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| Dire straits in the East China Sea (Will Hutton) China's success in destroying a weather satellite out in space should be a warning to the world (Go to Article) |
| Power, corruption and lies (Will Hutton) To the west, China is a waking economic giant, poised to dominate the world. But, argues Will Hutton in this extract from his new book, we have consistently exaggerated and misunderstood the threat - and the consequences could be grave (Go to Article) |
| New China. New crisis (Will Hutton) In the last decade China has emerged as a powerful, resurgent economic force with the muscle to challenge America as the global superpower. But, in his controversial new book, Will Hutton argues that China's explosive economic reforms will create seismic tensions within the one-party authoritarian state and asks: can the centre hold? (Go to Article) |
| A brief history of the Chinese democracy movement in exile (John Patrick Kusumi) Note: This history begins in 1989. That is slightly unfair to those Chinese dissidents who were active even earlier. The stories of Xu Wenli, Wang Bingzhang, Harry Wu, and Wei Jingsheng are all compelling stories and important contributions to the movement for democracy in China. However, Americans and Westerners may remember only the Tiananmen Square... (Go to Article) |
| A project manager from Asia Foundation has been secretly kidnapped by the Chinese Public S (FCM) Family members have no information about Mr. Dongwei Bu's current situation after three months of his disappearance. It was reported by Minghui website that he has been seen by others in a hospital for his hunger strike (against the kidnapping) during detention. (Go to Article) |
| Affidavit from World Rights on Behalf of Mr. Shi Jun (Timothy Cooper) W O R L D R I G H T S Human Rights Advocacy Worldwide March 24, 2006 To Whom It May Concern: The purpose of this letter is to attest to my knowledge of the dissident activities of pro-democracy, China Democracy Party (CDP)leader, Mr. Shi Jun, during the period 1999-2003, and my more general knowledge of the CDP activities in mainland China and... (Go to Article) |
| Affidavit of D.J. McGuire on Behalf of Shi Jun (D.J. McGuire) Affidavit of D.J. McGuire President: China Support Network In re Shi Jun I am writing to oppose the deportation of Shi Jun. As a member of the China Democracy Party, Shi has openly expressed his opposition to the Communist regime. The regime does not treat its opponents lightly. The recent news of the Sujiatun organ-harvesting camp is the latest... (Go to Article) |
| Free China Movement Calls for Thailand Government Not to Send Mr. Lu Back to China And Ask (FCM) PRESS RELEASE FREE CHINA MOVEMENT 4101 Davenport St., NW, Washington, DC 20016 http://www.freechina.net/ Free China Movement Calls for Thailand Government Not to Send Mr. Lu Back to China And Asks UN to Grant Mr. Lu Refugee Status ASAP Dec 15, 2004 Washington , DC Mr. Lu Decheng who splashed paint onto Mao Zedong's portrait on... (Go to Article) |
| Successfully Rescued: Young Chinese Democratic Party Leader Yuan Bin Arrives in the United (CCC) Caring for China Center News ¨C December 14, Providence, RI ¨C Yuan Bin, a young leader of the Chinese Democratic Party (CDP) who was handicapped in prison, has successfully departed China and arrived in the U.S. on December 14. Yuan Bin, 26, having been educated in Belarus, became one of the earliest members of the CDP in 1998. On... (Go to Article) |
| Race to the Brink (Nicholas R. Lardy) Nicholas R. Lardy Institute for International Economics Op-ed in Business Review Weekly (Australia) January 29, 2004 © 2004, John Fairfax Publications Pty Ltd China is experiencing an acceleration of economic growth. There has been unprecedented capital formation in 2003--in excess of 40% in the first and second quarters, which is one... (Go to Article) |
| Free China Movement Opposes the Lift of Arms Sales Embargo to China Now and Calls for PRC (FCM) Press Release http://www.freechina.net/ Free China Movement Opposes the Lift of Arms Sales Embargo to China Now and Calls for PRC Government to End the Repressive Policies and to Respect the Rule of Law Washington DC 12/08/2004 The purpose of the arms embargo is NOT to support and strengthen a government who cracked down peaceful protestors in... (Go to Article) |
| Mother pleads for son's release (Martin van den Hemel) Mother pleads for son's release By Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Tears welling up in her eyes, the 84-year-old Richmond mother of jailed human rights advocate Dr. Bingzhang Wang said she simply wants to see her son again before she dies. Wang's family, including his mother Guifang and father Junzhen, 86, and sisters Linda and Mei, held a... (Go to Article) |
| Chinese Democratic Party's Overseas Exiles Headquarters Established (CDP) Press Release: Chinese Democratic Party's Overseas Exiles Headquarters Established; 122 Prominent Dissident in China Voice Their Congratulations [Caring for China Center news, December 3, 2004 (Beijing time)] The Overseas Exiles Headquarters of the Chinese Democratic Party is formally established as of December 3, 2004 in... (Go to Article) |
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