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Tibet
China Set to Take Foreign Diplomats to Lhasa
The Times of India, March 28, 2008
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msi
d-2905909,prtpage-1.cms
China announced that it will take a delegation of diplomats from the United States, Australia, Britain, France, and Italy to Lhasa. The move comes after Australian diplomats requested a visit to assess the situation in Tibet. However, an American State Department spokesperson called on the government to open Lhasa and its surrounding areas to tourists and diplomats as well.
News
Civil Society
广东江门村民反映选举不公却遭当局传唤 (Guangdong Villagers Protest Unfair Election)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/27/jiangmen/
泛蓝联盟聚会庆祝马英九当选 重庆成员遭警方传唤 (Pan-Blue Alliance Members Summoned)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/
03/27/fanlan/
Corruption
简要新闻:中国审计署查出违规问题金额达61亿元 (Audit Bureau: 6.1 Billion Yuan in Problematic Funds, Involving 36,000 Cadres)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2008/03/2
7/xinwen/
Economic Development
Move to "Go West" Reaps Encouraging Rewards
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/28/c
ontent_7872749.htm
Environment
Parched China Lures Foreign Water Investors
Reuters, March 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSS
HA4065920080327
Government
China Official Sacked for Fake Tiger Video
Reuters, March 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUS
T1995520080327
Law
China Law Could Impede Microsoft Deal for Yahoo
New York Times, March 27, 2008
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/28/technology/28
yahoo.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
Media
FM spokesman: "Anti-CNN" website reflects Chinese people's condemnation
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/27/content_7871585.htm
Olympics
捷克总统波兰总理决定不出席北京奥运 (Czech President and Polish Prime Minister to Boycott Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2008/03/
27/china_humanrights/
Sarkozy to Consult EU over Boycotting Opening of Games
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2008
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Police
Around the Nation: Teen Dies After Beating
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.
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Public Health
China Closes Almost 5,000 Illegal Blood Banks Last Year
Xinhuanet, March 27, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/28/
content_7871712.htm
Rural Issues
Extra Subsidies to Boost Farms
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem
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Tibet
Olympics a Chance to Tell China of Rights: Dalai Lama
Reuters, March 28, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=US
SP154041
China Says Tibet Monks Won't be Punished
Reuters, March 27, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPE
K24297420080328
中国将加强对藏僧的爱国主义教育 (China to Step Up Patriotic Education in Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/27/zangseng/
XUAR
Uygur Woman Admits Plot to Hijack, Crash Plane
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2
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