Archive for January 16th, 2009

China's global media challenge - Radio Netherlands

Friday, January 16th, 2009

AFPChina's global media challengeRadio Netherlands, Netherlands - 18 hours agoThe Beijing Olympics last year were supposed to improve China's image. China strove for perfection in every detail of the event, even temporarily loosening …China warns against protest as unemployment rises Telegraph.co.ukXinhua hosts new year reception for foreign guests in Beijing XinhuaChina plans $6.6 bil media push Hollywood ReporterStraits Times - Forbesall 118 news articles

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China names 7 new revolutionary martyrs - The Associated Press

Friday, January 16th, 2009

China names 7 new revolutionary martyrsThe Associated Press - 22 hours agoXinjiang was relatively calm early last year as China prepared to host the Summer Games. But just days before the Olympics began, two militants used a …China's most wanted The Australianall 76 news articles

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Protester sentenced in China - International Herald Tribune

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Protester sentenced in ChinaInternational Herald Tribune, France - 16 hours agoBy Edward Wong BEIJING: A legal advocate who was arrested after applying to hold a legal protest in Beijing during the Olympics in August has been sentenced …

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Record fines after China attempts to get physical - Reuters

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Record fines after China attempts to get physicalReuters - 18 hours agoAfter Yao and the national team bowed out of last August's Beijing Olympics in the quarter-finals, CBA teams and players were instructed to get more …

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In China, Bush remains a popular president - Los Angeles Times

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Los Angeles TimesIn China, Bush remains a popular presidentLos Angeles Times, CA - Jan 14, 2009And Bush's attendance of the opening ceremony of last summer's Olympics, at a time when many world leaders were urging a boycott because of China's human …Bush's China Legacy Christian Broadcasting Networkall 48 news articles

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Wisconsin governor to discuss

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Beijing China - 2008 Olympics. Medal Updates, News & Events. Olympic News. Wisconsin governor to discuss Chicago Olympic bid - USA Today. Published on January 16, 2009 by olympics - Google News … Categories. Olympic News …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Images of Olympics site unveiled

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Beijing China - 2008 Olympics. Medal Updates, News & Events. Olympic News. Images of Olympics site unveiled - BBC News. Published on January 16, 2009 by olympics - Google News … Filed under: Olympic News. Comments are closed. …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Kobe Announces Official Chinese

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Published on January 16, 2009 by Technorati Search for: olympics. To: 300 million Chinese basketball fans From: Kobe Bryant Subject: Welcome to my new website Quite remarkable that nearly as many people as there are in the United States …

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China names 7 new revolutionary martyrs (The Charlotte Observer)

Friday, January 16th, 2009

(By WILLIAM FOREMAN, Associated Press Writer) China has bestowed the “revolutionary martyr” honor on seven people killed in a wave of violence in the western Muslim region of Xinjiang during a period of tight security for the Beijing Olympics, officials and media reported Thursday. The deaths were memorialized this week as Xinjiang leaders gave a series of speeches pledging to continue a …

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China calls Dalai Lama “saboteur” of Tibet development (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Friday, January 16th, 2009

China has again lashed out at the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Buddhist leader of “sabotage” to slow the development of Tibet that China sees as key to creating support for its rule there.

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