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111. Taiwan's Ma aims to be peacemaker
President-elect Ma Ying-jeou said on Tuesday he hopes to transform Taiwan from "troublemaker" to "peacemaker" internationally, outlining a series of policy steps to stimulate trade and investment with political rival China.
31 Mar 2008
112. Amnesty lays into China on rights before Olympics
The Olympics have so far failed to catalyse reform in China and pledges to improve human rights before the Games look disingenuous after a string of violations in Beijing and a crackdown in Tibet, Amnesty International said.
31 Mar 2008
113. IOC pressures Beijing over Internet access
International Olympic Committee (IOC) inspectors have told Beijing organisers that the Internet must be open for the duration of the 2008 Olympics.
31 Mar 2008
114. Microsoft eyes doubling of mobile shipments to China in yr
Microsoft Corp expects that shipments to China of handsets with its software will more than double in the next year amid an expected boom in demand for Web access once the country launches 3G wireless services.
31 Mar 2008
115. HSBC launches private banking in China
HSBC Holdings, Europe's largest lender, launched private banking services in China on Monday as foreign banks including Citigroup target the country's fast-growing market for services to wealthy clients.
31 Mar 2008
116. China blasts Dalai Lama as Olympic torch arrives
China stepped up its attacks on the Dalai Lama on Monday, blasting him for abusing religion, stirring protests in Tibet and preparing for independence as the Olympic flame arrived in Beijing under tight security.
31 Mar 2008
117. China to compensate victims of Tibet violence
China offered to pay compensation to the families of the civilians it says died in violence in the Tibetan capital this month, as Beijing kept up an intense propaganda campaign in the wake of the unrest.
25 Mar 2008
118. Monks burst in on Tibet news briefing
Tibetan monks disrupted an official news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, shouting that Chinese authorities were lying about unrest in the Himalayan region, foreign reporters said.
25 Mar 2008
119. China scholars vow "patriotic education" in Tibet
Chinese scholars vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with "patriotic education" in Tibet's monasteries, accusing monks there of being duped by the Dalai Lama into supporting separatism.
25 Mar 2008
120. China says torch protest "disgraceful"
China has criticised human rights demonstrators who disrupted the Greek torch lighting ceremony for the Beijing Olympics as being "disgraceful".
25 Mar 2008
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