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china - aftershocks

2008-05-28T06:49:10Z

420,000 homes were destroyed by the recent aftershocks and there are breaking reports that China has started evacuations. The details are not available in the UK yet but at a guess this may have something to do with the Dams that are already sever...

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china and tibet - olympic diplomacy from dalail

2008-05-21T23:50:09Z

The Dalai Lama today called for Tibetans to end protests against the Beijing Olympics, also telling MPs in London he would happily accept an invitation to attend the event if relations with China improved. The comments by the Tibetan spiritual lea...

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23,000 elephants killed - why - chinese chopsticks

2008-05-02T13:38:17Z

This report is from the Times on-line.......... Rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo believe that rising demand for ivory in China is to blame for an unprecedented wave of elephant poaching in one of the country's war-torn national parks. 1...

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war path - china supplies mugabe with weapons of destruction

2008-04-18T00:21:52Z

A Chinese cargo ship carrying 77 tonnes of arms, including more than 3m rounds of ammunition, AK47 assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades has docked in the South African port of Durban for transportation of the weapons to Zimbabwe. ...

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chinese awarded gold medal for political executions 2008

2008-04-15T08:50:01Z

An estimated 374 people will be executed in China during this summer's Olympic games in Beijing, Amnesty International has claimed. A new league table of the world's most frequent executioners showed China officially used capital punishment 470 ti...

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burn the flame - support for tibet in little england

2008-04-06T05:05:39Z

Fears that tomorrow’s Olympic flame relay through London could be disrupted by violence intensified after it emerged that eight Tibetan protesters had been shot dead by Chinese police. Campaigners vowed to redouble their protests after hearing of ...

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chinese paramilitary police are still on the kill

2008-04-04T20:31:38Z

Chinese paramilitary police have killed eight people after opening fire on several hundred Tibetan monks and villagers. Full Story in the Times - www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3683878.ece

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china - the great firewall - human rights or revenue

2008-04-01T16:59:54Z

China’s Great Firewall must be lifted during the Olympic Games to ensure free access to the rest of the world. That was the message from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the Beijing organisers of the Games during meetings that will be ...

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china closes door on tibet - riot police on the march

2008-03-17T17:20:07Z

China is sealing off Tibet and other areas of unrest from outside scrutiny by expelling all foreign media as its midnight ultimatum to protesters to hand themselves in approaches. Thousands of troops and paramilitary police are flooding into Lhasa...

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