July 2009

China to Try Suspects Held After Riots

By admin on July 31, 2009

China will begin trials in the next few weeks for suspects it accuses of playing a role in the deadly riots that shook the Xinjiang region in July, state media reported on Friday.

Letter from China: China Could Use Some Honest Talk About Race

By admin on July 31, 2009

Recent events in Xinjiang Province show how China awaits its own civil rights moment, and questions posed by the 1968 Kerner Commission would be a good place to start, Howard French writes.

China says Xinjiang riot media openness a success

By admin on July 31, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s central and regional propaganda offices have concluded that their strategy of media openness following ethnic riots in the far western city of Urumqi was a success, the Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Another China Activist Charged With Subversion

By admin on July 31, 2009

A Chinese activist who questioned why so many schoolchildren died in 2008’s massive earthquake will stand trial in mid-August, his lawyer said Friday.

Zhuo Lin, the Widow of an Ex-Leader of China, Is Dead at 93

By admin on July 31, 2009

Herself a Communist stalwart, she helped Deng Xiaoping survive political purges and become the country’s paramount leader during much of the post-Mao era.

China committed to enforcing North Korea sanctions: U.S.

By admin on July 30, 2009

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - China says it is committed to enforcing U.N.

Detentions Illustrate Limits of Free Speech in China

By admin on July 30, 2009

Several arrests show that the Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing last year failed to expand freedom of speech, despite hopes that the events would push the government toward more democratic policies.

Chinese Officials Harass Group That Fights Hepatitis Bias

By admin on July 30, 2009

The raid on the office of a group that advocates for people infected with hepatitis B comes at a precarious time for China’s nongovernmental organizations.

China needs new policies after Xinjiang: official

By admin on July 30, 2009

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official made a rare admission on Thursday that the country had to change its policies toward ethnic minorities in light of deadly riots in far western Xinjiang this month.

13 million abortions in China each year: report

By admin on July 30, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Some 13 million abortions are carried out in China each year, in part because there is little education about contraception or disease for the rising numbers of young people who are having sex, state media said on Thursday.

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