Archive for July, 2008
Beijing lockdown
By Geoffrey York
Saturday Globe & Mail, July 26, 2008
In the small Beijing suburb of Hongxialu, there’s a new force in town. The government has recruited a special unit of 288 residents, mostly middle-aged or elderly, to work as “security volunteers” in the lead-up to the Olympics.
Wearing red armbands with Olympic badges, the volunteers loiter […]
Posted: July 27th, 2008 under News.
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Olympic crackdown: China’s secret plot to tame Tibet
From The Sunday Times
July 13, 2008
Beijing is putting on a show of moderation but internal party papers reveal a sinister crackdown
Michael Sheridan in Hong Kong
Internal Communist party documents have revealed that China is planning a programme of harsh political repression in Tibet despite a public show of moderation to win over world opinion before […]
Posted: July 20th, 2008 under News.
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