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"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke

Saturday, November 08, 2003

GUANGDONG FARMERS SUE GOVERNMENT OVER LAND (RFA)

Farmers in China's southern province of Guangdong have asked a local court to force the Xinxing County government to return land they say it seized improperly, RFA's Cantonese service reports.

8:27:03 AM    

Colossians 3:15. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. [English Standard Version Bible Daily Verse]
8:02:03 AM    

China Begins Giving Free H.I.V./AIDS Drugs to the Poor. The government plans to expand the program until every poor person who has tested positive is receiving medical help. By Jim Yardley. [New York Times: International]
7:58:19 AM    

China Can Use SARS Lessons for AIDS Fight. The lessons China learned in beating back SARS earlier this year can help it fight its AIDS epidemic - as long as the central government keeps providing quick and honest information, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Friday. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
7:55:19 AM    

Uzbekistan: Campaign for Imprisoned Writers Under Way. Times of Central Asia Nov 7 2003 7:56PM ET [Moreover - Central Asia news]
7:53:14 AM    

Shandong Province ripe in riots lately. There have been three riots in Shandong (north-east China) that I have uncovered. The first was over a peasant who had his pans taken away by police (which inspired this post on Brainysmurf), the second involved a Chinese christian, and... [PRC News]
7:52:00 AM    

Internet dissident crackdown update. Along with the other activities already mentioned, there are some updates on China's current crackdown on Internet "subversive" activities. Jiang Lijun is charged with promoting democracy with the intent of violence and showed up to court on Friday. According to... [PRC News]
7:51:43 AM    

Siding with the Little Guys. The World Trade Organization isn't changing China, writes Laurence Brahm of the South China Morning Post, China is changing the WTO. [Asian News from World Press Review]
7:50:38 AM    

'Smeared' envoy's return urged. The UK's ambassador to Uzbekistan, who has been critical of Tashkent's human rights record, returns home due to ill health. [BBC News | World | Asia-Pacific | UK Edition]
7:48:50 AM    

Suu Kyi 'refuses to be released'. Burma's opposition leader is refusing to be freed from house arrest until party colleagues are also released. [BBC News | World | Asia-Pacific | UK Edition]
7:48:02 AM    

China, the Growing Stronghold of Christianity (CBN)

China has often been described as a sleeping dragon. Well, that sleeping dragon has awakened, and it is expected to dominate the world politics and economics in the years ahead. But some extraordinary spiritual developments are underway that could be making China the most Christian nation on the face of the earth.


7:47:09 AM    





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