Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, Olympic on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
China says it has uncovered a criminal ring planning to kidnap athletes at the Beijing Olympic Games.
Ministry of Public Security spokesman Wu Heping told a news conference today that the ring based in the troubled western Xinjiang region was one of two that had been broken up.
Wu said 35 people were arrested in the latest [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, Olympic, Tibet on April 10, 2008 | No Comments »
CHINA says it has uncovered a criminal ring planning to kidnap athletes and others at the Beijing Olympic Games.
The Chinese Ministry’s of Public Security spokesman Wu Heping told a news conference today that the ring was based in the restive western Xinjiang region.
The ring was one of two broken up by Chinese [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, Dalai Lama, Tibet, tagged Mikhail Gorbachev on April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The former Soviet president says Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has asked him to mediate in resolving the ongoing crisis in Tibet.
Mikhail Gorbachev says that Dalai Lama is ‘concerned’ by the situation in Tibet and has expressed hope he and other well-known politicians can bring about a peaceful solution.
“I think that we can [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, US, tagged california on April 8, 2008 | No Comments »
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Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, tagged Gordon Brown on April 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Gordon Brown has said he will not boycott the Beijing Olympics because the Dalai Lama opposes such action.
The prime minister said the only way for the Chinese and Tibetans to resolve their tensions was through dialogue.
Mr Brown has also resisted calls not to welcome the Olympic torch in Downing Street when it arrives in [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, Tibet on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Washington: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who raised the hackles of the Chinese government by meeting the Dalai Lama on her recent India trip, wants US President George W. Bush to skip the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics this summer to protest events in Tibet. But she does not want the US to boycott the [...]
Posted in Aamir khan, Beijing Olympics, Bollywood, China on April 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Looks like controversies never seem to end for Aamir Khan. By now its common news that the actor-director par excellence was among the privileged few chosen to be a part of the Olympic Torch Relay and carry the Olympic torch in the capital on April 17th. However, no sooner had he expressed his happiness [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, Dalai Lama, India, Tibet on March 23, 2008 | No Comments »
BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) - China has accused the Dalai Lama of plotting “terror” in Tibet and colluding with Uighur separatists in Xinjiang as it escalates a security and propaganda drive to stifle anti-Chinese unrest ahead of the Olympics.
Anti-government protests by Buddhist monks erupted in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, from March 10 and five days later [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, India, Tibet on March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Video
This is a blow by blow account of the riot in Lhasa
and shows that the supporters of the so-called Free
Tibetan movement were the perpetrators of gruesome
violence.
The riots in Lhasa last Friday are the most serious incident in the region for decades. Local residents are still reeling from the aftershock, even as they try to pick [...]
Posted in Beijing Olympics, China, Dalai Lama, Tibet on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »
BEIJING, March 17 — Vowing a harsh crackdown, Chinese police conducted house-to-house searches in central Lhasa Monday and rounded up hundreds of Tibetans suspected of participating in a deadly outburst of anti-Chinese violence, exile groups and residents reported.
The large-scale arrests and official promises of tough reprisals suggested the Chinese government has decided to move decisively [...]
