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China listed U.S. athletes as possible troublemakers

By Christine Brennan | USA TODAYOctober 30, 2008 China's government was so concerned about the possibility of athlete demonstrations in the Beijing Olympics that it created a list of nine U.S. athletes and one assistant coach it thought might cause...

Posted by Site Editor on November 1, 2008 12:49 AM

Far from the glow in China, there are no games in Darfur

By DeWayne Wickham | USA TODAYAugust 12, 2008 What China wants during these Olympics it cannot be allowed to have. More than anything else, the emerging superpower wants to bask in the glory of its role as host of the...

Posted by Site Editor on August 12, 2008 7:34 PM

China's leaders steer Games wrong way

By Christine Brennan - USA TODAYAugust 07, 2008 The popular notion is that the story of the Beijing Olympic Games begins this Friday night, 8.8.08, as the saying goes, with the opening ceremony in the glowing-red Bird's Nest. But that's...

Posted by Site Editor on August 7, 2008 11:09 PM

China To Athlete Activist: Stay Out!

By Sean Gregory | TIME Magazine in Partnership with CNNAugust 06, 2008 Last week, Joey Cheek was pumped. Over lunch in New York City, I talked to the wide-eyed Olympic champion about his upcoming trip to Beijing, where the ex-speedskater...

Posted by Site Editor on August 6, 2008 7:32 PM

China's Olympic muddle

The Christian Science Monitor July 18, 2008 Like a marathoner at the finish line, China seems whipped. It struggled two decades to host the Olympics that open in three weeks. It has spent about $50 billion, pumped up its athletes,...

Posted by Site Editor on July 19, 2008 1:14 AM

Satellite photos, eyewitnesses reveal Beijing selling weapons to Sudan, despite embargo

By AsiaNews.itJuly 14, 2008 An investigation by the BBC provides, for the first time, proof of Chinese jets and heavy weaponry used against civilians, sold in spite of the embargo. Beijing is not responding, while the UN is asking to...

Posted by Site Editor on July 15, 2008 1:17 AM

Made in China: The planes and guns slaughtering Darfur's innocents

thisislondon.co.uk from the Evening StandardJuly 13, 2008 Military equipment and weapons made in China are being used against civilians in Darfur in violation of a United Nations arms embargo in the troubled region of Sudan. One Chinese-built army truck is...

Posted by Site Editor on July 15, 2008 12:30 AM

China 'is fuelling war in Darfur'

By Hilary Andersson reporting from Darfur | BBC NewsJuly 13, 2008 The BBC has found the first evidence that China is currently helping Sudan's government militarily in Darfur. The Panorama TV programme tracked down Chinese army lorries in the Sudanese...

Posted by Site Editor on July 13, 2008 7:46 PM

China Blocks U.S. Legislators' Meeting

By Jim Yardley | The New York Times July 02, 2008 Two United States representatives who were in Beijing to lobby for the release of more than 700 political prisoners had hoped to have dinner on Sunday with a group...

Posted by Site Editor on July 2, 2008 10:20 PM

China reluctant to prod Myanmar over aid

By JOE McDONALD, Associated Press Writer | San Francisco ChronicleMay 10, 2008 China faces mounting appeals to prod cyclone-ravaged Myanmar to allow access to foreign aid workers but is giving no sign it will use its influence over its ally,...

Posted by Site Editor on May 10, 2008 10:44 PM

China 'underwriting' atrocities in Darfur: Farrow

By Agence France Presse | via UNCENSORED Yahoo! News May 01, 2008 US actress and activist Mia Farrow accused China on Friday of "underwriting the atrocities in Darfur" as she tried to put pressure on Beijing to end years of...

Posted by Site Editor on May 3, 2008 9:27 PM

Activists criticize Beijing Olympics sponsors over Darfur, plan protests

By JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer  | via (uncensored) Yahoo!PHILIPPINES news April 24, 2008 An activist group that wants peace in Darfur said Thursday it will organize protests against Beijing Olympics sponsors that it said are failing to use the...

Posted by Site Editor on April 25, 2008 4:23 AM

China biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan: rights group

By AFP | via (uncensored) Yahoo! News March 14, 2008 China is the biggest supplier of small arms to Sudan following three years of increased sales that helped fuel violence in the African nation's Darfur region, a US-based rights group...

Posted by Site Editor on March 14, 2008 10:53 PM

"Why I'm taking a stand on China"

By BBC Sports | BBC World NewsFebruary 14, 2008 The International Olympic Committee insists it was right to award the 2008 Games to Beijing despite concerns over China's human rights record.   But that has not stopped some sportsmen and...

Posted by Site Editor on February 15, 2008 4:50 PM

Farrow, Spielberg Assail China on Darfur

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | The New York TimesFebruary 12, 2008 Film director Steven Spielberg and actress Mia Farrow joined activists worldwide Tuesday in using the Olympics as a backdrop to address human rights concerns, urging Beijing to exert political...

Posted by Site Editor on February 13, 2008 9:32 AM