January - June 2010 News Archive |
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JUNE 2010
INDEPENDENT: Google overhauls China site to help renew license
REUTERS: China says it can guarentee grip on Tibet 'forever'
VIMEO VIDEO: Large scale military presence at Mount Kailash ceremony
INDEPENDENT: Strikes threaten China's position as factory of the world
EURASIA REVIEW: China's dam on the Brahamputra: a cause for conern?
BBC: China jails Tibet environmentalist Karma Samdrup with Free Tibet commentary
AFP: China issues yuan warning as Hu heads to G20
NEW YORK TIMES: Karma Samdrup sentenced to fifteen years
NEW YORK TIMES: TIbetans fear a broader crackdown
GUARDIAN: Tibetan environmentalist says Chinese jailers tortured him
AP: China puts on hold trial of Tibet environmentalist
AP: China now pressuring Tibetans outside politics
AFP: Nepal tries to send refugee children back to Tibet
CNET: Google maps risks being outlawed in China
AFP: Global warming spells doom for Asia's rivers
TELEGRAPH: China defends censoring web content
PA: Google seeks support over China
ASIA TIMES: Russia raises eyebrows over Tibet
BBC: China bans evidence from torture
AP: China says official death toll from April earthquake near 2,700
AFP: New 5.4 magnitude quake hits Yushu area
WASHINGTON POST: What happens when the Dalai Lama dies?
MAY 2010
NEW YORK TIMES: Tibetan given suspended death sentence
PHAYUL: TIbetan man handed down suspended death sentence
ASIA TIMES: Tibet crackdowns breed more dissent
NEW YORK TIMES: China aims to stifle Tibet's photocopiers
PHAYUL: 15 Tibetans wounded as Chinese police open fire in Labrang
REUTERS: China targets Tibet artists, intellectuals
AFP: China's Panchen Lama visits earthquake zone
AFP: China touts Tibet, Xinjiang harmony at Expo
REUTERS: A national PR problem? Shanghai Expo welcomes you! with Free Tibet commentary
GLOBE & MAIL: Shanghai Expo: the world through a funhouse mirror
ARAB TIMES: PR problem? Welcome to the Shanghai Expo with Free Tibet commentary
APRIL 2010
TIMES: Tibetan writer jailed for organising Yushu quake donations
GUARDIAN: Tibetan writer detained in China after earthquake critique
AFP: China urges monks to leave quake zone
REUTERS: US-China to resume human rights dialogue in May
THE BIG PICTURE: Yushu earthqauke 12 days on
AP: China mourns 2,064 victims of the quake
ASIA SENTINEL: Questions over quake toll in Tibet
AL JAZEERA: China orders monks from quake zone with Free Tibet commentary
TIMES: Three pulled out alive from rubble five days after quake
CNN: China plans day of mourning
AP: Chinese President flies into quake zone
AFP: Quake survivors see hope in Dalai Lama visit request
NEW YORK TIMES: After quake, ethnic Tibetans distrust China's help
SKY NEWS: Over 1,000 dead after China quake
REUTERS: Quake sees Buddhist monks assert roles
BBC: Chinese rescuers step up search for quake survivors
GUARDIAN: Thousands of rescue workers search for survivors in China earthquake with Free Tibet commentary
BBC: UK aid effort starts after western China earthquake
ECONOMIST: Earthquake in China: Fault lines
TELEGRAPH: China earthquake kills hundreds in Qinghai
BBC: China earthquake kills hundreds in Qinghai (with video)
GUARDIAN: Earthquake in China kills hundreds (with video)
TIMES OF INDIA: China to build 'peace' airport near Mount Everest
BBC: Talks on valuation of yuan set for Beijing
GUARDIAN: Cyber-spies based in China target Indian government and Dalai Lama
PC WORLD: Google says mobile services now mostly accessible in China
BBC: China rejects Mekong dam criticism
ECONOMIC TIMES: 'US respect for China's core interests can end currency row'
GUARDIAN: China blocks Bob Dylan gigs
MARCH 2010
TELEGRAPH: Dell and Go Daddy threaten to follow Google out of China
BBC: Google stops censoring web content in China
PHAYUL: More Tibetan high school students arrested in fresh Gansu protests
RADIO FREE ASIA: Tibetan students stage protest
AFP: Tibetan detainees in Nepal statrt hunger strike
REUTERS: China's Wen says China not to blame for Copenhagen problems
AP: China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy
BBC: Heavy security in Tibet ahead of protests anniversary
AFP: China rights record worsening in some areas: US
TIMES: Hundreds rounded up in Tibet crackdown
AFP: Police, military crackdown in Tibet on sensitive anniversary
REUTERS: US cannot take Google case to WTO, says strategist
TIMES: China says missing Panchen Lama is living in Tibet
VOICE OF AMERICA: China hints at resolution of Sino-American dispute
AP: China says Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima is living in Tibet
AFP: China indicates hard line on Dalai Lama succession
FINANCIAL TIMES: China hints at dropping dollar peg
TIMES OF INDIA: Nepali police arrest Dalai Lama's representative
AP: Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet
BBC: Thailand denies visa to Dalai Lama's sister
AP: China expects more Xinjiang sepratist attacks
TVO: Video debate- how should the west approach China?
FEBRUARY 2010
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: China insider sees revolution brewing
PHAYUL: Chinese court issues suspended death sentence to Tibetan 'separatist'
WASHINGTON POST: Spain throws out probe into Chinese abuses in Tibet
CNN:Dalai Lama interview: China denies problems in Tibet (video)
INDEPENDENT: Dalai Lama 'very happy' after Obama meeting
USA TODAY: Dalai Lama doesn't fault Obama for low key meeting
RADIO FREE EUROPE: Dalai Lama says Chinese censorship is at root of Tibet problem
BBC: Why Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama upsets China
VOICE OF AMERICA: China lodges protest of Dalai Lama's Washington visit
GUARDIAN: China complains to US about Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
CNN: Poll- Almost 75% of Americans believe Tibet should be independent
PHAYUL: Thousands rejoice in Tibet as Obama meets the Dalai Lama
NEWSBLAZE: Tensions across Tibet as Tibetans mark new year with protest
BBC: China decries Barack Obama decision to meet the Dalai Lama
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD: Obama-Dalai Lama talks 'signal to China'
TELEGRAPH: Barack Obama to meet Dalai Lama next week
REUTERS: China warns US to cancel Dalai Lama meeting
GUARDIAN: Obama and Dalai Lama set a date to meet at White House
TIMES: China's hawks demand cold war on the US
TIMES: Why China is stoking war of worlds with US
TELEGRAPH: US, China, Tibet and Taiwan: game over or game on?
FINANCIAL EXPRESS: US-China get tense over trade, yuan
ABC: China warns of fallout over Obama-Dalai Lama talks
REUTERS: Google facing many risks in China standoff
SCOTSMAN: China issues fresh threats over Barack Obama meeting Dalai Lama
AFP: Dalai Lama not a 'separatist', envoys tell China
REUTERS: US seeks calm as China fumes over Taiwan arms sales
WASHINGTON POST: China sticks to hard line in talks on Tibet
RADIO FREE ASIA: More detentions in Tibet
JANUARY 2010
WASHINGTON POST: China's strident tone raises concerns among Western governments
WASHINGTON TIMES: China suspends military ties with US over Taiwan arms sales
BBC: Uighurs returned to China 'disappear' say rights group
NEWSWEEK: China finally realises how badly it bungled Tibet
SWISSINFO: China threatens US with sanctions over Taiwan arms
TELEGRAPH: Dalai Lama envoys meet with China with Free Tibet commentary
STAR: A long sentence is the reward for China's bold democrats
GUARDIAN: China and US fail to set timetable for human rights dialogue
ECONOMIST: Outward calm in Tibet
GUARDIAN: Dalai Lama's envoys rejoin Tibet talks in Beijing
MIRROR: Interview with David Threlfall, including 'Stop the Torture' campaign with Free Tibet references
REUTERS: China sentences four more to death for Urumqi riot
BBC (Chinese language): Interview with Dalai Lama's UK representative Thubten Samdup
GUARDIAN: Google's Drummond explains why search engine pulled out of China
TIMES OF INDIA: Hu indicates Tibet policy needs change
AFP: US asked to drag China to WTO over Google dispute
SKY: Obama pressures China over Google attacks
BBC: Google builds loyal following in China
ASIA TIMES: The Tibetans are back in town
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Google don't kowtow and neither should you
BBC: Hillary Clinton calls on China to probe Google attack
TIMES: Chinese democracy leader Zhou Yongjun jailed for fraud
CNN: US plans formal complaint to China over Google
GUARDIAN: Google investigates China staff over attack
BBC: Microsoft admits Explorer was used in Google attacks
AFP: Nepal police arrest Tibetans for illegal entry
GUARDIAN: Google has sent China a critical message
PHAYULMan fron Ngaba sentenced to six years for 'sepratist' link
TELEGRAPH: Google has changed the game in China
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: Tibet activist's e-mail attacked from China
GUARDIAN: Google attacks traced back to China
BBC: Security experts say Google cyber attack was routine
BBC: China appoints ex-soldier as Tibet governor
FINANCIAL TIMES: Google: can we read the Chinese people?
CNN: Google Vs. China: Free speech, finances or both?
REUTERS: US urges China to work with Google on security
GUARDIAN: China's cyberwar goes beyond Google
BBC: Google's about turn on China
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Google's China threat jolts internet industry
GUARDIAN: How Google censors results in China
BBC: Google Vs. China: Battle of the blogs
TELEGRAPH: Google Vs China: Does the internet giant really deserve our praise?
FINANCIAL TIMES: Fears for China's cyberspace future
FINANCIAL TIMES: Hackers on front line of China's cyberwar
TELEGRAPH: Google's turbulent five years in China- a timeline
CHANNEL 4: Google's China crisis?
GUARDIAN: China in a mood to punish Britain with Free Tibet commentary
AFP: China plans world's highest airport in Tibet
GULF TIMES: China's relations with Britain hit a new low with Free Tibet commentary
TELEGRAPH: How David Miliband betrayed Tibet with Free Tibet commentary
TIMES OF INDIA: UK stand on McMahon Line bolstering Bejing's claims?
GUARDIAN: China jails Tibetan film maker
RADIO FREE ASIA: Film maker's family to appeal
WALL STREET JOURNAL: The realist case for Tibetan autonomy
TIMES: Tibetan film-maker Dhondup Wangchen jailed over pro-Dalai Lama documentary
AFP: China sentences Tibetan film maker Dhondup Wangchen to six years
CBC: China withdraws films in protest against Dalai Lama documentary
PHAYUL: Brief web access as Chinese firewall fails
INDEPENDENT: How do we deal with China as a superpower?







