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Pro-democracy campaigners Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee talk to The Financial Times about Beijing's attempts to override Hong Kong's mini-constitution while the world is distracted by a pandemic. |
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| Burma's State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi visits China as the two countries pledge to forge closer ties as "blood brothers" following the Burmese leader's visit to Beijing, her first diplomatic trip since taking power in March (Li Yibo/Xinhua via AP). |
BEIJING - China and Burma (renamed "Myanmar" by the military dictatorship) said Saturday that they have pledged to forge closer ties as "blood brothers," as Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi got set to wrap up a visit to Beijing, her first diplomatic trip since taking power in March. |
| At the Museum of Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Emperor Qin Shihuang in Xi'an in northwestern China's Shaanxi Province, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. |
There was no mention of progress, however, on a stalled $3.6 billion dam project in northern Burma primarily funded by Chinese energy interests, which was a key concern during the visit.
China has been on a diplomatic charm offensive in the past year toward its fast-growing neighbor, while Burma under Suu Kyi has shown a willingness to embrace its top trading partner and major investor.
Suu Kyi has indicated that she will seek more balanced relations with China and the United States compared to Burma's previous government, headed by President Thein Sein, who initiated political reforms and built ties with Washington. |
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| Gyaltsen Norbu, the Chinese government-appointed 11th Panchen Lama, speaks during opening ceremony of the 3rd World Buddhist Forum, Hong Kong, 4-26-12 (Kin Cheung/AP). |
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Avici ("the waveless" deep, the lowest hell) would sooner freeze over than we would see Chinese democracy. Yet, recently Guns 'n Roses played a series of small Los Angeles shows following their lackluster presentation of Axl's decade-long pet project "Chinese Democracy" at the Forum. Now overnight rumors speak of a possible coup in the People's Republic of China, an officially communist semi-totalitarian capitalist country with the largest population of humans and the largest number of Buddhists on Earth.
Following the dismissal of Bo Xilai as party chief of Chongqing, rumors of an attempted coup in Beijing have spread throughout the country over the Internet, reports the Hong Kong-based Oriental Daily.Unconfirmed reports provided by Chinese Internet users have spoken of a power struggle between Premier Wen Jiabao and Zhou Yongkang, head of the party's Central Political and Legislative Committee.
Since Zhou, like Wen a member of the all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee, is considered a protege of former president Jiang Zemin, Netizens claimed that Jiang and his successor, Hu Jintao, have been attacking each other's supporters within the government.
Microblogging ["tweeting" without Twitter] accounts of citizens based in Beijing claim to have seen dozens of military helicopters from Nanyuan airfield patrolling the skies above the capital and PLA tanks on the streets.
One Netizen reported encountering 50 to 60 police officers and anti-riot vehicles near the Dongzhimen area of the city as well as a convoy of trucks carrying PLA soldiers.
A video was uploaded to Sina Weibo showing the army transferring artillery from Shandong province to Beijing by train. Though the reports are still unconfirmed, some Netizens claimed that they heard gunfire on the streets of Beijing on Monday evening.
(Sarastarlight) "Tiananmen Massacre: The Rise & Fall of the 1989 Chinese Student Democracy Movement" is a film by Rhawn Joseph (BrainMind.com) about China's communist government declaring war against its own citizens that immortalized the "Tank Man" whom most Chinese have never heard of. What happened to him?
Netizens have also been speculating who will emerge the winner in the latest political struggle. Although Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao have the support of the military, one Netizen pointed out that Zhou Yongkang controls the People's Armed Police.
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Lt. John Pike recommends one not pollute the environment or endanger other. Use pepper spray instead. It burns just as much and makes a great meme.
Tonight's event: non-vegetarian BBQ with choice cuts wrapped in saffron and momo stew.In the nine-minute audio recording, Lama Sobha said his sacrifice was in solidarity with "heroes" who have died seeking to protect Tibetan culture, the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said in a statement.
The people of Tibet "must unite and work together to build a strong and prosperous Tibetan nation in the future," the group quoted him as saying.
"I pray that His Holiness the Dalai Lama will return to Tibet and remain as Tibet's temporal and spiritual leader."
Tibet's spiritual leader, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, fled into exile in 1959 following a failed uprising, and is a considered a separatist by Beijing -- a charge he has repeatedly denied.
The ICT also posted images of Lama Sobha's charred body, which it said were obtained by exiled Tibetans after the self-immolation in Qinghai province, northwest China, on its website savetibet.org.
Lama Sabha's recording was obtained by the US government-run Radio Free Asia, the campaign said. AFP has been unable to independently verify the authenticity of the recording.
Tibetans have long chafed at China's rule over the vast Tibetan plateau, accusing Beijing of curbing religious freedoms and eroding their culture and language. More
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