China News
News from China with a focus on human rights and religious liberty
Monday, April 26, 2004

China on fresh Sars alert. Chinese health officials investigate at least four suspected new cases of the deadly respiratory virus. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition]
5:54:37 PM    comments []

Beijing Acts to Limit Democratic Moves in Hong Kong. Beijing today forbade the introduction of fully democratic elections in 2007 and the legislature in 2008. By Keith Bradsher. [New York Times: International]
5:53:32 PM    comments []

China: No Direct Elections in Hong Kong. Mainland China dealt a crushing blow to Hong Kong's hopes for full democracy Monday, when its most powerful legislative panel ruled the territory won't have direct elections for its next leader in 2007 or for all its lawmakers in 2008. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
5:51:59 PM    comments []

China Rules Out Direct Elections in Hong Kong (www.washingtonpost.com). China's parliament Monday dashed Hong Kong people's hopes of directly electing their leaders in polls in 2007 and 2008, reinforcing Beijing's full control over constitutional change in the territory. By Benjamin Kang Lim and Carrie Lee. By Reuters. [washingtonpost.com - World]
5:50:38 PM    comments []



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