China and Tibet

China's Olympic Insecurity

Jamie Metzl | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Jamie Metzl

The Chinese deserve their moment in the sun. If, however, the Tibetans, Falun Gong, or Uighurs in China cause a nationalist backlash, the ugly face of Chinese nationalism will be exposed.

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Bill Clinton Foundation Tied To Firm Assisting China In Tibet Crackdown

LA Times | Stephen Braun | Posted 04.13.2008 | Politics

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As Chinese authorities have clamped down on unrest in Tibet and jailed dissidents in advance of the 2008 Olympics, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has tak...

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Why America Won't Boycott the Olympics

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Allison Kilkenny

The only way to clearly denounce the corrupt behavior of the Chinese government is to withdraw corporate sponsorship from the Olympics.

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Chinese Government Accuses Monks Of Planning Suicide Attacks

AP | AUDRA ANG | Posted 04.01.2008 | Home

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BEIJING — China has branded the Dalai Lama a "wolf in monk's robes" and his followers the "scum of Buddhism." It stepped up the rhetoric Tuesday...

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Tibet: Get Out Your Candles

Mary Wald | Posted 03.26.2008 | Politics

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Mary Wald

We must demand that the Chinese government officials answer on Tibet. We have to be the ones to do it -- no one inside Tibet can.

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China Issues Most Wanted List of Rioters

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

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BEIJING — China issued a "Most Wanted" list of 21 rioters Friday _ shown in grainy photos waving knives and fighting during last week's violence...

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China Tightens Grip in Tibetan Areas

AP | ANITA CHANG | Posted 03.19.2008 | Politics

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BEIJING — China acknowledged for the first time Thursday that anti-government riots that rocked Tibet last week have spread to other provinces, ...

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ABC: On Tibet Frontlines, Protesters 'Shot Like Dogs'

ABC News | NICK SCHIFRIN | Posted 03.17.2008 | Home

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The Chinese military is shooting Tibetan demonstrators "like dogs," a Tibetan exile group said Monday, firing "indiscriminately" intro groups of peopl...

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