China News

News from China with a focus on human rights and religious liberty

Thursday, February 26, 2004

China Clamps Down on Web News Discussion. It restricts Internet reporting and bans the airing of sensitive issues. Insiders say officials fear the Web's ability to fire up public opinion. [Los Angeles Times World News]
10:34:31 AM

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Dramatic account of a church destroyed in Zhejiang. AsiaNews.it, Italy
... According to the Hong Kong Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy at least 10 house churches have been destroyed by police units in Zhejiang since ... [XMLMania.com - Google News Search: human rights]
10:32:07 AM

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U.S. SAYS RIGHTS WORSENED IN ASIA LAST YEAR [RFA]

Human rights throughout East Asia remained dismal in 2003, despite modest advances in China’s legal system, the State Department said in its annual report on human rights around the world. In China, “although legal reforms continued, there was backsliding on key human rights issues during the year, including arrests of individuals discussing sensitive subjects on the Internet, health activists, labor protesters, defense lawyers, [and] journalists,” the report said. Beijing also continued to block Western media from entering the country, it said. [more]

10:27:54 AM

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Courtship of Beijing and Seoul: A New Twist for an Old Bond. Convinced that China is Asia's power of the future, South Koreans are throwing themselves into Chinese study, travel and investment. By James Brooke. [New York Times: International]
10:11:13 AM

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Criticism by China Raises Questions About Hong Kong Freedom. China on Wednesday accused Hong Kong's main opposition party of being unpatriotic and seeking to overthrow the central government. By Joseph Kahn. [New York Times: International]
10:10:45 AM

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McDonald's bets on Chinese growth. The fast food chain plans to double its restaurants in China ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. [BBC News | World | Asia-Pacific | UK Edition]
10:08:32 AM

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China's wealth gap widens to gulf. China says the wealth gap between its urban and rural citizens is now one of the largest in the world. [BBC News | World | Asia-Pacific | UK Edition]
10:07:54 AM

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Last Tibetan Nun Released From Prison. The last of 14 Tibetan "singing nuns" was released Thursday from a Chinese prison, granted a sentence reduction after nearly 15 years behind bars, a U.S. activist said. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
10:05:12 AM

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U.S. Takes Russia, China to Task on Rights. The State Department's annual report also cites abuses by Turkey and Pakistan. Advocacy groups generally praise the findings. [Los Angeles Times World News]
10:02:04 AM

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