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China and Japan pledge to start annual meetings
" China and Japan pledged to hold annual meetings and put past suspicions behind them, as President Hu Jintao visited Japan, the Wall Street Journal reported. "Our relations are at a new starting point," Hu said during the visit, the first by a Chinese president in a...
China president begins Japan visit
Chinese president Hu Jintao has begun a visit to Japan, an always awkward meeting considering the two are historical rivals. His visit was marked by significant protests in Tokyo over the Tibet issue, but there...
China says it's ready for dialogue with Dalai Lam...
For the first time, a Chinese official says the country is willing to engage in talks with the Dalai Lama. It looks like the protests may be having an effect after all."Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi...
Mass arrests in Tibet as Bush urges China to talk
It's funny to me how such major world leaders simply won't talk to one another, like petulant children. China says 19 have been killed since the protests began more than two weeks ago, while Tibetan exiles put...
China's free pass
"China's free pass
Posted by Damian Lanigan on 31 Jan 2008 at 00:09
Tags: China, Hu Jintao, Gordon Brown, Beijing Olympics, Hu Jia
China's government is rounding up human rights activists in preparation for the Olympics. Hu Jia is under house arrest for the crime of airing...
Indonesia has no intention of concluding defense ...
""We only want to improve our defense cooperation with China. We have no intention of signing a defense treaty with China," Juwono said here Thursday.
The Indonesian minister and his Chinese counterpart, Cao Gangchuan, represented their respective governments at the signing...
RI-China trade ties growing rapidly
"The strategic partnership between the two countries was signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in April 2005, basically to enhance political, economic, social and cultural cooperation.
The ambassador said that the trade between the...
Chinese Communist elder issues bold call for demo...
"BEIJING (Reuters) - In a bold jab before a key meeting of China's Communists, a 90-year-old former secretary to Mao Zedong has urged the Party to embrace democracy, saying that only political freedom can end instability and corruption.
Li Rui issued his demand for...
President Yudhoyono and 20 APEC leaders meet at S...
"On the first day of the meeting, the APEC leaders will meet with APEC Business Advisory Council before having lunch at Bennelong restaurant at 12.15.
Howard said he would like to see the APEC leaders reaching a new...
Blame Canada: Pranksters Invade APEC
I find this story really funny, though I bridle at the concept of "special APEC laws"... there's a city within a city in Sydney right now, and it's my opinion that residents have a right to be angry. Meanwhile, NSW...
Protesters and politicians gear up for APEC
As anti-war sentiments reach new heights, APEC leaders are set to gather in Sydney Australia. The meeting comes at a sensitive time for President Bush as he prepares for a report from US military leaders on the...
HK marks first decade with China
HK marks first decade with China
Chinese President Hu Jintao inspects troops in Hong Kong
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Child slaves found in China's brick factories | I...
I have no idea why this is considered "new news," Tibetans have been used as slave labour since the begining of the occupation. - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------"
Child slaves found...
China to Expand Internet Censorship
Because censorship is like getting tattoos... just a little bit is never quite enough. The language used by Chinese officials in the following articles betrays a lack of understanding of the dynamic of the Internet itself. The Net cannot be "purified" through censorship, as...
Africa: Oil, Global Influence Driving Hu Jintao's...
"Africa: Oil, Global Influence Driving Hu Jintao's Trip
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Inter Press Service (Johannesburg)
January 29, 2007
Posted to the web January 29, 2007
Moyiga Nduru
Johannesburg
China's energy-hungry economy and global influence are...
