The Chinese government’s decision to allow the seemingly unrestricted flow of information out of Sichuan this week in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake has surprised many. However, the general assumption that the Chinese government ‘all of the sudden’ decided to pursue a policy of transparency and openess is incorrect. This decision was in fact made last year when the State...
Although the title is a little misleading (I would state that it is about international assumptions made on both sides), I still think this is a must view to really understand the situation over Olympic protests.
Dui Hua asks what's the rush for Hu Jia's virdict. The writer hypotesis is that the Chinese Government wanted to get rid of this business before August and the Olympics. Furthermore it demonstrate that there was no lenience in handling the case.
There are some quite interesting infos and ideas
via "A glimpse of the world", a strait times article about the alleged National Endowment for Democracy role in last month's protests in Tibet.
The intriguing part is that it was linked by Howard French (NY Times).
Jonathan Pomfret argues: "For better or worse, it's safe to say that we're at the doorstep of a new era of China bashing in the West. The post-Tiananmen Square crackdown honeymoon where the zeitgeist was 'we can all get rich together' is over. It's been replaced by China = bad guy."
China plans to order all foreign students to leave the country before the Olympics games in August, strictly regulate the issuing of business and tourist visas, and deport refugees, sources said on Thursday.
Via http://esinophile.wordpress.com
On April 9, 2008 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, two high-profile student 'protests' for and against Tibetan independence took place. Grace Wang (Wang Qianyuan 王千源), a 21 year old girl from Qingdao, Shandong, joined in the protest on the campus. Wang is a student at Duke
“Stay out of Chinese internal affairs!” is the quickest way to losing the argument in today’s world. Simply put, globalization makes domestic affairs further entwined with every other nation around the globe.
On Tuesday, April 15th, Chinese students staged a massive protest against a pro-Tibet rally at UCLA. Here is a translation of the call to arms, as it were. Also pictures and video.
(CNN) -- Fifteen U.S. House members asked President Bush Tuesday not to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing to protest China's human rights records.
The call follows comments from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who earlier said Bush should boycott the August 8 opening ceremony.
President Bush
The Chinese government has realized that the internet can not only work against them, but in favor of them too. The BBC, which was responsible for many of the so called lies, was suddenly unblocked in the midst of chaos so that everyone in China could see how and what they reported.
Recent events in Tibet have polarized netizens and journalists, making it hard to get straight dope on a complicated and delicate situation. Here are some ways to begin to see through the haze.
