Advancing Human Rights and Democracy in China/China and the World Economy
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Segment 1: Advancing Human Rights and Democracy in China
Falun Gong and the China Democratic Party emerged almost simultaneously ten years ago. In 1999, ten thousand practitioners of Falun Gong appeared silently and respectfully at the Chinese government leadership compound in Beijing to protest the beatings of forty fellow members in [...]
Shen Yun Performing Arts Bringing Chinese Culture to the World
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Segment 1: Shen Yun Performing Arts: Bringing Chinese Culture to the World
Shen Yun Performing Arts, formerly known as Divine Performing Arts, will return to Washington, DC, August 26-30th with its breathtaking classical Chinese dance and orchestral music after a successful run in February. The six shows at the Kennedy Center [...]
Twentieth Anniversary of Tiananmen Pro-Democracy Protests/U.S. Economic Recovery
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Segment 1: Twentieth Anniversary of Tiananmen Pro-Democracy Protests
June 4th marks the twentieth anniversary of the brutal crackdown on China’s 1989 pro-democracy demonstrations. The student-led protests, which started in April, grew throughout May until early June when troops were sent in killing hundreds of protesters. Every year the Tiananmen Mothers send [...]
U.S. in Afghanistan/Obama’s First 100 Days
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Segment 1: U.S. in Afghanistan
Afghanistan isn’t called the graveyard of empires for nothing.
Alexander the Great was struck by an Afghan archer’s arrow. Genghis
Khan established a powerful empire only after reaching painful
accommodations with the Afghans. While exercising their influence on
surrounding lands, the Greeks, Arabs, Iranians, and Buddhists each
sought to bring their [...]
South China Sea Incident/China’s Purchase of U.S. Treasuries
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Segment 1: South China Sea Incident
On Sunday, March 7, the Navy surveillance ship Impeccable was harassed by a group of Chinese naval vessels. Both sides questioned the other’s motives, with Beijing accusing the U.S. of conducting “activities in China’s special economic zone in the South China Sea without China’s permission”. [...]
U.S.-China Clash Near Hainan Island/Success of Divine Performing Arts
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Segment 1: U.S.-China Clash Near Hainan Island
On Sunday, March 7, the Navy surveillance ship Impeccable was harassed by a group of Chinese naval vessels. One of the vessels tried to snag the sonar device and came within 25 feet of the American ship. The Chinese government has asserted that the [...]
Obama’s China Resume/FDA’s Beijing Office
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Segment 1: Obama’s China Resume
President-elect Obama has a thin resume. This is particularly true regarding his record on U.S.-China relations. At the April 2007 debate among Democratic candidates, Obama said China is “neither our enemy nor our friend. They’re our competitors.” Senator Obama has noted the problems with China’s revaluation [...]
China’s Economic Stimulus Plan/U.S.-China Policy
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Segment 1: China’s Economic Stimulus Plan
Beijing has unveiled an economic stimulus program totaling $586 billion. It aims to bolster domestic demand and help avert global recession. The size of the stimulus plan was clearly designed to revive the fading confidence of Chinese businesses and consumers and impress foreign governments. The [...]
China’s Tainted Milk Products/U.S.-India Nuclear Pact
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Segment 1: China’s Tainted Milk Products
Fifty-four thousand infants were sick in China, six thousand hospitalized, four died. The tainted milk scandal has sparked global concern about Chinese food products, with more than 30 countries restricting Chinese dairy products, and in some cases, all imports of Chinese made food. EU has [...]
Wall Street in Crisis/Asian American Voters Keeping Virginia Red?
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Segment 1: Wall Street in Crisis
Wall Street is in crisis. It drove Lehman Brothers into bankruptcy and forced American International Group into the hands of the U.S. government. Merrill Lynch sold itself to Bank of America. Goldman and Morgan Stanley are to become commercial banks. China has resisted years of [...]
