China News

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

Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Hackers try to scupper Hong Kong rally. Sydney Morning Herald Jul 1 2004 0:12AM GMT [Moreover - China news]
10:22:27 PM

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New Uighur Leader Calls for Non-Violent Opposition to China (with audio) [VOANews.com Headlines]
10:14:45 PM

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Human rights group calls for release of detained Chinese activists. ABC Online Jun 30 2004 1:50PM GMT [Moreover - China news]
1:13:30 PM

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Hong Kong Braces for Big Democracy March. Beijing has told Hong Kong residents they can't directly choose their next leader, but thousands were ready to march Thursday, demanding universal suffrage and venting anger at the territory's unpopular government. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
1:10:13 PM

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HK gears up for huge protest. Several hundred thousand people are due to take part in a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong on Thursday. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
1:04:38 PM

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China's dams put Mekong on knife's edge, says researcher. China's damming of the Mekong River to help power its economy could pose a grave threat within a decade to the livelihoods of millions of Southeast Asian farmers and fishers, an Australian researcher said on Tuesday. [China - Topix.net]
9:16:08 AM

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9:14:21 AM

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Falun Gong dissident shot in Joburg. A member of China's banned Falun Gong movement has been shot in a Johannesburg drive-by attack - and the group claims the Chinese government is responsible. [China - Topix.net]
9:12:21 AM

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Hong Kong's democracy champion wants talks with China (Houston Chronicle). HONG KONG - Hong Kong democracy champion Martin Lee said on today that he hoped Beijing would open official talks with the city's pro-democracy forces soon but vowed not to compromise on demands for more voting rights. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for China Human Rights]
9:11:18 AM

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China Tries to Block News on Hong Kong's Pro-Democracy March (New York Times). The march on Thursday will protest Beijing's decision not to allow general elections in Hong Kong. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for China Human Rights]
9:09:25 AM

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Four North Koreans Enter German School in Beijing:Activists (donga.com). BEIJING, June 30 (Yonhap) - Four people claiming to be North Korean defectors made their way into a German government-run school in Beijing around 6 p.m. Wednesday, human rights activists said. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for China Human Rights]
9:00:50 AM

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