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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - National News and Headlines - Aug 25, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 24 -- The 2008 Summer Olympics closed Sunday night in a display of tightly scripted merriment and lavish fireworks, a final burst of pomp ending 17 days of sports and celebration that Chinese authorities …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Sunday Outlook - Aug 23, 2008
The world's bullies are throwing their weight around. But history isn't on their side.
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thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Aug 22, 2008
Kunming (China), Aug 22 (Xinhua) At least three people have been killed and 100 injured when a 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit a border region in southwest China.Twenty people were seriously injured in the quake that …
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thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Aug 21, 2008
Beijing, Aug 21 (DPA) Hua Guofeng, the handpicked successor of the late Communist Party chairman Mao Zedong, has died in Beijing of an illness, state media reported Thursday. He was 87.Hua died at 12.50 p.m. Wednesday …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Technology - Jul 30, 2008
BEIJING, July 30 -- The International Olympic Committee and the Chinese government acknowledged Wednesday that reporters covering the Olympics will be blocked from accessing Internet sites that Chinese authorities …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Jul 24, 2008
BEIJING, July 23 -- Beijing will set up specially designated protest zones in three public parks during next month's Olympics, a top security official for the Games announced Wednesday.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Jul 8, 2008
NEW YORK, July 8 -- Marking the one-month countdown to the start of the Beijing Olympic Games, activists gathered here and in cities around the world Tuesday to call on China to ease crackdowns on dissenters and …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Jun 17, 2008
BEIJING, June 16 -- America may be discussing whether Barack Obama is tough enough to field a 3 a.m. phone call, but for the Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the real issue is his race.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Jun 12, 2008
BEIJING, June 12 -- Seeking to foster a new era of cooperation, Taiwanese and Chinese negotiators opened talks Thursday to put the finishing touches on an accord for regular charter flights to Taiwan and sharply …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific - Jun 11, 2008
BEIJING, June 11 -- Carrying the promise of a new era, a Taiwanese negotiating team flew into Beijing on Wednesday to put the finishing touches on an accord for regular charter flights to Taiwan and sharply expanded …
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