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China

From tainted exports to exchange rates, climate change to one-child policies, the Middle Kingdom often finds itself at the center of controversy

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April 2008
- Chinese Rights Advocate Jailed
  
  New York Times | Apr 3, 08 8:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A top Chinese human-rights activist has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for writings and comments considered subversive, the New York Times reports. The case of Hu Jia, 34, been watched closely around the world; critics see it as part of a government crackdown on dissidents in advance of the Beijing Olympics. The US pronounced itself “dismayed” by the move and the EU called for his release. More »
- Chinese Get No Independent News on Tibet
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Apr 2, 08 1:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - China's media outlets have been getting their information about the recent unrest in Tibet solely from the state-controlled news agency, Xinhua. As a result, most Chinese citizens are buying the government's handling of what has been portrayed as mob violence plotted from abroad—when it's been covered at all, the Christian Science Monitor reports. More »
- Meet China's First Global Pop Star
  
  Independent (UK) | Apr 2, 08 12:45 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - China may be storming the world right now, but it’s never had good luck with pop starts. That could change with Sa Dingding, a half-Mongolian singer/songwriter, who sings entirely in Tibetan over a velvety mix of traditional instruments like the zither and modern electronica. Universal’s hoping the whole eclectic, ethnic mix will make her prime iPod material, the Independent reports. More »
- India Tries to Placate Both China and Tibet
  
  Washington Post | Apr 2, 08 7:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - India enjoys a trade relationship with China, its fellow powerhouse economy, that experts value at around $40 billion this year. But it also hosts the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan government in exile, and about 100,000 Tibetans who live in the country. As tensions in Tibet continue, writes the Washington Post, India is treading a narrow path to please both sides. More »
- China Blasts Dalai Lama 'Suicide Plots'
  
  Guardian (UK) | Apr 2, 08 5:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chinese authorities are accusing the Dalai Lama of organizing suicide attacks, building an arsenal of weapons and explosives in Tibetan monasteries, and plotting to disrupt the Beijing Olympics. The fresh allegations come in the wake of last month's raging protests in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa and China's violent response. More »
- For Olympians, Conscience Battles Wallet
  
  New York Times | Apr 1, 08 2:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Beijing Olympics will be rife with protesters, but athletes may be reluctant to be among them, reports the New York Times. Olympic rules forbid protests or propaganda at Olympic sites, and sponsors are sure to frown on such activity. Even Team Darfur, a protest group with many Olympian members, understands. For many sports, “This is their one time every four years to make money,” said a group co-founder. More »
- Beijing Bans Smoking in Time for Games
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 1, 08 4:28 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - China, the world's most populous country, is also home to the planet's largest number of smokers. But in the latest effort to clear the air for the Olympics, Beijing has banned smoking in government offices and public transportation, and mandated smoke-free areas in restaurants as of May 1. The penalty: $700 for lighting up illegally in a country where a pack of smokes goes for 20 cents. More »
- House Speaker Calls on Bush to Snub Olympic Ceremonies
  
  ABC News | Apr 1, 08 4:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - House speaker Nancy Pelosi calls on President Bush to consider skipping the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics in an interview airing today, ABC reports. Pelosi, a fierce critic of China's human rights record, isn't suggesting an American boycott of the games themselves, but. she says that it was a mistake to have ever awarded the Olympics to China. More »
March 2008
- Olympic Torch Lit in Beijing
  
  Associated Press | Mar 31, 08 6:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Olympic torch was re-lighted today in Beijing’s Tienanmen Square in an elaborate ceremony marked by tight security, the AP reports. President Hu Jintao passed the flame to a champion Chinese hurdler in a televised event attended by some 5,000 people. Confetti floated over bright red seats and dancers from minority groups—including Tibetans—performed. The lighting begins a 20-country torch relay in a ritual expected to draw anti-China human rights protests around the globe. More »
- Protesters Disrupt Olympic Torch Exchange
  
  New York Times | Mar 30, 08 3:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Protesters against China’s Tibet crackdown shook up today’s Olympic torch hand-off in Athens, the New York Times reports. Some 15 people dodged security to fly banners and shout “Free Tibet” as they tried to block Greek officials from passing the flame to Beijing authorities. Ten were nabbed by police, but it’s not yet clear whether they’ll face charges. More »
- Protesters Follow Olympic Torch to Acropolis
  
  Associated Press | Mar 29, 08 8:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Olympic torchbearers made their way to the Acropolis in Greece today with the help of heavy security that kept protesters at arm's length, the AP reports. Activists have set up camp by candlelight outside the stadium—site of the first modern Olympics in 1896— to protest China's human rights record and the recent crackdown in Tibet. The torch will be passed to Chinese officials tomorrow. More »
- China Seals Off Tibetan Capital
  
  Reuters | Mar 29, 08 2:51 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chinese police closed off Tibet's capital today after fresh protests broke out during a tightly-orchestrated visit by diplomats. “The whole area has been shut down,” said one London-based advocacy group. Authorities swarmed Lhasa’s main temples, as monks continued demonstrating and urged Beijing to begin talks with the Dalai Lama. More »
- Merkel Will Skip Olympics
  
  Guardian (UK) | Mar 29, 08 7:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other top German officials won't be going to the Beijing Olympics, the Guardian reports, joining Polish and Czech leaders who have pledged to stay away. But while Polish PM Donald Tusk and Czech President Vaclav Klaus said they'll be boycotting the opening ceremony to protest human rights abuses in Tibet, the Germans said their absence isn't political. More »
- Chinese Law Muddles Microsoft Bid for Yahoo
  
  New York Times | Mar 28, 08 12:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A new anti-monopoly law in China could interfere with Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo, the New York Times reports. Because Yahoo owns 40% of Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce business, Beijing could demand approval of the deal along with the US and the EU. “I don’t think anyone has worked through the issue of where an Internet merger should be reviewed,” said a law professor. More »
- Gates Orders Full Nuclear Inventory
  
  Washington Post | Mar 28, 08 6:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Secretary of State Robert Gates has ordered Pentagon officials to take a new inventory of all US nuclear weapons and related equipment, the Washington Post reports. The count, to be completed in 60 days, is in addition to a specific probe into how 4 missile fuses were shipped accidentally to Taiwan and not noticed for 18 months. More »
- West Must Boycott Olympic Venues 'Stained With Blood'
  
  New Republic | Mar 27, 08 6:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The West must take a stand against China's human-rights abuses by boycotting the Summer Olympics, French philosopher Bernard-Henry Levy insists in the New Republic . Otherwise, athletes will compete in “stadiums stained with blood.” China was supposed to cease its worst behavior, but it’s done the opposite: A pre-Games cleanup has meant expelling the urban poor, demolishing working-class neighborhoods, and jailing even more dissidents. More »