Chinese Court Jails Uyghur Editor for Publishing Veiled Dissent
2005.11.10
Chinese authorities have jailed the chief editor of the Uyghur-language Kashgar Literature Journal for publishing a fable they regard as a veiled indictment of China's heavy-handed rule in its Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
China Blacklists Tibetan Lamas Recognized by Dalai Lama
2005.11.09
Chinese authorities in Tibet have begun a campaign to blacklist key religious figures close to the exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
Liaoning Quarantine Measures Aren’t Containing Bird Flu
2005.11.09
While China’s official media broadcast round-the-clock footage of white-clad health officials handling dead and burning chickens, farmers on the ground in the hard-hit northwest of the country have cast doubts on the ability of official teams to contain the outbreak.
Disgraced Leader's Ex-Aide Says Hong Kong Reporters Dragged Away
2005.11.08
Two Hong Kong journalists are apprehended and deported as they try to interview a former aide to disgraced Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang.
South Korea, China in a Ferment Over Kimchi
2005.11.07
A public health threat, a trade war trigger between Seoul and Beijing, the thing that keeps North Koreans going through unimaginable hardships, or a cure for bird flu? Kimchi—a spicy, fermented cabbage dish with a history of around 1,000 years, capable of conjuring strong feelings of patriotism and homesickness in Koreans the world over—is increasingly finding itself in the news these days.
UN Labor Official to Stay in Burma Despite Death Threats
2005.11.03
The director of the United Nations' labor watchdog has indicated that he has no plans to leave Burma, despite numerous death threats against International Labour Organization (ILO) staff in the country, ahead of a key meeting on the issue in Geneva.
Former Chinese Aide Calls on Regime To Self-Criticize Ahead of Hu Memorial
2005.11.02
A former top Chinese Communist Party aide has called on the regime to face up to its mistakes ahead of a memorial event for ousted late leader Hu Yaobang. Bao Tong, who has lived under virtual house arrest in Beijing since his fall from grace after the 1989 student-led protests, remembers Hu in a commentary aired on RFA's Mandarin service.
China Closes Dissident Blog Nominated for Award
2005.10.31
The Chinese authorities have blocked access to a personal Web log, or blog, written by a prominent critic of the communist regime after it was nominated for a key award.
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Chinese Villagers Detain Officials Over Exhumed Corpses
2005.10.27
Villagers in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have clashed with and detained local officials—including a township deputy chief—and hired laborers after they caught them digging up recently buried dead bodies.
China's Sexual Revolution
2005.10.26
Sex in China has long been a taboo subject, associated under communism with the worst traits of a decadent bourgeois society. But rapid social change and a growing gap between rich and poor are blurring old boundaries in a sexual revolution which has as much to do with a fast-changing economy as with affairs of the heart.
Guangdong Power Project Stalls Amid Land Dispute
2005.10.25
Construction of a U.S.$743-million power station in China's booming southern province of Guangdong has been stalled for several weeks now amid a dispute with local residents over compensation.
Blind Chinese Activist Beaten, Refused Medical Treatment
2005.10.24
A blind social activist who blew the whistle on rights abuses under China's one-child policy in the eastern province of Shandong is beaten by a group of men led by local officials when he tries to leave his house to greet visitors.
North Korea, China, Burma: Bottom of the Class For Press Freedom
2005.10.21
North Korea, China and Burma are once again among the countries with the poorest record on press freedom, according to an annual index published by Paris-based media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
Villagers in Guangdong’s Taishi Slam Official Verdict on Standoff
2005.10.19
Villagers in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have blasted an official version of the Taishi village election dispute surrounding a bid to oust the elected village leader amid corruption allegations.
The Many Faces of Hung Liu
2005.10.18
Born amid the rise to power of the Chinese Communist Party, the daughter of a Kuomintang army captain, California-based artist Hung Liu recalls that the first pictures she drew as a five-year-old bore titles like "Long Live Chairman Mao".
Chinese Authorities Step Up Anti-Separatist Campaign in Tibetan Region
2005.10.13
Chinese authorities expel some 40 Buddhist nuns from their convent in Lhasa after the women refused to be photographed for a patriotic re-education campaign. Sources report that the move comes as part of a stepped-up fight against suspected Tibetan separatism.
Lao Hmong Surrender to Authorities
2005.10.13
More than 240 relatives of Hmong rebels fighting a low-level insurgency in northern Laos have surrendered to Lao government authorities, sources in northern Laos say.
'Wild Swans' Author Rushes To Produce Mao Book in Chinese
2005.10.12
Former Red Guard and internationally renowned author Jung Chang is hurrying to translate her latest book on Mao Zedong into Chinese. She's eager, she says, to challenge the popular histories that justify Chinese Communist Party rule.
Victim Describes Beating in China's Closely Watched Village
2005.10.10
A city-level parliamentary deputy has described his beating at the hands of an unidentified gang in the southern Chinese village of Taishi, where tensions are running high following a campaign to remove the elected village chief amid corruption allegations.
Chinese Authorities Arrest Rights Lawyer in ‘Test-Case’ Taishi Village
2005.10.05
Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have formally arrested a human rights lawyer who had been helping local villagers in a hard-fought land dispute with local government. The Taishi Village standoff has been widely seen by Chinese scholars and the legal profession as a test of local governments’ commitment to village democracy and rule of law.
Blind Social Activist, Lawyers Beaten in China
2005.10.04
A social activist who blew the whistle on official abuses under China’s one-child policy in the eastern province of Shandong was beaten by local officials Tuesday, while lawyers attempting to mediate with local government were set upon by unidentified thugs, residents and lawyers said.
SUV Tries To Run Down RFA Reporter in Cambodia
2005.10.03
The unidentified driver of an SUV filled with cut timber tried to run down a Radio Free Asia reporter in Cambodia’s remote Rattanakiri Province as he photographed a small illegal logging operation.
China Closes Web Site That Reported Taishi Village Standoff
2005.10.03
The Chinese authorities have shut down a popular online news and discussion forum that gave prominent coverage to a campaign by villagers in the southern province of Guangdong to remove their elected chief amid corruption allegations.
Renewed 'Strike Hard' Campaign Ordered in Xinjiang
2005.09.29
A senior Chinese official calls for stepped-up efforts against separatism in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, now marking 50 years under Chinese rule. But a leading Uyghur dissident says any increased dissent reflects widespread dissatisfaction among Uyghur people there.
Uyghur Mayor Dead in Apparent Suicide
2005.09.27
The mayor of a major city in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has died in an apparent suicide, local officials say.
