Monthly Archives: 9 月 2015

Rights protesters, China supporters greet President Xi in Seattle

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Technology | Tue Sep 22, 2015 10:31pm EDT

 

SEATTLE | BY ERIC M. JOHNSON AND DAVID RYDER

Practitioners of Falun Gong, who say the religious movement is persecuted in China, protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seattle, Washington, September 22, 2015. REUTERS/David Ryder

Practitioners of Falun Gong, who say the religious movement is persecuted in China, protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seattle, Washington, September 22, 2015. REUTERS/David Ryder

Practitioners of Falun Gong, who say the religious movement is persecuted in China, protest the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Seattle, Washington, September 22, 2015.
REUTERS/DAVID RYDER

About 100 people protesting against human rights abuses in China greeted President Xi Jinping in Seattle on Tuesday, in what is likely to be the first of a series of demonstrations against China’s leader during his week-long U.S. visit.

In downtown Seattle, a crowd supporting Falun Gong, a religious Continue reading →

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Apple’s App Store infected with XcodeGhost malware in China

Posted on 09/21/2015 by | Apple’s App Store infected with XcodeGhost malware in China已关闭评论

21 September 2015

Apple has said it is taking steps to remove malicious code added to a number of apps commonly used on iPhones and iPads in China.

It is thought to be the first large-scale attack on Apple’s App Store.

The hackers created a counterfeit version of Apple’s software for Continue reading →

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64 Questions for Xi Jinping-Proposed by Initiatives for China/Citizen Power for China

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1.Mr. Xi Jinping, as chief of Party, State and the Military, from where do you get your paycheck? From the Party, or government, or military? Are all the budgets for the Party, Government and the military collected from taxpayers?

2. You have consistently emphasized that the PLA cannot be nationalized, because it belongs to the Party. If so, then why is the army paid by government budget, which come from taxpayers? Continue reading →

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Is Hong Kong’s Top Official Above the Law?

Posted on 09/19/2015 by | Is Hong Kong’s Top Official Above the Law?已关闭评论

11DA9A85-90E6-4AEE-94DB-A41F75ADEADE_w640_r1_sFILE – Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying arrives at a news conference which was held as part of the National People’s Congress, the country’s parliament, in Beijing, March 6, 2015.

Joyce Huang
September 18, 2015 9:17 AM

Nearly one year after pro-democracy protests riled Hong Kong’s politics, the territory’s top official is coming under criticism for suggesting that his position “transcends” Continue reading →

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PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese

Posted on 09/18/2015 by | PEN Appeals to Xi Jinping for Release of Imprisoned Chinese已关闭评论

By EDWARD WONG SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 5:04 AM September 18, 2015 5:04 am

18sino-pen01-tmagArticleA photograph of Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel Peace laureate, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo. In 2009, he was charged with “inciting subversion of state power” and sentenced to 11 years in prison.Credit Espen Rasmussen for The New York Times

For them, pens and laptops are the tools of their trade and their megaphones to the world. Among their ranks are some of the best-known chroniclers of American society and Continue reading →

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Nobel secretary regrets Obama peace prize

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17 September 2015
Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama in 2009 failed to achieve what the committee hoped it would, its ex-secretary has said.

Geir Lundestad told the AP news agency that the committee hoped the award would strengthen Mr Obama.

Instead, the decision was met with criticism in the US. Continue reading →

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Daring Sailboat Escape by Chinese Dissidents Ends in Rescue, Detention by Taiwan

Posted on 09/17/2015 by | Daring Sailboat Escape by Chinese Dissidents Ends in Rescue, Detention by Taiwan已关闭评论

 

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(From L-R) Chinese dissidents Wang Rui, Lu Ning, Su Qianlong, Shi Jian, Wang Rui and Yang Lu Yini prepare to leave Taiwan for Guam in a sailboat, September 2015.
Photo courtesy of Chen Rongli
Last month, three Chinese dissidents from the southwestern megacity of Chongqing escaped by boat to Taiwan, Continue reading →

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Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei set for huge London retrospective

Posted on 09/16/2015 by | Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei set for huge London retrospective已关闭评论

Tue Sep 15, 2015 4:14pm EDT

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses for photographers during a photocall for his exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Britain September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses for photographers during a photocall for his exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Britain September 15, 2015. REUTERS/Neil Hall

LONDON | BY MICHAEL RODDY

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses for photographers during a photocall for his exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, Britain September 15, 2015.
REUTERS/NEIL HALL

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei has had his run-ins with Continue reading →

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