Via Xinhua LONDON, March 11 (Xinhua) — A UK journal has published an article in its March issue to mark the 50th anniversary of the democratic reform in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, hailing it as “Tibet’s liberation.” Lalkar (meaning “challenge”), a bi-monthly anti-imperialism journal published in Britain, runs an article titled “Celebrate the anniversary of … [Read more…]
Via Lalkar. March 2009 sees the fiftieth anniversary of the triumph of the socialist revolution in China’s Tibet province. The decisive rout of the serf-owners revolt in March 1959 drew a line under centuries of feudal backwardness and decades of imperialist manipulation, most notably by Britain. By giving their support to the People’s Liberation Army … [Read more…]
There will be a Hands off China public meeting in Bristol on Sunday 5 April, 3-6pm. Venue: Malcolm X Community Centre 141 City Road St Pauls Bristol BS2 8HY More details soon. Download leaflet
Via The Telegraph. “The US practise of throwing stones at others while living in a glass house is testimony to its double standards and hypocrisy and has undermined its international image,” said a spokesman for the State Council, the Chinese equivalent of a ministerial cabinet. The fierce response came after the United States criticized China … [Read more…]
Via The Times Jackie Chan, the action film star, has thrown his weight behind Beijing’s efforts to shame France over the sale of two looted Chinese sculptures that were part of the Yves Saint Laurent collection. The bronze rat and rabbit, removed when British and French forces sacked the Old Summer Palace in 1860, were … [Read more…]