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www.globalsecuritynewswire.org — China has stymied the U.N. Security Council from rebuking North Korea over its uranium enrichment activities and last week's shelling of a populated South Korean island, Agence France-Presse reported (see GSN, Nov. 30, 2010).

www.theatlanticwire.com — A multi-lateral United Nations climate conference, sponsored by China in Tianjin, has yet to achieve a consensus on how the global community should organize to fight climate change and limit energy use. The talks are a prologue to the much larger United Nations climate summit planned for Cancun, Mexico, next month.

ecumenicalbuddhism.blogspot.com — During Tibet's history, it has existed as a part of successive Chinese dynasties. At various times from the 1640s until 1950s, a government nominally headed by the Dalai Lamas, a line of spiritual leaders, ruled a large portion of the Tibetan region. During most of this period, the Tibetan administration was subordinate to the Chinese empire of the Qing Dynasty.

www.salon.com — The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a U.N. panel's report alleging that police in China used torture, calling the accusations "untrue and slanderous" and saying some panel members were prejudiced against Beijing.

angrychineseblogger.blog-city.com — It might seem odd, even absurd to the point of unbelievability, but according it's true. Washington and Beijing are currently working on a joint UN proposal that could bring an end to Internet anonymity.