China’s northwestern Xinjiang region was hit by further violence on Sunday as 11 people were killed in a dozen attacks by suspected Muslim separatists, Reuters reported. Police shot dead eight assailants, while another two blew themselves up in a 15-man attack on supermarkets, hotels and government offices in the town of Kuqa in the early […]
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The Beijing Olympic organizing committee (BOCOG) said that China is ready to hold one of the most successful games ever as the country prepares for the Olympics opening ceremony tonight, AFP reported. "Of course we hope that these will be a great games, even the greatest," said BOCOG spokesman Sun Weide. US President George W. […]
US President George W. Bush will criticize China’s human rights record in a speech before his trip to Beijing to attend the Olympic opening ceremonies, Reuters reported. Bush said he will express concern over human rights in China in the speech, to be delivered in Bangkok on Thursday. According to excerpts released before the speech, […]
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in the early evening on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 23, state media reported. The quake’s epicenter in Qingchuan County was near the site of the May 12 earthquake, which as of Monday had resulted in 69,207 deaths. Yesterday’s quake, which was felt as far away as Xi’an […]
Sixteen Chinese police officers were killed in the old Silk Route city of Kashgar on Monday in an attack believed to have been carried out by Muslim separatists armed with explosives and knives, the Financial Times reported. The assault, in which an additional 16 police officers were injured, is the most serious to hit western […]