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Bilateral Ties
China Pressed at U.N. Rights Body to Re-open Tibet
Reuters, March 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL2516490320080325
The European Union urged China to permit to foreigners to enter Tibet in a speech to the U.N. Human Rights Council on March 25, 2008. This was also echoed in a statement from the US criticizing Tibet's closure to foreign diplomats, journalists, and international observers. The EU also called on China to refrain from using force against the protesting Tibetans. The protests are in their third week.
News
Bilateral Ties
French President Won't Rule Out Olympics Boycott
Voice of America, March 25, 2008
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-03-25-voa27.cfm
Government
太石村“村民选举委员会”选举被群众目为非法 (Guangdong Villagers Feel Village Election Proceedings in Violation of the Law)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/taishicun
Human Rights Defender - Li Guohong (李国宏)
李国宏告官行政诉讼开庭 望推翻违法劳教决定 (Rights Defender Li Guohong's Administrative Suit Heard Tuesday on Overturning His Reeducation-Through-Labor Judgment)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/li_guohong
Human Rights Defender - Yang Chunlin (杨春林)
China Slams Jail Door on Olympic Dissent
The Star.com, March 25, 2008
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/350435
Labor
Kraft's China Union Says Relocation Violates Law
Reuters, March 25, 2008
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSPEK33478320080325
Law
Outcry over Different Penalties for Criminals
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Media
China Curbs Tibet Information Flow
Financial Times, March 25, 2008
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c55f05a0-fa89-11dc-aa46-000077b07658.html
Mainland Media Ignores Protest at Games Torch Ceremony
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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Olympics
奥运主场馆地区不愿搬迁的居民面临被强拆 (Unwilling Residents Forced to Relocate from Olympics Arena Area)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/chaiqian
Protests Expected in Olympic Torch Run
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080325/ap_on_re_eu/oly_torch_lighting_21
Protests and Petitions
成都访民：法院不申冤 反生冤 (Chengdu Petitioners Allege Courts Create -- Not Address -- Grievances)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/chengdu
Social Security
New Social Security Scheme on Cards in Shenzhen
Xinhuanet, March 26, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/26/content_7860585.htm
State Security
Engineer Sentenced to 24 Years in China Conspiracy Case
Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-chimak25mar25,1,5491560.story
Tibet
Beijing Sends Top Officials to Inspect Lhasa
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2008
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d77
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China Tightens Grip on Tibet Monasteries
Associated Press (available at YahooNews), March 25, 2008
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080325/ap_on_re_as/china_tibet_190
举雪山狮子旗者被捕 藏民抗争持续 (Raisers of Snow-Mountain Lion Flags, Tibetan Symbol of Independence, Arrested as the Tibetan Struggle Continues)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/zang
Tibetans March for Talks with Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2008/03/25/tibetans_protest/
西藏的藏语文教育 (Critiques on Tibetan Language and Culture Education within Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2008
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2008/03/25/zang2/
XUAR
Xinjiang Police Detains "Urumqi Bus Blast" Rumor Spreaders
Xinhuanet, March 25, 2008
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/25/content_7856996.htm