A senior Chinese naval officer said that China would unveil its nuclear submarines to the public on Thursday as part of an international review of the country’s naval fleet “aimed at promoting understanding about China’s military development,” according to a report by Xinhua, the state news agency. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Seeks to Improve Links with China Navy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2822/1/US-Seeks-to-Improve-Links-with-China-Navy-/index.html The U.S. wants more discussions on naval safety and communications with China, following a recent confrontation between an American surveillance ship and Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, a senior U.S. navy officer said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Democracy slaughtered in Tiananmen Square http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2806/1/Democracy-slaughtered-in-Tiananmen-Square/index.html I WITNESSED the sickening reality of murderous repression last Friday morning and checked my watch. It was 11.42am, five days after the People’s Liberation Army launched its devastating assault on Tiananmen Square. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing Talks The Talk http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2805/1/Beijing-Talks-The-Talk/index.html Communist Party rachets up human rights rhetoric in the run-up to the Tiananmen anniversary. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China braces for Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2804/1/China-braces-for-Tiananmen-Square-massacre-anniversary/index.html The 20th anniversary this week of reformist leader Hu Yaobang's death will kick off an ultra-sensitive period for China's communist rulers as they are forced to revisit the deadly Tiananmen crackdown. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese workers protest again over unpaid wages http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2803/1/Chinese-workers-protest-again-over-unpaid-wages/index.html Hundreds of workers at a textile factory in southern China blocked roads Tuesday, in a second day of protests over unpaid wages, an employee said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China orders local gov'ts to listen to petitioners http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2802/1/China-orders-local-govts-to-listen-to-petitioners/index.html China's leadership ordered local officials Tuesday to step up efforts to address public grievances in their areas amid a surge in complaints that have been brought to the central government in Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese plan for human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2800/1/Chinese-plan-for-human-rights/index.html CHINA has issued its first blueprint for human rights, which promises to address longstanding problems in the country's legal system but makes no mention of the oppression of minorities in regions such as Tibet and Xinjiang. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Releases Human Rights Plan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2798/1/China-Releases-Human-Rights-Plan/index.html China’s cabinet released on Monday what it called the country’s first national human rights action plan, a lengthy document promising a wide range of civil liberties that are often neglected and sometimes systematically violated in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Blocks UN Censure for North Korean Missile Test http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2795/1/China-Blocks-UN-Censure-for-North-Korean-Missile-Test-/index.html The U.S. and Japan failed to reach an agreement with China on a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning North Korea's missile test. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Spies 'infiltrate US power grid' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2793/1/Spies-infiltrate-US-power-grid/index.html The US government has admitted the nation's power grid is vulnerable to cyber attack, following reports it has been infiltrated by foreign spies. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Human Rights Forum Held at the U.N. http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2792/1/-China-Human-Rights-Forum-Held-at-the-UN/INDEX.html On March 11, 2009, the Conscience Foundation (www.consciencefoundation.org) held a forum at the United Nations in Geneva to convene the groups that are victim to the Chinese Communist Party¡¯s (CCP) persecution. Over 100 delegates and NGO representatives attended. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Leans on Pakistan to Deal With Militants http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2790/1/China-Leans-on-Pakistan-to-Deal-With-Militants/index.html Washington is not the only ally calling on Islamabad to take action against militants based in its tribal areas along the Afghan border. Now, according to a prominent Pakistani politician, Beijing is calling on the Pakistani government to deal with militants based there and allegedly plotting attacks in China later this year. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 What if Russia or China Cut Off Your Electricity? http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2787/1/What-if-Russia-or-China-Cut-Off-Your-Electricity/index.html Cybersleuths Reportedly Have Gotten onto U.S. Electric Grid; What Would Your Day Be Like? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Pentagon spends $100 million to fix cyber attacks http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2783/1/Pentagon-spends-100-million-to-fix-cyber-attacks/index.html The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the last six months responding to and repairing damage from cyber attacks and other computer network problems, military leaders said Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Rights Activist Beaten at Cemetery http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2781/1/China-Rights-Activist-Beaten-at-Cemetery/index.html Last Saturday was tomb-sweeping day, when the Chinese traditionally honor the dead. Sun Wenguang, a 75-year-old retired university professor, was one of many to visit the cemetery. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 U.S.-China Relations Get Trickier http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2780/1/US-China-Relations-Get-Trickier-/index.html It's pretty obvious that North Korea's firing of a long-range missile will test President Barack Obama's ability to strong-arm the regime of Kim Jong Il, who has elevated erratic behavior to an art form. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Contemporary China and Pacific Combat Topics of Lectures http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2779/1/Contemporary-China-and-Pacific-Combat-Topics-of-Lectures/index.html Gerry Jones, a Marine veteran of World War II and businessman and contemporary observer possessing five decades of experience with China, will present two lectures at Virginia military Institute on Monday, April 13. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Va. scientist in China rocket deal to be sentenced http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2778/1/Va-scientist-in-China-rocket-deal-to-be-sentenced/index.html A Virginia scientist who pleaded guilty to selling U.S. rocket technology to China and bribing Chinese officials to get a lucrative contract for his company is set to learn his fate. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese company, exec indicted in Iran missile case http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2777/1/Chinese-company-exec-indicted-in-Iran-missile-case/index.html The U.S. government on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a Chinese metals company and six Iranian companies suspected of collaborating on a scheme to transfer missile and nuclear technology from China to Iran. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China gets assertive as US ties grow http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2773/1/-China-gets-assertive-as-US-ties-grow/index.html Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama met last Wednesday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 financial summit in London. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australian poll points to concerns on China deals http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2772/1/Australian-poll-points-to-concerns-on-China-deals/index.html Australians are wary about Chinese investment in local mining companies, a poll said on Monday, as Australia considers a $19.5 billion tie-up between China's Chinalco and miner Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX) (RIO.L). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China refuses to condemn Pyongyang http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2771/1/China-refuses-to-condemn-Pyongyang/index.html CHINA will take a "very mild" line on North Korea's provocative rocket launch in an effort to preserve its diplomatic capital, Chinese analysts said, scuttling hopes of a tough United Nations Security Council resolution. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Freedom on the Net: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2766/1/Freedom-on-the-Net-A-Global-Assessment-of-Internet-and-Digital-Media-/index.html As internet and mobile phone use explodes worldwide, governments are adopting new and multiple means for controlling these technologies that go far beyond technical filtering. Freedom on the Net provides a comprehensive look at these emerging tactics, zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's Dollar Trap http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2765/1/Chinas-Dollar-Trap/index.html Back in the early stages of the financial crisis, wags joked that our trade with China had turned out to be fair and balanced after all: They sold us poison toys and tainted seafood; we sold them fraudulent securities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Rudd Unaware Chinese Spies May Have Tried to Hack His Computer http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2760/1/Rudd-Unaware-Chinese-Spies-May-Have-Tried-to-Hack-His-Computer/index.html Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he was unaware Chinese security agents may have tried to infiltrate his communications systems during a visit to Beijing, as his government comes under fire over its ties with China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China positioning its currency for a run at world supremacy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2759/1/China-positioning-its-currency-for-a-run-at-world-supremacy/index.html The yuan is gaining global influence, but experts say it would be years before it could supplant the U.S. dollar. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 8 Human Rights Groups in China Issue Unprecedented Open Statement to Government http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2757/1/8-Human-Rights-Groups-in-China-Issue-Unprecedented-Open-Statement-to-Government/index.html Eight human rights groups in China just released a joint statement to the Chinese government calling the government into account for “illegal exercise of police power and a rude violation of Chinese citizens’ personal freedom, right to properties, freedom of thought and basic human rights.” zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese official calls for heightened security http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2754/1/Chinese-official-calls-for-heightened-security/index.html China's Communist Party head of public order has demanded beefed up security amid spreading economic woes and upcoming sensitive political anniversaries. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Strong On The Outside, Rotten On The Inside http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2752/1/Strong-On-The-Outside-Rotten-On-The-Inside/index.html Police corruption is a major source of public anger in China. In the last few years, people have increasingly held mass (thousands, to over 10,000 people) demonstrations, some of which have turned violent, against police misconduct (corruption, torture and murder of suspects and general mistreatment of prisoners.) zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China to investigate prison abuse http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2751/1/China-to-investigate-prison-abuse/index.html  China has launched a three-month campaign to "eliminate unnatural deaths" of prison inmates. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Bomb hits China's Xinjiang region http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2749/1/Bomb-hits-Chinas-Xinjiang-region/index.html A man has died after detonating a bomb in an office building in the capital of China's restive Xinjiang region, according to state media. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Worker Demanding Wages Blows Himself Up, Kills Two Others http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2748/1/Chinese-Worker-Demanding-Wages-Blows-Himself-Up-Kills-Two-Others/index.html A man demanding about $700 in unpaid wages detonated a bomb in an office building in far west China on Thursday, killing himself and injuring two others, state media reported. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Muslims block traffic in protest: Report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2747/1/Chinese-Muslims-block-traffic-in-protest-Report-/index.html Members of China's Hui Muslim minority blocked traffic in a central city on Thursday to protest a recent road accident and claims of religious discrimination, reports said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 U.S., Russia announce nuke talks; Obama plans to visit China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2737/1/US-Russia-announce-nuke-talks-Obama-plans-to-visit-China/index.html U.S. President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday that their countries will soon begin negotiations on reducing their nuclear arsenals, according to a joint statement from the two leaders. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 [Overseas view]Cultural amnesia for Koreans in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2735/1/Overseas-viewCultural-amnesia-for-Koreans-in-China/index.html Like other minorities in China, Koreans in Yanbian are slowly adopting the ways of the Han Chinese - and forgetting their homeland. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Anti-China tensions on the rise in Australia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2730/1/Anti-China-tensions-on-the-rise-in-Australia/index.html Australia's Sinophile Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is fighting perceptions he has become a "running dog" for Beijing as anti-China sentiment mounts at home, threatening billions of dollars worth of Chinese investment. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Australia says opposition fanning anti-China mood http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2729/1/Australia-says-opposition-fanning-anti-China-mood/index.html Australia's centre-left government accused the opposition of pandering to anti-China sentiment Sunday and dismissed concerns about Beijing's influence over senior ministers as "absurd". zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Book Stokes Nationalism in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2728/1/Book-Stokes-Nationalism-in-China-/index.html A hot-selling new book that excoriates the U.S. and calls for China to be more assertive is fueling debate among Chinese about nationalism and their country's role in the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2726/1/Vast-Spy-System-Loots-Computers-in-103-Countries/index.html A vast electronic spying operation has infiltrated computers and has stolen documents from hundreds of government and private offices around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, Canadian researchers have concluded. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China accused over global computer spy ring http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2725/1/China-accused-over-global-computer-spy-ring/index.html An enormous electronic espionage programme run from servers in China has been used to spy on computers in more than 100 countries, according to two reports published at the weekend. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Sees Chinese Military Rise http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2721/1/US-Sees-Chinese-Military-Rise-/index.html China is seeking technology and weapons to disrupt the traditional advantages of American forces, and secrecy surrounding its military creates the potential for miscalculation on both sides, according to a Pentagon study released Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 US concerned over assertive China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2720/1/US-concerned-over-assertive-China-/index.html The United States' defence department says China is developing "disruptive" technologies for nuclear, space and cyber warfare. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's military capacity aims to confront the US in Asia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2719/1/Chinas-military-capacity-aims-to-confront-the-US-in-Asia-/index.html An Australian analysis of China's latest defence white paper says China believes it should have the military capability to confront the United States in the Asian region if necessary. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Rising tensions with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2718/1/Rising-tensions-with-China-/index.html Relations between the United States and China have grown testy after China reacted to an U.S. military report questioned the intent of China's growing military power. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Pentagon warns on conceding to China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2717/1/Pentagon-warns-on-conceding-to-China-/index.html A Pentagon report says that while Beijing speaks of peaceful unification, its continuous military upgrade shows that it is not willing to renounce the use of force. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China fury at US military report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2713/1/China-fury-at-US-military-report-/index.html Beijing has reacted angrily to a Pentagon report on China's military power, which claimed it was altering the military balance in Asia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 A battle rages for control of the internet in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2711/1/A-battle-rages-for-control-of-the-internet-in-China-/index.html In China, reports about a strange animal, said to live in the Gobi Desert, are sweeping the internet and causing red faces in high places. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's grand bargain http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2709/1/Chinas-grand-bargain-/index.html AS THE G20 group of nations prepares to meet next week to discuss the world economy, a grand bargain with geostrategic significance is implicitly being crafted between Washington and Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's iron-fisted PR http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2702/1/Chinas-iron-fisted-PR/index.html KEVIN Rudd's semi-secret meeting on Saturday with Li Changchun, the Chinese politburo member in charge of propaganda, media and ideology, is one of the most bizarre episodes of his prime ministership. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China's detention system under mounting pressure to reform http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2700/1/Chinas-detention-system-under-mounting-pressure-to-reform/index.html The judicial authorities at the recent meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC), China’s legislature, which concluded on 13 March, pledged more frequent inspections of detention facilities to prevent inmates from being tortured by police officers or bullied by fellow inmates. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China criticised over YouTube http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2699/1/China-criticised-over-YouTube/index.html  China's move to block YouTube has been criticised by a leading advocacy group that promotes constitutional liberties in the digital age. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Developing 'Disruptive' Military Technologies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2696/1/China-Developing-Disruptive-Military-Technologies/index.html The Chinese military is continuing to develop “disruptive” capabilities, including cyber and space warfare technologies, that are changing military balances in Asia, the Pentagon reported. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China 'blocks YouTube video site' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2693/1/China-blocks-YouTube-video-site/index.html China is reported to have blocked the YouTube video-sharing website because it has been carrying video of soldiers beating monks and other Tibetans. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Drama on China's high seas casts U.S. as adversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2692/1/Drama-on-Chinas-high-seas-casts-US-as-adversary/index.html China's flash of maritime muscle against a U.S. Navy ship this month has put its neighbors and America on watch against a bolder push to exert sovereignty in regional waters. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Peace Conference Canceled After South Africa Bars Dalai Lama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2690/1/Peace-Conference-Canceled-After-South-Africa-Bars-Dalai-Lama/index.html  Organizers of a peace conference that was to have been attended by five Nobel laureates in Johannesburg this week said on Tuesday that they had canceled it after the South African government denied a visa to the Dalai Lama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Tops World Execution List at 72%, Amnesty Says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2689/1/China-Tops-World-Execution-List-at-72-Amnesty-Says/index.html China carried out more executions than the rest of the world put together last year, Amnesty International said today as it pushed for nations to abolish capital punishment. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Rights group: China cracks down on dissenters http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2688/1/Rights-group-China-cracks-down-on-dissenters/index.html Chinese authorities have arrested two activists for organizing a sit-in at a closed factory, and detained four others after they publicized recent protests over court rulings and a home eviction, a human rights group said Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China tells Japan it wants aircraft carrier http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2685/1/China-tells-Japan-it-wants-aircraft-carrier/index.html China will not remain the world's only major nation without an aircraft carrier indefinitely, state press Monday cited the nation's defence minister as telling his Japanese counterpart. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese detain soldier who spoke out against Tiananmen Square massacre http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2677/1/Chinese-detain-soldier-who-spoke-out-against-Tiananmen-Square-massacre/index.html Zhang Shijun taken from home in middle of the night after publishing open letter to Chinese president Hu Jintao zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese guard shot dead in attack http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2676/1/Chinese-guard-shot-dead-in-attack/index.html A Chinese soldier was shot dead outside a military garrison in the south-western city of Chongqing, state media have reported. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Artist defies Web censors in a rebuke of China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2675/1/Artist-defies-Web-censors-in-a-rebuke-of-China/index.html One of China's most prominent and provocative artists is challenging the government to end what he calls its cover-up of incompetence in managing the response to an earthquake last May in Sichuan Province that killed more than 80,000 people. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 A New Book Reveals Why China Is Unhappy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2674/1/A-New-Book-Reveals-Why-China-Is-Unhappy/index.html After surpassing Germany to become the world's third-largest economy behind the U.S. and Japan, hosting a successful Olympic Games and conducting its first space walk, you'd think China would be happy. Even the devastating Sichuan earthquake in May 2008 had positive aspects—Chinese volunteered en masse to help their stricken countrymen. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 EXCLUSIVE: Chinese spy who defected tells all http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2673/1/EXCLUSIVE-Chinese-spy-who-defected-tells-all/index.html A veteran Chinese intelligence officer who defected to the United States says that his country's civilian spy service spends most of its time trying to steal secrets overseas but also works to bolster Beijing's Communist Party rule by repressing religious and political dissent internally. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Open Doors urges American believers to join petition http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2671/1/Open-Doors-urges-American-believers-to-join-petition/index.html In China, two believers have been unjustifiably persecuted. And Open Doors USA urges American believers to petition for their freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China shuts down activist law firm http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2670/1/China-shuts-down-activist-law-firm/index.html A high-profile Chinese law firm which has repeatedly taken legal action against corrupt police and Communist Party officials has been shut down by the authorities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Double recognition of Taiwan, China by El Salvador unacceptable: Wang http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2669/1/Double-recognition-of-Taiwan-China-by-El-Salvador-unacceptable-Wang/idex.html The Presidential Office said yesterday it could not accept double recognition of China and Taiwan by El Salvador. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 US admiral condemns China's 'aggressive' actions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2668/1/US-admiral-condemns-Chinas-aggressive-actions/index.html A top U.S. commander says China's "aggressive and troublesome" run-in with an unarmed American ship shows that Beijing is not yet ready to behave acceptably. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China: New Restrictions Target Media http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2664/1/China-New-Restrictions-Target-Media-/index.html New Chinese government restrictions on news assistants of foreign correspondents and the creation of a Chinese journalist “blacklist” are major setbacks for media freedom in China, Human Rights Watch said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 50 Million Reasons to Celebrate http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2656/1/50-Million-Reasons-to-Celebrate/index.html People who hail from countries run by totalitarian regimes, Falun Gong practitioners, and their supporters gathered on Parliament Hill Saturday to recognize the 50 million mainland Chinese who have publicly withdrawn from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 For Bribing Officials, Chinese Give the Best http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2655/1/For-Bribing-Officials-Chinese-Give-the-Best-/index.html Last week, a finely dressed Chinese man walked into Louis Vuitton’s flagship store here, seeking the perfect gift for that special someone: a senior government official. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China athletes 'faked their age' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2652/1/China-athletes-faked-their-age-/index.html Bone tests on teenage athletes in south China have shown that thousands had faked their age, often in order to keep competing in junior events. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China Uneasy About Proportion of Holdings in U.S. Treasuries http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2649/1/China-Uneasy-About-Proportion-of-Holdings-in-US-Treasuries/index.html Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday that he is "worried" about the country's vast $1 trillion holdings in U.S. Treasuries and that China will pursue a policy of diversification when comes to its future foreign exchange holdings. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Destroyer to Protect Ship Near China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2646/1/Destroyer-to-Protect-Ship-Near-China/index.html The U.S. Navy has dispatched a guided-missile destroyer to the South China Sea after Chinese ships allegedly harassed an American ship operating there last weekend, a Pentagon official said yesterday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Job losses, low farm prices strain China's farmers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2645/1/Job-losses-low-farm-prices-strain-Chinas-farmers/index.html China's rural families face more job losses coupled with a downturn in farm product prices that will frustrate the government's goal of boosting rural incomes this year, a senior agricultural official said on Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 After complaints fail, Chinese try protests http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2640/1/After-complaints-fail-Chinese-try-protests/index.html White leaflets flutter to the street in downtown Beijing, each one a snapshot of someone's misery: a shuttered factory, a sick child, a real estate swindle. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Human Rights in a Troubled World http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2639/1/Human-Rights-in-a-Troubled-World/index.html Working out how to protect human rights remains a thorny problem, as recent events demonstrate. On Wednesday the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Leading dissident 'exiled' to Chinese northwest http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2637/1/Leading-dissident-exiled-to-Chinese-northwest/index.html A leading critic of China's ruling Communist Party was sent into professional exile in the country's arid northwest on Wednesday in apparent punishment for his persistent calls for political and democratic reform. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 China must build aircraft carrier 'soon' military says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2628/1/China-must-build-aircraft-carrier-soon-military-says/index.html China must build an aircraft carrier "soon" if it wants to be taken seriously as a global superpower, a Chinese military official has said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top US intelligence pick under fire for Saudi, China ties http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2627/1/Top-US-intelligence-pick-under-fire-for-Saudi-China-ties/index.html A veteran US diplomat and vocal Israel critic named to a top intelligence post faced a probe into his financial ties Thursday, as lawmakers raised concerns about links to China and Saudi Arabia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China says support for NATO effort unlikely now http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2626/1/China-says-support-for-NATO-effort-unlikely-now/index.html A Chinese diplomat says it is premature to consider if China would provide support for NATO's war effort in Afghanistan, a state newspaper reported Thursday after a senior U.S. official said the alliance might ask Beijing for help. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 16 Members of Congress Urge Secretary of State Clinton to Address Human Rights in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2624/1/16-Members-of-Congress-Urge-Secretary-of-State-Clinton-to-Address-Human-Rights-in-China/index.html On the eve of Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi’s visit to the U.S. on March 9, 16 members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urging her to make certain her conversations with the Chinese government are consistent with the true state of deteriorating human rights conditions in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Human Rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2620/1/China-Human-Rights/index.html According to the U.S. Department of State's 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, China’s human rights record remained poor and has worsened in some areas. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 In China, Despair Mounting Among Migrant Workers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2619/1/In-China-Despair-Mounting-Among-Migrant-Workers/index.html Li Jiang was hungry. Huddled in the freezing rain with more than 1,000 other people at 6 a.m., he stood patiently in line hoping he had come early enough to get some of the free rice porridge steaming in giant cauldrons nearby. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The U.S. and China's Human Rights Record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2618/1/The-US-and-Chinas-Human-Rights-Record/index.html This week, the U.S. State Department released a report criticizing China's human rights record. Still, some are skeptical of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans for relations with the country. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China increases military spending http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2616/1/China-increases-military-spending-/index.html China's official military budget is to grow 14.9 per cent on last year to 480.6bn yuan ($70.24bn) in 2009. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China: Labor disputes up 95 percent last year http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2615/1/China-Labor-disputes-up-95-percent-last-year/index.html Labor-related lawsuits nearly doubled in China last year mainly due to mass factory shutdowns, a senior official with the Supreme Court said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 FACTBOX-China's defence capabilities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2614/1/FACTBOX-Chinas-defence-capabilities/index.html China's defence spending has risen steadily in recent years. A government spokesman said on Wednesday the official military budget would grow to 480.7 billion yuan ($70.2 billion) in 2009, a 14.9 percent rise on last year. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China to boost military spending http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2613/1/China-to-boost-military-spending-/index.html China says it will increase military spending by a "modest" 14.9% this year to 480.6bn yuan ($70.2bn; £50bn). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 NATO may ask China for support in Afghanistan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2610/1/NATO-may-ask-China-for-support-in-Afghanistan/index.html NATO may ask China to provide support for the war effort in Afghanistan, including possibly opening a supply link for alliance forces, a senior U.S. official said Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China faces 'severe' year for foreign trade: state media http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2609/1/China-faces-severe-year-for-foreign-trade-state-media/index.html China's deputy commerce minister has warned the country's exporters face a severe situation in the year ahead as the global financial crisis deepens, state media reported Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China exports fall at fastest rate in 10 years http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2608/1/China-exports-fall-at-fastest-rate-in-10-years/index.html China’s exports fell at their fastest rate in a decade as the government said Tuesday the country’s trade slump worsened again in December - a decline that’s led to masses of layoffs and growing fears of social unrest. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Says U.S. Report on Rights Distorts Facts http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2603/1/China-Says-US-Report-on-Rights-Distorts-Facts/index.html Chinese authorities reacted caustically on Thursday to the release of an annual State Department report on global human rights that called China’s respect for rights not just “poor,” but worsening in its persecution of ethnic minorities and dissidents. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Three people set themselves on fire near China's Tiananmen Square http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2596/1/Three-people-set-themselves-on-fire-near-Chinas-Tiananmen-Square/index.html When three people set themselves on fire Wednesday not far from Tiananmen Square, the first thing that came to my mind was that they were Tibetans – perhaps Buddhist monks – marking Tibetan New Year today with a dramatic protest against the Chinese government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China rights 'worsened', says US http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2594/1/China-rights-worsened-says-US/index.html The US state department has criticised China in an annual report on human rights around the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 US says China rights record worsens http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2593/1/US-says-China-rights-record-worsens/index.html The United States charged Wednesday that China's human rights record was worsening, despite the new US administration's signal that rights will take a back seat in ties with the rising Asian power. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Three Men Set Themselves on Fire inside Car in Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2591/1/Three-Men-Set-Themselves-on-Fire-inside-Car-in-Beijing/index.html Three men set themselves on fire inside a car in an expensive shopping district in downtown Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, police and state media reports said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton Puts China Focus on Economy, Not Human Rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2589/1/Clinton-Puts-China-Focus-on-Economy-Not-Human-Rights-/index.html U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concluded her first diplomatic mission to China, where she laid out a vision for U.S. relations with Beijing that prioritizes cooperation on the financial crisis and global warming while playing down disagreements over human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton 'reintroduces' US to Asia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2588/1/Clinton-reintroduces-US-to-Asia/index.html Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrapped up her trip to Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, and China on Sunday. Her aim was to reenergize key ties to the region. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese delighted after Hillary Clinton avoids human rights criticism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2586/1/Chinese-delighted-after-Hillary-Clinton-avoids-human-rights-criticism-/index.html China has reacted with delight to Hillary Clinton's decision on her first visit as US secretary of state that she would put economic relations before human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Compliments, not controversy, mark Hillary Clinton's Beijing visit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2585/1/Compliments-not-controversy-mark-Hillary-Clintons-Beijing-visit/index.html She came, she wowed, she conquered. Hillary Clinton, on her first visit to China as the US Secretary of State, could not have made it clearer that America's relationship with Beijing was crucial to Barack Obama's goal of tackling the global economic crisis and reining in North Korea's nuclear ambitions. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China expresses relief over Clinton visit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2584/1/China-expresses-relief-over-Clinton-visit/index.html Hillary Clinton's trip to Beijing has come as a relief to China after the US secretary of state steered clear of human rights and other sensitive issues to focus on cooperation between the world powers. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Hopeful Signs for Human Rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2581/1/Hopeful-Signs-for-Human-Rights/index.html As the new Obama administration gets into gear, hopes are running high among many in Congress and some non-government organizations (NGOs) that the United States will be reinvigorated in its advocacy of human rights and religious freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton Remarks Undermine Rights Reform in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2575/1/Clinton-Remarks-Undermine-Rights-Reform-in-China/index.html US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comments en route to China that contentious issues such as human rights “can’t interfere with the global economic crisis, the global climate change crisis and the security crises,” send the wrong message to the Chinese government, Human Rights Watch said today. Secretary Clinton also suggested that on human rights issues it “might be better [for the US and China] to agree to disagree.” zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Amnesty International Shocked, Dismayed by U.S. Secretary Clinton's Comments That Human Rights Will Not Top Her China Agenda http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2574/1/Amnesty-International-Shocked-Dismayed-by-US-Secretary-Clintons-Comments-That-Human-Rights-Will-Not-Top-Her-China-Agenda/index.html Human Rights Organization Urges Her to Repair the Damage Before She Leaves China zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese Officials Protest Sinking of Ship by Russians http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2571/1/Chinese-Officials-Protest-Sinking-of-Ship-by-Russians/index.html A senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official said Friday that Russia had an unacceptable response after one of its warships sank a Chinese cargo vessel last Saturday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Secretary Clinton's Asia Trip: Getting China Right http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2569/1/Secretary-Clintons-Asia-Trip-Getting-China-Right/index.html Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to China (February 20-22) caps off her groundbreaking first official trip abroad. By visiting Asia first, Clinton has provided an encouraging sign that she understands the region's importance to America's future and the central role that American leadership plays there. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Ready to Host Secretary Clinton http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2564/1/China-Ready-to-Host-Secretary-Clinton/index.html China is ready to host U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who will be making her first trip to Beijing in her new position.  Secretary Clinton arrives in the Chinese capital, Friday.  zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Congressman Frank Wolf Criticizes Obama Administration for Silence During UN Review of China's Human Rights Record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2553/1/Congressman-Frank-Wolf-Criticizes-Obama-Administration-for-Silence-During-UN-Review-of-Chinas-Human-Rights-Record/index.html USA – In remarks on the House floor on February 9, ChinaAid learned that Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) criticized the Obama Administration for failing to actively participate in a United Nations review of the human rights records of “four of the worst offenders of human rights and religious freedom in the world”: China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Russia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Police maintain order in central China after clash http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2552/1/Police-maintain-order-in-central-China-after-clash/index.html Security forces are maintaining order in central Hebei province one week after a major clash erupted between Chinese Muslims and ethnic Han majority villagers, an official said Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China: Rights Should Top Clinton Agenda http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2546/1/China-Rights-Should-Top-Clinton-Agenda/index.html US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should make human rights a prominent topic of discussion in her visit to Beijing next week, seven prominent organizations said today in a letter to Clinton. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 CHINA: TORTURED CHRISTIAN LAWYER ARRESTED AS OFFICIALS DENY ABUSES http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2543/1/CHINA-TORTURED-CHRISTIAN-LAWYER-ARRESTED-AS-OFFICIALS-DENY-ABUSES/index.html A Christian defender of human rights in China – whom authorities detained last week – detailed state-sponsored torture he suffered in 2007 in an open letter released on Monday (Feb. 9), the same day advocacy groups criticized a U.N. review of China’s treatment of Christians and other minorities for omitting serious abuses. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Tells U.N. Panel That It Respects Rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2538/1/China-Tells-UN-Panel-That-It-Respects-Rights/index.html United Nations delegates took China to task on its human rights record Monday, pressing officials about Tibet, labor camps, the death penalty, torture in custody and the treatment of dissidents, in a U.N. rights panel's first full review of the country's progress. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China defends human rights record at UN review http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2537/1/China-defends-human-rights-record-at-UN-review/index.html Chinese officials assured the United Nations they are committed to the protection of human rights Monday, a claim challenged by a handful of Western nations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Human Rights, the U.N. and China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2528/1/Human-Rights-the-UN-and-China/index.html A worthwhile discussion by a flawed council as the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre approaches. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Delivers Human Rights Report to UN; Amnesty Leads Critics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2527/1/China-Delivers-Human-Rights-Report-to-UN-Amnesty-Leads-Critics/index.html China presents a report on human rights in the country to the United Nations today as groups such as Amnesty International said the submission isn’t thorough enough. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 UN urges China to protect human rights as state denies charges http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2526/1/UN-urges-China-to-protect-human-rights-as-state-denies-charges/index.html China has still urged by Muslim communities, West and some Latin American countries to ensure political and religious freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China signals 'first' human rights action plan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2524/1/China-signals-first-human-rights-action-plan/index.html China dismissed allegations of repression of Tibetans and Uighur Muslims during a UN hearing on Monday, and said it was preparing a "first of its kind" human rights action plan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China: Rights Record Demands Serious UN Review http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2522/1/China-Rights-Record-Demands-Serious-UN-Review/index.html Rights Record Demands Serious UN Review. Scrutiny of China’s Rights Situation an Unprecedented Opportunity zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese Government's Report to U.N. Human Rights Council Whitewashes Abuses, Charges Amnesty International http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2508/1/Chinese-Governments-Report-to-UN-Human-Rights-Council-Whitewashes-Abuses-Charges-Amnesty-International/index.html Human Rights Group Cites China's Omission of Crackdowns on Tibetans, Uighurs and Falun Gong Members in Report to United Nations zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Failed to Meet Olympic-Year Reporting Pledge, Group Says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2501/1/China-Failed-to-Meet-Olympic-Year-Reporting-Pledge-Group-Says-/index.html China failed to meet its pledge to allow freedom of reporting during the year of the Beijing Olympics, although it did ease some restrictions, a journalists’ group said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 CC Alum Looks at China's Underground http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2500/1/CC-Alum-Looks-at-Chinas-Underground-/index.html In recent years, China has drawn an immense amount of media attention because of its rapid economic growth, Communist government, and widespread pollution. Yet not a lot of attention has been focused on its subcultures. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 USCIRF Urges United States to Speak Up At UN Human Rights Review http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2499/1/USCIRF-Urges-United-States-to-Speak-Up-At-UN-Human-Rights-Review/index.html The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is calling on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to instruct U.S. representatives to ask tough and incisive questions of key countries in the United Nations upcoming in-depth examination of 14 countries' human rights compliance known as the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) being held February 2-13 in Geneva. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 British police charge man who threw shoe at China PM http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2491/1/British-police-charge-man-who-threw-shoe-at-China-PM/index.html British police said Monday they have charged a protester who hurled a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he gave a speech at Britain's Cambridge University. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China: Up to 26 million rural migrants now jobless http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2489/1/China-Up-to-26-million-rural-migrants-now-jobless/index.html The global economic crisis has taken hold deep in China's impoverished countryside, as millions of rural migrants are laid off from factory jobs and left to scratch a living from tiny landholdings — creating unsettling prospects for a government anxious to avoid social unrest. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China: support internal actors pushing for change http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2484/1/China-support-internal-actors-pushing-for-change/index.html Separate strategies for democracy promotion and human rights are needed to enhance prospects for political reform in China, a new report argues. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 In China, a Grass-Roots Rebellion http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2482/1/In-China-a-Grass-Roots-Rebellion/index.html Rights Manifesto Slowly Gains Ground Despite Government Efforts to Quash It zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Russia, China Slam U.S. Economic System, Blame Capitalism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2481/1/Russia-China-Slam-US-Economic-System-Blame-Capitalism-/index.html  The premiers of Russia and China slammed the U.S. economic system in speeches Wednesday, holding it responsible for the global economic crisis. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Gates says US ready for any China "threat" http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2473/1/Gates-says-US-ready-for-any-China-quotthreatquot/index.html Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday assured lawmakers that the United States is ready to handle any Chinese military threat, even as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for increased U.S. engagement with Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Taking a Stand: Jimmy Lai http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2471/1/Taking-a-Stand-Jimmy-Lai/index.html BBC Radio 4's Taking a Stand profiles people who have taken risks and made sacrifices to stand up for what they believe in. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Obama urged to pressure China on human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2469/1/Obama-urged-to-pressure-China-on-human-rights/index.html China poses an early litmus test of President Barack Obama's ardor for human rights, campaigners said Tuesday as US lawmakers vowed to pressure both the new administration and Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China's challenging New Year http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2459/1/Chinas-challenging-New-Year/index.html As the country prepares to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic, authorities worry that two other significant anniversaries could serve as flashpoints for political unrest zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 US claims victory in WTO complaint on China piracy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2457/1/US-claims-victory-in-WTO-complaint-on-China-piracy/index.html The United States claimed victory Monday in a groundbreaking World Trade Organization case against China for failing to protect and enforce copyrights and trademarks on a wide range of goods. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Slams Geithner's Comments on Currency http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2456/1/China-Slams-Geithners-Comments-on-Currency/index.html A top official at China's central bank hit back Saturday at comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner, who said the Obama administration believes that China is manipulating its currency. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 The Truth About China's Growth http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2452/1/The-Truth-About-Chinas-Growth/index.html China just announced its economic results for 2008. The headline real GDP growth figure was 9.0 percent, featuring a drop to 6.8 percent, year-on-year, in the fourth quarter.The only thing certain about these figures is that they are wrong. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Relations With China Could Test Obama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2448/1/Relations-With-China-Could-Test-Obama-/index.html As the Obama administration wrestles with trouble spots around the world, it is likely to see China as an oasis of calm. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China urges quick return of Guantanamo Bay inmates http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2446/1/China-urges-quick-return-of-Guantanamo-Bay-inmates/index.html  China asked Thursday for the speedy return of Chinese detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center once the facility is shut down by President Barack Obama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China issues nervous welcome to Obama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2445/1/China-issues-nervous-welcome-to-Obama/index.html  China offered a nervous welcome on Wednesday to US President Barack Obama, expressing concern over the direction he may take bilateral ties while paying tribute to the efforts of George W. Bush. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Sees Separatist Threats http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2444/1/China-Sees-Separatist-Threats/index.html China said Tuesday that it faces threats from independence movements related to Taiwan, Tibet and the western desert region of Xinjiang, and that American arms sales to Taiwan jeopardize stability in Asia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China, Naming Threats, Seeks Stronger Military http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2443/1/China-Naming-Threats-Seeks-Stronger-Military-/index.html China's military said that it needs to be stronger to face containment abroad and separatist threats at home, even as it said that relations with longtime rival Taiwan had improved. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Faces Worst Unemployment in Decades as Slowdown Deepens http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2442/1/China-Faces-Worst-Unemployment-in-Decades-as-Slowdown-Deepens/index.html China’s official urban unemployment rate jumped for the first time since 2003 and may climb to an almost 30-year high as exports slump and a slowdown deepens in the world’s third-biggest economy. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China websites cut Obama's reference to communism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2439/1/China-websites-cut-Obamas-reference-to-communism/index.html U.S. President Barack Obama's inauguration speech has a little twist in translations available on some Chinese websites where his references to communism and dissent have been cut. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China names 7 new revolutionary martyrs http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2435/1/China-names-7-new-revolutionary-martyrs/index.html China has bestowed the "revolutionary martyr" honor on seven people killed in a wave of violence in the western Muslim region of Xinjiang during a period of tight security for the Beijing Olympics, officials and media reported Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China broke Olympic rights pledges: watchdog http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2434/1/China-broke-Olympic-rights-pledges-watchdog--/index.html China broke its Olympic promises to improve human rights last year, silencing dissent at home and supporting pariah allies abroad, a prominent watchdog said in its annual report yesterday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 What Hillary says on China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2431/1/What-Hillary-says-on-China/index.html Anybody trying to plumb Hillary Clinton’s thinking on China after the several hours she spent Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will surely be disappointed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China-U.S. Ties to Get Stronger, Departing American Envoy Says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2430/1/China-US-Ties-to-Get-Stronger-Departing-American-Envoy-Says-/index.html The economies of the U.S. and China, together generating 30 percent of the world’s gross domestic product, will become increasingly interdependent in the next 30 years, said America’s longest-serving envoy to China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese Authorities Continue to Suppress Charter 08; Number of Signers Exceeds 7,200 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2424/1/Chinese-Authorities-Continue-to-Suppress-Charter-08-Number-of-Signers-Exceeds-7200/index.html In the month since Charter 08 was first issued on December 9, 2008, the Chinese authorities, in addition to detaining one of its signers, independent intellectual Liu Xiaobo (劉曉波), have mobilized police forces across the country to summon, threaten, harass and monitor other signers. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China face economic pain, sensitive anniversaries http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2417/1/China-face-economic-pain-sensitive-anniversaries/index.html The year ahead will challenge Chinese security officials increasingly nervous about social stability, the nation's top police officer said, amid concerns about gang violence, separatism and dissident plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China official urges education to stem terrorism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2416/1/China-official-urges-education-to-stem-terrorism/index.html Rocked by a fresh outbreak of anti-government violence, officials in China's far western Xinjiang region are urging expanded free education to staunch support for Islamic separatists. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China jails democracy activist for 6 years http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2415/1/China-jails-democracy-activist-for-6-years/index.html A 65-year-old democracy activist who tried to set up an opposition party in China has been sentenced to six years in jail, a human rights group said Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 600,000 workers leave south China's industrial heartland: govt http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2413/1/600000-workers-leave-south-Chinas-industrial-heartland-govt/index.html About 600,000 migrant workers left south China's industrial heartland last year as the economic crisis caused exports to shrink and forced factories to close, a senior official said Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China-US ties a legacy of Bush administration: envoy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2412/1/China-US-ties-a-legacy-of-Bush-administration-envoy/index.html Relations between the United States and China were at their warmest ever, a senior US diplomat said Thursday as he hailed the improved ties as one of President George W. Bush's important legacies. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 China Is Intimidating Democracy Charter Supporters, Group Says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2406/1/-China-Is-Intimidating-Democracy-Charter-Supporters-Group-Says/index.html China is stepping up intimidation of activists who signed a letter calling for democratic reform and police have questioned or harassed at least 86 of them, China Human Rights Defenders said in an e-mailed statement today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Report: China faces wave of unrest in 2009 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2405/1/Report-China-faces-wave-of-unrest-in-2009/index.html China faces surging protests and riots in 2009 as rising unemployment stokes discontent, a state-run magazine said in a blunt warning of the hazards to Communist Party control from a sharp economic downturn. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 2008 a year of triumph and tragedy for China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2394/1/2008-a-year-of-triumph-and-tragedy-for-China-/index.html From a devastating earthquake to the Beijing Olympics, China witnessed a tumultuous year of triumph and tragedy in 2008 that sorely tested the Communist Party's ability to manage. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 US, China mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2392/1/US-China-mark-30th-anniversary-of-diplomatic-ties/index.html Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China 30 years ago this Thursday had a clear goal: to counter the Soviet threat. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China to Use Peaceful Development to Reunite Taiwan, Hu Says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2391/1/China-to-Use-Peaceful-Development-to-Reunite-Taiwan-Hu-Says-/index.html Chinese President Hu Jintao said his government will pursue “peaceful development” with Taiwan, signalling a shift in policy to reunite with an island that China considers a renegade province. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Bumpy roads for China in 2009 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2385/1/Bumpy-roads-for-China-in-2009/index.html One year ago, exactly in these days, China was worrying only about the Beijing Olympic Games in August. It seemed a huge trial by itself, yet it proved to be the least of China’s worries as the year unfolded with one unexpected crisis after another. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Stand firm, Mr Obama, China is a paper tiger http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2383/1/Stand-firm-Mr-Obama-China-is-a-paper-tiger/index.html The new president should face down Beijing as its economy crumbles and workers press for democracy zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Cracks in U.S.-China Relations Are Widening Again in Crisis http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2382/1/Cracks-in-US-China-Relations-Are-Widening-Again-in-Crisis-/index.html The global recession is re-exposing fissures in United States-China relations that Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. spent more than two years smoothing over. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China Cracks Down on Christians during Christmas Week http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2380/1/China-Cracks-Down-on-Christians-during-Christmas-Week-/index.html The officially atheist Chinese government harassed Christians in different regions of the country in the days leading up to Christmas, including on Christmas Eve, reported a U.S.-based rights group. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China Says Man Confessed to Bus Bombings http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2379/1/China-Says-Man-Confessed-to-Bus-Bombings-/index.html Police officials say that a man who died Christmas Eve after trying to plant a bomb at a coffee shop in the southwestern city of Kunming was also responsible for a pair of bus bombings there in July that killed two people and wounded 14, state news media reported Sunday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Unemployed masses worry stability-obsessed China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2362/1/Unemployed-masses-worry-stability-obsessed-China/index.html A surge in jobless Chinese graduates could make coping with unemployment harder than it was during the Asian financial crisis, the head of a training group said as China frets over stability amid an economic downturn. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China 'bans BBC Chinese website' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2361/1/China-bans-BBC-Chinese-website/index.html China appears to have banned a number of foreign websites, including the BBC's Chinese language news site and Voice of America in Chinese. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China's Charter http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2360/1/Chinas-Charter/index.html A new movement offers a democratic alternative to the regime of the Beijing Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 With Strikes, China's New Middle Class Vents Anger http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2359/1/With-Strikes-Chinas-New-Middle-Class-Vents-Anger/index.html When 9,000 of Shin Guoqing's fellow taxi drivers went on strike early last month, he felt he had to join them. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese police hunt for man who threw eggs at national flag http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2358/1/Chinese-police-hunt-for-man-who-threw-eggs-at-national-flag/index.html Chinese police have launched a major man-hunt involving more than 100 officers and questioning 800 potential suspects in the search for those responsible for throwing ink-filled eggs at the national flag. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China cull amid bird flu outbreak http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2357/1/China-cull-amid-bird-flu-outbreak/index.html Man walks with slaughtered chickens in a poultry wholesale market in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. in eastern China on Wednesday zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China's Economy is Still Heading Downward http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2356/1/Chinas-Economy-is-Still-Heading-Downward/index.html A further slowdown in GDP growth in China and high levels of unemployment will dampen spending and aggravate the effects of falling exports zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 U.S. Congress Members Appeal to Beijing on Human Rights Day http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2348/1/US-Congress-Members-Appeal-to-Beijing-on-Human-Rights-Day/index.html Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, several members of Congress protested the abduction and imprisonment of Dr. Wang Bingzhang, widely regarded as the founder of the China pro-democracy movement. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China lacks moral authority to be a superpower: Dalai Lama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2337/1/China-lacks-moral-authority-to-be-a-superpower-Dalai-Lama/index.html China lacks the moral authority, including over the question of Tibet, to be a true superpower, the Dalai Lama said Thursday during a European tour that has angered Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Terror attacks 'provide warning' to China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2331/1/Terror-attacks-provide-warning-to-China/index.html The terror attacks in Mumbai showed the complexity of the anti-terror situation in India and should sound alarms for both China and the international community at large, analysts have said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0800 UN Committee Says China "Should Take Immediate Steps to Prevent Acts of Torture http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2310/1/UN-Committee-Says-China-quotShould-Take-Immediate-Steps-to-Prevent-Acts-of-Torture-/index.html In a sweeping report, the United Nations (UN) Committee against Torture today issued its review findings on China’s compliance with its international treaty obligations to end torture. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 US warned of China 'cyber-spying' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2302/1/US-warned-of-China-cyber-spying/index.html China has stepped up computer espionage against the US government and American businesses, according to an influential Washington congressional panel. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Taxi Drivers Strike in Latest China Unrest http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2300/1/Taxi-Drivers-Strike-in-Latest-China-Unrest/index.html Civil unrest stemming from economic concerns flared in southwestern China on Wednesday as several hundred taxi drivers in Chongqing went on strike over a government plan to put more cabs on their district's roads. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Thousands Battle Police In China's Northwest http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2290/1/Thousands-Battle-Police-In-Chinas-Northwest/index.html A local government’s decision to move its administrative headquarters from one city to another has provoked two days of unrest in northwest China, according to state media and witnesses who said protesters had burned police cars and looted government offices. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China democracy activist detained for subversion http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2276/1/China-democracy-activist-detained-for-subversion/index.html The founder of a political group calling for the establishment of a multiparty democracy in China was detained Thursday and police told his wife he would be charged with subversion of state power. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 CHINA'S CYBER SPIES http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2268/1/CHINAS-CYBER-SPIES/index.html GOT news for you: The Chinese are eating our cyber lunch. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China's third taxi strike powers on: state media http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2267/1/Chinas-third-taxi-strike-powers-on-state-media/index.html A strike involving hundreds of taxi drivers in south China entered its third day on Wednesday, as they demanded the release of 21 colleagues who police detained for protesting, state media reported. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Beijing reloads Arunachal gun http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2266/1/Beijing-reloads-Arunachal-gun/index.html Beijing today rejected Delhi’s position that Arunachal Pradesh belongs to India, saying China had never recognised the “illegal” McMahon Line that functions as the eastern border between the two countries. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Nigeria's N40bn Satellite Missing from Orbit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2265/1/Nigerias-N40bn-Satellite-Missing-from-Orbit/index.html The Nigerian Commun-ications Satellite (NigComSat), which was launched into orbit over 18 months ago, is said to be missing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China says has "zero tolerance" for police torture, abuses http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2260/1/China-says-has-quotzero-tolerancequot-for-police-torture-abuses-/index.html China defended itself against allegations of torture before a United Nations' watchdog on Monday, saying it had "zero tolerance" for abuses in its police stations, jails and on the streets. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Rights Groups Claim Torture Pervasive In China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2259/1/Rights-Groups-Claim-Torture-Pervasive-In-China-/index.html Human-rights activists accuse China of hiding behind the country's so-called State Secrets Law for not complying with U.N. requests to provide information on the number of people tortured, detained, disappeared and summarily executed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese React to Obama Victory http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2256/1/Chinese-React-to-Obama-Victory/index.html People in China wonder, online and out loud, what the U.S. presidential election means for them, and for the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China's Worst Nightmare: Unemployment http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2245/1/Chinas-Worst-Nightmare-Unemployment/index.html When China's President Hu Jintao made his first official visit to Washington in April of 2006, he encountered a string of diplomatic snafus that culminated in enduring several minutes of screaming from a protester admitted into the media stand. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 US asks China to review Tibet policies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2244/1/US-asks-China-to-review-Tibet-policies/index.html The United States on Thursday called on China to review its policies that it said had raised tensions in Tibet, ahead of talks in Beijing between the Dalai Lama's envoys and Chinese officials. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China, Norway to strengthen cooperation on human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2242/1/China-Norway-to-strengthen-cooperation-on-human-rights/index.html China and Norway vowed to enhance exchanges and cooperation on human rights after the two nations concluded the 11th annual Roundtable on Human Rights and the Rule of Law here on Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Fear Grows Over Melamine Contamination In China's Food Chain http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2241/1/Fear-Grows-Over-Melamine-Contamination-In-Chinas-Food-Chain/index.html China's state media is calling for action to check how widespread the use of melamine is, in the country's animal feed industry. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China listed U.S. athletes as possible troublemakers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2238/1/China-listed-US-athletes-as-possible-troublemakers/index.html China's government was so concerned about the possibility of athlete demonstrations in the Beijing Olympics that it created a list of nine U.S. athletes and one assistant coach it thought might cause trouble at the Games, according to an internal U.S. Olympic Committee e-mail obtained by USA TODAY. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 McCain tilts towards Taiwan, Obama may favor China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2236/1/McCain-tilts-towards-Taiwan-Obama-may-favor-China/index.html  Republican presidential candidate John McCain would seek to defend Taiwan and play hard ball with China if he comes to office, but Democratic frontrunner Barack Obama would further sideline Taipei as he courts Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 In Southeast China, Skepticism on Land Reforms http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2235/1/In-Southeast-China-Skepticism-on-Land-Reforms/index.html  More than 1,300 soldiers and riot police massed on a verdant ridge here in southeastern China earlier this month, facing off against a nearly equal number of angry farmers protesting plans to build a massive plastics factory on their land. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Landslide win for Obama - in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2233/1/Landslide-win-for-Obama---in-China/index.html It ran – without a hint of irony – across the top of page A11 in the government-run, English language China Daily newspaper last week. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 3 indicted for illegal export to China space agency http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2232/1/3-indicted-for-illegal-export-to-China-space-agency/index.html The Justice Department has charged three men with allegedly conspiring to export carbon-fiber material to the Chinese agency that builds satellites and spacecraft. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Melamine scandal spreads to Chinese eggs http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2231/1/Melamine-scandal-spreads-to-Chinese-eggs/index.html The Director of Hanwei Eggs was contrite. "We solemnly apologize to consumers," said Han Wei. "We apologize to the distributors. We solemnly declare that our company has never purchased melamine. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China: Rail Development To Be "Catalyst Of Development" http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2228/1/China-Rail-Development-To-Be--quotCatalyst-Of-Developmentquot/index.html China's State Council has approved 2 trillion yuan ($292 billion) for the construction of a series of railway projects, to help boost economic growth amid the worldwide financial crisis, China Daily reported Oct. 25. "Increasing investment in fixed assets has remained a catalyst of China's economic development," the article stated. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Economic Ties, Human Rights Are on Merkel's China Agenda http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2216/1/Economic-Ties-Human-Rights-Are-on-Merkels-China-Agenda/index.html German Chancellor Angela Merkel kicked off a state visit to China with a stop at a Daimler joint-venture there. Economic ties, but also human rights and global warming, were on the meeting agenda, advisers said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China dissidents eye uncertain post-Olympics landscape http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2207/1/China-dissidents-eye-uncertain-post-Olympics-landscape/index.html Despite hopes the Olympics would improve human rights, China's crackdown on dissidents before and during the Games has likely set the stage for a lasting period of even tighter controls, government critics say. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Quakes Challenge China's Economy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2196/1/Quakes-Challenge-Chinas-Economy/index.html China's 1-trillion-yuan ($147-billion) earthquake recovery plan for Sichuan poses challenges for the country's economy, experts say. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Brand China's Trial http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2194/1/Brand-Chinas-Trial-/index.html From the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 to the dazzling Beijing Olympic venues of 2008, the improvement in China's global image has been stunning. China impressed the world further in September when it became only the third country in the world to complete a spacewalk zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Reform back on China's post-Olympics agenda http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2192/1/Reform-back-on-Chinas-post-Olympics-agenda/index.html A SENIOR Communist official has optimistically predicted that China will have a form of democracy by 2020, a sign that political reform may be back on the agenda after being sidelined this year by the Government's iron-fisted responses to the Tibetan riots in March and then the Beijing Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China: Olympics-Related Media Freedoms Should Not Expire http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2183/1/China-Olympics-Related-Media-Freedoms-Should-Not-Expire/index.html The Chinese government should extend without limitation the temporary Olympics-related regulations that guarantee reporting freedoms for foreign media, and apply them to Chinese journalists, Human Rights Watch said today. The regulations are set to expire on October 17, 2008. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Growing Pains of China's Media http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2147/1/Growing-Pains-of-Chinas-Media/index.html China's media still labor under tight control, despite promises to loosen up. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese woman sentenced in sensor-smuggling case http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2143/1/Chinese-woman-sentenced-in-sensor-smuggling-case/index.html A woman who tried to smuggle weapons-grade sensors out of the United States into China was sentenced Friday morning to 12 months in prison. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China warns against Peace Prize to one of its dissidents http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2142/1/China-warns-against-Peace-Prize-to-one-of-its-dissidents/index.html Chinese authorities have been quick to issue warnings that awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to a Chinese dissident will hurt relations between China and Norway. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 McCain pledges climate, China push with Australia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2136/1/McCain-pledges-climate-China-push-with-Australia-/index.html U.S. Republican White House hopeful John McCain pledged On Tuesday to work with Australia to advance international climate change action and said the two allies should together push for a more open and tolerant China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's tainted milk scare spreads globally http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2135/1/Chinas-tainted-milk-scare-spreads-globally-/index.html African governments have stopped importing Chinese dairy products as the crisis which has seen more than 52,000 Chinese children poisoned by melamine-tainted goods spreads. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Lip-synching the Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2133/1/Lip-synching-the-Olympics/index.html With the conclusion of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, Chinese leaders will be able to let out a sigh of relief. For seven years, the Chinese government has made the Olympics the foremost national project, sparing no political, economic, propagandistic or diplomatic effort to make them a success. In the end, most of the 4.7 billion worldwide viewers will probably agree with the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge's assessment that the Games of the XXIX Olympiad were "truly exceptional." zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 U.S.: Chinese targeted religious groups before Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2131/1/US-Chinese-targeted-religious-groups-before-Olympics/index.html The Chinese government increased its harassment of religious minorities before the Olympic Games, according to a U.S. State Department report released Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing trades shame for respect http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2128/1/Beijing-trades-shame-for-respect/index.html The Beijing Olympic Games left Chinese and international audiences alike in gaping awe. To the Chinese, the 17-day athletic competition was the fulfillment of a hundred-year dream to overcome the humiliation dealt it by avaricious foreign powers from the time of China's defeat in the Opium War. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Legacy of the 2008 Beijing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2122/1/Legacy-of-the-2008-Beijing-Olympics-/index.html The largest gathering of leaders of Asian human rights organizations in the nation's capital gathered in the Gold Room of the Rayburn House Office building on Sept. 12, to discuss the post-Olympics human rights situation in China and throughout Asia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Writer unlocks secrets of Mao's silent generatio http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2121/1/Writer-unlocks-secrets-of-Maos-silent-generatio/index.html CHINESE national pride exploded across internet blogs and Western television screens this year as the Olympic torch scrapped its way around the globe, with a growing band of defensive and angry Chinese students ushering the way. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Hong Kong Votes for Democracy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2115/1/Hong-Kong-Votes-for-Democracy/index.html Hong Kongers have suffered one delay after another on their path to full democracy since the territory's return to China in 1997. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China not comfortable with new Pak prez http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2111/1/China-not-comfortable-with-new-Pak-prez/index.html China has signalled that it is not comfortable with the change of guard in Pakistan, which it has repeatedly described as a "all-weather friend for the past four decades". zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Riot police quell two separate large protests in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2104/1/Riot-police-quell-two-separate-large-protests-in-China/index.html China dispatched large numbers of soldiers and armed riot police to quell two major protests, officials and a rights group said Friday, in the latest public discontent to rock the communist nation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic spirit ebbs under Mao's gaze http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2095/1/Olympic-spirit-ebbs-under-Maos-gaze-/index.html A formidable stone Mao towers over the vast and empty People's Park in Kashgar - an otherwise bustling, dusty border town in China's far-flung western Xinjiang province. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China fails to support Kremlin http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2086/1/China-fails-to-support-Kremlin/index.html Dmitry Medvedev, Russian president, failed yesterday to win support from China or the former Soviet republics of central Asia in his deepening dispute with the west over military action in Georgia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China misfires with divisive 'people's war' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2085/1/China-misfires-with-divisive-peoples-war-/index.html Chinese leaders can now let out a long and satisfied sigh of relief: the Beijing Summer Olympic Games have ended safely and without the interruption of any unsightly incident. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China cannot back Russia in Georgia crisis: analysts http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2084/1/China-cannot-back-Russia-in-Georgia-crisis-analysts/index.html China will not endorse Russia in its battle with the West over the Georgia crisis but cannot say so publicly for fear of upsetting Moscow, political analysts say. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Security Group Refuses to Back Russia's Actions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2083/1/Security-Group-Refuses-to-Back-Russias-Actions-/index.html Russia suffered a significant setback here on Thursday, as members of a regional security group in which the Kremlin plays an important role offered little support for Moscow’s military action in Georgia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Report says China offered widespread help on nukes http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2082/1/Report-says-China-offered-widespread-help-on-nukes/index.html China gave Pakistan the blueprint for an atomic bomb, testing the finished product in 1990, and unveiled a sophisticated nuclear weapons complex to visiting U.S. scientists in the last decade, report former weapons lab officials. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's Show of Power http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2078/1/Chinas-Show-of-Power/index.html To a crescendo of cheers, China's athletes streamed past dancing, scarf-waving cheerleaders into Beijing's red-glowing National Stadium, the order and pomp of the Opening Ceremonies 16 nights ago replaced by casualness and frivolity and fun. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Detained Chinese activist returns to Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2077/1/Detained-Chinese-activist-returns-to-Beijing/index.html A Chinese human rights activist detained by police during the Olympic Games said Tuesday that she had returned to Beijing and that her dissident husband was being mistreated in prison. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The Crackdown to Come http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2069/1/The-Crackdown-to-Come/index.html Not only have the Olympics failed to act as a catalyst for political liberalization in China, but the regime's pre-Olympics security buildup looks set to enable the government to crack down as hard as ever on dissent after the Games are over. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic disaster for free expression in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2068/1/Olympic-disaster-for-free-expression-in-China/index.html Reporters Without Borders condemns Chinese government cynicism and IOC inability to ensure respect for charter zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Self-satirizing Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2065/1/Self-satirizing-Beijing/index.html The tendency of China's authoritarian rulers to self-parody must be disconcerting to the country's satirists, who would be hard-pressed to make up stuff that is as ridiculous as real life. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Gives 6 American Protesters 10-Day Detentions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2063/1/China-Gives-6-American-Protesters-10-Day-Detentions/index.html  A group of six Americans who were taken into custody on Tuesday as they tried to protest China’s rule in Tibet have been given 10-day detentions, the Chinese police confirmed on Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Squelches Speech the Simple, Ancient Way http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2062/1/China-Squelches-Speech-the-Simple-Ancient-Way/index.html Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Say it's your job to quash protest in your country's capital city, even as the whole world is watching. You don't want to look repressive, but you don't want malcontents embarrassing your nation, either. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Why China Sentences 70-Year-Olds http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2061/1/Why-China-Sentences-70-Year-Olds/index.html If anyone needs an example of how brittle China's Communist Party leaders think their country is, look no further than the case of Wang Xiuying and Wu Dianyuan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic dodge http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2057/1/Olympic-dodge/index.html The International Olympic Committee's thuggishness is marring the Beijing Olympics beyond already low expectations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 More Americans held as China steps up scrutiny http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2052/1/More-Americans-held-as-China-steps-up-scrutiny/index.html At least eight American blogger-activists and several other foreigners have been detained in Beijing as the government intensifies a crackdown on pro-Tibetan protests in the home stretch of the Olympics, rights groups said on Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The IOC plays appeaser in Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2051/1/The-IOC-plays-appeaser-in-Beijing-/index.html I hate to poop on the Olympic parade, but the news that two Chinese pensioners have been sentenced to a year's ‘re-education through labour' for applying to demonstrate in one of the Beijing Olympics ‘protest pens' cannot go unremarked. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Media frustration builds during Olympic Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2050/1/Media-frustration-builds-during-Olympic-Games/index.html Five days out from end of the Beijing Olympics, the international media are increasingly frustrated by answers they are getting from organisers about broken promises on human rights and press freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Perfection trumps honesty in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2046/1/Perfection-trumps-honesty-in-China/index.html From the outset, Chinese authorities saw the Beijing Olympics as a chance to show the world a perfect, strong China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic Games: Not all of China is cheering http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2045/1/Olympic-Games-Not-all-of-China-is-cheering/index.html The Western press has been awash in coverage of all the negative aspects of China’s Games. There’s horrendous pollution in Beijing, which has forced entire teams to train off-shore in South Korea or Japan and wear masks for much of their stay zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's Georgia War Lesson: Today's Breakaway Bites Back Later http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2042/1/Chinas-Georgia-War-Lesson-Todays-Breakaway-Bites-Back-Later-/index.html Russia's military slap at Georgia may give China added justification to keep its own ethnic separatists in line. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Don't mention the Five Forbidden Topics! I did once, but I think I got away with itÂ… http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2041/1/Dont-mention-the-Five-Forbidden-Topics-I-did-once-but-I-think-I-got-away-with-it/index.html Over the weekend the Beijing Olympic officials and the IOC called off their Saturday and Sunday press conferences. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Confiscates Bibles http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2040/1/China-Confiscates-Bibles/index.html A group of American Christians who had more than 300 Bibles confiscated by Chinese officials when they arrived in China is refusing to leave the airport until they get the books back, their leader said Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China 'yet to approve protests' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2038/1/China-yet-to-approve-protests/index.html China has received a total of 77 applications to stage protests during the Olympic Games period - but none has been approved. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China cracking down on dissent during Olympics: activists http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2037/1/China-cracking-down-on-dissent-during-Olympics-activists/index.html China has cracked down on dissent for the Olympic Games and failed to honour public pledges to allow broader freedoms during the event, human rights groups and dissidents said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Don't pay attention to protesters says China veteran http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2031/1/Dont-pay-attention-to-protesters-says-China-veteran/index.html China's "Mr Olympics" shrugged off protests staged by pro-free Tibet groups in Beijing and bomb attacks in China's restive northwest, saying the focus of the Games should be sports, not stunts. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Ethnic unity in China, with the Han on top http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2030/1/Ethnic-unity-in-China-with-the-Han-on-top/index.html Beijing's China Ethnic Culture Park features what it calls "precise re-creations" of life for all China's 56 ethnic groups, but one thing seems in short supply: actual ethnic minorities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Rings: Propaganda Points for Chinese Press Disclosed http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2028/1/Rings-Propaganda-Points-for-Chinese-Press-Disclosed/index.html A 21-point directive from the Chinese government's propaganda department instructs Chinese news outlets to keep quiet about any "emergencies" at the Olympics, to stay "positive" about security measures, and to ignore pro-independence groups from Xinjiang and Tibet, an Australian newspaper reported yesterday. The Sydney Morning Herald published what it said was the text of the instructions. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Religious repression in Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2027/1/Religious-repression-in-Beijing/index.html Chinese Christian detained after seeking to pray with Bush zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 DUPLICATE:Press Criticism of Olympic Committee Grows By Ivan Velinov http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2026/1/DUPLICATEPress-Criticism-of-Olympic-Committee-Grows-By-Ivan-Velinov/index.html The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is under fire as foreign journalists request straight answers on issues ranging from press freedom and human rights violations to air quality issues at the end of the first week of the Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing is losing in the battle for China's soul http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2025/1/Beijing-is-losing-in-the-battle-for-Chinas-soul/index.html The recent attacks on Chinese police in the northwestern, Muslim-dominated Xinjiang region seem to confirm Beijing’s claim that Islamist separatists are the biggest danger during the Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Harsh Chinese Crackdown Coming in Xinjiang http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2024/1/Harsh-Chinese-Crackdown-Coming-in-Xinjiang--/index.html Chinese Communist Party and military authorities are set to launch an all-out, life-and-death struggle against underground, “splittist” elements in Xinjiang, whose three attacks against security personnel this month resulted in the death of 20 police and officers of the People’s Armed Police. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 No medals for the IOC http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2023/1/No-medals-for-the-IOC-/index.html While the world follows the exploits of the China Olympics, journalists and athletes in Beijing have only limited access to what the world is saying about China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing Olympics: China in standoff over human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2022/1/Beijing-Olympics-China-in-standoff-over-human-rights-/index.html The International Olympic Committee has pointedly refused to endorse China's human rights record amid complaints that journalists have been assaulted and protestors arrested. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Columnist stages protest against China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2012/1/Columnist-stages-protest-against-China/index.html The Olympic Games began with a spectacular display inside the new stadium dubbed the bird's nest. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 IOC To China: Don't Hinder Journalists http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2011/1/IOC-To-China-Dont-Hinder-Journalists/index.html The International Olympic Committee criticized Chinese security officials who detained and manhandled a British journalist as he was covering a pro-Tibet protest on Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Uneasy relations: China and the foreign press http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/2006/1/Uneasy-relations-China-and-the-foreign-press-/index.html Over at the media village, China is battering them with petty kindnesses. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Makes Policing an Olympic Event http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1987/1/China-Makes-Policing-an-Olympic-Event/index.html With the eyes of the world on Beijing, China imposes obsessive security measures around the games zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing Olympics: Protests around the world as Games open in style http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1980/1/Beijing-Olympics-Protests-around-the-world-as-Games-open-in-style/index.html While China used the dramatic Olympic Games opening ceremony as a showcase for the country, opponents of the Beijing regime used the opportunity to stage protests around the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Thousands protests as China celebrates start of Olympic Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1978/1/Thousands-protests-as-China-celebrates-start-of-Olympic-Games/index.html THOUSANDS of protesters took part in anti-China demonstrations across Asia and Europe as the Beijing Olympics were launched with a dazzling opening ceremony. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China defends rights record, accuses Bush of meddling http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1971/1/China-defends-rights-record-accuses-Bush-of-meddling/index.html China said it is committed to its citizens' "basic rights and freedoms" Thursday and criticized President Bush for meddling in what Beijing says are its internal affairs. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's bad government damages Games' expectations http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1964/1/Chinas-bad-government-damages-Games-expectations/index.html The focus changed from showing the world Chinese political strength to preventing additional loss of face zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Security remains headache for China despite clampdown for Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1963/1/Security-remains-headache-for-China-despite-clampdown-for-Olympics/index.html With a protest by Tibetan rights activist Wednesday, an attack against police officers in Xinjiang this week and a South Korean TV station managing to film a rehearsal of the secretive opening ceremony recently, the issue of security is proving to be a major headache for China, despite an unprecedented clampdown in the capital. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Calls Xinjiang Bombing Terrorism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1953/1/China-Calls-Xinjiang-Bombing-Terrorism/index.html The deadly ambush Monday in China's majority Muslim northwest may have raised fears about terrorist attacks when the Beijing Olympic Games open Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 16 dead in attack in China's Muslim region: Xinhua http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1947/1/16-dead-in-attack-in-Chinas-Muslim-region-Xinhua/index.html Sixteen policemen in China's Muslim-majority northwest were killed on Monday after two armed men stormed their station, state media said, raising security fears four days before the Beijing Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Why security is tighter in Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1942/1/Why-security-is-tighter-in-Beijing/index.html From missile batteries around the stadium to neighborhood watches, from SWAT teams to bar closures, from random ID checks to a visa clampdown, Beijing’s panoply of security measures outstrips anything ever mounted for the Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Congress Urges President Bush To Raise Human Rights Issue With China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1939/1/Congress-Urges-President-Bush-To-Raise-Human-Rights-Issue-With-China-/index.html U.S. lawmakers, organizations advocating for human rights and religious freedom, and China democracy activists have sharply criticized the Chinese government in advance of the Beijing Olympic Games opening in August 8. VOA's Dan Robinson reports on this, and a congressional resolution urging President Bush to raise human rights issues when he attends the Olympic games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Bush vows to take 'message of freedom' to Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1935/1/Bush-vows-to-take-message-of-freedom-to-Beijing/index.html US President George W. Bush, in a move likely to anger China, met with five Chinese dissidents here and told them he would take a "message of freedom" to next month's Olympic Games in Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic paranoia clutches China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1934/1/Olympic-paranoia-clutches-China/index.html With a little more than a week to go before China plays host to its biggest ever international event, the Chinese government is leaving nothing to chance. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Leaked Documents Show Chinese Regime's Paranoia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1933/1/-Leaked-Documents-Show-Chinese-Regimes-Paranoia/index.html As the Olympics approach, leaked internal documents and state media reports in China indicate that a military mobilisation is being directed at groups within China which are considered harmless by governments abroad. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Group Asserts That It Bombed Buses http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1925/1/China-Group-Asserts-That-It-Bombed-Buses-/index.html July 26 -- A group calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party has released a video asserting responsibility for deadly bus bombings last week in China's western Yunnan province and other recent incidents, and threatening attacks during the Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China says deadly bus blasts, Olympics not linked http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1924/1/China-says-deadly-bus-blasts-Olympics-not-linked/index.html China said Tuesday that no evidence of an Olympic terror link had been found in a pair of bus explosions that killed two people in a southwestern city. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China creates Fortress Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1922/1/China-creates-Fortress-Beijing/index.html THE Chinese Government is unleashing the equivalent of Mao Zedong's "people's warfare" against potential troublemakers who may spoil the Beijing Olympic Games as its great showcase. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China paper censored for breach http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1921/1/China-paper-censored-for-breach-/index.html A tabloid newspaper was withdrawn from newsstands in China after running a photograph from the 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 HANCOCK'S GAME: In Beijing it's safety first, fun second http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1916/1/HANCOCKS-GAME-In-Beijing-its-safety-first-fun-second/index.html A short walk from the National Stadium, near a busy coach station, there is a wire fence around a plot of land and a plain white sign with words in Mandarin and English that read: “Military Administrative District, No Admittance.” zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The No-Fun Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1914/1/The-No-Fun-Olympics/index.html In a few short weeks the party Beijing has been preparing for the last eight years will finally kick off, and the government's disconnect with the people attending the party is growing ever deeper. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China on war footing ahead of Olympic Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1910/1/China-on-war-footing-ahead-of-Olympic-Games/index.html Fearing terrorist threats, Beijing has deployed tens of thousands of security personnel, banned cars into the capital and is installing surface-to-air missiles near stadiums. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Bus blasts kill 2 in southwestern China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1909/1/-Bus-blasts-kill-2-in-southwestern-China/index.html Two public buses exploded during the Monday morning rush hour in the city of Kunming, killing at least two people and injuring 14 others in what the authorities described as deliberate attacks as China is tightening security nationwide and warning of possible terrorist threats in advance of next month's Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Public executions in Games lead-up http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1905/1/Public-executions-in-Games-lead-up/index.html CHINA has reverted to public executions on the eve of the Olympics as part of a massive security operation mounted to protect the Beijing Games from what Communist Party authorities describe as an urgent threat of violence and anti-government protest. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing busy welcoming the world as it turns away its ethnic minorities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1904/1/Beijing-busy-welcoming-the-world-as-it-turns-away-its-ethnic-minorities/index.html With their infant daughter in their arms, Nuer and Guli visited a dozen hotels in Beijing in late May, searching desperately for a place to stay. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China anti-terror manual to enlist Beijing residents http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1903/1/China-anti-terror-manual-to-enlist-Beijing-residents/index.html Having deployed surface-to-air missiles, readied a 100,000-strong anti-terrorism force and instituted a series of security checkpoints, Beijing is adding Chinese residents as another layer in its shield to protect Olympics venues against possible attack. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China scales down its Olympic ambitions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1901/1/China-scales-down-its-Olympic-ambitions/index.html In an age of global terrorism, it is obviously sensible to guard against attacks on a prime target such as the Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The Beijing Olympics Five-ring circus http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1899/1/The-Beijing-Olympics-Five-ring-circus.html The Chinese authorities are taking no chances: 100,000 troops, anti-aircraft missiles, checkpoints ringing the city. Beijing’s Olympics, they say, are the most threatened by terrorists in history. Evidence for this is thin. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Amid security threat, questions arise about "No-Fun" Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1898/1/Amid-security-threat-questions-arise-about-quotNo-Funquot-Olympics/index.html Will the Beijing Olympics become known as the "No-Fun Games"? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese activists to Bush and Sarkozy: Don't forget us at the Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1889/1/Chinese-activists-to-Bush-and-Sarkozy-Dont-forget-us-at-the-Games-/index.html An open letter to Bush and Sarkozy, asking that their participation at the opening ceremony of the Games not serve only to honour the Chinese leaders. Concrete gestures against violations of rights requested. Meanwhile, killings and arrests of Uyghurs and Tibetans continue. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The real score on freedom of expression in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1876/1/The-real-score-on-freedom-of-expression-in-China/index.html China promised expanded press freedom and an improved climate for human rights and domestic freedom of expression in this Olympic year. But it has instead maintained a systematic campaign to jail or silence prominent dissident voices and is now brazenly trying to restrict domestic and international press coverage. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 One month to go: Beijing prepares to deliver Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1874/1/One-month-to-go-Beijing-prepares-to-deliver-Olympics-/index.html With a month remaining until the opening ceremony of one of the most scrutinized Olympic Games in history, the time has come for Beijing to deliver on seven years of promises and billions of dollars spent. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Pays Compensation for Organ Harvest Without Consent - Watchdog http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1869/1/China-Pays-Compensation-for-Organ-Harvest-Without-Consent---Watchdog/index.html Families of two death row convicts received cash compensation for organs harvested from the convicts without prior consent of the families in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, a human rights watchdog said Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Lawyers Arrested Before Meeting With Congressmen http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1866/1/Chinese-Lawyers-Arrested-Before-Meeting-With-Congressmen/index.html A group of Chinese human rights lawyers were detained and later put under house arrest by government security officials to prevent them from attending a dinner Sunday hosted by two members of the U.S. Congress. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China acts to preempt unrest as Olympics near http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1864/1/-China-acts-to-preempt-unrest-as-Olympics-near/index.html China has ordered local officials to head off any protests that could tarnish the Olympics, the government said Monday, after a violent riot by 10,000 people threw the spotlight on deep social tensions. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China stepping up religious abuses, say activists http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1862/1/China-stepping-up-religious-abuses-say-activists/index.html China is intensifying its persecution of Christians, Muslims and Tibetan Buddhists as the Olympic Games in Beijing near, according to activists for religious freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Says It Opposes Politicizing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1857/1/China-Says-It-Opposes-Politicizing-Olympics-/index.html After months of warning other countries not to politicize the summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China has come under criticism from the International Olympic Committee for doing just that. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China says NGOs stir anti-Chinese feelings in Darfur http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1855/1/China-says-NGOs-stir-anti-Chinese-feelings-in-Darfur-/index.html China's envoy to the strike-torn Sudanese region of Darfur on Thursday accused western media and non-governmental groups of stirring up anti-Chinese feelings among opposition groups in the African country. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Shanghai bans troublemakers leaving city during Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1851/1/-Shanghai-bans-troublemakers-leaving-city-during-Olympics/index.html China's financial hub of Shanghai has sent notices to dissidents, petitioners and other "controlled" people banning them leaving the city during the Olympics to ensure security, a rights group said on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Missiles Installed At Olympic Venue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1850/1/Missiles-Installed-At-Olympic-Venue/index.html Obsessed with the prospect of a terrorist attack during the Olympics, China has deployed a battery of surface to air missiles near the Bird's Nest, the official stadium for the Beijing Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Hotels in Beijing hurting despite Olympic fever http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1849/1/-Hotels-in-Beijing-hurting-despite-Olympic-fever/index.html The 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, leading to a tourism windfall with fully booked hotels, flush customers and a jubilant atmosphere. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 For China's Olympic guests, a not-so-warm welcome http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1848/1/-For-Chinas-Olympic-guests-a-not-so-warm-welcome/index.html That slogan is everywhere nowadays in the Chinese capital. But as the Games draw near, the eight-tooth smile that Olympic hostesses have been taught is beginning to look a little strained. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Group says China demolishes mosque for not supporting Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1831/1/Group-says-China-demolishes-mosque-for-not-supporting-Olympics/index.html Chinese authorities in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this August's Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 New US president seen unlikely to confront China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1830/1/New-US-president-seen-unlikely-to-confront-China-/index.html Despite their rhetoric, White House aspirants Barack Obama and John McCain are unlikely to adopt a confrontational approach towards China even as it flexes its military and economic muscles, experts say. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Taiwan war game simulates attack from China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1829/1/Taiwan-war-game-simulates-attack-from-China/index.html Taiwan began Monday its annual computer-simulated war game that anticipates an invasion by China, despite warming ties between the island and its mainland rival. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China 'arrests' fake terrorists http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1827/1/China-arrests-fake-terrorists/index.html Three men who reportedly posed as terrorists to try to extort more than $300,000 (£150,000) have been arrested in the Chinese Olympic city of Qingdao. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China mobilizes 100,000-strong anti-terrorism security force for Beijing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1825/1/China-mobilizes-100000-strong-anti-terrorism-security-force-for-Beijing-Olympics/index.html China had mobilized a 100,000-strong anti-terrorism force to guard against threats to the Beijing Olympics, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 In China, Fascination With Obama's Skin Color http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1815/1/In-China-Fascination-With-Obamas-Skin-Color/index.html America may be discussing whether Barack Obama is tough enough to field a 3 a.m. phone call, but for the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the real issue is his race. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Still Lags Behind U.S. in Influence, Survey Shows http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1812/1/China-Still-Lags-Behind-US-in-Influence-Survey-Shows-/index.html  Despite China’s remarkable economic rise, and its efforts to spread its influence in Asia through what is known as “soft power,” the country still lags far behind the United States in that sphere, according to a survey to be released Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Typhoon by Charles Cumming http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1810/1/Typhoon-by-Charles-Cumming/index.html NOT SINCE The Honourable Schoolboy has there been a satisfactory spy novel about Britain's relations with China: the global power of the 19th century tussling with that of the 21st, all the time complicated by that still bolshie 20th-century giant, America. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China warns Australia over Dalai Lama visit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1804/1/China-warns-Australia-over-Dalai-Lama-visit/index.html China warned Australia Thursday not to allow the exiled Dalai Lama to carry out separatist activities on its territory, despite the Tibetan spiritual leader's stated opposition to an independent Tibet. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China on alert for unrest a month after quake http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1802/1/China-on-alert-for-unrest-a-month-after-quake/index.html Police cordoned off schools destroyed in China's devastating earthquake one month ago from Thursday, apparently on alert for protests by parents demanding investigations into whether shoddy construction played a role in their children's deaths. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's ascendency causing global concern, Pew study finds http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1801/1/Chinas-ascendency-causing-global-concern-Pew-study-finds-/index.html With the approach of the Beijing Olympics, the world is eyeing China with concern about its policies and their impact beyond Chinese borders, the Pew Global Attitudes Project has found. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Congressmen Accuse China of Hacking Their Computers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1800/1/US-Congressmen-Accuse-China-of-Hacking-Their-Computers-/index.html Two U.S. Congressmen on Wednesday accused China of hacking their office computers, possibly compromising information on Chinese dissidents, the Congressmen and news reports said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China denies hacking into US computers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1799/1/China-denies-hacking-into-US-computers/index.html China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn't capable of sophisticated cybercrime. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China casts wider net in crackdowns http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1796/1/China-casts-wider-net-in-crackdowns/index.html  For years, the Zhou brothers sold their pirated DVDs openly from a back room in a state-owned department store. Like other merchants of counterfeit goods, they knew the authorities would turn a blind eye. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's List of Olympic Don'ts http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1795/1/Chinas-List-of-Olympic-Donts-/index.html Now that the shock of the earthquake (which they could not control) in Sichuan Province has dissipated somewhat, China’s leaders are focusing again on something that they think they can control: people. Sports fans attending the 2008 Olympics in Beijing will have a long list of rules to carry in their pockets along with their tickets. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Lawmakers Say China Hackers Stole Files http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1794/1/Lawmakers-Say-China-Hackers-Stole-Files/index.html Two House members said Wednesday their Capitol Hill computers, containing information about political dissidents from around the world, have been hacked by sources apparently working out of China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Rice Says Democracies in Asia Might Counter China's Influence http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1793/1/Rice-Says-Democracies-in-Asia-Might-Counter-Chinas-Influence-/index.html Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the potential for democratic countries in Asia to combine their clout might provide a counter to China's growing power. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China to oppose any external interference on Tibet issue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1792/1/China-to-oppose-any-external-interference-on-Tibet-issue-/index.html Amidst reports that the US and the EU would press China to have "result-oriented talks" with the envoys of the Dalai Lama on the Tibet issue, Beijing today said it would oppose any interference on the matter as it was its "internal affair". zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Report: China funding campaign to eliminate house churches http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1791/1/Report-China-funding-campaign-to-eliminate-house-churches/index.html A new report released on Sunday, exactly two months ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games, details the current Chinese Government’s crackdown on unregistered Christians, including the funding of a campaign to eradicate house churches throughout China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Report on Crackdown on Chinese Christians Launched at Two Month Olympic Countdown Mark http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1790/1/Report-on-Crackdown-on-Chinese-Christians-Launched-at-Two-Month-Olympic-Countdown-Mark/index.html With exactly two months to go until the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, a fresh report detailing the persecution of Christians in China is launched today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's torch relay shrouded in mystery http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1789/1/Chinas-torch-relay-shrouded-in-mystery-/index.html China's Olympic torch relay has become a mystery tour, with organisers refusing to disclose the dates of a planned journey though Tibet and other potentially sensitive legs. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Germany's Merkel encourages Chinese premier to continue Tibet dialogue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1785/1/Germanys-Merkel-encourages-Chinese-premier-to-continue-Tibet-dialogue/index.html German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed China's reopening of talks with envoys of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, and encouraged Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday to pursue the dialogue, her office said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China: Afghan investment reveals larger strategy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1780/1/China-Afghan-investment-reveals-larger-strategy/index.html China has won a $3.5 billion contract to develop Afghanistan’s Aynak copper field, the largest foreign direct investment project in the history of Afghanistan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Tiananmen Square Eyewitness Shares Impressions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1778/1/Tiananmen-Square-Eyewitness-Shares-Impressions/index.html The images beamed into the west of a Chinese student facing down a tank still have the power to shock, 19 years after the Tiananmen Square massacre. For journalist Jonathan Mirsky, talking to The Epoch Times, the memories and images he recalls are far more disturbing. He was in the square that day. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympics: Beijing tightens security as Games approach: reports http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1776/1/Olympics-Beijing-tightens-security-as-Games-approach-reports/index.html Beijing is implementing a range of new security measures, state media said Friday, as the Chinese capital cranks up efforts to prevent any disruptions affecting the August Olympics.March. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Rep. McCotter on the House Floor on Wednesday, Still Fighting for Freedom, discussing Tiananmen http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1773/1/Rep-McCotter-on-the-House-Floor-on-Wednesday-Still-Fighting-for-Freedom-discussing-Tiananmen/index.html In light of 19th anniversary of communist China's brutal crackdown on students demonstrating for democracy on Tiananmen Square, Chairman McCotter took to the House Floor last night to memorialize the students who fell. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Pelosi: 19 Years Ago Today, the Tiananmen Square Massacre Challenged the Conscience of the World http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1771/1/Pelosi-19-Years-Ago-Today-the-Tiananmen-Square-Massacre-Challenged-the-Conscience-of-the-World-/index.html Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks at a rally on Capitol Hill today to commemorate the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing on June 4, 1989. Below are the Speaker's remarks: zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 US lawmakers criticize China's human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1770/1/US-lawmakers-criticize-Chinas-human-rights/index.html The leader of the House of Representatives urged China on Wednesday to release all political prisoners as senior lawmakers gathered outside the US Capitol building to mark the 19th anniversary of China's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Goddess of Democracy at Congress on Tiananmen anniversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1769/1/Goddess-of-Democracy-at-Congress-on-Tiananmen-anniversary/index.html Against the backdrop of a Goddess of Democracy statue, US lawmakers, human rights groups and dissidents converged on Capitol Hill Wednesday to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square bloody massacre, calling for the release of all political prisoners in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Barack Obama's US foreign policy on Asia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1768/1/Barack-Obamas-US-foreign-policy-on-Asia-/index.html US Senator Barack Obama has secured the Democratic nomination for the US presidency. But many say he's lack of foreign policy experience may be the clincher on polling day in November. We discuss his agenda on Asia. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Rudd's Asia plan sinks in Beijing http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1766/1/Rudds-Asia-plan-sinks-in-Beijing/index.html If Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, a Mandarin speaker, was banking on his understanding of China to forge a new relationship with Beijing, it has obviously not worked so far. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Norway trying to broker peace between China and Tibet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1765/1/Norway-trying-to-broker-peace-between-China-and-Tibet/index.html Norway reportedly has been conducting top-secret diplomacy to resolve the lengthy and bitter conflict between Chinese authorities and the exiled Tibetan government and its spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama. Two state secretaries in the Foreign Ministry are said to be heavily involved. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 East Turkestan: Senator Brown Speaks Out Over Detained Uyghurs http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1761/1/East-Turkestan-Senator-Brown-Speaks-Out-Over-Detained-Uyghurs/index.html Further to a resolution put before the United States Senate, Senator Brown has called on the United States to push China to make major improvements in its human rights record. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China: Free Tiananmen Prisoners Before Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1757/1/China-Free-Tiananmen-Prisoners-Before-Olympics/index.html On the 19th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government should honor its commitment to improve human rights before the 2008 Beijing Olympics by releasing the estimated 130 Tiananmen prisoners improperly arrested or tried, Human Rights Watch said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Remembering Tiananmen Square http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1755/1/Remembering-Tiananmen-Square/index.html Every year on June 4, the Chinese democracy movement stops to pause, protest, and remember the Tiananmen Square massacre. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympics put religious freedom in spotlight http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1753/1/Olympics-put-religious-freedom-in-spotlight/index.html When the International Olympic Committee in July 2001 awarded China the right to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, Chinese citizens were ecstatic. But what potentially could have been China's proudest moment has turned into something of a public relations minefield as world media probe China's human rights gains and abuses, writes Sarah Page for Compass Direct News. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Woman admits helping pass secrets to China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1752/1/Woman-admits-helping-pass-secrets-to-China/index.html A Chinese woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping a spy provide the Chinese government with U.S. military secrets about arms sales to Taiwan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China, Russia, U.S. focus of human rights report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1750/1/China-Russia-US-focus-of-human-rights-report/index.html Human rights and freedom of the press in China, the detention of terrorist suspects by the United States and Russia's treatment of political dissent are the focus of scrutiny in Amnesty International's annual report, released Wednesday, which looks at the state of human rights around the world zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Amnesty International condemns US, China in report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1749/1/Amnesty-International-condemns-US-China-in-report/index.html The United States is shirking its duty to provide the world with moral leadership and China is letting its business interests trump human rights concerns in Myanmar and Sudan, a human rights group said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. Reopens Talks With Chinese On Rights, Envoy Urges Progress In Light of Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1744/1/US-Reopens-Talks-With-Chinese-On-Rights--Envoy-Urges-Progress-In-Light-of-Olympics/index.html Renewing the U.S.-China human rights dialogue after a six-year cutoff, a senior U.S. official urged the Chinese government Tuesday to improve its rights record as a way to sweeten the atmosphere for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 US says human rights talks with China 'constructive' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1739/1/US-says-human-rights-talks-with-China-constructive-/index.html The United States held "constructive" talks with China on a wide range of human rights issues, a US envoy said here Tuesday as he praised the communist government for its earthquake response. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 UNPO New Common Vision http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1736/1/UNPO-New-Common-Vision-/index.html The IX UNPO General Assembly was organized at the European Parliament in Brussels with full attendance of UNPO Members and delegates from all over the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 23 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Human Rights Torch Relay Makes Stop in Edmonton http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1731/1/Human-Rights-Torch-Relay-Makes-Stop-in-Edmonton/index.html Edmonton was the latest city in Canada to host a rally to welcome the Global Human Rights Torch (HRTR) relay on Wednesday, May 21. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 To deal with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1728/1/To-deal-with-China/index.html New Delhi must be tough on Beijing's hectoring on Sikkim; otherwise it's a slippery slope zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Quake Quiets the Critics of China's Human-Rights Record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1727/1/Quake-Quiets-the-Critics-of-Chinas-Human-Rights-Record/index.html In the aftermath of the deadly Sichuan earthquake, the clamor of criticism that had been dogging China over human-rights issues and its policies toward Tibet has suddenly been silenced. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Sherwen On Risk: China struggles to meet the Olympic ideal http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1720/1/Sherwen-On-Risk-China-struggles-to-meet-the-Olympic-ideal/index.html The Beijing Olympics appeared the perfect opportunity for China to demonstrate to the world that it was a nation to be admired. However, the main effect of the publicity so far has been to add impetus to the outsiders’ view of China as authoritarian and repressive. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China marks 100 days until start of Beijing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1719/1/China-marks-100-days-until-start-of-Beijing-Olympics/index.html Shimmering stadiums and billions of dollars spent to remake Beijing into a modern city have been overshadowed by pro-Tibet protests, chaos on the Olympic torch relay, and an anti-Western backlash by angry Chinese who sense their coming-out party is being spoiled. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Aftershock rattles China quake zone http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1717/1/-Aftershock-rattles-China-quake-zone/index.html A powerful aftershock knocked out roads and communications in some of the most quake-ravaged parts of central China on Friday, as emergency crews rescued more than 30 people who had survived up to 100 improbable hours trapped in the ruins. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Activist slams China, India over cyclone aid http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1716/1/Activist-slams-China-India-over-cyclone-aid/index.html The founder of the Free Burma Coalition accused Myanmar neighbors China and India on Thursday of failing to do their share of "heavy lifting" in aiding victims of the Myanmar cyclone. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China upgrading n-missile launch site nearest to India http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1715/1/China-upgrading-n-missile-launch-site-nearest-to-India/index.html Less than a month after China’s new nuclear submarine base came to light, latest satellite images show that Beijing is upgrading and extending its nuclear missile deployment site that is nearest to India. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Over 40,000 dead, missing or buried in China quake http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1711/1/Over-40000-dead-missing-or-buried-in-China-quake-/index.html  More than 40,000 people were dead, missing or buried under rubble in China's southwest, officials said Wednesday, as the full horror of its devastating earthquake began to emerge. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Soldiers press search for quake survivors http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1709/1/Soldiers-press-search-for-quake-survivors/index.html Rescuers struggled to reach some of the hardest-hit areas of southwestern China on Tuesday after a massive earthquake that left a death toll well above 12,000. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Human Rights Torch Lit in Chicago http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1710/1/Human-Rights-Torch-Lit-in-Chicago/index.html The Human Rights Torch was lit at Chicago's Lincoln Park this past Saturday in the presence of politicians, rights activists and local community groups. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 German Foreign Ministry Criticizes China's Human Rights Record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1708/1/German-Foreign-Ministry-Criticizes-Chinas-Human-Rights-Record/index.html A new German Foreign Ministry report is extremely critical of the human rights situation in China. The confidential report, which has been seen by SPIEGEL, contains a long list of abuses of human rights and democratic principles. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The ghosts of Jiang, Koizumi haunt Hu's visit to Tokyo http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1706/1/The-ghosts-of-Jiang-Koizumi-haunt-Hus-visit-to-Tokyo/index.html President Hu Jintao, the quintessential Chinese Communist Party apparatchik who made it to the top by relentless kowtowing to superiors and keeping his head down in controversies, doesn’t know much about the world of the Japanese geisha. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Don't coddle Beijing - it must account for its role Darfur http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1705/1/Dont-coddle-Beijing---it-must-account-for-its-role-Darfur/index.html Many consider it taboo to speak of the genocide in Darfur and the upcoming Beijing Olympics in the same breath. I disagree entirely. I believe the two should be firmly linked in the public's mind, and I said so in blunt terms during a recent CBC interview. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympics present a chance to welcome China back into fold http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1704/1/Olympics-present-a-chance-to-welcome-China-back-into-fold/index.html International relations will be the poorer if Chinese retreat back into isolationism, writes JAMIE F METZL zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China blocks Turks from the Olympic Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1700/1/-China-blocks-Turks-from-the-Olympic-Games/index.html China has raised the level of security due to the Beijing Olympics and gives hard times to many countries including Turkey about issuing visa. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China blocks Turks from the Olympic Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1699/1/-China-blocks-Turks-from-the-Olympic-Games.html China has raised the level of security due to the Beijing Olympics and gives hard times to many countries including Turkey about issuing visa. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 United by force http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1698/1/United-by-force/index.html Many Chinese bloggers are a bit confused about what's happening in their country. Even as the Tibet issue rages on, the Uighurs revolt in Xinjiang and the ghost of Tiananmen comes back to haunt Beijing, zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic Games, or Mobilization for War? http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1696/1/Olympic-Games-or-Mobilization-for-War-/index.html On May 5, Tian Yixiang, the director of the military bureau's security command center for the Beijing Olympic Games, told a reporter from the military channel of Xinhua News Net that the main threat to security of the Olympic Games are "domestic forces against China, including the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 US asks Asia to impose stiff punishment on labor traffickers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1693/1/US-asks-Asia-to-impose-stiff-punishment-on-labor-traffickers/index.html The United States called on Asian governments Wednesday to slap stiff penalties on labor traffickers, some of whom it said were exploiting loopholes in bilateral agreements in the region. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's Fear of Summer http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1692/1/Chinas-Fear-of-Summer/index.html The Hash House Harriers is a social group of runners that meets in cities all over the world to go for a jog followed by a few beers. It calls itself "a drinking club with a running problem." zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Dui Hua Appeals for "Olympic Pardon" For Long-Serving Prisoners http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1689/1/Dui-Hua-Appeals-for-quotOlympic-Pardonquot-For-Long-Serving-Prisoners/index.html The Dui Hua Foundation has appealed to the Chinese government to grant an "Olympic pardon" in conjunction with the upcoming Summer Olympics in Beijing. The pardon would apply to long-serving prisoners who no longer pose a threat to society and are nearing the end of their sentences. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympics Could Slow China Reform Effort http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1681/1/Olympics-Could-Slow-China-Reform-Effort/index.html Beijing Olympics, once touted as a catalyst for openness and change in China, could wind up setting back the struggle for democracy and freedom in the world's most populous country, according to the editor of a new book about the impact of the games on human rights there. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. terror report cites Venezuela, Iran http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1680/1/US-terror-report-cites-Venezuela-Iran/index.html Venezuela's associations with terror states, Iran's meddling in Iraq and the resurgence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan top the concerns in a new State Department report on terrorism threats in countries around the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 U.S. ignores religious oppression, federal panel says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1679/1/US-ignores-religious-oppression-federal-panel-says/index.html China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are among 11 countries that practice religious oppression, a federal commission says. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Shao Jiang: China remains a land of torture and repression http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1674/1/Shao-Jiang-China-remains-a-land-of-torture-and-repression/index.html As the Olympic torch heads up Everest on the next phase of its troubled journey next week, it is almost certain to attract more protests as it gets closer to Tibet. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 US Jewish leaders call for boycott of Beijing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1672/1/US-Jewish-leaders-call-for-boycott-of-Beijing-Olympics/index.html A wide-ranging group of U.S. Jewish leaders plans to release a statement Wednesday urging Jews worldwide to boycott the Summer Olympics in Beijing, citing China's troubling record on human rights and Tibet. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese build secret nuclear submarine base http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1670/1/Chinese-build-secret-nuclear-submarine-base/index.html China has secretly built a major underground nuclear submarine base that could threaten Asian countries and challenge American power in the region, it can be disclosed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China, not India to be focus of US attention in rising Asia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1669/1/China-not-India-to-be-focus-of-US-attention-in-rising-Asia/index.html China will be the focus of American attention in the 21st century with the rise of Asia as China, India, Japan and emerging powers compete for regional influence, the top US intelligence agency suggests. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese pride should not be founded on oppression http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1665/1/Chinese-pride-should-not-be-founded-on-oppression/index.html The dreaded Olympic Torch passed through South Korea yesterday. Considering the number of Chinese and Tibetans living in Korea, some kind of an eventful occurrence was to be expected. Both parties were granted permission from the authority to peacefully congregate. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China talks aimed at saving Olympics, not Tibet: analysts http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1663/1/China-talks-aimed-at-saving-Olympics-not-Tibet-analysts/index.html As the Dalai Lama reflected Sunday on a surprise Chinese offer to resume talks, experts cautioned that Beijing may be looking more toward salvaging the Olympic Games than meaningful dialogue. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic flames, then and now http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1657/1/Olympic-flames-then-and-now-/index.html I was in Red Square one day during the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow when some poor protester apparently tried to set himself on fire. We never learned who he was or what really happened because of the amazing reaction of the authorities, which was caught on film by a tourist. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Torch relay 'a success' despite arrests http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1655/1/Torch-relay-a-success-despite-arrests/index.html The Australian leg of Beijing's troubled Olympic torch relay has been declared "an outstanding success", despite seven arrests and clashes between protesters and Chinese supporters. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Nationalism May Tarnish Beijing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1654/1/Chinese-Nationalism-May-Tarnish-Beijing-Olympics/index.html Chinese people, around the world, are increasingly showing their dissatisfaction with what they perceive to be Western China-bashing, in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.  Stephanie Ho reports from the Chinese capital. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese hackers prepare to defend the motherland http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1653/1/Chinese-hackers-prepare-to-defend-the-motherland/index.html Fuelled by anti-Western nationalism, patriotic Chinese hackers have come to the defence of the motherland in response criticism of Beijing's handling of recent pro-independence riots by ethnic Tibetans. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Dampens Patriotic Fervor http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1652/1/China-Dampens-Patriotic-Fervor-/index.html China has begun moving to dampen a wave of mass popular anger among young people, sparked by recent protests during its Olympic torch relay over the recent crackdown in Tibet, according to journalists and academics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's new nationalists revealed http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1650/1/Chinas--new-nationalists-revealed/index.html As the Summer Olympics approach, some disturbing aspects of contemporary China are coming into view. A worldwide audience has learned what human rights activists have long known about Beijing's complicity with dictatorships in Sudan and Burma. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China Outraged by US-Tibet Resolution http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1632/1/China-Outraged-by-US-Tibet-Resolution/index.html An indignant China said Friday the U.S. "seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" when Congress passed a resolution calling on Beijing to stop cracking down on Tibetan dissent and talk to the Dalai Lama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's Olympic Shame http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1631/1/Chinas-Olympic-Shame/index.html Why didn't they see this coming? Despite more than seven years' worth of meticulous, down-to-the-last-detail planning that has gone into the Beijing Olympics, China's leaders have seemingly been caught off guard by the most predictable of challenges zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 IOC, China clash over human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1626/1/IOC-China-clash-over-human-rights-/index.html The International Olympic Committee and China clashed yesterday over human rights and the protest-plagued Olympic torch relay. IOC president Jacques Rogge acknowledged that the Olympics have plunged into crisis, then pleaded with China to respect its promises on human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Human rights protests against China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1624/1/Human-rights-protests-against-China/index.html At Washington Park and Embarcadero, it has been demonstration central. There was a lot of anger expressed towards the Chinese Government, but there was also mixed emotions among protestors over the rerouting of the Olympic flame. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 More China tensions come to light http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1614/1/More-China-tensions-come-to-light/index.html Protests around the Olympic torch have focused the world's attention on Tibet, but discontent is rippling through other parts of China, too. In Xinjiang province, Muslim Uighurs are also asking for religious freedom and economic opportunity. Scott Tong reports. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China vows swift and severe punishment of Tibetans accused of rioting last month http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1610/1/China-vows-swift-and-severe-punishment-of-Tibetans-accused-of-rioting-last-month-/index.html Amid signs of added unrest in Muslim areas of China, an official newspaper said Friday that courts would "use the weapon of the law" to "shock criminality and root out the base of the separatists." zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 No such thing as 'anti-China forces' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1609/1/No-such-thing-as-anti-China-forces/index.html  Within China, many drumbeaters are stirring up anger against so-called "anti-China forces," referring to groups that are against the Chinese people, hold historical hostility toward the race, or have a conflict of interest with China or its people. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 The High Cost of Control http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1605/1/The-High-Cost-of-Control/index.html What were the communist party cadres in Beijing feeling as they watched Lhasa burning in mid-March? Anger certainly. And worry about how the staging of the Olympic Games in August could be affected. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese ambassador pulls out of torch relay http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1604/1/Chinese-ambassador-pulls-out-of-torch-relay/index.html China's ambassador to Britain has pulled out of running in this weekend's Olympic torch relay ceremony in the first indication that growing international concern at the country's recent actions in Tibet is starting to become a major source of embarrassment for Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's Wen urges unity among minorities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1598/1/Chinas-Wen-urges-unity-among-minorities/index.html Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised to boost support for poor ethnic minority areas but called for unity after a rash of Tibetan unrest and at least one protest in the far west dented propaganda claims of harmony. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Free China & Tibet will follow http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1586/1/Free-China--Tibet-will-follow/index.html I don't care if Tibet is free or not. I care very much whether the people in Tibet are free. It's that distinction that seems to be missing in the discussion about the government crackdown on recent demonstrations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Michael Richardson: Not many left who will bait the dragon http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1585/1/Michael-Richardson-Not-many-left-who-will-bait-the-dragon/index.html The recent anti-Chinese protests in Tibet and several surrounding provinces in China have been watched with concern by governments in nearby South and Southeast Asia, especially India. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 French foreign minister says Dalai Lama could be invited to Brussels 'shortly' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1584/1/French-foreign-minister-says-Dalai-Lama-could-be-invited-to-Brussels-shortly-/index.html The European Union could invite the Dalai Lama to Brussels, France's foreign minister said Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China, Tibet, Olympics boycott: Germany's Merkel won't go http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1580/1/China-Tibet-Olympics-boycott-Germanys-Merkel-wont-go/index.html There was a time, long, long ago, when athletes from around the ancient world would gather, without clothes and without making political pronouncements, to let it all hang out - their enthusiasm for the spirit of competition, that is - and get on with games in which victories would bring resounding honor to the kingdoms, regions and powerful city-states they represented. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Engineer sentenced to 24 years in China conspiracy case http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1566/1/Engineer-sentenced-to-24-years-in-China-conspiracy-case/index.html A federal judge says Chi Mak, 67, of Downey betrayed the U.S. by conspiring to export sensitive military technology. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 EU tells China to stop using force against Tibetan protesters http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1563/1/EU-tells-China-to-stop-using-force-against-Tibetan-protesters-/index.html  The European Union, United States and other Western nations urged China on Tuesday to stop using force against Tibetan protesters, and said the demonstrations should be peaceful. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 IOC president Rogge in 'silent diplomacy' with China on Tibet and rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1559/1/IOC-president-Rogge-in-silent-diplomacy-with-China-on-Tibet-and-rights-/index.html IOC president Jacques Rogge said Monday he is engaged in "silent diplomacy" with China on Tibet and other human rights issues in advance of the Beijing Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 FBI Opens Probe of China-Based Hackers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1558/1/FBI-Opens-Probe-of-China-Based-Hackers/index.html The FBI has opened a preliminary investigation of a report that China-based hackers have penetrated the e-mail accounts of leaders and members of the Save Darfur Coalition, a national advocacy group pushing to end the six-year-old conflict in Sudan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 McCain says China's conduct in Tibet unacceptable http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1556/1/McCain-says-Chinas-conduct-in-Tibet-unacceptable/index.html U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain said on Friday that China was behaving unacceptably in Tibet and he urged Beijing to look for a peaceful end to clashes between anti-government protestors and police. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China and its minorities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1507/1/China-and-its-minorities/index.html Non-Han minorities may comprise only 9 percent of China's population, but as the violence in Tibet and simmering resentment in Xinjiang  indicate, the problem is one that Beijing is unable to resolve. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Police Clash With Tibet Protesters http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1491/1/Chinese-Police-Clash-With-Tibet-Protesters-/index.html Violent protests erupted Friday in a busy market area of Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, as Buddhist monks and other ethnic Tibetans clashed with Chinese security forces. The protesters burned shops, cars, military vehicles and at least one tourist bus, according to witnesses. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China rejects U.S. attack on human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1490/1/China-rejects-US-attack-on-human-rights-/index.html China's foreign minister Wednesday rejected criticism of its human rights record, accusing the United States of "clinging to a Cold War mentality" and "practicing double standards." zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing's unofficial Olympic slogan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1486/1/Beijings-unofficial-Olympic-slogan/index.html The official slogan of this summer's Beijing Olympics may be "One World, One Dream," but Beijing's real mantra has been something more prosaic, and in the end, much more problematic: no politics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's Olympic security dilemma http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1484/1/Chinas-Olympic-security-dilemma-/index.html China has spent millions of dollars over seven years on its security preparations for this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China's Curious Olympic Terror Threat http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1482/1/Chinas-Curious-Olympic-Terror-Threat-/index.html The dramatic news came in the midst of China's staid and boring annual legislature: a terrorist hijacking plot, perhaps meant to mar the coming Olympic Games, had been stopped. Security forces had thwarted a plot to "create an air disaster," Nur Bekri, chairman of the Xinjiang regional government, told reporters at the ongoing session of the National People's Congress (NPC). zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Embassy Caught Interfering With 'Spectacular' in Prague http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1481/1/Chinese-Embassy-Caught-Interfering-With-Spectacular-in-Prague/index.html The Chinese Embassy has been caught out sending letters to both the largest television station in the Czech Republic and politicians, asking them not to attend the Chinese Spectacular. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 China dismisses critics bent on examining country's rights record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1480/1/China-dismisses-critics-bent-on-examining-countrys-rights-record/index.html China's foreign minister has dismissed critics who want to put the country's rights record under the microscope ahead of this summer's Olympic Games.  zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Mongolian Herdsmen No Longer Free to Roam http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1474/1/Mongolian-Herdsmen-No-Longer-Free-to-Roam/index.html For as long as anyone can remember, Bator and his ancestors were horse-riding herdsmen, free to roam the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia with their animals. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Recent incidents add to China's edginess about terror http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1473/1/Recent-incidents-add-to-Chinas-edginess-about-terror/index.html A Chinese passenger jet en route to Beijing from the heavily Muslim Xinjiang region was forced to make an emergency landing Friday after the flight crew prevented at least two passengers from trying to crash the airplane, state media reported Sunday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China: USCIRF Calls on President Bush to Request Meeting with Prisoners During Beijing Olympics, Attend House Church Service http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1460/1/China-USCIRF-Calls-on-President-Bush-to-Request-Meeting-with-Prisoners-During-Beijing-Olympics-Attend-House-Church-Service/index.html The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom commends President George W. Bush for pledging Thursday that while attending the Summer Olympic Games in China, he will raise concerns about freedom of religion in China with President Hu Jintao. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China 'deeply concerned' by Kosovo independence http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1446/1/China-deeply-concerned-by-Kosovo-independence/index.html In a statement posted on the Foreign Ministry's website, China has expressed "deep concern" that Kosovo has declared its independence. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Human rights protests rattle Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1445/1/Human-rights-protests-rattle-Olympics-/index.html With Steven Spielberg's announcement that he will not organise the opening ceremonies, the Olympic Games in Beijing may have already lost a battle. A growing chorus of athletes are starting to speak out. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Now Archbishop Desmond Tutu urges boycott of Beijing Olympics over China's failure to act in Darfur http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1444/1/Now-Archbishop-Desmond-Tutu-urges-boycott-of-Beijing-Olympics-over-Chinas-failure-to-act-in-Darfur-/index.html Archbishop Desmond Tutu warned China could face an international boycott of the Beijing Olympics if they did not move to end the atrocities in Darfur. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Spielberg 'breached Olympic spirit' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1443/1/Spielberg-breached-Olympic-spirit-/index.html Organisers of the Beijing Olympics denounced any linking of sport and politics as a contravention of the “Olympic spirit” on Thursday following the resignation of Steven Spielberg, the US film director, as an artistic adviser on the games’ opening and closing ceremonies. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China: Link to Darfur 'unfair' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1442/1/China-Link-to-Darfur-unfair-/index.html Efforts to link China to the Darfur crisis are "irresponsible and unfair," a government spokesman said in comments published Thursday, following director Steven Spielberg's decision to drop out as a Beijing Olympics adviser on human rights grounds. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 The power of protest http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1441/1/The-power-of-protest-/index.html The Chinese foreign ministry argued that "it is understandable if some people do not understand the Chinese government policy on Darfur", and went on to urge America to stop its "Cold War thinking", accusing some of its detractors of harbouring "ulterior motives". zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Beijing Olympics Won't Change China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1440/1/Beijing-Olympics-Wont-Change-China-/index.html The summer Olympic Games to be held in Beijing will probably be the most watched ever. That and the location -- China -- make it irresistible to those with a political cause to advocate, be that cause the host country's record on human rights, press freedom and political dissent, or its policies on Dafur. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 EU President Advises Against Protests http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1439/1/EU-President-Advises-Against-Protests-/index.html The European Union wants athletes to resist raising human rights and other sensitive political issues during the Beijing Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Bush says still plans to visit Beijing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1438/1/Bush-says-still-plans-to-visit-Beijing-Olympics-/index.html US President George W. Bush said Thursday he had not changed his plans to attend the Beijing Olympics, despite a growing row over China's support for Sudan amid the Darfur crisis. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 In Olympic year, China urged to use its influence in Darfur http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1437/1/In-Olympic-year-China-urged-to-use-its-influence-in-Darfur-/index.html China has been called upon to abandon its support for Sudan by a coalition of Nobel Prize-winners and international athletes, who demanded that this year's Olympic hosts cease to trade with a regime which is held responsible by the world for the carnage in Darfur. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China tells US to drop Cold War attitude after 'spy' arrests http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1436/1/China-tells-US-to-drop-Cold-War-attitude-after-spy-arrests/index.html China on Thursday told the United States to drop its "Cold War" attitude and stop accusing Beijing of espionage, after US authorities arrested four people on charges of spying for the Chinese. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China: Spielberg's Olympic Pull-Out Highlights Foreigners' Responsibilities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1430/1/China-Spielbergs-Olympic-Pull-Out-Highlights-Foreigners--Responsibilities/index.html The decision by the film director Steven Spielberg to step down as artistic consultant to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games should prompt other influential outsiders to press China to reform, Human Rights Watch said today. Corporate sponsors, governments and National Olympic Committees should urge Beijing to improve human rights conditions in China, Human Rights Watch said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 DOJ: Chinese Espionage Marks Return to Cold War Threats http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1428/1/DOJ-Chinese-Espionage-Marks-Return-to-Cold-War-Threats/index.html There’s nothing like an espionage story to help heat up this freezing Tuesday morning. And today’s top news story has all the elements: sleeper agents, stolen aerospace secrets and Cold War intimations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 DOJ: Chinese Espionage Marks Return to Cold War Threats http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1427/1/DOJ-Chinese-Espionage-Marks-Return-to-Cold-War-Threats.html There’s nothing like an espionage story to help heat up this freezing Tuesday morning. And today’s top news story has all the elements: sleeper agents, stolen aerospace secrets and Cold War intimations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Pentagon official, three others held over China spy charges http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1423/1/Pentagon-official-three-others-held-over-China-spy-charges/index.html A US defense official, an ex-Boeing engineer and two others were arrested Monday on charges of spying for China involving sensitive military and aerospace secrets, including the space shuttle. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China: Free Activists & Guarantee Press Freedoms http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1418/1/China-Free-Activists--Guarantee-Press-Freedoms/index.html While three activists languish in detention and press freedoms remain illusory, Olympic Watch calls on China to defy expectations and act. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 U.S. urges China to do more after reporter freed http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1416/1/US-urges-China-to-do-more-after-reporter-freed/index.html The United States called on China on Wednesday to free dissidents and respect media freedom after the early release of a Hong Kong-based reporter who was serving a five-year sentence for spying for Taiwan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 U.S. military officials wary of China's expanding fleet of submarines http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1415/1/US-military-officials-wary-of-Chinas-expanding-fleet-of-submarines/index.html For a procession of senior U.S. military commanders who have visited China in recent years, the complaint has become almost routine. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Whether at home or abroad, China is silent on matters of democracy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1414/1/Whether-at-home-or-abroad-China-is-silent-on-matters-of-democracy/index.html For months, as the Beijing Olympics draw nearer, China has been refining its arguments in favor of disassociating the Games from politics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 U.S. lawmaker eyes China's military buildup http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1410/1/US-lawmaker-eyes-Chinas-military-buildup/index.html Ask Rep. John Murtha about the U.S. war in Iraq and the conversation eventually veers to China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China inflation causes economic woe, political challenge http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1409/1/China-inflation-causes-economic-woe-political-challenge/index.html China is supposed to be getting richer, but for Liu Gaohua, rising prices on everything from cabbages to houses mean life is only getting tougher. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 IOC has 'broken promise' to push for media freedom in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1408/1/IOC-has-broken-promise-to-push-for-media-freedom-in-China-/index.html The International Olympic Committee has broken its promise to push China for greater media freedom ahead of the Beijing Games, a journalist rights group said in Hong Kong yesterday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 US lawmakers set stage for trade sanctions on China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1407/1/US-lawmakers-set-stage-for-trade-sanctions-on-China/index.html US lawmakers are setting the stage for legislation slapping China with punitive sanctions over currency and other trade issues after another year of record trade deficit with the Asian giant. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China's media curbs loom as trade issue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1402/1/Chinas-media-curbs-loom-as-trade-issue/index.html China's restrictions on foreign media, long a concern of rights groups and press freedom advocates, have now become a trade issue. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China shirking Olympic pledge, pressure needed: HRW http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1401/1/-China-shirking-Olympic-pledge-pressure-needed-HRW/index.html China is shirking its pledge to improve human rights for the Olympic Games and world pressure is needed to force Beijing to comply, Human Rights Watch said Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 FBI chief pleased with Beijing Games security http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1398/1/FBI-chief-pleased-with-Beijing-Games-security/index.html The head of the FBI said on Wednesday he expects Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games to be "secure and safe" while offering China help against potential threats. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China's weapons exceed self-defence needs: US military http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1397/1/Chinas-weapons-exceed-self-defence-needs-US-military/index.html The United States said Monday it was "troubling" that China's weapons systems capability exceeded the level Beijing defined as necessary for self-defence. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Russian arms exports to China in collapse - report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1396/1/Russian-arms-exports-to-China-in-collapse---report/index.html Russia's arms industry is suffering a near collapse in exports to China, as military top brass agonise over which technology the neighbouring country should be allowed, defence industry sources told Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Tibet group: Prince to boycott Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1395/1/Tibet-group-Prince-to-boycott-Games/index.html Britain's Prince Charles will not attend the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing -- and a group that campaigns against China's human rights record said Monday that the future monarch's decision was in solidarity with its aims. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Olympics-China says won't submit to pressure http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1394/1/Olympics-China-says-wont-submit-to-pressure/index.html China will never submit to taunting or political pressure from groups or governments wishing to use the Beijing Olympics to change Chinese policy, a leading state-run newspaper said on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China hits out at attempts to politicise Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1393/1/China-hits-out-at-attempts-to-politicise-Olympics-/index.html Any attempt to use the Beijing Olympics to discredit China or force it to change policy is doomed to failure, the leading communist party newspaper insisted in a commentary piece today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China Now Pays Troops Involved in Nuclear Tests http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1392/1/China-Now-Pays-Troops-Involved-in-Nuclear-Tests/index.html China has begun paying military personnel involved in nuclear tests, as part of its effort to improve benefits for veterans, the state news media reported over the weekend. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China allows U.S. warship to dock in Hong Kong http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1390/1/China-allows-US-warship-to-dock-in-Hong-Kong/index.html China on Monday allowed a U.S. warship to make a port call in Hong Kong, two months after it turned away a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group and set off a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 FBI director in China for talks on cooperation http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1389/1/FBI-director-in-China-for-talks-on-cooperation-/index.html Robert Mueller, director of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, was scheduled to arrive in China Monday for talks with China's law enforcement officials, the US embassy said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China Wants U.S. to Do More to Prevent Taiwan Vote http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1388/1/China-Wants-US-to-Do-More-to-Prevent-Taiwan-Vote/index.html China demanded Thursday that the United States do more to prevent Taiwan from holding a referendum that China views as a step toward independence, but a senior U.S. official said Washington has already done all it can to get the vote called off. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Human rights questions remain for China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1386/1/Human-rights-questions-remain-for-China/index.html With a year to go before the 2008 Olympics get under way, questions linger over China's efforts to improve its human rights record. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese president calls for stepped-up propaganda work ahead of Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1383/1/Chinese-president-calls-for-stepped-up-propaganda-work-ahead-of-Olympics/index.html Chinese President Hu Jintao has told officials to breath new life into propaganda efforts, putting renewed emphasis on a key pillar of communist rule ahead of this summer's Beijing Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Dutch irk China with debate on Olympics and rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1376/1/Dutch-irk-China-with-debate-on-Olympics-and-rights/index.html The Netherlands irked Olympics host China on Thursday by going ahead with a discussion of the country's human rights record and the Games, despite a warning by the Chinese ambassador that the debate was offensive. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Dutch foreign minister says China must improve its human rights record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1375/1/Dutch-foreign-minister-says-China-must-improve-its-human-rights-record-/index.html Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said China's human rights record must improve and that the Beijing Olympics should be used as an opportunity to press for change. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Brown urged to press China on human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1374/1/Brown-urged-to-press-China-on-human-rights/index.html Prime Minister Gordon Brown should use his visit to China starting on Friday to press Beijing on a range of human rights issues ahead of this year's Olympics, according to rights groups. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 US concerned over China military build-up, Taiwan: admiral http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1372/1/US-concerned-over-China-military-build-up-Taiwan-admiral/index.html The top commander of the US Pacific Fleet raised concern Tuesday over China's military build-up and urged Beijing to clarify the intentions of its increasingly sophisticated armed forces. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China view of Africa democracy hits sensitivities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1371/1/China-view-of-Africa-democracy-hits-sensitivities/index.html An official Chinese newspaper's assertion on Monday that Kenyan political turmoil showed Africa was unsuited to Western democracy touched a raw nerve on the continent trying to overcome the legacies of colonialism and "big-man" rule. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China defends dissident arrest after US criticism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1370/1/China-defends-dissident-arrest-after-US-criticism/index.html China hit back on Tuesday at criticism from the United States about the arrest of a prominent Chinese dissident, saying he was a suspected criminal and would be dealt with by the law. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Germany's Merkel Defends China Policy Amid Political Rift http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1369/1/Germanys-Merkel-Defends-China-Policy-Amid-Political-Rift/index.html German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her China policy Tuesday amid a major rift brought on by her meeting last year with the Dalai Lama, considered a dangerous separatist by Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Congress Uses Olympics To Focus On China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1367/1/Congress-Uses-Olympics-To-Focus-On-China-/index.html The world will be watching China closely as it gears up to host the Olympics this year. So will U.S. lawmakers, who hope to use the attention generated by the summer games to highlight their complaints about China's government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China says military buildup does not threaten U.S. http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1366/1/China-says-military-buildup-does-not-threaten-US-/index.html China defended its growing military prowess on Monday, saying it did not threaten the United States, and again urged Washington not to sell weapons to Taiwan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 India and China pledge new era of cooperation http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1365/1/India-and-China-pledge-new-era-of-cooperation/index.html China and India pledged Monday to strengthen trade and military links and seek a solution to a border row, as India's prime minister sought to cement a rapid improvement in ties with a landmark visit. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Malawi drops ties with Taiwan for China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1364/1/Malawi-drops-ties-with-Taiwan-for-China/index.html The African nation of Malawi has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of relations with China, which has been using its rising political and economic clout to reduce the number of countries who recognize the island. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China may seek India's help in solving Tibet issue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1362/1/China-may-seek-Indias-help-in-solving-Tibet-issue/index.html The Tibet issue is expected to figure in the discussions between officials accompanying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and their Chinese counterparts during Singh's visit to Beijing beginning Sunday. The Chinese government might also try to find out if India would help it to resume dialogue with the Dalai Lama, sources said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Taiwan: China Could Steal Its Allies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1360/1/Taiwan-China-Could-Steal-Its-Allies/index.html  China could undermine Taiwan's diplomatic standing in the run-up to key elections this weekend, the self-ruled island's foreign minister warned Thursday, amid signs that two of Taipei's allies were considering switching ties to Beijing zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Usual scenes of violence in China's "Far West" http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1357/1/Usual-scenes-of-violence-in-Chinas-Far-West/index.html Villagers rise up against the government which takes land without paying, business which sends gangs to beat anyone who protects workers rights, police who clash with workers asking to be paid. In the “society of harmony” the state fails to safeguard its citizens, who are forced to battle against public and private abuse. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Taiwan says China seeks to influence island's elections by wooing away its allies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1356/1/Taiwan-says-China-seeks-to-influence-islands-elections-by-wooing-away-its-allies-/index.html China is stepping up efforts to woo away Taiwan's diplomatic allies in an attempt to hurt President Chen Shui-bian's ruling party ahead of crucial elections, the island's top diplomat said Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China planning to secure North Korea's nuclear arsenal: report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1355/1/China-planning-to-secure-North-Koreas-nuclear-arsenal-report/index.html China has contingency plans to dispatch troops into North Korea and secure nuclear weapons in the event of instability in the hardline communist state, according to US experts who have talked to Chinese military researchers. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China crackdown flouts Olympic rights vow: activists http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1354/1/China-crackdown-flouts-Olympic-rights-vow-activists/index.html China's arrest of a prominent rights campaigner is part of an increasing crackdown on critics that breaks promises it made to land the Olympics, said activists who called for world pressure on Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Canada can raise human rights issues and still do business with China: Emerson http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1352/1/Canada-can-raise-human-rights-issues-and-still-do-business-with-China-Emerson/index.html International Trade Minister David Emerson says Canada is comfortable with criticizing China's human rights record while continuing to do business with the country. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Letter from China: A 'harmonious society' hearing different notes http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1348/1/Letter-from-China-A-harmonious-society-hearing-different-notes-/index.html To pay attention in China is to be aware of the proliferation of the astoundingly wooden language that suffuses public life. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China increases use of lethal injections in executions http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1346/1/China-increases-use-of-lethal-injections-in-executions/index.html China's executioners are to step up the use of lethal injections, a senior court official told state media today, in order to make executions "more humane" in the world's leading practitioner of capital punishment. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 China Limits Providers of Internet Video http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1345/1/China-Limits-Providers-of-Internet-Video/index.html China has decided to restrict the broadcasting of Internet videos — including those posted on video-sharing Web sites — to sites run by state-controlled companies and require providers to report questionable content to the governme zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Taiwan president raps China over missile build-up http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1343/1/Taiwan-president-raps-China-over-missile-build-up/index.html Taiwan's president Tuesday accused China of attempting to change the status quo in the Strait by stockpiling more than 1,000 missiles, stepping up the rhetoric against Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Doubts raised on sales of U.S. high-tech equipment to China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1342/1/Doubts-raised-on-sales-of-US-high-tech-equipment-to-China-/index.html Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of politically delicate technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help U.S. companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Hurdles remain as Beijing Olympics near http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1341/1/Hurdles-remain-as-Beijing-Olympics-near-/index.html Organizers of the Beijing Olympics have left nothing to chance for China's "coming-out party" this year but a few tricky hurdles still lie in wait ahead of the opening ceremony on August 8. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Foreign journalists report continued harassment in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1340/1/Foreign-journalists-report-continued-harassment-in-China/index.html Foreign journalists working in China face continued harassment despite new reporting rules brought in for the Olympic Games, a report by the Beijing-based Foreign Correspondents Club of China said Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 German AI official calls on IOC to pressure China on human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1338/1/German-AI-official-calls-on-IOC-to-pressure-China-on-human-rights/index.html The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must put more pressure on China on the human rights issue leading up to the Beijing Games next August, a German official for Amnesty International (AI) said on Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Pro-democracy MP detained at China border http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1337/1/Pro-democracy-MP-detained-at-China-border/index.html AN outspoken Hong Kong lawmaker said he was detained Thursday at the China border while trying to fly to Beijing to push for full democracy as Chinese officials discussed political reforms in Hong Kong. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China faces up to the horrible truth about its Mao-made economic disaster http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1336/1/China-faces-up-to-the-horrible-truth-about-its-Mao-made-economic-disaster/index.html WU JIHUAI turned 46 this year and has lived his life in a poor village called La Pa in China's poorest province, Guizhou. Those facts are enough for a thoughtful Chinese person to deduce that he comes from a privileged family and is lucky to be alive. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 The truth about China's economy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1335/1/The-truth-about-Chinas-economy/index.html China has been the darling of the West, showered with praise for the massive economic strides it has made. Until recently, the West has turned a blind eye to the falsified statistics China has routinely produced to impress the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Self-interest trumps principles http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1332/1/Self-interest-trumps-principles/index.html The Security Council is now deadlocked over the issue of Kosovo independence and the behaviour of Russia, China and Iran, which offers a textbook case of hypocrisy and a web of ugly realpolitik. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China: Resolution Places Human Rights At Centre http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1330/1/China-Resolution-Places-Human-Rights-At-Centre/index.html The European Parliament has passed a resolution that criticizes China for not addressing its human rights situation, especially in East Turkestan and Tibet, and urges the European Commission to take a stronger stance. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Says Obama's Toy Ban Pledge `Unreasonable' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1329/1/China-Says-Obamas-Toy-Ban-Pledge-Unreasonable/index.html U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's call for a ban on Chinese toy imports is ``unobjective, unreasonable and unfair,'' China's Foreign Ministry said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China denies fresh stand-off in troubled village http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1328/1/China-denies-fresh-stand-off-in-troubled-village/index.html China on Friday denied there had been a new stand-off between residents and authorities in a troubled village where police opened fire on demonstrators protesting against a controversial power plant two years ago. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China and India start first-ever joint military exercise http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1326/1/China-and-India-start-first-ever-joint-military-exercise/index.html China and India began a small joint military exercise Wednesday, the first time two countries have cooperated militarily at that high a level. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Embraces Fast Growing Economy With Risks, Unrest, Pollution in 2007 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1323/1/China-Embraces-Fast-Growing-Economy-With-Risks-Unrest-Pollution-in-2007--/index.html China continues to be one of the world's fastest growing economies, but in the past year, it faced many worries and criticisms ranging from concerns about inflation, social stability and environmental degradation to global complaints about the safety of Chinese-made goods. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China muted on Japan's missile test http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1322/1/China-muted-on-Japans-missile-test/index.html China on Tuesday reacted mildly to Japan's successful test of a shipborne ballistic missile defence system, despite Beijing's longstanding concern that such shields could undermine regional stability. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Economic clout of China and India is overstated, World Bank says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1321/1/Economic-clout-of-China-and-India-is-overstated-World-Bank-says/index.html The World Bank has come up with a new way to look at the relative clout of economies, and it turns out most previous estimates have exaggerated the size of China's and India's economies by roughly 40 per cent. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China detains cyber-dissident who criticised Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1320/1/China-detains-cyber-dissident-who-criticised-Olympics/index.html A Chinese cyber-dissident who criticised the government over human rights abuses ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games has been detained on suspicion of subverting state power, his wife said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 India-China wargames set to begin on Dec 21 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1319/1/India-China-wargames-set-to-begin-on-Dec-21/index.html  India and China are getting ready for a unique game, where observers and the audience will count for more than the actual players. The two nations are set to hold their first joint military exercise from December 21 ending a year of both distrust and intense parleys to build friendship. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Dalai Lama accuses China of 'cultural genocide' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1318/1/Dalai-Lama-accuses-China-of-cultural-genocide/index.html The Dalai Lama has accused China of "cultural genocide" in Tibet, in an interview published on Tuesday in the online edition of the German political magazine Cicero. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 It's Principles vs. Profits in Dealing With China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1316/1/Its-Principles-vs-Profits-in-Dealing-With-China-/index.html German Chancellor Angela Merkel's principled diplomacy vis-a-vis China has become a hot topic among diplomatic circles in Hong Kong and Beijing in recent days. Merkel, an advocate of the so-called "value-oriented diplomacy" which attaches prime importance to human rights and freedom, met with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama who is the spiritual leader of Tibet, in her office in September. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China swamps Nepal over Tibet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1315/1/China-swamps-Nepal-over-Tibet--/index.html Anxious to retain Kathmandu's allegiance to its 'One China policy' that accepts Tibet as a part of China, Beijing has stepped up its Tibet campaign in Nepal with a blitzkrieg of delegations and propaganda. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China softening stand on Arunachal Pradesh? http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1314/1/China-softening-stand-on-Arunachal-Pradesh-/index.html Is China readying to bury the hatchet with India in Arunachal Pradesh? For the first time Beijing granted a visa to a resident of Arunachal but the signals are mixed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Taiwan's Vice President Lu raps China over air space move http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1313/1/Taiwans-Vice-President-Lu-raps-China-over-air-space-move-/index.html Taiwan's Vice President Annette Lu on Sunday accused China of interfering with the island's upcoming parliamentary and presidential polls by trying to squeeze its air space. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Pak, China sign extradition treaty http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1309/1/Pak-China-sign-extradition-treaty/index.html Pakistan and China on Tuesday signed an extradition treaty to make cooperation more effective on preventing and suppressing crimes, keeping in view the acts of international terrorism and organised crimes. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 The "China Honeymoon" Is Over http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1306/1/The-China-Honeymoon-Is-Over/index.html For Europe, the "China honeymoon" is over. As the 10th European Union-China summit meeting convenes in Beijing this week, and after 15 years of rapidly and dramatically developing ties, there are numerous indications of new strains emerging in the relationship. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China says Dalai wants feudal Tibet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1305/1/China-says-Dalai-wants-feudal-Tibet/index.html China accused the Dalai Lama on Tuesday of wanting to restore feudalism to his exiled homeland of Tibet and dismissed a report by the spiritual leader's government accusing Beijing of sidelining Tibetans and endangering the remote region's environment. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China retreats on free press http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1304/1/China-retreats-on-free-press/index.html The Olympics, to be held next summer in Beijing, are a source of immense national pride. China's communist government is presenting the Games as one huge coming out party, proof that it's a respected international power. To get the Olympics, it made promises on improving human rights in general and press freedom in particular. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Group Protests China's Web Censorship http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1303/1/Group-Protests-Chinas-Web-Censorship/index.html A California free-speech group wants to force China to end Internet censorship and remove barriers to American e-commerce companies hoping to do business in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China urged to free jailed writers before Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1302/1/China-urged-to-free-jailed-writers-before-Games-/index.html An international writers' group has urged China's President Hu Jintao to free 40 jailed dissident writers and journalists, and honour freedom of expression ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Sinopec workers stage pay protest at China plant http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1301/1/Sinopec-workers-stage-pay-protest-at-China-plant/index.html Hundreds of workers demonstrated over pay for nearly a week at an eastern China refinery owned by Sinopec Corp, in a rare display of protest in the Communist country. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Needs to Change and Become Democratic, Says Tiananmen Square Leader http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1298/1/China-Needs-to-Change-and-Become-Democratic-Says-Tiananmen-Square-Leader/index.html Americans are paying far too much attention to China's phenomenal economic growth while ignoring the worsening social foundation of the Communist led society. Americans are really getting an illusory view of China, says Chinese dissident Wang Dan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Olympic Officials Must Push China on Human Rights, Amnesty Says http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1297/1/Olympic-Officials-Must-Push-China-on-Human-Rights-Amnesty-Says-/index.html The International Olympic Committee must press China to improve human rights before the Beijing Games, Amnesty International said as the sports body prepared to meet in Switzerland today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Reporters Without Borders stages demo in Hong Kong after being banned from mainland China eight months ahead of Olympic games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1296/1/Reporters-Without-Borders-stages-demo-in-Hong-Kong-after-being-banned-from-mainland-China-eight-months-ahead-of-Olympic-games/index.html A large flag showing the Olympic rings transformed into handcuffs was unfurled outside the Liaison Office of the central people’s government of China in Hong Kong today by five Reporters Without Borders representatives, including secretary-general Robert Ménard, in a protest to mark Human Rights Day. Two days before Chinese authorities refused to give visas to members of the press freedom organisation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Dalai Lama diplomacy will not change Tibet: China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1292/1/Dalai-Lama-diplomacy-will-not-change-Tibet-China/index.html A wave of high-level visits by the Dalai Lama to Western countries will have no effect on the status of Chinese-ruled Tibet, and will only serve to harm relations with Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China and US presidents speak on phone about improving ties http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1291/1/China-and-US-presidents-speak-on-phone-about-improving-ties/index.html Chinese President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart, George W. Bush, spoke on the phone about building closer bilateral ties and resolving global disputes such as Iran, China said Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Will U.S.-Asia Tensions Increase In '08? http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1290/1/Will-US-Asia-Tensions-Increase-In-08/index.html The deteriorating U.S. economy, presidential election season and tensions with Iran will influence U.S. Asia policy. However, beyond these important peripherals, Washington will confront increasing dissonance in Chinese foreign policy, new versions of old tensions over Taiwan and obstacles in the six-party talks on North Korea. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 US Christian Boss's Chinese Aid Receives Two Years Labor Camp http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1289/1/US-Christian-Bosss-Chinese-Aid-Receives-Two-Years-Labor-Camp/index.html The Chinese assistant of an American Christian businessman remained detained Friday, December 7, after being sentenced to two years « education through labor » on charges of helping foreigners in « illegal activities », a Christian rights group said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Burma, China, Slovakia Named Worst Housing Violators http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1285/1/Burma-China-Slovakia-Named-Worst-Housing-Violators-/index.html The Geneva-based Center on Housing Rights and Evictions has given its 2007 Housing Rights Violator Awards to Burma, China and Slovakia. The citation is given to governments or public institutions that systematically violate housing rights and fail to abide by international law. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 US Proposes Nuclear Dialogue with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1284/1/US-Proposes-Nuclear-Dialogue-with-China-/index.html The United States has proposed starting a dialogue with China on nuclear weapons and strategy. VOA's Al Pessin reports the proposal came during an annual meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese defense officials at the Pentagon, which included military officers responsible for each country's nuclear weapons. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 EU, US See China's Rise as Cause for Concern http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1283/1/EU-US-See-Chinas-Rise-as-Cause-for-Concern-/index.html A majority of Europeans and Americans said they perceive China's emergence as a major economic power as a threat, according to a survey published by the German Marshall Fund. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China says it is cyber-espionage victim http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1282/1/China-says-it-is-cyber-espionage-victim/index.html Chinese Foreign Minister denies his country is cyber-spying on others - but says China is a victim of web-attacks zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Xinjiang Worker Sentenced to Two-Years Re-Education Through Labor for Assisting American Christian Businessman http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1281/1/Xinjiang-Worker-Sentenced-to-Two-Years-Re-Education-Through-Labor-for-Assisting-American-Christian-Businessman/index.html China Aid Association has learned that Wusimanyiming, a former employee of Xinjiang Pacific Agricultural Resources Development Company, Ltd., has been sentenced to two years education through labor for allegedly assisting foreigners in illegal activities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 US Democrats talk tough with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1280/1/US-Democrats-talk-tough-with-China/index.html Democratic presidential hopefuls on Tuesday vowed to crank up US pressure on China, accusing Beijing of flooding America with defective toys, ignoring global trade rules and abusing human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China warns US to keep out of Taiwan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1279/1/China-warns-US-to-keep-out-of-Taiwan/index.html A ROW between China and the US over port visits to Hong Kong has extended into a renewed move by Beijing to prevent foreign naval vessels sailing through the 180km-wide Taiwan Strait. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Carter says China acquiesced to Taiwan arms sales http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1278/1/Carter-says-China-acquiesced-to-Taiwan-arms-sales/index.html Former US president Jimmy Carter said Wednesday that when ties with China were re-established 29 years ago, Beijing privately acknowledged that the United States would keep selling arms to Taiwan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Group: China to Evict 1.5M for Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1277/1/Group-China-to-Evict-15M-for-Olympics/index.html China continues to evict 13,000 people each month in preparation for the Beijing Olympics, despite worldwide attention and increased scrutiny, a housing rights group said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Strong-arm tactics alleged in struggle for China's image http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1275/1/Strong-arm-tactics-alleged-in-struggle-for-Chinas-image/index.html A NON-PROFIT newsletter editor says Beijing security officials tried to bribe him before shutting down his publication and barring his re-entry to China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China welcomes "fair and objective" media to Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1274/1/China-welcomes-quotfair-and-objectivequot-media-to-Games-/index.html A Cupertino man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegally exporting night-vision technology to China that could be used for military purposes. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Cupertino man gets 2 years for exporting military technology to China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1273/1/Cupertino-man-gets-2-years-for-exporting-military-technology-to-China/index.html  A Cupertino man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegally exporting night-vision technology to China that could be used for military purposes. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Why China cracked down on my nonprofit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1272/1/Why-China-cracked-down-on-my-nonprofit/index.html This chilling message – and it is a direct quote – was delivered to me in Beijing this summer by an apparently high-ranking Chinese security official who would tell me only his surname: Song. He was, he said, "in charge of watching terrorism and NGOs," and he was offering me a real, not theoretical, choice. I could become an elite propagandist for China, or I would have to leave the country, where I had lived continuously for 12 years, and would never be allowed back. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 'State Security' Arrests in China Doubled in '06, Group Reports http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1271/1/-State-Security-Arrests-in-China-Doubled-in-06-Group-Reports/index.html The number of people arrested in China for "endangering state security" more than doubled last year, showing that the government is cracking down on the political crime of dissent despite pressure to improve its human rights record before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a human rights watchdog group based in the United States said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China faces the dilemmas of success http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1270/1/China-faces-the-dilemmas-of-success-/index.html On a recent visit to Beijing I was struck, like other visitors, by the confidence and ambition of China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China's 'see-no-evil' brand of diplomacy has got to change http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1269/1/Chinas-see-no-evil-brand-of-diplomacy-has-got-to-change/index.html Ever since its founding, the People's Republic of China has adhered to a foreign policy of non-interference in other country's internal affairs - or so it claims. But with China's rapid ascent and ever-closer integration with the outside world, this doctrine has become increasingly anachronistic. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China's Kitty Hawk Problem http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1268/1/Chinas-Kitty-Hawk-Problem/index.html One of the most striking aspects of China's emergence as a world power has been the sophistication with which the nation's complex and evolving new role on the global stage has been managed. A country that once was known for stonefaced spokesmen spouting slogans has displayed a remarkable finesse in forging new relationships and revivifying old ones. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 'Stop labour at China schools' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1267/1/Stop-labour-at-China-schools-/index.html The Chinese government should abolish the use of income-generating child labour schemes in middle and junior high schools because of the chronic abuse they entail, a rights group said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese-American activists decry China's communism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1266/1/Chinese-American-activists-decry-Chinas-communism/index.html They waved banners reading "Chinese Communism Collapsing," and chanted Chinese slogans denouncing the ruling communist party as a merciless tyrant. They called for former Chinese president Jiang Zemin to be brought to justice for alleged crimes against humanity, and hammered Tang drums to drive away evil spirits. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Space Company Chief Convicted of Spying http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1265/1/Space-Company-Chief-Convicted-of-Spying-/index.html A court convicted the head of a rocket and space technology company Monday on charges of leaking sensitive technology to China - the latest case involving a Russian scientist who was prosecuted despite claims the sensitive materials were in the public domain. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Workers in China strike over rising food costs -- officials http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1264/1/Workers-in-China-strike-over-rising-food-costs----officials-/index.html Police in southern China used batons and dogs to keep thousands of workers from leaving their factory premises after they went on strike over rising food costs, officials and reports said Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China tells more U.S. vessels to keep out http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1262/1/China-tells-more-US-vessels-to-keep-out/index.html China has refused nine U.S. Navy ships and one Air Force jet entry to Hong Kong in the past month, U.S. military officials said Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Britain accuses China of 'web-based espionage' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1261/1/Britain-accuses-China-of-web-based-espionage/index.html The Government has openly accused China of carrying out state-sponsored espionage against vital parts of Britain’s economy, including computer systems of major banks and financial services firms. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Rights group lashes IOC chief over China controls http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1259/1/Rights-group-lashes-IOC-chief-over-China-controls-/index.html The International Olympics Committee has failed to ensure that China honors promised media freedoms ahead of Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games, a press rights group has claimed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 In the Case of the Beijing Olympic Games, China Falls Short of Even the Bronze Medal http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1255/1/In-the-Case-of-the-Beijing-Olympic-Games-China-Falls-Short-of-Even-the-Bronze-Medal/index.html The timing of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is crucial for China because of significant political issues at play, issues that the spirit of the Games mask, and ones that the international community cannot ignore. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Merkel puts rights at heart of foreign policy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1254/1/Merkel-puts-rights-at-heart-of-foreign-policy/index.html Angela Merkel used a keynote parliamentary address to stress the importance of human rights in German foreign policy on Wednesday, in her toughest rejection to date of criticism of her meeting with the Dalai Lama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Explains Decision to Block U.S. Ships http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1253/1/China-Explains-Decision-to-Block-US-Ships-/index.html China denied permission for a United States aircraft carrier battle group and other American warships to visit Hong Kong last week because of the Bush administration’s proposal to sell upgrades to Patriot antimissile batteries to Taiwan, Chinese state media said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Reports Riot in Southwestern Tibet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1252/1/China-Reports-Riot-in-Southwestern-Tibet/index.html Rioters in Chinese-ruled Tibet destroyed shops and government offices following a dispute between Buddhist monks and a local shopkeeper, the government's news agency reported Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China PM: Merkel should say Dalai Lama meet was error http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1250/1/China-PM-Merkel-should-say-Dalai-Lama-meet-was-error/index.html China and Germany can remain friends as long as Chancellor Angela Merkel admits making a mistake in meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, China's Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 HIV/AIDS discrimination widespread in China: U.N. http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1249/1/HIVAIDS-discrimination-widespread-in-China-UN/index.html China's efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS-related discrimination have failed to stamp out "widespread" stigmatization of sufferers, United Nations. officials said on Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China political arrests increasing - rights group http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1248/1/China-political-arrests-increasing---rights-group/index.html Arrests in China on charges of "endangering state security" nearly doubled last year, a sign of increasing pressure on political activism, a U.S.-based human rights watchdog said on Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 New Statistics Point to Dramatic Increase in Chinese Political Arrests in 2006 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1247/1/New-Statistics-Point-to-Dramatic-Increase-in-Chinese-Political-Arrests-in-2006/index.html Chinese arrests for "endangering state security" (ESS) doubled in 2006 over the previous year, according to official statistics recently released by the Chinese government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 U.S. criticizes China for barring U.S. ships from port http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1246/1/US-criticizes-China-for-barring-US-ships-from-port/index.html  Senior U.S. military officers on Tuesday criticized China for denying a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier group and two smaller ships access to the Hong Kong port, saying Beijing was not living up to its obligations as a "responsible nation." zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China's Thanksgiving Snub http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1245/1/Chinas-Thanksgiving-Snub/index.html The military relationship between China and the U.S. isn't always smooth sailing. But last week's stormy waters came as a surprise. On Wednesday evening, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied permission for the USS Kitty Hawk and its carrier battle group to make a four-day port call to Hong Kong for the Thanksgiving holiday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Quickly Condemns Dalai Lama's Call for Referendum on Succession http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1244/1/China-Quickly-Condemns-Dalai-Lamas-Call-for-Referendum-on-Succession/index.html The Dalai Lama says that his successor will be chosen outside of Tibet if he dies in exile.  He also is considering different methods for that to happen, even before his death. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Thousands protest over China ant aphrodisiac scheme http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1236/1/Thousands-protest-over-China-ant-aphrodisiac-scheme/index.html Thousands of people in north-eastern China have protested on the streets and surrounded government offices demanding help recovering money from a get-rich-quick scheme to raise ants to make an aphrodisiac tonic. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Clinton fires China Christmas toys warning http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1235/1/Clinton-fires-China-Christmas-toys-warning/index.html Democratic 2008 front-runner Hillary Clinton on Tuesday blamed China for a tide of millions of toy exports which she warned could be defective and endanger American children at Christmas. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China jails four Tibetans for "splittist" activity http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1233/1/China-jails-four-Tibetans-for-quotsplittistquot-activity/index.html China has jailed an ethnic Tibetan villager for eight years for "inciting to split the country" after he spoke at a gathering in support of the Dalai Lama's return to Tibet, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Report: Dalai Lama may appoint successor http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1232/1/Report-Dalai-Lama-may-appoint-successor/index.html The Dalai Lama says he may appoint a successor or rely on an election before his death in a break with tradition, a Japanese newspaper reported Tuesday, following recent orders that China must approve Tibet's spiritual leaders. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Germany looks to Asia, at China's expense http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1231/1/Germany-looks-to-Asia-at-Chinas-expense-/index.html Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc is studying a strategic partnership with Asia that would shift the German government's focus away from China and link economic ties and human rights more closely to the rest of the region, the authors of the report said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Calls US Commission Report On Currency 'Libelous' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1230/1/China-Calls-US-Commission-Report-On-Currency-Libelous/index.html China lashed out on Monday against a U.S. commission that accused it of currency manipulation and called for legislation imposing penalty tariffs on Chinese goods. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China to Reject Imposing Sanctions on Myanmar (Update1) http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1229/1/China-to-Reject-Imposing-Sanctions-on-Myanmar-Update1/index.html China will reject sanctions on Myanmar at a meeting of Asian leaders in Singapore this week, and won't press for a timetable for democratic reforms sought by the U.S. and the United Nations, a Chinese official said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 US slams China's rights record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1225/1/US-slams-Chinas-rights-record/index.html An angry American official took to the microphone at a plenary session of the US-Africa Business Summit on today to protest at what he saw as a reluctance in Africa and at the summit itself to note the differences between the contributions of the United States and China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Can you Yahoo safely in China? http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1224/1/-Can-you-Yahoo-safely-in-China/index.html Yahoo's apology and financial settlement with the families of two prisoners in China are warnings to American business. Ethical behavior does not begin and end with the law. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Says Protesters at Olympics Will Be Dealt With Harshly http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1223/1/China-Says-Protesters-at-Olympics-Will-Be-Dealt-With-Harshly/index.html A Chinese official says security forces are prepared to stop protests during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China's spying called a threat by US panel Security feared for tech secrets http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1221/1/Chinas-spying-called-a-threat-by-US-panel-Security-feared-for-tech-secrets/index.html China's extensive spying inside the United States is the greatest threat to the security of American technology secrets. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 German Finance Minister Cancels Beijing Visit After China Snub http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1220/1/German-Finance-Minister-Cancels-Beijing-Visit-After-China-Snub/index.html China has given further indications of the strain in its relations with Germany. The Chinese finance ministry cancelled a scheduled meeting with German Finance Minister Peer Steinbr&uumlck in Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Report: China spies threaten U.S. technology http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1218/1/Report-China-spies-threaten-US-technology/index.html Chinese spying in America represents the greatest threat to U.S. technology, according to a congressional advisory panel report Thursday that recommended lawmakers consider financing counterintelligence efforts meant to stop China from stealing U.S. manufacturing expertise. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Tracks Summer Olympics Journalists http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1215/1/China-Tracks-Summer-Olympics-Journalists-/index.html The Chinese government has created profiles on thousands of foreign journalists coming to report on next summer's Beijing Olympics and is gathering information on thousands more to put into a database, a top official said in comments published Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China Denounces US Arms Sales To Taiwan http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1214/1/China-Denounces-US-Arms-Sales-To-Taiwan-/index.html China on Tuesday angrily denounced U.S. weapon sales to Taiwan, saying the transfers were emboldening independence-minded President Chen Shui- bian and threatening cross-strait peace. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Finding significance as a journalist in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1213/1/Finding-significance-as-a-journalist-in-China-/index.html Under a crystalline sky in western China in 2006, I sat in a black sedan with Zhu Youke, one of China's most prominent journalists telling him about an illegal coal mine threatening endangered species. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China To Face UN Human Rights Body's Scrutiny in 2009 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1209/1/China-To-Face-UN-Human-Rights-Bodys-Scrutiny-in-2009/index.html According to the decisions of the UN Human Rights Council during the first segment of its Sixth session in September 2007, China’s human rights record will come up for scrutiny by the UN’s highest human rights body in early 2009. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Press Freedom in China Under Scrutiny on 'Journalists Day' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1205/1/Press-Freedom-in-China-Under-Scrutiny-on-Journalists-Day/index.html China marked "Journalists Day" Thursday with state-run media hailing a new era of increasing press freedom in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but Western rights groups are largely unimpressed. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Report: China Issues Broad Olympic Ban http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1204/1/Report-China-Issues-Broad-Olympic-Ban/index.html China has secretly issued an order banning those the government considers a threat from next year's Olympics — a group that includes terrorists, Falun Gong activists, some media workers and frequent traffic-law violators, an overseas monitoring association said Friday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China attacks "subjective" IEA energy outlook http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1203/1/China-attacks-quotsubjectivequot-IEA-energy-outlook/index.html Beijing officials attacked an International Energy Agency report that said China would soon be the world's top energy user and carbon dioxide emitter, calling it subjective and politically ill-judged. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Militants, energy top of China-Central Asia meeting http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1187/1/Militants-energy-top-of-China-Central-Asia-meeting-/index.html Fighting militancy and boosting energy cooperation between China, Russia and Central Asia will top the agenda at a summit in Uzbekistan later this week, a senior Chinese official said on Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China blasts Canada for Dalai Lama reception http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1185/1/China-blasts-Canada-for-Dalai-Lama-reception/index.html The Chinese government blasted formal meetings yesterday between the Dalai Lama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General Michaëlle Jean, warning they will "gravely undermine" the relationship between Canada and China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Communist party aims for harmonious congress http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1158/1/Chinese-Communist-party-aims-for-harmonious-congress/index.html Once every five years, the Chinese Communist party plays power politics at the highest level. On the surface, all is "harmony," as President Hu Jintao likes to say. But behind closed doors, most of the decisions that will affect China - and ultimately the world - for the next half decade are fiercely debated. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Warns U.S. on Dalai Lama Trip http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1156/1/China-Warns-US-on-Dalai-Lama-Trip-/index.html Chinese officials warned the United States today not to honor the Dalai Lama, saying a planned award ceremony in Washington for the Tibetan spiritual leader would have “an extremely serious impact” on relations between the countries. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's Leader Closes Door to Reform at Meeting http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1149/1/Chinas-Leader-Closes-Door-to-Reform-at-Meeting-/index.html Delivering the opening address at the ruling Communist Party’s 17th National Congress today, President Hu Jintao promised to address social fissures, a degraded environment and rampant corruption during his second term as China’s top leader, but he all but ruled out more than cosmetic political reform. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 In China, new crackdown on dissidents http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1148/1/In-China-new-crackdown-on-dissidents/index.html As China's ruling Communist Party holds its most important conclave in five years, the government has launched an unusually harsh crackdown on potential troublemakers, say Chinese and international human rights groups. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's Olympic Blacklist is many http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1146/1/Chinas-Olympic-Blacklist-is-many/index.html Following is the full text of a translation of an edited excerpt of a purported official Olympics blacklist of China published by Human Rights in China zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Bush to Honor Dalai Lama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1144/1/Bush-to-Honor-Dalai-Lama-/index.html Risking heightened tensions with China, President Bush will attend a ceremony to award Congress' highest civilian honor to the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader whom Beijing reviles as a separatist. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing '08: Let the Politics Begin http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1143/1/Beijing-08-Let-the-Politics-Begin-/index.html THE Communist Party expends much effort trying to remove politics from daily life in China, and now it wants to remove politics from the Olympics, too. Beijing Olympic officials are taking the line that political protesters agitating about China are violating the spirit and charter of the Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Opposes US Honor for Dalai Lama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1142/1/China-Opposes-US-Honor-for-Dalai-Lama-/index.html China has criticized the U.S. Congress for awarding its highest civilian honor to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.  VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Two American Companies and Two Chinese Companies Ordered to Shutdown in Xinjiang for Alleged Religious Infiltration http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1141/1/Two-American-Companies-and-Two-Chinese-Companies-Ordered-to-Shutdown-in-Xinjiang-for-Alleged-Religious-Infiltration/index.html China Aid Association learned that Xinjiang government has ordered at least four companies to shutdown revoking their business licenses and visas for alleged religious infiltration among Xingjiang muslims. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China: Pre-Congress Clampdown Intensifies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1139/1/China-Pre-Congress-Clampdown-Intensifies/index.html The Chinese government is intensifying repression ahead of the 17th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, which opens in Beijing next week, as the climax of a months-long campaign to silence dissent and impose a veneer of social harmony on the capital, Human Rights Watch said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Censor's grip tightening on Internet in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1137/1/Censors-grip-tightening-on-Internet-in-China/index.html Internet censors in China are becoming more systematic and sophisticated in how they monitor the Web and eradicate content deemed sensitive, according to a Chinese technician working for an Internet firm. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's Hu to test power at Party Congress http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1136/1/Chinas-Hu-to-test-power-at-Party-Congress/index.html Chinese President Hu Jintao will seek to shake off the lingering influence of his predecessor, Jiang Zemin, and anoint an heir when the Communist Party gathers next week for its most important political meeting in five years. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Crackdown ahead of China's Party congress http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1134/1/Crackdown-ahead-of-Chinas-Party-congress/index.html All news is good news this week. China’s ruling Communist Party is determined to make sure that its five-yearly congress goes without a hitch and is remembered as a glorious moment in its 58-year rule. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China: Issue Moratorium on Executions Before Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1133/1/China-Issue-Moratorium-on-Executions-Before-Olympics/index.html China should impose a moratorium on all executions as a goodwill gesture before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued its call for a moratorium in advance of the World Day against the Death Penalty on October 10. China is estimated to execute more people than the rest of the world combined. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Congressman Franks and 33 Members of Congress Call onChina to Respect Human Rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1131/1/Congressman-Franks-and-33-Members-of-Congress-Call-onChina-to-Respect-Human-Rights/index.html On September 19th, Congressman Trent Franks sent a letter to President Hu, cosigned by 33 other members of Congress, calling for the release of Chen Guangcheng and drawing attention to China’s destructive family planning policy. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 05 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Taiwan likely to unveil missile that can hit China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1125/1/Taiwan-likely-to-unveil-missile-that-can-hit-China-/index.html Taiwan's military is likely to unveil a domestically developed cruise missile during next week's National Day parade that is capable of hitting targets in China, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China ready for "grave" Taiwan scenarios http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1124/1/China-ready-for-quotgravequot-Taiwan-scenarios/index.html China cannot compromise on its claim to Taiwan and is ready for "grave" scenarios, a top adviser said, days after the island's ruling party resolved to recommend a new constitution, with implications of independence from China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 French Associations demand Beijing Olympics Boycott http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1123/1/French-Associations-demand-Beijing-Olympics-Boycott/index.html Collective for the Boycott of the Beijing Olympics (COBOP), a group of French Associations supported by many other organisations, journals, professors, philosophers and intellectuals held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy today, calling for boycotting next year's Beijing Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China seeking to cut numbers of executions: court official http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1117/1/China-seeking-to-cut-numbers-of-executions-court-official-/index.html  Facing criticism for its human rights record, the vice-president of Supreme People's Court of China said Tuesday his country was trying to reduce the number of death penalty cases. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Dalai Lama winning one battle against China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1116/1/Dalai-Lama-winning-one-battle-against-China-/index.html The Dalai Lama's frequent high-profile foreign tours this year show China's enduring attempts to isolate the Tibetan spiritual leader and ruin his image have had little impact, observers said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China replaces top military brass ahead of party congress http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1115/1/China-replaces-top-military-brass-ahead-of-party-congress-/index.html China has replaced the head of its air force and other top military leaders ahead of a major Communist Party congress next month at which President Hu Jintao is expected to fill several top posts with younger leaders loyal to his rule. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Tensions, crackdowns precede China's big meeting http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1114/1/Tensions-crackdowns-precede-Chinas-big-meeting/index.html The eyes of the world are looking towards Beijing for the Olympic Games that will be held here fewer than 11 months from now. But for real China watchers, an event next month will draw much greater attention and have a much greater impact on the country than 16 days of athletics. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Defends Its Record on Religion http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1112/1/China-Defends-Its-Record-on-Religion/index.html China defended its record on religious freedom Thursday, saying all Chinese can worship as they choose with no restrictions, and it blasted a U.S. government report that said Beijing persecutes some believers. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China to Free Jailed New York Times Employee http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1107/1/China-to-Free-Jailed-New-York-Times-Employee/index.html Zhao Yan, a Chinese research assistant for The New York Times, is expected to be freed Saturday morning after serving three years in prison on a fraud conviction that sparked international outrage and brought criticism on China’s legal system. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China tightens grip ahead of congress http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1106/1/China-tightens-grip-ahead-of-congress-/index.html China has launched a crackdown on political dissidents and potential troublemakers ahead of the Communist Party's 17th congress, which begins next month. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China to reduce death penalty use http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1105/1/China-to-reduce-death-penalty-use-/index.html China's Supreme Court has ordered judges to be more sparing in the imposition of the death penalty. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 FTA can increase volume of Sino-Pak trade http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1104/1/FTA-can-increase-volume-of-Sino-Pak-trade/index.html The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and China will help in increasing trade volume to the optimum level between the two countries. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Income gap widening between rural, urban areas in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1103/1/Income-gap-widening-between-rural-urban-areas-in-China-/index.html The income gap between rural and urban areas is widening in China, government data published Friday showed, despite years of efforts from the top echelons of government to bridge the divide. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Official: 'Massive' Damage to China From Hacking http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1100/1/Official-Massive-Damage-to-China-From-Hacking/index.html A senior Chinese official said foreign intelligence agencies have caused "massive and shocking" damage to China by hacking into computers to ferret out political, military and scientific secrets. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Women a rare sight in China's corridors of power http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1099/1/Women-a-rare-sight-in-Chinas-corridors-of-power-/index.html There are women to be found in China's halls of power, but most of them are serving tea. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Firewalls Not Effective http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1098/1/China-Firewalls-Not-Effective/index.html A new study discovers that the firewalls China uses to censor content are more porous than imagined. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China to evict petitioners before Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1097/1/China-to-evict-petitioners-before-Olympics/index.html For centuries, Chinese with grievances against hometown officials have trekked to Beijing to appeal to central authorities for legal redress. They must often stay for months, or longer, living in petitioners' settlements while they pursue their cases. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Australia: Human Rights Abrogated with Extradition Treaty signed with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1095/1/Australia-Human-Rights-Abrogated-with-Extradition-Treaty-signed-with-China/index.html At the sia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum meeting Australia signed an extradition treaty with China on September 6. Great, some international co-operation on crime and extradition and transferring prisoners from one legal jurisdiction to another. But hang on, China executes more citizens than any other state and its human rights record is abyssmal. Just ask the Falun Dafa people. Or Tibetan followers of the Dalai Lama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Taiwan military shows strength amid fresh tension with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1094/1/Taiwan-military-shows-strength-amid-fresh-tension-with-China-/index.html Taiwan showed off two US-made F-16 fighter jets and a fleet of warships Wednesday in a show of its intent to defend itself from any attack by China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China opposes linking Games to Darfur issue http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1093/1/China-opposes-linking-Games-to-Darfur-issue/index.html China staunchly opposes the linkage between the Olympic Games and the Darfur issue, said Liu Guijin, the Chinese government's special representative for Darfur, on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Premier urges quicker development in Xinjiang http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1091/1/Chinese-Premier-urges-quicker-development-in-Xinjiang--/index.html Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday that Xinjiang should develop at a quicker pace to benefit people of all ethnic groups in the northwestern autonomous region. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Terrorism 'biggest threat' to Beijing Olympics: police chief http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1088/1/Terrorism-biggest-threat-to-Beijing-Olympics-police-chief-/index.html Terrorism poses the biggest threat to the success of next year's Beijing Olympics, China's police chief said in comments published Tuesday. "Although the general security situation for the Beijing Olympics remains stable, we still face the challenges of terrorism, separatism and extremism," the China Daily quoted Public Security Minister Zhou Yongkang as saying. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Campaigners Want Human Rights on the APEC Agenda http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1083/1/Campaigners-Want-Human-Rights-on-the-APEC-Agenda/index.html China activists have expressed fears that totalitarian limits on freedom are creeping into Australia, and have called on democratic countries to take a stronger stance on human rights in China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Bush pushes China on democracy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1080/1/Bush-pushes-China-on-democracy/index.html George W. Bush urged China on Friday to use its hosting of the Olympics in Beijing next year to expand “openness and tolerance.” He made the plea hours after accepting an invitation from President Hu Jintao of China to attend the summer games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Bush, China's Hu tackle thorny issues http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1079/1/Bush-Chinas-Hu-tackle-thorny-issues/index.html U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday told reporters that talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao were "constructive" and centered on Iran, China-made product recalls, global climate change and civilian religious freedoms. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Laura Bush hopes China will join Myanmar pressure By Tabassum Zakaria http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1078/1/Laura-Bush-hopes-China-will-join-Myanmar-pressure-By-Tabassum-Zakaria/index.html First lady Laura Bush waded into international diplomacy on Wednesday by calling for the United Nations to step up pressure on Myanmar over human rights with a resolution, and said she hoped China would join in. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 The Great Firewall Of China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1076/1/The-Great-Firewall-Of-China-/index.html The hacking of a Pentagon computer network by the Chinese military is evidence of China's development of "asymmetrical warfare." Was this computer attack part of preparation for a digital Pearl Harbor? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's Envoy On Darfur Visits US To Explain Beijing Policy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1075/1/Chinas-Envoy-On-Darfur-Visits-US-To-Explain-Beijing-Policy-/index.html China's special envoy on the troubled Darfur region is visiting the U.S. to explain Beijing's position on Sudan to lawmakers and show business personalities, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China says will allow nothing to spoil the Party http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1074/1/China-says-will-allow-nothing-to-spoil-the-Party/index.html China is ready to stamp out hostile forces, defuse popular unrest and the Falun Gong "cult," cut crime and clean up cyberspace to ensure the success of a key Communist Party meeting next month, the police chief said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Wikipedia blocked in China yet again http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1072/1/Wikipedia-blocked-in-China-yet-again-/index.html Wikipedia's English site is blocked again in China, after over two months of being accessible, continuing a saga of on-again, off-again availability. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China hurting in world opinion polls http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1071/1/China-hurting-in-world-opinion-polls/index.html Public opinion surveys taken in the United States and other countries around the world show that China's image has been badly dented in the wake of widespread reports of unsafe food, toxic toothpaste, dangerous toys and poisonous drugs. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's Geopolitical Qualms http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1070/1/Chinas-Geopolitical-Qualms/index.html The World frequently speaks of China's geopolitical ambitions. Beijing's foray into Central Asia through the mechanism of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and participation in Peace Mission 2007 was discussed only last week. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Taleban 'getting Chinese weapons' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1068/1/Taleban-getting-Chinese-weapons/index.html Britain has privately complained to Beijing that Chinese-made weapons are being used by the Taleban to attack British troops in Afghanistan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Visiting China's nuclear past http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1067/1/Visiting-Chinas-nuclear-past/index.html When word came on Oct. 16, 1964, that China had detonated its first atomic bomb, thousands of scientists and soldiers ran onto the grasslands here, leaping and shouting and weeping with joy. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China faces drug traffic influx from "Golden Crescent" http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1066/1/China-faces-drug-traffic-influx-from-quotGolden-Crescentquot-/index.html China has stepped up vigil in northwest frontier region of Xinjiang against an influx of drug trafficking from the "Golden Crescent," which encompasses the mountain valleys of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 At least 1 dead, 20 injured in Muslim-Han clashes in eastern China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1065/1/At-least-1-dead-20-injured-in-Muslim-Han-clashes-in-eastern-China--/index.html Clashes between minority Chinese Muslims and the Han majority last month left at least one person dead and 20 injured, a Hong Kong newspaper and human rights group reported Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Gere urges China to be honest about human rights abuses http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1063/1/Gere-urges-China-to-be-honest-about-human-rights-abuses-/index.html US movie star actor Richard Gere, an impassioned supporter of the Dalai Lama, called on China on Monday to "be open" about its human rights record in the run-up to the 2008 Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 The Politics of Reincarnation in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1062/1/The-Politics-of-Reincarnation-in-China/index.html When Chinese authorities implement a new law this month on the "reincarnation of Living Buddhas," it will open a new and controversial phase in the looming battle to find a successor for the 72-year-old Dalai Lama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Merkel seen as tough on rights in China trip http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1061/1/Merkel-seen-as-tough-on-rights-in-China-trip/index.html German Chancellor Angela Merkel's straight talking on freedoms during her three-day China trip signals a departure from a traditionally low-key European stance on sensitive issues, analysts said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China says its military not a threat http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1060/1/China-says-its-military-not-a-threat-/index.html Claims that China's military development is a threat are "totally groundless," Beijing's defense chief said in Tokyo on Thursday while assuring his Japanese hosts that China is becoming more open about its defense spending. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Replaces 5 Cabinet Ministers http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1059/1/China-Replaces-5-Cabinet-Ministers/index.html China replaced its finance minister, the head of the secret police and three other Cabinet members, the government said Thursday, in a reshuffling of senior posts ahead of a major Communist Party meeting that will set policies for the next five years. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 British minister presses China on human rights, Darfur http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1058/1/British-minister-presses-China-on-human-rights-Darfur-/index.html A British minister said Thursday he pressured China to improve its human rights record, telling officials a failure to do so could affect their staging of next year's Olympic Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Mia Farrow condemns China's apathy towards Darfur http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1056/1/Mia-Farrow-condemns-Chinas-apathy-towards-Darfur/index.html Actress and activist Mia Farrow has launched a scathing attack on China for its apathy towards the inhabitants of the war-torn Darfur region of Sudan. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Yahoo Seeks Dismissal Of Lawsuit Alleging It Helped China Torture, Jail Dissident http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1055/1/Yahoo-Seeks-Dismissal-Of-Lawsuit-Alleging-It-Helped-China-Torture-Jail-Dissident-/index.html Yahoo has asked a California court to throw out a case brought by the World Organization for Human Rights USA, claiming the company helped the Chinese government violate the rights of a writer who was jailed after Yahoo turned over his e-mail records. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Wants Control of Reincarnation of Tibetan Living Buddhas http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1054/1/China-Wants-Control-of-Reincarnation-of-Tibetan-Living-Buddhas/index.html As of September 1, China is tightening control over Tibetan Buddhism with a new law requiring government permission for the reincarnation of lamas. Tibetan activists say this is another attempt by communist Chinese leaders to undermine Tibetan culture and even absurdly to control the religious afterlife. VOA's Heda Bayron has more on the story from our Asia News Center in Hong Kong. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China welcomes U.S. opposition to Taiwan U.N. bid http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1053/1/China-welcomes-US-opposition-to-Taiwan-UN-bid/index.html China welcomed U.S. pressure on Taiwan to drop its plan for a referendum on membership of the United Nations, saying the island's attempts to assert nationhood were doomed to failure. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Respect international rules, China told http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1052/1/Respect-international-rules-China-told/index.html GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel raised human rights and other sensitive issues with China's leaders overnight, while bluntly telling them to respect the rules of international trade and development. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Communist Party to open key meeting mid-Oct http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1049/1/China-Communist-Party-to-open-key-meeting-mid-Oct/index.html China's Communist Party will open a critical meeting on Oct. 15, state media said on Tuesday, announcing a congress at which president and party chief Hu Jintao is expected to consolidate power with a leadership reshuffle. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Government Launches Nationwide Campaign Against Uncontrolled Religious Activities http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1045/1/Chinese-Government-Launches-Nationwide-Campaign-Against-Uncontrolled-Religious-Activities/index.html China Aid learned that Chinese central government has launched a nationwide targeted campaign to clamp down the so-called "illegal religious activities" since mid-July 2007. Reports indicate massive arrests have occurred in at least 8 provinces including Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi and Anhui. Some are still being detained for receiving bibles while some were persecuted by having their water and electricity cut off by the government because of hosting Sunday schools at home. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Group finds China toy factory conditions "brutal" http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1037/1/Group-finds-China-toy-factory-conditions-quotbrutalquot-/index.html A U.S.-based workers' rights group said it found "brutal conditions" and labor violations at eight Chinese plants that make toys for big multinationals, and called on the companies to take steps for better standards. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Kazakhstan and China sign oil and gas pipelines agreement http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1036/1/Kazakhstan-and-China-sign-oil-and-gas-pipelines-agreement/index.html Kazakhstan and China have agreed to build pipelines to carry oil and gas from fields near the Caspian Sea, one of the world's most promising new oil provinces, to China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China: Death penalty for damage to grid http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1035/1/China-Death-penalty-for-damage-to-grid-/index.html China says it will execute people who sabotage the electricity supply, reversing recent steps to rein in widespread use of the death penalty, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China warns of Games hijack threat http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1034/1/China-warns-of-Games-hijack-threat/index.html China has warned of hijack threats during next year's Beijing Olympics in a country it says is increasingly infiltrated by international terrorists, state media reported on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Russo-China military exercise http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1033/1/Russo-China-military-exercise/index.html Joint-military exercises have become quite a common feature in several parts of the world, but the recent Russo-China exercise in Russia acquires importance as it is considered to be a strategic maneuver. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China: Media Chokehold Tightens Before Party Congress http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1030/1/China-Media-Chokehold-Tightens-Before-Party-Congress/index.html The Chinese government’s announced crackdown on “false news” and “illegal news coverage” could be yet another direct threat to media freedom in China, Human Rights Watch said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Russia, China Start Most Ambitious Joint Wargames http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1028/1/Russia-China-Start-Most-Ambitious-Joint-Wargames/index.html Russian and Chinese military forces started wargames on Friday, using a joint land and air assault on a mock town held by "terrorists" as a showcase for their military prowess. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 SCO discuss joint anti-terrorism measures http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1025/1/SCO-discuss-joint-anti-terrorism-measures/index.html The leaders of Russia, China and four Central Asian countries have agreed on improved energy co-operation as a guarantee for their mutual security. The heads of government have been meeting in a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Russia, China, Iran issue veiled warning to U.S. to stay away from Central Asia http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1024/1/Russia-China-Iran-issue-veiled-warning-to-US-to-stay-away-from-Central-Asia/index.html The leaders of Russia, China and Iran warned the outside world Thursday to leave Central Asia alone to look after its own stability and security, in a veiled message to the United States issued on the eve of major war games between Russia and China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's Hu in delicate diplomatic mission to neighbours http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1019/1/Chinas-Hu-in-delicate-diplomatic-mission-to-neighbours-/index.html Chinese President Hu Jintao begins a tour of three ex-Soviet neighbours on Tuesday aimed at reaching a delicate balance between Beijing\'s energy and security goals and easing regional tensions. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Promises Cynically Broken Over the 2008 Beijing Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1018/1/Promises-Cynically-Broken-Over-the-2008-Beijing-Olympics-/index.html Much remains to be done before tens of thousands of athletes, sports enthusiasts and journalists turn up in Beijing for the opening of the Olympic Games on August 8 next year. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 One Year Countdown to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing Begins! http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1016/1/One-Year-Countdown-to-the-2008-Olympics-in-Beijing-Begins/index.html Exactly one year before the 2008 Olympic Games begin in Beijing, on August 8, Amnesty International (AI) hosted a protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., calling on the Chinese regime to fulfill its promise of promoting human rights as part of the fundamental principles of Olympism. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's objectives in Xinjiang http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1015/1/Chinas-objectives-in-Xinjiang/index.html China is nervously looking forward to hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics, and is ensuring that nothing spoils the global publicity surrounding the event. As such, an incident in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on 11 May does not bode well for those hopes. A protester threw an incendiary device at a large portrait of Mao Zedong hung over the gate leading to the Forbidden City. The last time the portrait was defaced was during the 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China can do no wrong - Critics silenced as Olympics approach http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1014/1/China-can-do-no-wrong---Critics-silenced-as-Olympics-approach/index.html How things have changed! In 1979, some 28 years ago, then-U.S. president Jimmy Carter urged that because of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, the 1980 Moscow Olympics should be boycotted. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic Word Games http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1013/1/Olympic-Word-Games/index.html The Beijing Olympics will launch on Aug. 8, 2008, one year from today. At once a coming-out party for China and a source of great national pride, the games have also raised hopes that Beijing might honor its promises to allow unfettered press freedom and even permit greater freedom of speech for the Chinese people. But as we enter the home stretch before the games, the prospects for media and free expression reform are not good. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 War games involving China, Russia and their allies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1011/1/War-games-involving-China-Russia-and-their-allies/index.html Joint military exercises between the six-member Shanghai Co-operation Organisation will continue till August 17; fighting terrorists and criminals is one of their objectives. The games are allowing high-ranking officials from all member states to meet. Moscow is building up its fleet and Beijing needs Russian help to contain the United States. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing's broken Olympic promise http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1010/1/Beijings-broken-Olympic-promise/index.html China said hosting the 2008 Summer Games would be good for human rights. That was cynical, and not true zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 10 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Maneuvers to Outflank US http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1006/1/Maneuvers-to-Outflank-US/index.html The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) launches military exercises in Russia’s Chelyabinsk Region and China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Thursday. The maneuvers are designed to counter an uprising reminiscent of bloodshed in Uzbekistan in 2005 and aimed to show that Eurasia’s east has a powerful military and political alliance whose members are ready to close ranks in any situation. SCO leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin are to visit a training range in Chebarkul for the final stage of the drills. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China lauds minority rights on key anniversary http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1002/1/China-lauds-minority-rights-on-key-anniversary-/index.html China on Wednesday lauded the 60th anniversary of the founding of Inner Mongolia, its first self-proclaimed region run by ethnic minorities, saying the fate of minorities and the Han Chinese was inextricably linked. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing smog clouds Olympic forecast http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1001/1/Beijing-smog-clouds-Olympic-forecast/index.html June's blue-sky tallies were the worst in seven years, but officials promise clear days for the Games. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China addresses ugly side in run-up to Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/1000/1/China-addresses-ugly-side-in-run-up-to-Olympics/index.html Officials, on track with the planning and building part, turn attention to human rights, sportsmanship and the environment. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China detains third Canadian, a leader of activist group seeking free Tibet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/999/1/China-detains-third-Canadian-a-leader-of-activist-group-seeking-free-Tibet-/index.html A third Canadian has been detained in China for protesting Chinese rule in Tibet, a Tibetan rights group said early Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Group: China detaining journalists http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/997/1/Group-China-detaining-journalists/index.html China is harassing, intimidating and detaining foreign journalists who report on subjects deemed sensitive, violating its own media-freedom pledges a year ahead of the Beijing Olympics, a rights group said on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Olympics are a year away but Beijing is "ready!" http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/995/1/Olympics-are-a-year-away-but-Beijing-is-quotreadyquot/index.html Releasing a pop song entitled "We're ready" with a year still to go until the world's biggest sporting event may appear premature, but the organizers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics have good reason to be confident. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China's deadly scheme to harvest organs http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/985/1/Chinas-deadly-scheme-to-harvest-organs/index.html In China, executed prisoners provide the main source of organs for transplantation. Physicians take blood samples from the prisoners and match tissue types to transplant recipients. Once they are killed, their organs are transplanted into patients wealthy enough to afford transplantation at Chinese hospitals. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 US Federal Bureau of Investigation Seeks Further Cooperation with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/962/1/US-Federal-Bureau-of-Investigation-Seeks-Further-Cooperation-with-China/index.html The FBI, America's federal police agency, says it is seeking increased cooperation with its Chinese counterparts, and is offering the Chinese assistance for the 2008 Olympic games. An FBI official says one obstacle to cooperation is the lack of an extradition treaty, making repatriation of wanted individuals from one country to the other more difficult. Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Group calls on China to define 'state secret' http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/959/1/Group-calls-on-China-to-define-state-secret/index.html What do mailing newspaper clippings to your husband, defending displaced tenants and writing a doctoral thesis using 50-year-old library records have in common? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China wanted cash to discuss human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/957/1/China-wanted-cash-to-discuss-human-rights/index.html Chinese diplomats offered to allow Canada to discuss sensitive human-rights issues if Canada paid for "goodwill gestures" such as foreign scholarships and sabbaticals for Chinese bureaucrats, a researcher says. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China angry over US president's meeting with activist http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/952/1/China-angry-over-US-presidents-meeting-with-activist/index.html China has expressed anger over a meeting between US President George W Bush and a prominent exiled Uighur Muslim accused by Beijing of secessionist activities. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Canada called easy target for spies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/951/1/Canada-called-easy-target-for-spies/index.html A Chinese defector who once estimated that 1,000 Chinese agents are operating in Australia says that Canada likely has a comparable amount within its borders. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 G8 urged to address China's rights record http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/945/1/G8-urged-to-address-Chinas-rights-record/index.html China's human rights record should be properly addressed at this week's meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations in Germany, an exile group said on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China: Tiananmen Legacy Defies Olympic Gloss http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/944/1/China-Tiananmen-Legacy-Defies-Olympic-Gloss/index.html China's total failure to account for the massacre of June 4, 1989 casts a pall on its efforts to project a new image and continues to spawn more abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Ministry of Public Security's Olympics Scrutiny Notice Reveals CCP's Desperation, Violation of Human Rights, and Opposition to the Olympic Spirit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/940/1/Ministry-of-Public-Securitys-Olympics-Scrutiny-Notice-Reveals-CCPs-Desperation-Violation-of-Human-Rights-and-Opposition-to-the-Olympic-Spirit/index.html Recently, Chinese authorities sent out the following directive: Since early-April, the Chinese police have been secretly issuing "Notification on Strictly Carrying Out Background Investigations on Candidates for the Olympics and Performing a Pre-Selection Test" to each province, autonomous region, police stations and bureaus in municipalities directly under the Central Government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China misses key opportunity on human rights http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/938/1/China-misses-key-opportunity-on-human-rights/index.html The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) have today condemned China's decision to walk out of an EU-China experts' seminar on human rights, which had been scheduled to take place on 10-11 May in Berlin. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 22 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 European NGOs calls on EU to Ensure Human Rights in China Before 2008 Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/926/1/European-NGOs-calls-on-EU-to-Ensure-Human-Rights-in-China-Before-2008-Olympics/index.html After more than a decade of EU-China human rights dialogue, it is time to add up the results and draw conclusions, said a panel of NGOs at a press conference in Brussels in the run-up to the next round of EU-China dialogue in Berlin. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Fire attack on Mao's Tiananmen portrait http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/923/1/Fire-attack-on-Maos-Tiananmen-portrait/index.html Chinese police say they have detained an unemployed man who set fire to the famed giant portrait of revolutionary leader Mao Zedong that hangs in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China Slams U.S. Religious Freedom Report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/919/1/China-Slams-US-Religious-Freedom-Report/index.html Beijing accused a U.S. advisory panel on Tuesday of taking "potshots" at China in a report that accuses the government of imprisoning and torturing people for practicing their religion. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China aghast at 'sacrifice' of 288 pupils http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/914/1/China-aghast-at-sacrifice-of-288-pupils/index.html When the first flames flared around the theatre’s stage, many of the excited Chinese children watching must have thought it was all part of the show. Within minutes 288 of them were dead, a tragedy that has haunted their parents for more than a decade but was forgotten by many as China began its headlong rush to prosperity. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Identifying Chinese Agents http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/903/1/Identifying-Chinese-Agents/index.html German intelligence agencies seized the occasion of the second World Uighur Congress (WUC) in Munich in late November to identify Guoanbu agents. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 The Future of Political, Economic and Security Relations with China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/900/1/The-Future-of-Political-Economic-and-Security-Relations-with-China/index.html John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State; Testimony Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Washington, DC zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 International Olympic Committee sidesteps human rights issues in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/893/1/International-Olympic-Committee-sidesteps-human-rights-issues-in-China/index.html The IOC will not pressure China on human rights or other political issues ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "We are not in a position that we can give instructions to governments as to how they ought to behave," Hein Verbruggen, chief of the IOC's coordination commission for the Beijing Games, said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 China, Pakistan sign 13 agreements http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/875/1/China-Pakistan-sign-13-agreements/index.html China and Pakistan on Tuesday signed 13 agreements on cooperation in fields such as space, telecommunications, education and legal assistance, vowing to raise their strategic partnership "to a new level". zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 EMPOWERING EVIL - CHINA AIDS SUDAN'S KILLERS http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/869/1/EMPOWERING-EVIL---CHINA-AIDS-SUDANS-KILLERS/index.html The death, destruction and human misery in Sudan's western region of Darfur may now be worse than at any time since the conflict started four years ago - if that's possible.  As the world struggles to end the bloodshed in Darfur, one of the biggest stumbling blocks is China's support of Sudanese President Omar al Bashir's Islamist government. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Embassy Tried to Silence TV Network in Canada, Leaked Document Shows http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/861/1/Chinese-Embassy-Tried-to-Silence-TV-Network-in-Canada-Leaked-Document-Shows/index.html The Chinese embassy in Ottawa campaigned aggressively to keep a television network that is critical of the Chinese regime off Canadian airwaves, a document obtained by The Epoch Times shows. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Amnesty queries China over Panchen Lama in rare talks http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/860/1/Amnesty-queries-China-over-Panchen-Lama-in-rare-talks/index.html Human rights group Amnesty International raised concerns in a rare meeting Friday with the Chinese government about the detained child chosen successor to Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Village Struggles to Save Dying Language http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/854/1/Chinese-Village-Struggles-to-Save-Dying-Language/index.html Seated cross-legged in her farmhouse on the kang, a brick sleeping platform warmed by a fire below, Meng Shujing lifted her chin and sang a lullaby in Manchu, softly but clearly. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Kazakhstan and China Deadlock Over Depletion of a Major Lake http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/840/1/Kazakhstan-and-China-Deadlock-Over-Depletion-of-a-Major-Lake/index.html A conference that convened here this week to address the fate of an ecologically threatened Central Asian basin the size of California has ended in stalemate between Kazakhstan and China, the two countries most reliant on its waters. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China: National People's Congress Should Adopt Human Rights Reforms http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/834/1/China-National-Peoples-Congress-Should-Adopt-Human-Rights-Reforms/index.html China's National People's Congress (NPC) should adopt reforms in 10 areas to strengthen human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today. The congress, which meets annually and is attended by more than 3,000 delegates, is meeting through March 15. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China holds GTA man in jail without charge http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/816/1/China-holds-GTA-man-in-jail-without-charge/index.html A Chinese Canadian businessman from Mississauga has been detained – without formal charge – in Fujian, China, for four months in the midst of a business dispute with his distribution company's Hong Kong supplier. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 20 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 A Palace For Sudan - China's No-Strings Aid Undermines the West http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/787/1/A-Palace-For-Sudan---Chinas-No-Strings-Aid-Undermines-the-West/index.html Last week China's leader, Hu Jintao, provided Sudan with an interest-free loan to build a presidential palace. With that gesture, Hu demonstrated his contempt for the Western understanding of the world -- and for Western policy toward his own country. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Chinese Official Publishes Rebuke of Bush http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/781/1/Chinese-Official-Publishes-Rebuke-of-Bush/index.html A senior Chinese government official issued a rare public rebuke of President Bush on Thursday, accusing him of waging a “unilateral battle against terrorists that had worsened global tensions. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China airs rare public criticism of Bush Iraq policy http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/780/1/China-airs-rare-public-criticism-of-Bush-Iraq-policy/index.html President Bush should scrap his unilateral approach and respect religious diversity in his "war on terror" to resolve troubles in Iraq, a senior Chinese official said in comments published on Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800 The rise of China to rival U.S. may take longer as it sorts out domestic issues http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/771/1/The-rise-of-China-to-rival-US-may-take-longer-as-it-sorts-out-domestic-issues/index.html Last year, political and industrial leaders meeting here cited the rise of China as the No.1 long-term threat to the mighty American superpower, more so than the chaos in Iraq. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Ethnic tensions simmer on Inner Mongolian plains http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/756/1/Ethnic-tensions-simmer-on-Inner-Mongolian-plains/index.html Inner Mongolia, which covers more than a tenth of China's land mass, is supposed to offer a high degree of self-rule. In practice, though, Mongolians say the Han run the show. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Flaherty vows to raise rights issues in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/754/1/Flaherty-vows-to-raise-rights-issues-in-China/index.html Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, in China to boost trade ties and mend fences amid a string of diplomatic spats with Beijing, said Wednesday he still plans to raise human rights concerns during his talks with Chinese officials. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 China rights record deteriorating before Olympics -group http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/742/1/China-rights-record-deteriorating-before-Olympics--group/index.html Human rights conditions in China deteriorated last year, dashing hopes the leadership would bring reforms and that there would be an improvement ahead of the 2008 Olympics, a watchdog group said on Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Ethnic tensions still a problem in China: report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/726/1/Ethnic-tensions-still-a-problem-in-China-report/index.html Interference from outside countries, economic disparities and racial problems are causing friction between China's different ethnic groups, according to a newspaper article published Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0800 People's Republic of China: AIDS activists at risk http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/688/1/Peoples-Republic-of-China-AIDS-activists-at-risk/aids.html On World AIDS Day today, Amnesty International is highlighting the plight of HIV/AIDS activists in China who continue to face serious obstacles in their work, including arbitrary detention, harassment and intimidation, and other human rights violations. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Official: China laundering Colombia drug money http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/673/1/Official-China-laundering-Colombia-drug-money/drug.html China has become a new money-laundering hub for Colombian drug gangs who buy Chinese products to import into Colombia for sale through legitimate channels, Vice President Francisco Santos Calderon said Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 From flap to farce: Harper-Hu meeting may be on again http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/656/1/From-flap-to-farce-Harper-Hu-meeting-may-be-on-again/Harper-Hu.html Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife Laureen wave on their arrival in Hanoi, Vietnam, for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 China snubs Canada for bilateral meeting at APEC conference http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/655/1/China-snubs-Canada-for-bilateral-meeting-at-APEC-conference/China-snubs-Canada-for-bilateral-meeting-at-APEC-conference.html Prime Minister Stephen Harper will not have an official meeting with his Chinese counterpart during this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, in an apparent snub by Beijing over the Conservative government's emphasis on human rights. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Canada will not sell out values in exchange for dollars in China: Harper http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/654/1/Canada-will-not-sell-out-values-in-exchange-for-dollars-in-China-Harper/china-canada.html Canada will not "sell-out" its position on human rights to cash in on trade and investment with China, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday, firmly putting his government\'s stamp on relations with the Communist powerhouse. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 China's push into Africa: Who really benefits? http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/631/1/Chinas-push-into-Africa-Who-really-benefits/Chinas-push-into-Africa-Who-really-benefits.html A growing push into the world's poorest continent has led Beijing to dub 2006 "China's Year of Africa", but pointed questions are now being asked about who really benefits from the relationship. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Report: China students clash with police http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/628/1/Report-China-students-clash-with-police/Report-China-students-clash-with-police.html As many as 10,000 college students fought with Chinese police in four days of protests over their academic status, damaging cars and buildings and leaving at least 20 people injured, a foreign monitoring group said Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Zhang Qingli elected Tibet Party chief http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/621/1/Zhang-Qingli-elected-Tibet-Party-chief/Zhang-Qingli-elected-Tibet-Party-chief.html Zhang Qingli was elected secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Region on Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Video Disputes China's Claim Shooting Was in Self-Defense http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/606/1/Video-Disputes-Chinas-Claim-Shooting-Was-in-Self-Defense/Video-Disputes-Chinas-Claim-Shooting-Was-in-Self-Defense.html  A Romanian videotape that appears to show Chinese security forces shooting two Tibetan refugees in the Himalayas contradicts Beijing’s claim that the refugees were shot when soldiers acted in self-defense. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 One-Party Rule's No Fun http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/603/1/One-Party-Rules-No-Fun/One-Party-Rules-No-Fun.html Any dicussion of China would be incomplete without sufficient mention of human rights violations. There's the case of Zhao Yan, made quite public in the States by the New York Times, but it's hardly emblematic of the systematic abuses regularly carried out. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Olympic Committee Under Fire Over Beijing 2008 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/593/1/Olympic-Committee-Under-Fire-Over-Beijing-2008/Olympic-Committee-Under-Fire-Over-Beijing-2008.html Illegal arrests, forced labor camps, brainwashing centers, organ harvesting, torture, murder, no freedom of press, Internet blockades, widespread corruption, and nepotism. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing 2008: Forget Olympic Spirit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/581/1/Beijing-2008-Forget-Olympic-Spirit/Beijing-2008-Forget-Olympic-Spirit.html Illegal arrests, forced labour camps, brainwashing centres, organ harvesting, torture, murder, no freedom of press, Internet blockades, widespread corruption and nepotism. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 06 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Bronze Statue to Honor Victims of Communism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/567/1/Bronze-Statue-to-Honor-Victims-of-Communism/BRONZE-STATUE-TO-HONOR-VICTIMS-OF-COMMUNISM.html The construction of a memorial to honor millions of people killed by communist regimes will begin this week, after years of fundraising difficulties and downsized plans. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Drug report reveals up to 12 million Chinese addicted http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/564/1/Drug-report-reveals-up-to-12-million-Chinese-addicted/Drug-report-reveals-up-to-12-million-Chinese-addicted.html China has become the most important trafficking route for illegal drugs in the Asia-Pacific region and may have as many as 12 million drug addicts. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China approves pipeline to move imported Turkmenistan gas http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/563/1/China-approves-pipeline-to-move-imported-Turkmenistan-gas/Report-China-approves-pipeline-to-move-imported-Turkmenistan-gas.html Chinese planners have approved construction of a multibillion-dollar pipeline to carry gas imported from Turkmenistan to China's southern business center of Guangzhou, a news report said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China's fierce Kyoto rules irk foreign investors http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/557/1/Chinas-fierce-Kyoto-rules-irk-foreign-investors/Chinas-fierce-Kyoto-rules-irk-foreign-investors.html For Lu Feng, the Kyoto Protocol is like a lottery ticket with a guaranteed winning number - a cash windfall that will make life easier but not something he can build business plans around. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 24 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 The First Five Years - Shanghai Cooperation Organization Reaches a Milestone http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/554/1/The-First-Five-Years---Shanghai-Cooperation-Organization-Reaches-a-Milestone/The-First-Five-Years---Shanghai-Cooperation-Organization-Reaches-a-Milestone.html Five years into its existence the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), led by Russia and China, is gaining importance as a counterbalance to America’s perceived dominance. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China urges neighbor states to take harsher steps against terrorism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/552/1/China-urges-neighbor-states-to-take-harsher-steps-against-terrorism/China-urges-neighbor-states-to-take-harsher-steps-against-terrorism.html China wants neighboring states to take harsher legal steps against terrorism, citing laws it has itself passed in recent years — including some that critics have described as heavy handed and prone to human rights abuses. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 22 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China urges tougher counter terrorism measures at SCO meet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/550/1/China-urges-tougher-counter-terrorism-measures-at-SCO-meet/China-urges-tougher-counter-terrorism-measures-at-SCO-meet.html China's top judges opened a two day meeting in Shanghai on handling terrorism, separatism and extremism with their counterparts from central Asian states and Russia. Senior judges from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will discuss legal issues relating to the fight against the so-called "three forces of terrorism, separatism and extremism."  zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Letter from China: China seeks once again to dominate the media http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/546/1/Letter-from-China-China-seeks-once-again-to-dominate-the-media/Letter-from-China-China-seeks-once-again-to-dominate-the-media.html The question seemed innocuous enough when it appeared in online poll early this month on the popular Chinese Internet portal, Netease: Would you like to be Chinese in the next life? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Congressional-Executive Commission on China Releases 2006 Annual Report http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/544/1/Congressional-Executive-Commission-on-China-Releases-2006-Annual-Report/Congressional-Executive-Commission-on-China-2006-Annual-Repost.html The Congressional-Executive Commission on China has released its 2006 Annual Report to the President and the Congress on human right conditions and the development of the rule of law in China.  The Annual Report is now available on the Commission's Web site - www.cecc.gov. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China Targets its Western Regions to Help Cover its Oil Deficiencies http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/540/1/China-Targets-its-Western-Regions-to-Help-Cover-its-Oil-Deficiencies/China-Targets-its-Western-Regions-to-Help-Cover-its-Oil-Deficiencies.html Recent huge leaps in China's economic and industrial growth have made China the world's second leading oil importing country after Japan and the second largest oil consumer in the world. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China's headline news http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/522/1/-Chinas-headline-news/Chinas-headline-news.html China's leaders are defending a new regulation restricting press freedom of foreign news agencies in the country amid harsh criticism overseas. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese Muslims find a fortune in Arabic http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/512/1/Chinese-Muslims-find-a-fortune-in-Arabic/Chinese-Muslims-find-a-fortune-in-Arabic.html Arab oil wealth has created an unusual job opportunity for an ethnic minority in a depressed and remote area of China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 11 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China Criticizes US Use of Secret Prisons http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/510/1/China-Criticizes-US-Use-of-Secret-Prisons/China-Criticizes-US-Use-of-Secret-Prisons.html China has criticized the United States following the confirmation this week by President Bush that the Central Intelligence Agency is running prisons overseas to house terror suspects. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China-to-Tibet Train Derails, Delaying Thousands http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/492/1/China-to-Tibet-Train-Derails-Delaying-Thousands/China-to-Tibet-Train-Derails-Delaying-Thousands.html One of China’s new trains to Tibet, the world’s highest railway, derailed, disrupting the line for five hours and delaying thousands of passengers, state news media said. No one was injured. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Kangaroo Express http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/490/1/Kangaroo-Express/Kangaroo-Express.html Trials of Chinese journalists and dissidents are coming thick and fast. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China jails 'spy' reporter http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/489/1/China-jails-spy-reporter/China-jails-spy-reporter.html China sentenced Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based reporter for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, to 5 years in jail on charges of spying for Taiwan, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China to relocate 240,000 people to protect environment http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/487/1/China-to-relocate-240000-people-to-protect-environment/China-to-relocate-240000-people-to-protect-environment.html China will spend 1.29 billion yuan (161 million US dollars) relocating 240,000 people from areas requiring ecological protection this year. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Sinopec wins bitumen tender in Nigeria http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/486/1/-Sinopec-wins-bitumen-tender-in-Nigeria/-Sinopec-wins-bitumen-tender-in-Nigeria.html The  China National Petroleum Corporation  (Sinopec),  China's  second  largest oil company, won a USD 18.60 mln  tender  for  a  bitumen block in Nigeria on Tuesday, said the Nigerian Mines Ministry. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China says foreign map-makers endangering security, controls to be tightened http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/484/1/China-says-foreign-map-makers-endangering-security-controls-to-be-tightened/China-says-foreign-map-makers-endangering-security-controls-to-be-tightened.html China will tighten controls on foreign mapmakers, who the government says are illegally surveying its territory and endangering national security, a state news agency said Wednesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China to tackle terror at judicial summit http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/478/1/China-to-tackle-terror-at-judicial-summit/China-to-tackle-terror-at-judicial-summit.html The fight against "extremism, separatism and terrorism" is expected to take centre stage at a summit next month between judges from China, Russia and Central Asia, a Chinese official said on Tuesday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Double-track railway completed http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/472/1/Double-track-railway-completed/Double-track-railway-completed.html Construction of a double-track line in China's longest railway tunnel has been completed, breaking a major transport bottleneck on the Eurasia Continental Railway Bridge. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Chinese legislature mulls pact with Pakistan to fight terror http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/462/1/Chinese-legislature-mulls-pact-with-Pakistan-to-fight-terror/Chinese-legislature-mulls-pact-with-Pakistan-to-fight-terror.html All-weather friends, China and Pakistan, are all set to enhance cooperation in the fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism under a bill tabled for deliberation today in China's top legislature. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Kazakstan Moves into Chinese Oil Market http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/456/1/Kazakstan-Moves-into-Chinese-Oil-Market/Kazakstan-Moves-into-Chinese-Oil-Market.html The first successful deliveries of Kazak oil to China will not impact negatively on Astana’s relationship with Russia, say experts. China, which sees Russia and Kazakstan as its best sources of energy imports in the long term, is not going to create opportunities for increased competition between the two countries. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China, Kazakhstan to hold joint drill against terrorism http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/453/1/China-Kazakhstan-to-hold-joint-drill-against-terrorism/China-Kazakhstan-to-hold-joint-drill-against-terrorism.html China and Kazakhstan, both member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), will hold an anti-terrorism exercise from Aug. 24 to 26, China's Ministry of Public Security announced on Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 21 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Chinese diplomat tells US to 'shut up' on arms spending http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/449/1/Top-Chinese-diplomat-tells-US-to-shut-up-on-arms-spending/Top-Chinese-diplomat-tells-US-to-shut-up-on-arms-spending.html China's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, throwing diplomatic language to the wind, has told the United States in no uncertain terms to "shut up and keep quiet" on the subject of Beijing's growing military spending. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 CHINA: The Economics of Religious Freedom http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/447/1/CHINA-The-Economics-of-Religious-Freedom/CHINA-The-Economics-of-Religious-Freedom.html China's country-wide desire and need to make money has a large, if under-reported, effect on religious communities and the country's religious freedom. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Beijing pledges 'a fight to the death' with Dalai Lama http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/444/1/Beijing-pledges-a-fight-to-the-death-with-Dalai-Lama/Beijing-pledges-a-fight-to-the-death-with-Dalai-Lama.html China’s new top official in Tibet has embarked on a fierce campaign to crush loyalty to the exiled Dalai Lama and to extinguish religious beliefs among government officials. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 The riddle of China's Area 51 http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/436/1/The-riddle-of-Chinas-Area-51/The-riddle-of-Chinas-Area-51.html On the internet, a little mystery can go a long way. Six weeks ago, a man living in Germany and calling himself KenGrok, announced a fascinating discovery on a Google Earth Community forum. Poring over satellite images of China on the free Google Earth service, he came across a strange plot of land - approximately 900 metres by 700 metres, about the size of six Sydney Cricket Grounds. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China denies forced late-term abortions common http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/433/1/China-denies-forced-late-term-abortions-common/China-denies-forced-late-term-abortions-common.html China has denied that late-term forced abortions were common and insisted they were against established practice, as a man who exposed such cases languished in jail. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Rights group urges Western laws to curb China web censorship http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/432/1/Rights-group-urges-Western-laws-to-curb-China-web-censorship/Rights-group-urges-Western-laws-to-curb-China-web-censorship.html The United States and Europe must introduce laws to stop Yahoo, Google and other Western companies helping China censor the Internet, a leading human rights group has said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China to promote wild animal hunt http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/425/1/China-to-promote-wild-animal-hunt/China-to-promote-wild-animal-hunt.html China is to auction licences for foreigners to hunt wild animals, including endangered species, according to local media. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China Tightening Control Over Tibet http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/413/1/China-Tightening-Control-Over-Tibet/China-Tightening-Control-Over-Tibet.html China's Communist Party has been tightening its grip on Tibet in recent months, resorting to language and measures not seen since the repression of the late 1990s, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Hopes for change hung on '08 Olympics http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/412/1/Hopes-for-change-hung-on-08-Olympics/Hopes-for-change-hung-on-08-Olympics.html Only two years from Tuesday, China, one of the world's oldest civilizations, hosts the Olympic Summer Games, one of the world's most prestigious events – for the first time. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Banned, Blocked Tibetan Writer Vows to Speak Out in China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/403/1/Banned-Blocked-Tibetan-Writer-Vows-to-Speak-Out-in-China/Banned-Blocked-Tibetan-Writer-Vows-to-Speak-Out-in-China.html A well-known Tibetan writer whose blogs have now been closed by Chinese authorities vowed Tuesday to keep speaking out and raising awareness in China of Tibetan culture. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 02 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Hundreds riot in southwest China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/384/1/Hundreds-riot-in-southwest-China/Hundreds-riot-in-southwest-China.html Hundreds of people have rioted in southwest China's Yunnan province, overturning and smashing several police vehicles, state media and an official said. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Indian military sceptical of sustained peace with Pakistan, China http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/374/1/Indian-military-sceptical-of-sustained-peace-with-Pakistan-China/Indian-military-sceptical-of-sustained-peace-with-Pakistan-China.html Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's upbeat statements on China, the resumption of trade at Nathu La after 44 years and the composite dialogue process with Pakistan notwithstanding, many in the Indian military establishment are sceptical of "true and lasting" peace with the two neighbours. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Police Witness Tells of Organ Harvesting Deals http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/373/1/Police-Witness-Tells-of-Organ-Harvesting-Deals/Police-Witness-Tells-of-Organ-Harvesting-Deals.html During an interview with New Tang Dynasty TV, a former policeman from Guangzhou Province disclosed this inside story on how the Chinese communist regime utilizes its five operating divisions to coordinate with the police system. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Out of Africa http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/340/1/Out-of-Africa/Out-of-Africa.html China makes more than its share of Orwellian announcements. But its call last week for "African countries to improve democracy and the rule of law" falls into a class of its own. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Shanghai grouping moves centre stage http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/317/1/Shanghai-grouping-moves-centre-stage/Shanghai-grouping-moves-centre-stage.html Leaders from Russia, China and Central Asian states meet in Shanghai on Thursday for what will be the most high profile meeting to date of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 SHANGHAI SUMMIT: INDIAN MISGIVINGS http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/320/1/SHANGHAI-SUMMIT-INDIAN-MISGIVINGS/SHANGHAI-SUMMIT-INDIAN-MISGIVINGS.html India will be the only country, amongst the members and observers of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO), not to be represented at the level of the head of state or Government at the summit of the SCO being held at Shanghai from  June 15, 2006. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China's Shanghai Summit Shifts Focus to Energy From Terror http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/310/1/Chinas-Shanghai-Summit-Shifts-Focus-to-Energy-From-Terror/Chinas-Shanghai-Summit-Shifts-Focus-to-Energy-From-Terror.html China is stepping up security for a summit tomorrow with leaders from Russia and four central Asian nations in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as attention focuses on an observer: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 US cites 4 Chinese firms, one in US, for helping Iran WMDs http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/318/1/US-cites-4-Chinese-firms-one-in-US-for-helping-Iran-WMDs/US-cites-4-Chinese-firms-one-in-US-for-helping-Iran-WMDs.html The United States cited four Chinese companies and one US firm as "proliferators of weapons of mass destruction," for allegedly helping Iran's missile program. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China, Kyrgyzstan issue joint statement, ink 13 deals http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/305/1/China-Kyrgyzstan-issue-joint-statement-ink-13-deals/China-Kyrgyzstan-issue-joint-statement-ink-13-deals.html China and Kyrgyzstan issued a joint statement and also signed 13 deals in Beijing on Friday during Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's first state visit to China. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 In Africa, China Trade Brings Growth, Unease http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/303/1/In-Africa-China-Trade-Brings-Growth-Unease/In-Africa-China-Trade-Brings-Growth-Unease.html Asian Giant's Appetite for Raw Materials, Markets Has Some Questioning Its Impact on Continent zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Amnesty slams China military sales http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/302/1/Amnesty-slams-China-military-sales/Amnesty-slams-China-military-sales.html China's sales of military vehicles and weapons to Sudan, Nepal and Myanmar have aggravated conflicts and abetted violence and repressive rule in those countries, Amnesty International said in a report Monday. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China Impacts Developing World http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/297/1/China-Impacts-Developing-World/China-Impacts-Developing-World.html Chinese entrepreneurs look to Africa for new markets zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 10 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China, America and nuclear weapons http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/295/1/China-America-and-nuclear-weapons/China-America-and-nuclear-weapons.html IF THE Pentagon is right, China's nuclear arsenal is on the verge of abig upgrade. As a deterrent against American nuclear attack, theChinese have long relied mainly on a handful of intercontinentalmissiles that are slow to fuel and highly vulnerable. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 09 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China: Economic Boom Strains Environment http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/292/1/China-Economic-Boom-Strains-Environment/China-Economic-Boom-Strains-Environment.html China's gross domestic product (GDP) has been booming since economic reforms began in the late 1970s. This economic success has meant substantial gains in real wages and living standards for many Chinese. But it has also been accompanied by environmental concerns such as pollution and the overuse of natural resources. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Rumsfeld urges China to come clean on military spending http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/288/1/Rumsfeld-urges-China-to-come-clean-on-military-spending/Rumsfeld-urges-China-to-come-clean-on-military-spending.html US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urged China to explain its increased military spending to the world, saying it was in its interest to demystify actions that others find potentially threatening. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700 What Didn't Happen When Bush Met Hu http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/236/1/What-Didnt-Happen-When-Bush-Met-Hu/What-Didnt-Happen-When-Bush-Met-Hu.html Why, then, was the most newsworthy event of the Bush-Hu summit last week the protests of a Falun Gong member on the White House lawn? zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 China reports two new bird flu outbreaks http://www.uyghuramerican.org//articles/166/1/China-reports-two-new-bird-flu-outbreaks/China-reports-two-new-bird-flu-outbreaks.html China said Friday deadly bird flu had been detected in two new locations, bringing the total number of confirmed outbreaks over the past month to 15. zarapshan@gmail.com (UAA Administrator) Fri, 18 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800