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October 2007
- In Chinatown, Something Smells Fishy
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | Oct 19, 07 2:47 PM CDT
  
  Hillary Clinton’s campaign coffers are benefiting from unlikely and possibly illegal sources, an LA Times investigation reveals. Checks for four-figure amounts are coming from dishwashers, immigrants unable to vote, and other unlikely donors in New York’s Chinatown, some of whom report feeling coerced by neighborhood associations. Other donors were impossible to track down, even with their neighbors’ help. More »
  
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  Hillary Clinton • China • immigration • election • campaign finance • Chinatown
- After Hu, Who? Censored Names Could Be Clues
  
  newser | Times (UK) | Oct 19, 07 2:07 PM CDT
  
  In a 21st-century spin on Kremlinologists' dissection of May Day photos, the new makeup of the Chinese Communist Party's inner circle is under scrutiny—digitally. One of the members to be announced Monday will almost certainly succeed Hu Jintao as president, and as always, the names are shrouded in secrecy. But the Times of London suggests they've already been revealed—through censored names on Chinese blogs. More »
  
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  China • Hu Jintao • Communist Party • Wen Jiabao • Xi Jinping • Li Keqiang
- China Blocking Users From US Search Engines
  
  newser | CNET | Oct 19, 07 4:05 AM CDT
  
  Chinese searchers trying to visit Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live Search are being redirected to the Chinese search engine Baidu, according to tech news sources. Speculation has it that the Chinese government is blocking the American engines because officials are angry that the US awarded the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal this week. More »
  
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  China • Internet • Google • Yahoo • censorship • Microsoft Live Search
- Taiwan Leader Pans Chinese Peace Proposal
  
  newser | New York Times | Oct 18, 07 3:28 PM CDT
  
  Taiwan's Chen Shui-bian panned a Chinese peace overture, criticizing the adherence to what he calls "the framework of the 'one China' principle." "I think this would mean, for the 23 million people of Taiwan, a treaty of surrender," said the president, referring to China's refusal to negotiate without considering Taiwan a component of the mainland, ruled from Beijing. More »
  
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  China • Taiwan • independence
- Anti-Corruption Fight Takes Root in Rural China
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | Oct 18, 07 1:45 PM CDT
  
  Citizens of a southern Chinese town have been occupying the village hall since the beginning of July, seeking recompense for their leaders’ alleged theft of public money. The authoritarian central government hasn't taken action against Xiantang’s activists, who are mostly elderly, the Christian Science Monitor reports; the protest is the latest sign the Communist authorities face trouble “in retaining legitimacy.” More »
  
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  China • corruption • Hu Jintao • Communist Party
- Athletes Urged to Tackle China
  
  newser | New Republic | Oct 18, 07 1:15 PM CDT
  
  US athletes have a moral imperative to take a stand at the Beijing Olympics, the New Republic ’s editors assert: The American delegation should follow Lee Bollinger’s example of “spectacular rudeness” next summer, condemning the Chinese for their brutal human rights record. It’s unethical to be hosted by a country that tortures political activists, they argue, and be silent. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • human rights • athlete • Black Power
- China Livid at Dalai Lama Award
  
  newser | Reuters | Oct 18, 07 8:10 AM CDT
  
  China called the US ambassador on the carpet today, saying that the US had "gravely undermined relations" when President Bush yesterday presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters that DC is "very aware of what steps it can take" to correct the rift and accused the Dalai Lama of "manipulating Tibetans." More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Congressional Gold Medal
- US Awards Medal to Dalai Lama
  
  newser | New York Times | Oct 17, 07 4:25 PM CDT
  
  Congress awarded the Dalai Lama its highest civilian honor today, New York Times reports. At the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal, which went ahead despite vehement Chinese opposition, the Tibetan spiritual leader congratulated China on its economic growth and gently urged that the country embrace “transparency, the rule of law and freedom of information.” More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • Tibet • Dalai Lama
- 3,000 Detained in Burma, by Junta's Count
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 17, 07 9:01 AM CDT
  
  Burma’s military regime imprisoned roughly 3,000 people in last month’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the state-run newspaper announced today. Over 500 are still in custody, and more are being arrested each day. “Those who should be released will be,” the paper said. Meanwhile international outrage has prompted Japan and China to distance themselves from the regime, the AP reports. More »
  
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  China • Japan • Burma • Myanmar • Buddhist monks • political prisoner
- Bush Meets Dalai Lama, but Quietly
  
  newser | Reuters | Oct 16, 07 4:54 PM CDT
  
  President Bush ignored China's fury today and met with the Dalai Lama, who will pick up a Congressional Gold Medal tomorrow, Reuters reports. "If the Dalai Lama can receive such an award, there must be no justice or good people in the world," said a Tibetan Communist Party boss. But the Dalai Lama shrugged off China's rage, saying, "That always happens." More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Congressional Gold Medal
- Fading US Sway Leads to Darfur, Burma Inaction
  
  newser | Time | Oct 15, 07 3:25 PM CDT
  
  Diminished US influence is allowing human rights violators in Darfur and Burma to get away with murder, Harvard expert Samantha Power writes in Time . America is speaking up louder than ever, but Uncle Sam’s diplomatic nadir makes for “a void in global human rights leadership.” China has most influence over both pariahs, importing Sudanese oil and exporting weapons to Burma. More »
  
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  China • Burma • Darfur • human rights • Olympic Games • genocide • US
- Chinese Prez Rips Corruption
  
  newser | BBC | Oct 15, 07 3:50 AM CDT
  
  China's President Hu Jintao blasted the "extravagance and corruption" of some Communist officials at a key party congress today as he warned that the nation's promise has "fallen short" of public expectation. He also cautioned that "independence" forces were growing stronger in Taiwan and that the island must return to Beijing rule. But Chinese leaders will "make every effort to achieve peaceful reunification," he vowed. More »
  
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  China • Olympic Games • Taiwan • Hu Jintao • Communist Party • Xi Jinping • Li Keqiang
- Chinese Prez to Snub Left, Right in 2nd Term
  
  newser | Washington Post | Oct 13, 07 7:35 PM CDT
  
  Thousands of delegates are pouring into Beijing for this week's political debates, but the Washington Post says the debate is over: President Hu Jintao will keep walking a safe middle path in his next 5-year term. Once deemed a candidate to open China's one-party system, Hu has ignored calls for "self-revolution" as well as pleas to roll back market reforms. More »
  
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  China • Hu Jintao • snub
- Chinese Dam to Displace 4M More People
  
  newser | BBC | Oct 13, 07 7:28 AM CDT
  
  China will move at least four million more people—including many who've already been moved once—as the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project, nears completion at the end of next year. The new relocations were announced amid reports that the dam was causing landslides, soil erosion, polluted drinking water, and seepage from submerged industrial sites. More »
  
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- Dubya Will Meet With Dalai
  
  newser | BBC | Oct 12, 07 3:17 AM CDT
  
  President Bush will meet with the Dalai Lama next week before the monk is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Not so delighted with the Washington love fest are Chinese government officials, and the meeting is bound to infuriate them further. Beijing has already blasted the US for “using the Dalai Lama to interfere in China's internal affairs." More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • Dalai Lama • peace • Buddhism • Medal of Honor
- Suu Kyi Rejects Conditions, Won't Meet Junta
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Oct 9, 07 1:19 PM CDT
  
  Aung San Suu Kyi will not meet with Burma's ruling junta, which insists that she soften her anti-regime position as a condition of scheduling talks. The opposition leader said in a statement today she will accept no conditions, the Guardian reports: “The success of a dialogue is based on sincerity and the spirit of give and take.” More »
  
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  China • Burma • Myanmar • junta • Aung San Suu Kyi • UN sanctions • Than Shwe
- How the World Dropped the Ball on Burma
  
  newser | Council on Foreign Relations | Oct 7, 07 11:33 AM CDT
  
  International policy on Myanmar is at an impasse because the world went two different ways on the military junta—the US chose isolation while its neighbors chose constructive engagement—and both strategies failed. The country has gone from “antidemocratic embarrassment and humanitarian disaster” to “serious threat” to security, Foreign Affairs ’ Michael Green and Derek Mitchell argue. More »
  
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  China • Japan • India • Burma • Myanmar • narcotics • human trafficking • ASEAN
- Million Flee as Storm Hits China
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 7, 07 9:47 AM CDT
  
  More than a million Chinese fled their homes as Storm Krusa slammed the southeastern coast after claiming five lives in Taiwan. Damage and injury reports were sketchy as gusts hitting 89 mph ripped through communities. Officials had canceled flights and called back ships and fishing boats in the area to minimize damage. More »
  
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  China • storm • disaster • Taiwan • evacuation
- China Throws $13K Tea Parties
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Oct 7, 07 4:28 AM CDT
  
  China's latest investment fad trades paper for tea leaves, the Wall Street Journal reports. A type of tea pressed into discs, puer (pronounced "poo-ahr") was once the domain of collectors. But an excess of cash and dearth of investment outlets has made the tea a hot asset. Like wine, puer is judged by vintage, and 150-year-old cakes can fetch $13,000. More »
  
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  China • investments • tea
- China Getting Serious About Environment
  
  newser | Washington Post | Oct 6, 07 4:34 PM CDT
  
  When its lake turned green and sludge poured from taps, the longtime home of China’s chemical industry closed 1,340 polluting factories, becoming the standard-bearer for a green wave now sweeping China, the Washington Post says. For the first time, the central government has given its provinces weapons to fight polluters and has vowed to cut discharges 10% by 2010. More »
  
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  China • environment • environmentalism • pollution

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