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Europe should not appease China: Dalai Lama
Posted by Jeff from Reuters
Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday urged Europe not to appease China, saying that frank dealings and treating Beijing "as a friend" would best serve human rights.
The Associated Press: China state media blast new Guns N' Roses album
Posted by michellej from Google
Guns N' Roses latest album, seventeen years in the making, has hit the wrong note with Chinese censors. The record's title track makes a reference to the Falun Gong meditation movement that was banned by China as an "evil cult."
Tibetans plot future after Dalai Lama admits failure
Posted by Jeff from Rawstory
Leading Tibetan exiles were set to meet in India on Monday for a week of discussions that could usher in a more radical approach to their long struggle against Chinese rule in Tibet. The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, called the meeting after admitting that his attempts to secure greater autonomy for the region through negotiation with the Chinese government had failed.
Amid milk scare, China's elite get special food
Posted by thaimat from Yahoo News!
China's class system
Kevin Rudd reveals Bush-Putin argument at Opening Ceremony
Posted by Jeff from The Australian
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd witnessed a heated discussion between US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over Russia's invasion of a tiny neighbouring country as athletes paraded before them in the Opening Ceremony on Friday night.
Apple investigating iTunes block in China
Posted by Jeff from Appleinsider
According to the Associated Press, the Art of Peace Foundation announced on Sunday the release of "Songs for Tibet," a digital album comprised of music by popular artists such as Dave Matthews and Alanis Morissette, as well as a 15-minute speech by exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama. One day later, iTunes users began complaining on the official iTunes support forum that they were unable to login and purchase music from the Apple download service. Instead, they were greeted with an error message that said: "iTunes could not connect to the iTunes store. An unknown error occurred.(-4) Make sure your network connection is active and try again."
Amanda Beard Nude Olympic Anti-Fur Protest Shutdown
Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post
Olympic swimming gold medalist Amanda Beard had to launch her naked, anti-fur campaign poster outside the Athletes' Village on Wednesday after Chinese authorities canceled a planned unveiling, citing safety concerns.
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