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US would welcome Tibet dialogue: State Department
Washington (AFP) March 19, 2008The United States Wednesday called any potential dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama on Tibet "very positive." State Department Spokesman Tom Casey said the United States would "certainly encourage and call on the Chinese to engage directly in discussions with the Dalai Lama or his representatives." Asked about suggestions from Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown that Bejing woul ... more Dalai Lama asks world to help push for Tibet talks 
Dharamshala, India (AFP) March 19, 2008The Dalai Lama has appealed to world leaders for help in resolving the dispute over Tibet through "dialogue" with China, according to a letter released by his office Wednesday. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader also asked the international community to press Beijing to show "restraint" in dealing with unrest in his Himalayan homeland. "We remain committed to... pursuing a process of ... more China sees 'life or death struggle' in Tibet 
Beijing (AFP) March 20, 2008China said Wednesday it was in a "life or death struggle" over Tibet as dramatic new footage emerged of Tibetans rampaging on horseback and destroying a Chinese flag. With China deploying a massive security force to quash the uprising and sealing off flashpoint areas from foreign media, activists and a rights group warned hundreds of Tibetans believed arrested could now be at risk of torture ... more China deploys huge troop numbers to quell unrest: activists 
Beijing (AFP) March 19, 2008China has deployed large numbers of troops in its westernmost provinces to suppress Tibetan unrest, a witness and activist groups said Wednesday. Troop movements seemed to be particularly big in southwest China's Sichuan province, bordering on the Tibetan Autonomous Region and home to several mainly Tibetan areas, according to one witness. A foreign reporter travelling in Sichuan reported ... more China angered by British PM's plan to meet Dalai Lama 
Beijing (AFP) March 20, 2008China said it was "seriously concerned" by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's plan to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. Brown's announcement that he would meet the Dalai Lama came after the British leader spoke by telephone to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and pressed him to end violence in Tibet, which has triggered a clampdown ... more |
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Paris (AFP) March 18, 2008Street protests condemning China's crackdown in Tibet spread around world capitals Tuesday, amid growing calls for an official boycott of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. Tibet's exiled leaders say about 100 people have been killed in a crackdown on anti-Chinese protests and have called for an international investigation. China has denied wrongdoing and blamed Tibetans for the unrest. ... more Fortified Taiwan island seeks gateway to China 
Kinmen, Taiwan (AFP) March 18, 2008Taiwan's fortified island of Kinmen has lain for decades on the frontline against China, but now the landmines are being dug up as Taipei seeks to turn the page in relations with Beijing. Artillery guns still point toward the easily visible Chinese mainland and anti-tank barriers still dot the shoreline, spoiling what in another country might be an overrun tourist hotspot. With fears of ... more China may allow foreign media into Tibet, but no timeframe: Wen 
Beijing (AFP) March 18, 2008Foreign journalists may be allowed into Tibet, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday, but he gave no timeframe amid criticism the remote region had been sealed off following unrest there. "We would certainly consider the possibility of organising for foreign media to go to Tibet," Wen told reporters, after saying the situation in the region's capital, Lhasa, was returning to normal. ... more China concerned over falling US dollar, economy: Wen 
Beijing (AFP) March 18, 2008China is concerned about the falling US dollar and the state of the US economy, but domestic conditions would determine the nation's monetary and fiscal policy, Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday. "I am paying great attention to the world economy, I am especially worried about the US economy," Wen said at a press conference at the end of China's parliament. "What I'm worried about is that ... more |
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 18, 2008In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its way to western North America. China, the world's most populated country, has experienced rapid industrial growth, massive human migration ... more Analysis: China's CO2 burden falls on U.S. 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Mar 17, 2008 Any solution to the world's energy woes hinges on two pivotal players, the United States and China, and most of the heavy lifting may fall on the wealthier of the two, experts said at an energy summit Thursday. In recent years, China has undergone an unprecedented development boom, accompanied by skyrocketing energy consumption, and overtook the United States last year as the No. 1 ... more World condemns China as Olympic doubts grow 
Paris (AFP) March 15, 2008Taiwan led sweeping condemnation Saturday of China's brutal crackdown on protestors in Tibet and accused Beijing of trying to gloss over its rights record with Olympic sheen. About 30 people have been killed during unrest in Lhasa, according to the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, although China's state-run Xinhua news agency earlier put the figure at 10, citing government officials. ... more Tibet, a tourist mecca, closed to foreigners: tour operators
Paris (AFP) March 15, 2008Tibet shut the door to foreign tourists Saturday following China's deadly crackdown on protesters opposed to Beijing's half-century rule of the mountainous region, a booming tourism mecca last year. Tour and hotel operators in China contacted by AFP said foreign visitors have left Tibet or have been barred from entering, while Chinese tanks and soldiers patrol the capital Lhasa after quashing ... more
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