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News from China with a focus on human rights and religious liberty
Wednesday, March 03, 2004

Reporters Without Borders concerned about health of cyberdissident He Depu [RSF]

The health of jailed cyberdissident He Depu has seriously deteriorated as a result of ill-treatment he has been subjected to, his wife Jian Jianying said after being allowed to visit him at Beijing municipal jail for the first time since his arrest.

He is suffering from dizziness and deafness as a result of blows to the head and has lost nearly 30 kilos in weight, she said. [more]


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China: The Cultural Revolution Will Be Televised. Annie Luo reports that the Chinese media is obsessed with American TV, particularly the World War II drama, Band of Brothers. [Asian News from World Press Review]
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One Country, Two Elections. The 'one country, two systems' policy and its political implications have come back to haunt Chinese leaders now grappling with 'separatist' electoral moves in both Taiwan and Hong Kong. [Asian News from World Press Review]
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Chinese Activist Plans Hunger Strike. A U.S.-based Chinese pro-democracy activist planned to launch a hunger strike to protest his 22-month-old detention on espionage charges, his lawyer said Wednesday. [China - Topix.net]
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China's Offshore Headaches: Is the Leash Short Enough?. Hong Kong and Taiwan are proving to be almost intractable political puzzles for Beijing. By Joseph Kahn. [New York Times: International]
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