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Friday, July 16, 2004 |
Ex-leader may hold sway in China. Recent developments in China's domestic and international policy demonstrate Jiang Zemin's refusal to cede power to his successors, according to a front page article in the New York Times. The piece offers three notable examples in which Jiang's will has... [China Digital News]
. 10:00:00 PM 
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HUNDREDS HEAD TO BEIJING TO PROTEST MASS SUICIDE BID DETENTIONS [RFA]
HONG KONG—Hundreds of laid-off mining workers from the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang were heading to Beijing on Thursday to protest the detention of 23 of their representatives after a mass suicide bid in the capital Monday, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. "Now there are between 400 and 500 people on their way from Hegang City on the train to protest at their detention," veteran Beijing petitioner Liu Anjun told RFA’s Mandarin service. "If they're not here this evening they'll be here tomorrow.” [more]
. 11:11:54 AM
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KEY VIETNAMESE DISSIDENT TO FACE TRIAL [RFA]
BANGKOK-Another veteran critic of the Vietnamese government, Nguyen Dan Que, is to go on trial next week for opposing the regime, RFA's Vietnamese service reports, 16 months after his arrest. A Vietnamese official who asked not be named told RFA Que is charged with abusing democracy, contacting exiled Vietnamese organisations that oppose Hanoi, and violating a house arrest order. His trial is scheduled for Monday, July 19, sources said. [more]
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