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Taiwan plans drills simulating China invasion
Taipei (AFP) March 25, 2008Taiwan's defence ministry Tuesday unveiled plans to hold annual war games simulating a Chinese invasion of the island, despite president-elect Ma Ying-jeou's pledge to ease tensions with Beijing. According to draft plans, this year's war games will begin with a computerised drill in April and peak in September with a large-scale live-fire military exercise, the ministry said. ... more Analysis: Cyberattacks on Tibet groups 
Washington (UPI) Mar 24, 2008 Malicious e-mail and other cyberattacks on Tibet advocacy groups in the United States are linked to Internet servers used in past hacker intrusions traced by U.S. law enforcement to China. The link, made by security experts on the basis of publicly available data, is the first direct evidence the recently intensified attacks against the Tibet groups, reported by United Press Internation ... more China Ignores Olympic Protests, Arrest Warrants Issued, Bush Stays Silent 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2008The vast majority of Chinese media on Tuesday ignored a protest at the ceremony to light the Olympic flame, which put new pressure on Beijing over its handling of the ongoing unrest over Tibet. Amid reports of new bloodshed during a major crackdown by Chinese forces, the demonstration in Greece on Monday underlined international anger over Tibet and a determination to keep harassing China's ... more China to bring foreign media to Lhasa but on short leash 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2008China said Tuesday it would escort foreign media to the Tibetan capital Lhasa this week but indicated journalists would be restricted to seeing only Beijing's version of deadly recent unrest there. "We have organised a trip for more than 10 foreign journalists to understand the incidents there," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters, adding that the media delegation would depart ... more OECD favours strong ties with China: chief 
Beijing (AFP) March 25, 2008OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria on Tuesday called for greater cooperation with China, and even suggested full membership of the organisation, although he insisted talks were not ongoing. "We do not see the OECD as important, pertinent for the world's development without having China very, very close to us, as a full member perhaps," Gurria told a press conference. "It depends on what ... more |
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Houston TX (SPX) Mar 25, 2008Synthesis Energy Systems and YIMA Coal Industry Group have announced the establishment of the joint project office responsible for developing their planned integrated coal gasification to transportation fuels and chemical intermediates plant (the "Plant") in Henan Province, China. SES and YIMA have jointly funded the project office and have assigned a team of experienced managers to oversee the ... more US, Russia, China in fierce battle to sell fighter jets in Asia 
Washington (AFP) March 23, 2008The United States is bracing for tough competition from Russia and China as cash-flush Asian economies look up to the trio for a new breed of fighter jets to beef up their air forces, experts say. Japan, India, Australia and South Korea are keen to have the most modern, fifth generation, jet fighters while Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia are reportedly eyeing fourth ... more Yahoo! denies posting web photos of Tibetan protesters 
Paris (AFP) March 22, 2008US Internet giant Yahoo! denied Saturday posting on its websites pictures of 19 people wanted by the Chinese authorities for protesting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa. "Contrary to media reports, Yahoo! Inc. is not displaying images on its web sites of individuals wanted by Chinese authorities in connection with the recent unrest in Tibet," it said in a statement sent to AFP in Paris. ... more Analysis: Elite PLA units enter Lhasa 
Hong Kong (UPI) Mar 21, 2008 Elite ground force units of the People's Liberation Army were involved in China's recent crackdown on Tibetan protesters in Lhasa. A substantial number of images show that the new T-90 armored personnel carrier and T-92 wheeled armored vehicles belonging to the elite ground forces appeared on the streets of Lhasa the same day the crackdown began. China has denied the participation ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) March 23, 2008Taiwan's next leader Ma Ying-jeou said he would welcome a pair of giant pandas offered by China to the island if a local dispute about where to house the animals could be resolved. "We have already prepared our zoo for that purpose... we were ready, but because of political intervention we were not able to do that," Ma said one day after his landslide victory in the island's presidential ... more 'Most wanted' list out as China ups pressure over Tibet 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China stepped up its pressure on Tibetan protesters on Friday, releasing photos of wanted suspects who were captured on film in the worst rioting against Chinese rule in Tibet in nearly 20 years. But with security forces having been poured into Tibet and other Tibetan-populated areas of China, rights groups and activists warned of mass arrests and the possible torture of those taken into cus ... more Anti-China forces in Tibet will be smashed: People's Daily
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2008China said Saturday it would pursue its crackdown in Tibet to the bitter end in a bid to smash opposition to Beijing's rule in the remote region. Turning a blind eye to appeals for dialogue with Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the People's Daily, mouthpiece of the ruling communist party, said the "Dalai clique" must be shattered. "China must resolutely crush the conspiracy of sa ... more India woos Africa for resources, influence 
New Delhi (AFP) March 23, 2008India is wooing oil and mineral-rich Africa, seeking to match the clout enjoyed by China, as it seeks to fuel its energy-hungry economy and boost its global profile, analysts say. India's overtures to the continent include a business meeting in New Delhi last week where Indian businessmen mingled with delegates from 33 African nations to discuss potential deals worth 10 billion dollars. ... more
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