The Chinese government has demanded that news network CNN apologize to the Chinese people for "vicious" and "malicious" remarks made by commentator Jack Cafferty on one of its programs, AP reported. Cafferty said in an April 9 appearance on "The Situation Room" that China’s leaders were "basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they’ve […]
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US President George W. Bush’s special envoy for Tibet will meet with the Dalai Lama on April 21, the highest-level diplomatic meeting between a Western government and the exiled leader since the Tibetan riots in China in March, AFP reported. Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky is expected to discuss the Tibetan crisis and highlight […]
Taiwan’s Vice President-elect Vincent Siew met with President Hu Jintao on the island province of Hainan on Saturday, marking the highest-level cross-strait talks in almost 60 years, the Wall Street Journal reported. The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia, last just 20 minutes but both sides were upbeat […]
China said it has foiled two terrorist cells targeting the Olympic Games this year, the South China Morning Post reported. Ministry of Public Security spokesman Wu Heping said the two terrorist cells were based in the western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. He said one of the cells was under the command of the Eastern Turkestan […]
An appeal circulated on the internet has urged Chinese consumers to boycott French goods following the protests that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in Paris, the Financial Times reported. Some of the companies named in the online appeal included luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Givenchy, and the cosmetics group L’Oreal. The appeal has […]