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CLIMATE CHANGE: Ice Melting Faster Everywhere
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (IPS) – From the Arctic sea ice to the Antarctic interior and the mountainous peaks of Peru, Alaska, and Tibet, ice is melting at an alarming rate. The accelerating loss of ice sheets, sea ice, and glaciers is one of the most
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Diplomats shut out of Chinese dissident's trial
"We call on the government of China to release him immediately," said Gregory May, first secretary with the U.S. Embassy. The European Union made a similar appeal.
Liu, 53, a literary critic and former professor, spent 20 months in jail for joining
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Police seize cache of maple wood, arrest Nepalese smugglers in Himachal Pradesh
Kinnaur (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 25(ANI): Himachal Pradesh Police has claimed to have arrested four Nepalese nationals, who were trying to smuggle maple wood from Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district to their country on Thursday.
"We got information that
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Nepali PM visits Lhasa, kicking off China tour
LHASA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Nepali Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal arrived here Saturday afternoon, kicking off a six-day visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
Nepalese Prime Madhav Kumar Nepal (L Front) walks at the
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Nepali PM visits Lhasa, kicking off China tour
Nepalese Prime Madhav Kumar Nepal (L Front) walks at the Tribhuvan International Airport prior to his departure for China, in Katmandu, capital of Nepal, Dec. 26, 2009. Madhav Kumar Nepal left here for China on Saturday for a week-long official visit.
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India's five films make it to Palm Springs International Film Festival
These films include Dev. D (Hindi, Anurag Kashyap), The Man Beyond the Bridge (Konkani, Laxmikant Shetgaonkar), The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet''s Struggle for Freedom (English, Ritu Sarin &Tenzing Sonam), Thanks Maa (Hindi, Irfan Kamal), and Well
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Chinese execution threatens Sino-British chill
by Michael Thurston
LONDON – Britain condemned China's execution of one of its nationals in the "strongest terms" Tuesday, as the affair threatened to trigger a sharp diplomatic chill between London and Beijing.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "
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Britain-China ties tense after execution
LONDON: Britain called in China's ambassador to vent its fury at the "unacceptable" execution of a mentally ill Briton, as the affair triggered a sharp chill between London and Beijing.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was "appalled and
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China jails senior Tibetan lama for 8 1/2 years
BEIJING - China has sentenced a respected Tibetan lama to 8 1/2 years in jail for illegal land occupation and ammunition possession, possibly the first senior Buddhist leader tried on serious charges linked to riots in 2008 in the Tibetan capital, a
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Apple blocks Chinese iPhone aps
BOWING to Beijing, Apple is reportedly blocking Chinese iPhone users from downloading applications about the Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer.
IDG News Service said at least five iPhone software programs related to the Tibetan
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Apple censors Dalai Lama iPhone apps in China
Apple appears to have blocked iPhone applications related to the Dalai Lama in its China App Store, making it the latest U.S. technology company to censor its services in China.
Those apps, which appear in most countries' versions of the App Store, do
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U.S.-China relations to face strains, experts say
The Obama administration is expected to approve the sale of several billion dollars in Black Hawk helicopters and anti-missile batteries to Taiwan early this year, possibly accompanied by a plan gauging design and manufacturing capacity for
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Better Sino-US cooperation expected: Analysis
China-US relations will keep a good momentum in the new year with more cooperation and closer ties over major global issues, Chinese experts said. This is despite media reports that the White House appears close to launching arms sales to Taiwan and
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Radiohead's Thom Yorke writes new songs for Tibet documentary
The Radiohead frontman has written three new tracks for a forthcoming film about Tibet, alongside new material by songwriter Damien Rice and composer Philip Glass
Radiohead's Thom Yorke ... vocal supporter of the Tibetan cause. Photograph: Mark
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Tibet kicks Chinese movies out of US film festival
Dharamsala, Jan 6: Two Chinese movies have been pull out of the Palm Springs International Film Festival in the United States in protest over its screening of a documentary on Tibetan freedom struggle, Chinese state-run news agency reported
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China jails Tibetan film-maker
A CHINESE court has jailed a Tibetan film-maker for six years after he made a documentary in which ordinary Tibetans praised the Dalai Lama and complained about how their culture had been trampled upon, campaigners said.
A CHINESE court has jailed a
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Wall Space (On The Media: Friday, 08 January 2010)
For a few hours on Monday the strict controls that China exerts over domestic access to the internet – known as ‘the great firewall’- disappeared. Chinese internet users could twitter, Facebook, read about Tibet - you name it. But was it a harbinger or
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Editor's Choice: Hit romcom Pretty Women is re-released for its 20th anniversary
Hit romcom Pretty Women is re-released for its 20th anniversary Jan 9 2010 Brian Mciver IT'S the ultimate chick flick and the movie that made Julia Roberts a star. Pretty Woman, the hookers' and high-fliers' fairytale that is one of the most successful
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Dalai Lama optimistic about Tibet
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was optimistic about the present situation in Tibet and felt things were changing.
''Basically I think things are really changing. I am optimistic about the present situation in Tibet,''
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Chinese shares close mixed on Monday
The index rose after an unexpected announcement that the government had approved the long-awaited launch of stock index futures and a trial run of margin trading, which triggered profit taking and led to the downward movement, said Yu Junwei, analyst
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China plans for world's highest airport in Tibet
BEIJING China has announced plans to build the world's highest airport in Tibet by 2011, further accelerating investment into the restive Himalayan region, state media said Tuesday.
The 14,553-foot (4,436-meter) Nagqu Dagring Airport is expected to
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Internet activists applaud Google threat
Beijing - Google's announcement that it may quit China over censorship and hacking drew applause, warnings and bouquets from dissidents and Internet activists on Wednesday, with few seeing much chance of the wary government giving ground.
Google,
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Taiwan, Tibet, and trade loom over U.S.-China ties
Taiwan, Tibet, and trade loom over U.S.-China ties By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press Writer A notebook with the Chinese character for "Harmony" is placed on Google's logo outside the company's China headquarters in Beijing, Thursday, Jan.
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China Appoints New Governor in Restive Tibet
China has appointed a former soldier as the new governor of restive Tibet, reasserting hardline policies toward the Himalayan region which two years ago witnessed the largest uprising against Chinese rule in decades. Padma Choling, who served 17 years
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Obama still seeking Chinese help on many fronts
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama came into office talking tough on China. The emerging superpower, he promised, would be treated as a competitor, not coddled as a friend or shunned as an enemy.
The stern words of his presidential campaign,
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'China moving with specific design to control Indus river'
Army officials in Leh were a part of a meeting convened by the Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] government that agreed that China was encroaching into the land with "specific design" to grab a particular area to extend its control till Indus river.
"As per
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INDIA/PAKISTAN: Reduced Himalayan Snowfall Could Spark Water War
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, Jan 18 (IPS) - The declining snow cover and receding glaciers in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir could trigger renewed hostilities between India and Pakistan,
neighbouring states in the South Asian region that are at odds on a host
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Chinese journalists meet Krishna
They discussed various topics of mutual interest.
Tensions have risen between India and China in the last few months over reports in the Indian media about border intrusions by the Chinese army.
A visit by the Dalai Lama to the disputed Indian state of
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China's Wild Tigers Facing Extinction
The World Wildlife Fund has released a statement saying that they estimate China's wild tiger population is down to just 50 as the species faces extinction due to loss of habitat and poaching.
The SFA says around 20 Siberian tigers remain in China's
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Google tests loyalties of China's wired generation
BEIJING (Reuters) - When Google threw down the gauntlet to China's Internet censors, it also challenged the loyalties of the nation's wired generation.
These tech-savvy Chinese in their 20s and 30s grew up in far greater affluence and openness than
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Chinese Media Dismiss Washington's Call on Censorship
Chinese media on Friday dismissed Washington's call to lift Internet censorship, after a top Chinese diplomat warned the Obama administration to heed alarm bells over trade, Taiwan and Tibet.
The Chinese government had no immediate response to U.S.
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China eyes grand plan to develop Tibetan regions
China's top leaders say Tibet's development must include Tibetan areas in neighboring provinces _ a move likely aimed at tying the region tighter to the rest of the country after deadly riots two years ago.
Chinese President Hu Jintao told the
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China paper slams U.S. for cyber role in Iran unrest
The People's Daily accused the United States of controlling the Internet in the name of Internet freedom after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for more Internet freedoms in China and elsewhere in a speech on Thursday.
China on Friday warned
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China holds position on Internet controls
BEIJING -- China widened its attack against U.S. criticisms of
Internet censorship Monday, raising the stakes in a dispute that
has put Google in the middle of a political quarrel between the two
global powers.
China has defended its curbs on the
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China tells Dalai Lama to 'cherish' first meeting on Tibet after 15 months' deadlock
Chinese officials then refused to discuss the status of China-ruled Tibet and insisted that they would only address the return of the Dalai Lama, who fled to exile in India in 1959.
"We hope the Dalai Lama will cherish the opportunity and make a
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China, Dalai Lama's envoys no sign of compromise
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama wears a ceremonial hat during a prayer ceremony at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. The Central Tibetan Administration led by the Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche
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Manchester United beats City to reach League Cup final
Chinese team provides medical care in quake-hit Haiti
Tibet's ancient Pompeil City
Auschwitz victims mourned on 65th anniversary
Obama gives his 1st State of the
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New China-Tibet talks prompt speculation on shift
BEIJING Envoys of exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Beijing Friday for weekend talks amid subtle shifts in China's approach to its restive, riot-scarred western regions of Tibet and Xinjiang.
As with past rounds of talks, the
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US, Taiwan Arms Deal Leads China To Threaten Sanctions Against US Companies
BEIJING — China suspended military exchanges with the United States and threatened sanctions against American defense companies Saturday, just hours after Washington announced $6.4 billion in planned arms sales to Taiwan.
The development has further
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US regrets China's response to arms sales
The United States said it regretted China's announced cuts in
bilateral contacts and its plans to punish US companies involved in
a $6.4 billon arms package for Taiwan.
While China said the arms sales "damaged" its national security
and reunification
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China stresses sovereignty in talks on Tibet
BEIJING A senior Chinese official said Monday he told the Dalai Lama's envoys that Beijing will not hold any sort of debate about its sovereignty over Tibet, indicating the first of such talks on the restive region in 15 months did not produce any
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Tibet exiles slam China
China has warned US President Barack Obama not to meet the Dalai Lama. (AP)
Dharamshala - Tibet's government in exile on Tuesday dismissed a strongly worded warning from China against any possible meeting between the Dalai Lama and US President Barack
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Defying China, Obama to meet Dalai Lama
WASHINGTON - The White House is standing firm on President Barack Obama's plans to meet with the Dalai Lama, firmly rejecting Chinese pressure to snub him as rows escalate between Washington and Beijing.
The Chinese government reacted Wednesday,
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Obama, Dalai Lama to Meet in February
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs confirmed to reporters Thursday that the meeting would be in February but didn't specify a date. The Dalai Lama's secretary has said he will be in Washington on Feb 17-18.
Chinese leaders have urged Obama not to meet with
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Dalai Lama to meet Obama as US relations with China worsen
The sudden deterioration in US-Chinese relations is set to accelerate after the White House confirmed that Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama in Washington later this month in defiance of Beijing.
The White House spokesperson, Robert
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China opposes planned Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
China has responded sharply to President Barack Obama's plan to meet this month with Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying it is "resolutely" opposed to any such contact.
China has responded sharply to President Barack Obama's plan to meet
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Dalai Lama to be honoured by US-based organisation
Dharamsala: A US-based organisation has chosen Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama for its international award for championing the cause of freedom, sources in the Tibetan government in-exile said here today.
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China down to 'less than 50' wild tigers
There are just 15 Bengal tigers left in Tibet, according to an environmental group / Reuters
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South China tiger may be extinct
Only 15 Bengals left in Tibet
Focus of Year of Tiger in 2010
LESS than 50 wild tigers remain in
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Chinese police admit enormous number of spies
Experts said the number of spies in China's major cities was likely to be far higher
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Liu Xingchen, the 56-year-old assistant to the head of Kailu County, a farming
region in Inner Mongolia, said his vast network of informants meant he
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No need to hail Losar, the New Year, says Tibetan Youth Congress
The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC), a global forum of the Tibetan community has urged upon fellow Tibetans around the world not to celebrate Losar, their New Year as a mark of solidarity against Chinese atrocities in their homeland.
This was
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China urges U.S. to cancel meeting with Dalai Lama
BEIJING (AP) - China urged the United States on Friday to immediately cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama next week, warning the move could further hurt ties.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu issued the remarks hours
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China Urges US To Cancel Meeting With Dalai Lama
BEIJING — China urged the United States on Friday to immediately cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama next week, warning the move could further hurt ties.
The meeting is likely to enflame tensions between China and the
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Millions on the move in China for Lunar New Year
China calls the holiday the biggest annual movement of people in the world. The Ministry of Railways has estimated that 210 million passengers - more than Russia's population - will ride the rails during the 40-day New Year travel season, up 10
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Tibetans shun New Year celebrations for 2nd year
DHARMSALA, India -- Tibetans have decided against celebrating the Lunar New Year for a second year in remembrance of the suffering of people inside Tibet, the Dalai Lama said Sunday.
The Tibetan spiritual leader asked his followers not to lose hope,
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Speaking too softly
IT IS bound to be a controversial meeting. The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, goes to Washington, DC, this week and will sit down with President Barack Obama for the first time on Thursday February 18th. American presidents have long been happy
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Dalai Lama says he's happy to meet Obama this week
DHARMSALA, India (AP) The Dalai Lama says he is happy about meeting with President Obama in Washington later this week.
The Tibetan spiritual leader left for New Delhi on Tuesday from the northern Indian town of Dharmsala where he has lived since
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Dalai Lama in U.S. for talks as China fumes
WASHINGTON - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday opened a visit to the United States to meet President Barack Obama, infuriating China as it tries to sideline the revered monk.
The Dalai Lama, who has tried to use foreign trips
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Thorny issue
Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is due to meet US President Barack Obama at the White House, despite objections from China. The BBC News website has asked people in China and around the world how they view the meeting and whether it
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Obama meets Dalai Lama; Only one photo allowed; China still steamed; Democrat flies to Vegas party
A U.S. presidential visit with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader has become commonplace -- if still sensitive. But George W. Bush felt so strongly about a public meeting to show support for democracy that he once went to the Capitol for a medal
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Foreign backing gives Dalai Lama no room but doom
In his five decades of exile, the Dalai Lama has never stopped plotting to seek "Tibet independence" through allying with foreign forces to internationalize the so-called "Tibet issue" and press the Chinese government.
In recent years, he tried
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Dalai Lama doesn't fault Obama for low-key meeting
Just days after meeting with President Barack Obama, the Dalai Lama said Saturday that he was not offended by the low-key reception he received and understands that the president must be practical despite his stated commitment to championing human
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Today in History
Today is Monday, Feb. 22, the 53rd day of 2010. There are 312 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Feb.
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Dalai Lama says he loves China despite 'suppression' in Tibet
LOS ANGELES: Tibet's exiled spiritual
leader the Dalai Lama said he feels love in his heart for China but believes
hardliners in Beijing are in denial over their cultural "suppression" of his
homeland.
"Sometimes you see some of these hardliners'
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Dalai Lama at FAU: Compassion is root of world peace
The Dalai Lama emphasized compassion as the root of world peace in a second day of Florida appearances.
The Tibetan spiritual leader spoke before a crowd of about 3,000 people Wednesday at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. He said in order to
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Tibetan, Han relationship complex
Tibet's troubled politics may have grabbed headlines for
decades, but the relationship between Tibetans and the dominant Han
Chinese is far more complex and multifaceted than the bitter public
arguments suggest.
The two peoples share a long historical
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Spain throws out probe on Chinese abuses in Tibet
Spain throws out Tibet abuse probe By CIARAN GILES Associated Press Writer More News Spain's National Court has halted a probe into alleged Chinese abuses in Tibet, the first case to be ditched under a new law curbing Madrid's jurisdiction over crimes
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The world's strongest earthquakes
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Here is a list of deadly earthquakes that registered at least an 8.5 magnitude, not including the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Chile early Saturday.
- May 22, 1960: A magnitude 9.5 earthquake in southern Chile and
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The world's strongest earthquakes
Here is a list of earthquakes that registered at least magnitude 8.6.
- May 22, 1960: A magnitude 9.5 earthquake in southern Chile and ensuing tsunami killed at least 1,716 people.
- March 27, 1964: A magnitude 9.2 quake in Prince William Sound, Alaska,
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Panchen Lama named to top advisory body in China
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BEIJING The Panchen Lama, the young man enthroned by Beijing as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, has joined China's top legislative advisory body.
The 20-year-old Panchen Lama, whose name is Gyaltsen Norbu, is emerging
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US envoys' Beijing visit aims to heal ties rocked by disputes over trade, Taiwan, Tibet
BEIJING
- Top U.S. envoys were due in Beijing on Tuesday on a mission to patch up ties rocked by a flurry of disputes over trade, Taiwan and other sensitive issues.
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and Senior White House Asia adviser Jeffrey
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Beijing on alert as annual political session opens
BEIJING—Black-clad SWAT teams patrolled downtown Beijing on Wednesday and an AIDS group was ordered to cancel a seminar as part of China's security clampdown ahead of this week's opening of the national legislature's annual session.
Officers on
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Thailand denies visa to Dalai Lama's sister
BANGKOK -- Thailand has denied a visa to the sister of Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fearing it could upset relations with China. A top Thai Foreign Ministry official said Thursday that the Jetsun Pema and her husband had applied for visas
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China premier pledges attention to jobs, stability
BEIJING — Highlighting threats to social stability, China's premier said Friday that more needs to be done to create jobs, strengthen social welfare and boost development in restive regions such as Tibet.
In an annual policy speech, Wen Jiabao
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Truck crash in Tibet kills 26
A truck loaded with people heading for an ancient Tibetan monastery crashed on a hill when its brakes failed, killing 26 people, China's state media reported.
Nine other people riding in the truck were hurt and were taken to a hospital, the Xinhua
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Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet
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Padma Choling, Tibet's China-appointed governor, listens to questions during a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Padma Choling said Gendun Choekyi Nyima, a
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China Faces New Pressure To Let Yuan Rise
BEIJING --
China faces mounting pressure from trading partners to loosen currency controls and is giving signs it might raise the value of the yuan to ease strains on its fast-growing economy.
Many economists say a sharp increase in the yuan's value
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China: US assets should not be 'politicized'
BEIJING — An official in charge of China's foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of Beijing's huge holdings of U.S. government debt.
"This is a purely market-driven investment behavior. I would hope not to
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Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism
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DHARMSALA, India The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Chinese authorities had rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and had instead engaged in systematic repression as part of a plan to "annihilate Buddhism"
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Angry China blasts Dalai Lama's Tibet anniversary speech
Dharamsala, March 11: Officials of the Chinese Communist government have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama in which he said Tibetan Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions and, expressed
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China fires back at US human rights criticisms
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BEIJING China accused the United States of destabilizing the world economy and meddling on Friday - its standard response to Washington's annual review of Beijing's human rights record.
The U.S. report issued Thursday accused Beijing
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Exiled Tibetans observe 51st anniversary of womens uprising against China
Tibetans living in-exile in India staged a protest demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy here on Friday to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan Women's Uprising Day which came two days after an uprising led by the Dalai Lama against Chinese
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China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
"We are opposed to the position of engaging in mutual finger-pointing or taking strong measures to force other countries to adjust exchange rates," Wen said in a more than two-hour news conference.
Wen also criticized Washington for souring relations
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China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
BEIJING — China sought Sunday to deflate rising pressure from the U.S. and other powers over Chinese economic policies and growing assertiveness in world affairs, with its prime minister promising cooperation to bolster the global recovery.
Premier Wen
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A Host of Mummies, a Forest of Secrets
In the middle of a terrifying desert north of Tibet, Chinese archaeologists have excavated an extraordinary cemetery. Its inhabitants died almost 4,000 years ago, yet their bodies have been well preserved by the dry air.
The cemetery lies in what is
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China Stands Firm on Yuan as U.S. Ups Pressure
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Wednesday it "could not be any clearer" in its repeated commitment to a stable exchange rate after the U.S. Congress threatened to levy duties on some Chinese exports if it fails to revalue its currency. The temperature
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US ambassador urges China cooperation on Iran
Jon Huntsman's remarks come amid lingering Chinese anger over US arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and Tibet's exiled leader, the Dalai Lama. Tensions are also rising over trade disputes and US pressure on China
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India has role to solve Tibet issue: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said India after building a "good" friendly relationship with China could play a role in solving the Tibet issue.
"Sino-Indian relations must improve. It should not be just a diplomatic smile but real sort of
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Young Buddhist Leader Will Bring Instant Karma On His Visit To Scotland
The 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, 24, will give a public talk at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh, and visit the Buddhist-owned Holy Isle, off the coast of Arran.
The head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism will also visit the Samye
Ling
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Nepalese doc is God of Sight to poor
HETAUDA, Nepal (AP) -- Raj Kaliya Dhanuk sits on a wooden bench, barefoot, with a tattered sari covering thin arms as rough as bark. Thick clear tears bleed from her eyes, milky saucers that stare at nothing.
For nearly a year, cataracts have clouded
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Chinese shrug shoulders at possible Google pull-out
With speculation swirling that Google Inc will soon announce the closure of
its China-based Internet portal, the reaction from some Chinese has been
hurry up and leave, or simply: so what?
On Friday, the China Business News reported Google may make an
