http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/beijing/ en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:29:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413197/posts BEIJING (Reuters) – A man who killed and ate what may have been the last wild Indochinese tiger in China was sentenced to 12 years in jail, local media reported on Tuesday. Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province, met the tiger in February while gathering freshwater clams in a nature reserve near China's border with Laos. He claimed to have killed it in self-defense. The only known wild Indochinese tiger in China, photographed in 2007 at the same reserve, has not been seen since Kang's meal, the Yunnan-based newspaper Life News reported earlier this month. The paper quoted... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413197/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:29:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409563/posts COPENHAGEN — China’s climate negotiators have told Western counterparts they can’t agree to an “operational agreement” on climate change that President Barack Obama had hoped to bring home from Copenhagen –- and will push for a short, noncommittal collective statement at the end of the talks, according to American staffers briefed on the situation. It’s not clear if remarks by Chinese officials, made during negotiating sessions on Wednesday night, signal the end of efforts to reach a significant agreement or simply represent an 11th hour bargaining tactic less than a day before Obama was due to arrive in Copenhagen. But... Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409563/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:21:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2388034/posts Note: The following text is a quote: Home • Briefing Room • Speeches & Remarks The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 16, 2009 Remarks by President Barack Obama at Town Hall Meeting with Future Chinese Leaders Museum of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China 1:18 P.M. CST PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good afternoon. It is a great honor for me to be here in Shanghai, and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you. I'd like to thank Fudan University's President Yang for his hospitality and his gracious welcome. I'd also like to thank our... WHITEHOUSE.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2388034/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:39:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366651/posts China pointing about 1,500 missiles at Taiwan: Taipei official by Staff Writers Taipei (AFP) Oct 19, 2009 China now has about 1,500 missiles pointed at Taiwan, with no signs that the build-up is about to stop anytime soon, a spokesman for the island's government said Monday. The figure includes short-range ballistic missiles and cruise missiles, the defence ministry spokesman told AFP on condition of anonymity. "The number of missiles has been rising. We don't know when it will stop increasing," said the spokesman. He was speaking ahead of the release Tuesday of the ministry's annual report, which will include an... Space War http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366651/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:05:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366717/posts BEIJING — Toothbrushes and nylon socks have become the latest projectiles in the continuing trade skirmish between the China and the United States. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce issued a preliminary ruling Monday that imposed a 36 percent tariff on American-made Nylon 6, a synthetic filament that ends up in a wide array of products, including toothbrushes, auto parts, socks and the handles of Glock handguns. Nylon 6 from Taiwan and Russia would also be taxed, but at much lower rates. NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2366717/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:09:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363709/posts India raised the pitch of an increasingly testy row with China over disputed border areas Wednesday, warning Beijing about its involvement in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. "The Chinese side is fully aware of India's position and our concerns about Chinese activities," Indian foreign ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said in response to a Chinese statement that it would remain engaged in Pakistan. "We hope that the Chinese side will take a long-term view of the India-China relations and cease such activities in areas illegally occupied by Pakistan," Prakash said. The remarks came a day after India and China traded diplomatic jabs over a... Space War http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363709/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:22:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360437/posts China said Saturday it was confident it could ensure the nation's safety after an Al-Qaeda leader called on members of the mainly Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang to launch a jihad against Beijing. "The Chinese government has the confidence and the ability to protect the safety of the nation, of people's lives and property," foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said in a statement faxed to AFP. Ma was reacting to a call made this week by Abu Yahia al-Libi, one of Al-Qaeda's top leaders, in a video recording posted on an Islamist website, according to the SITE Intelligence group. "Let... Space Wat http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360437/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:37:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349873/posts A souvenir shop in the popular Houhai tourist area of Beijing has recently become quite famous because it is selling products with the image of U.S. President Barack Obama's face imprinted over that of China's late leader Mao Zedong, CCTV.com reports. T-shirts and pouches with the "Oba Mao" design, a creative idea by shop owner Liu Mingjie, have attracted the attention of many foreign tourists. "We usually sell souvenirs printed with historical figures," Liu said. "Oba Mao is my new creation. The souvenirs with this logo are quite popular among visitors, foreign tourists in particular." The shop has sold thousands... CRI online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2349873/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:06:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344057/posts Two dead, 14 hurt in Beijing knife attacks Fri Sep 18, 2:12 am ET BEIJING (AFP) – A Chinese man stabbed two people to death and injured 14 others in Beijing, state media said Friday, in an attack likely to highlight security fears ahead of China's National Day celebrations. Beijing police said in a statement that Zhang Jianfei, a 46-year-old man from northeastern Jilin province, was arrested in connection with Thursday evening's assault near Tiananmen Square. The police statement said 14 people were hurt but made no mention of any deaths, and police declined further comment when contacted by AFP.... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2344057/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:48:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328379/posts Two Chinese helicopters have reportedly violated the Indian airspace in recent months in Leh area of north Jammu and Kashmir during which they air-dropped some canned food in barren land at Chumar, northeast of this Himalayan town, along the border. ( Watch Video ) The MI series helicopters were reported to the nearby defence post by residents of this high altitude area living along the Pangong lake, located in the lap of majestic hills, prompting the Army Aviation Corps to rush its Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. However, they could only find tell-tale signs left by Chinese helicopters which hovered in... The Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328379/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:10:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322085/posts Chinese President Hu Jintao and Serbian President Boris Tadic on Thursday agreed to establish a strategic partnership between the two countries. During their talks held Thursday afternoon, the two heads of state exchanged views on building and developing a strategic partnership and reached a broad consensus. Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) welcomes visiting Serbian President Boris Tadic in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 20, 2009.(Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng)Hu highly valued Chinese relations with Serbia, saying the two peoples have traditional friendship and no matter what happened in the world, the relations between the two countries have developed healthily. He put forward... China Economic Net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322085/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:42:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309006/posts LOS ANGELES—In two separate cases, three men have been sentenced to federal prison for attempting to transport sensitive and advanced U.S. technology to the People's Republic of China (PRC). Two men were sentenced yesterday, and another man linked to one of the schemes was sentenced last week to five years in prison. William Chi-Wai Tsu, 61, a Beijing resident, was sentenced yesterday to 40 months imprisonment for his role in exporting high-tech integrated circuits with military applications to the PRC. In a separate case, Tah Wei Chao, 53, of Beijing, was sentenced yesterday to 20 months imprisonment after pleading guilty... Department of Justice http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2309006/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 20:40:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301804/posts When top US and Chinese officials meet on Monday for the first high-level talks of the Obama administration, the American complaints about China’s currency that long bedevilled relations will barely be on the table. For years, Washington alleged that Beijing unfairly manipulated its currency, the renminbi, to support exports, and demanded that China allow it to appreciate to force structural changes in its economy. Humbled by the financial crisis and heavily reliant on Beijing to climb out of it, Washington has shifted gear, relegating the currency to a subset of its push for broader economic reforms in China. “The US... The Financial Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2301804/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:06:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285972/posts Rioters in China's far west Xinjiang region burned vehicles and blocked traffic in the regional capital Urumqi, and police rushed to the scene to impose order, the state news agency reported on Sunday. Restive Xinjiang is divided between the largely Muslim Uighur people and Han Chinese... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2285972/posts#comment Sun, 5 Jul 2009 16:22:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2273856/posts Joseph Zen, the former archbishop of Hong Kong, said the Vatican should harden its line towards Beijing and that a planned meeting of China's officially sanctioned priests and bishops would be a "slap in the face" to Benedict XVI. Catholics who were persecuted by the state in China should be prepared for martyrdom. "If the circumstance so requires, then we must be ready for martyrdom, there is no choice," he said. Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2273856/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:10:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272929/posts China correspondent Stephen McDonell and ABC cameraman Rob Hill saw day turn into night as a freak storm swept across the capital Beijing today."It was pitch black outside and you could see people looking out from the office towers across the road from us," McDonell said."In a couple of the photos you can see a clock in the distance showing it was around 11:30 am local time."The storms were expected to affect western and northern Xinjiang, most part of Inner Mongolia, north-east China and north China.Today's extreme weather follows yesterday's hail storms across eastern China's Anhui province, which killed... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2272929/posts#comment Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:42:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266142/posts Twenty years ago, in the spring of 1989, millions of Chinese people peacefully demanded democracy from their Communist government. Centered in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, the protestors were protected by the populace who set up barriers to keep them free from government intervention. But on the morning of June 4th, the Communist regime ordered tanks and soldiers to quell the protest. The violence and bloodshed that was the result has two opposing witnesses. The Chinese government insisted that 241 people died, whereas the Chinese Red Cross stated that over 2,600 had perished. Two decades later the innocent blood that was... Renew America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2266142/posts#comment Sat, 6 Jun 2009 13:43:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250617/posts An exiled dissident detained for months in China has been slapped with charges of fraud as tensions in the country rise with weeks left to the day the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square was crushed by Chinese troops 20 years ago. Zhou Yongjun, a student leader during the spring 1989 protests, was arrested by police at the end of September last year while crossing into the southern city Shenzhen from Hong Kong, a network monitoring human rights abuses in China said. "Tensions rise every year leading up to the anniversary, but there has been more tension specifically this year,"... Kyodo via Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250617/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 07:56:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218571/posts WASHINGTON - Republican US Senator John McCain leaves Washington on Friday on a week-long trip to Asia that will take him to Hong Kong, Hanoi, Beijing and Tokyo, his office said on Monday. . . . . . Details of the trip were not immediately available, but the Arizona senator, planned to hold several public events. On his online Twitter feed, Mr McCain revealed Monday that he had met with China's ambassador to the United States in preparation for the trip. AFP via Straits Times, Singapore http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2218571/posts#comment Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:41:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205458/posts BEIJING — X-ray bone analysis of 15,000 young Chinese athletes shows about 20 percent have lied about their ages, provincial sports authorities say. The analysis was conducted by sports officials in southern Guangdong province and reported on the Web site of the Southern Metropolis Daily. The confirmation of age-faking again puts pressure on Chinese sports officials. Several of China's gold-medal winning female gymnasts at last year's Olympics were widely suspected of being underage, although they were later cleared by officials of the sport's world governing body. NBA player Yi Jianlian is also widely reported to have falsified his age on... NewsVine.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2205458/posts#comment Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:05:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2193936/posts As nationalistic passions burn over the fate of looted Chinese artworks auctioned in Paris this week, Beijing is attempting to keep the focus on past humiliations by Western powers and away from delicate issues like human rights and China's handling of Tibet. The twisted tale of two animal heads, cast in bronze, that once adorned the Qing Dynasty pleasure gardens in Beijing and disappeared, allegedly in pillaging by the British and French armies in 1860, took another turn last week when their current owner suggested he would return them if Beijing agreed to free Tibet. "I would be very happy... atimes. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2193936/posts#comment Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:29:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185477/posts BANGALORE: India will test its most ambitious strategic missile next year, in what will be its first step towards having potent ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) capabilities, largely the preserve of the Big-5 countries till now. With the design work on the 5,000-km-range Agni-V virtually over now, DRDO chief M Natarajan on Friday said the missile would certainly be tested before December 2010. "I am very confident we will be able to do it,'' he said, speaking on the sidelines of the Aero India-2009 show here. The work on the nuclear-capable Agni-V basically revolves around incorporating a third composite stage in... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185477/posts#comment Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:28:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181905/posts BEIJING — A fierce fire engulfed one of the Chinese capital’s most architecturally celebrated modern buildings on Monday, the last day of festivities for the lunar new year when the city was ablaze with fireworks. By late evening the blaze was still raging and the cause remained unknown, but it seemed clear that the 34-story structure, not yet completed, had been rendered unusable. The building, a luxury hotel and cultural complex designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, is part of China Central Television’s new headquarters, an angular two-legged behemoth built to coincide with the Beijing Olympics last year. Firefighters,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2181905/posts#comment Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:29:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157853/posts Three months after the end of the games, new figures show the "Olympic Effect" has been short-lived and hotels are empty, industrial output has fallen and the streets are quiet. Much of the pain is due to the worldwide financial crisis – and in some cases due to brave decisions by the government to keep polluting industries shut to spare the environment. But even the biggest single symbol of the modern rise of China, the "Bird's Nest" National Stadium, stands forlorn, largely unused except for a shrinking number of tourists. Attempts to attract the city's main football team to move... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2157853/posts#comment Fri, 2 Jan 2009 23:30:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156803/posts Okay, I'll start: 1) Blagojevich walks scott free 2) My salary continues to remain stagnate 3) The bailout results in a massive debt to taxpayers with zero benefit to them 4) Iran aquires nuclear weapons and we (including Bush) failed to do anything about it 5) Jamie Gertz continue's to become even more attractive as she ages http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2156803/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:34:55 GMT