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Tuesday, July 13, 2004 |
Confirmed Death Count of Falun Gong Practitioners in China Exceeds 1,000 [FDI]
Actual Deaths at 5,000 or Higher
The verified deaths of Falun Gong practitioners in China, which began with 18-year-old Ms. Chen Ying on August 16 1999, surpassed the 1000 mark this past week. Based on statistics from Chinese Government sources, however, the actual death toll is at least 5,000, or even much higher. [more]
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Beijing Violated Its Promise To Hong Kong 157 Times in 7 Years [The Epoch Times]
Internal materials from Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council show that after Hong Kong’s handover, China has made several major violations of its promise to Hong Kong. By the end of June 2004 there were 157 major controversies related to... [more]
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Novel to go. A Chinese author is combining text messaging with literature, according to the Associated Press. He's written a 4,000-word novel about an extramarital affair that readers will download to their cell phones, one 70-word chapter at a time. "The plot develops just like that of an ordinary novel," author Qian Fuchang said. No word on whether the novel has a worthy moral message, but Qian -- or his employer -- stands to make big bucks: More than 300 million Chinese use cell phones, and they like high-tech bells and whistles. Qian's employer, the Guangdong Literature Academy, is planning an auction to sell the novel to short message services.... [World Magazine Blog]
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