Tag: China
Christianity in China
By Lauren Green January 20, 2011.
Print: Fox News
Some Christian groups say that Christianity is exploding in popularity in China.
Popular Taoist Priest Was A Fraud: Authority
Jiang Aitao August 20, 2010.
Print: China Radio International
A well-known Taoist priest, who has a reported following of 30,000 followers including some celebrities, was involved in fraud, local authorities in Chongqing said after an investigation.
Cambodia to expel China Uighurs
BBC December 18, 2009.
Print: BBC
A group of 20 Chinese Uighurs who fled to Cambodia after ethnic riots in July will be expelled, a Cambodian official says. The Uighurs fled China for Cambodia following clashes with Han groups, who have moved into the Xianjiang region by the millions in recent years. The mainly Muslim Uighurs have been seeking greater autonomy and religious freedom. Human rights groups fear the group will face persecution upon its return to China.
The Eurosceptic Dutch: Wilders rides in
June 10, 2009.
Print: Economist
The regional dimension to the insurgencies in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan: Here comes trouble
June 10, 2009.
Print: Economist
The regional dimension to the insurgencies in Afghanistan and Pakistan
China backs £10m biopic of Confucius
Peter Foster March 15, 2009.
Telegraph.co.uk
Confucius, the Chinese philosopher-sage whose ideas were denounced in the era of Chairman Mao, is to receive a modern-day cultural makeover in a £10m film biopic backed by the Chinese government.
Stars support Dalai Lama
Tina Daunt March 12, 2009.
Los Angeles Times
Celebrities including Harrison Ford, Gwyneth Paltrow add their names to Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s letter.
