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Gansu Protest Prompts Arrests

2008-11-19

More than 100 people are arrested in Gansu after a massive riot over land.

China Probes Opposition Party

2008-11-19

After the arrest of Nanjing-based political activist and blogger Guo Quan, authorities ask questions about his opposition party.

China Denies Space Spy Charges

2008-11-19

A foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing describes allegations of Chinese spying as "sheer fabrication."

China Warning Over Tibet Talks

2008-11-19

As Tibetans in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala look for a new policy direction, Beijing warns against any move for Tibetan independence.

Undercover Tibet Film Honored

2008-11-18

A film about Tibet is honored in London.

Uyghur Woman Released, Without Forced Abortion

2008-11-18

A Uyghur woman in China avoids a forced abortion, in a case that has drawn international attention.

Fears for China's Web Freedom

2008-11-18

Some say controls over China's Internet look set to get even tighter, as authorities arrest a prominent Nanjing blogger.

Korean Gulag Escapee Speaks Out

2008-11-17

A North Korean who escaped from one of the Stalinist regime's total-control prison camps wants the world to read his memoir.

Shenzhen Workers Demand Pay

2008-11-14

Police move in to quell rising protests in China's former industrial boomtown as hundreds of workers at a closed factory gather to demand three months' back pay.

Guangxi Villagers in Land Dispute

2008-11-14

Residents of Du'an Yao autonomous county in southwestern China face down local officials and riot police over a proposed property development.

Quake Parents Clash Over Memorial

2008-11-13

Bereaved parents say authorities in Sichuan are preventing them from holding memorials for children who died in the massive May 12 earthquake.

Quake Victims Face Grim Winter

2008-11-13

Many among the millions of people made homeless by China's devastating May 12 earthquake are facing winter without temporary housing, bedding, and heating equipment.

Clashes Over China Port Protest















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