China in the headlines – 29 August 2008
29 August 2008
In the latest wrap-up from news outlets and bloggers across the globe:
Black and White Cat Blog – How the New York Times (should have) covered the Olympics
After seven exciting years of preparation, the Olympics are sadly over. So what did the foreigners think of it all? The "western media" are sometimes accused of prejudice against China, focusing too much on the negative and ignoring the positive …Radio Free Asia – Tibetan monks still held in Qinghai
Months after widespread Tibetan protests against Chinese rule, hundreds of monks are detained in Qinghai …USA Today – Chinese dissidents push for new political climate
Zeng Jinyan, a blogger and wife of jailed human rights activist Hu Jia, missed out on the big Olympics bash …AFP – Police, money silence protests over China quake school deaths
Parents of children killed when poorly built schools collapsed in China's earthquake remain angry but police intimidation and cash payments have largely quelled their protests, locals said …Time – Mission accomplished. Now what?
As most Chinese media were celebrating Beijing's Olympics successes, a magazine named Southern Window — a highbrow biweekly with a circulation of 500,000 — broke from the pack …Nart Villeneuve Blog – The "iTunes blocked in China' takeaway
The iTunes Store, the portal page used to puchase media from Apple, was briefly blocked in China. This meant that iTunes users in China were unable to view, search, sample and purchase media …China Digital Times – Artist tells about Chinese ordeal
James Powderly, the artist activist recently arrested in Beijing for participating in pro-Tibet protests, talks about his experience in Beijing for Artnet News …Telegraph – Suspected terrorist attack kills two in China's Xinjiang province
The fourth attack in less than two months came in a village in Jiashi County, where reports said "fierce gunfire" had been exchanged …
china AND human rights AND Olympics
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