China Economic ReviewChina’s hopes for a smooth Olympic torch relay were snuffed out after disruptions in London and Paris. The protests centered on Beijing’s heavy-handed response to anti-China riots that broke out in Tibet and surrounding areas in mid-March. Things started badly in Olympia, Greece, on March 24. A speech by Beijing Olympic committee chief Liu Qi […]
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China Into The Future: Making Sense of the World’s Most Dynamic Economy Edited by W. John Hoffman and Michael J. Enright; John Wiley & Sons, US$29.95 Here’s a fun fact: During one of the many purges in China’s ongoing efforts to battle avian flu, the authorities injected live poultry with a vaccine intended for humans. […]
Thirty people have received jail sentences ranging from three years to life for their participation in the anti-China riots that flared up in Tibet in mid-March, state media reported (click here for Reuters report). Lhasa Intermediate People’s Court announced the verdicts in a public session on Tuesday. The life sentences were handed down to a […]