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Tiananmen Anniversary: Memory of executed poet resonates
Paris - It was hard not to think of poet Lin Zhao when I heard about Charter 08 in China. The charter is a sweeping petition for democracy, civil reform, and to "end the practice of viewing words as crimes."
Nations:France People:Zhou Enlai Sun Yat-sen Zhang Yimou Source:(Christian Science Monitor)
2009-05-02
Zhang Yimou to direct China's 60-year jubilee
BEIJING - Zhang Yimou, the famed film director who masterminded the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, will direct celebrations marking 60 years of communist China, state media said Friday.
Nations:China People:Zhang Yimou Activities:PRC 60th Anniversary Source:(China Daily)
2009-01-18
Time names Obama 'Person of the Year'
NEW YORK - President-elect Barack Obama has won another contest: He's been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2008.
People:Sarah Palin Nicolas Sarkozy Jeff Bezos Henry Paulson Barack Obama Vladimir Putin Activities:US Election 2008
2008-12-17
China opens its long-sought Olympics spectacularly
BEIJING - China didn't just walk onto the world stage. It soared over it. At last playing its long-sought role as Olympic host, China opened the Summer Games in spectacular fashion Friday with an extravaganza of fireworks and pageantry dramatizing its ascendance as a global power.
Nations:Afghanistan Nepal Turkey Argentina Kenya Germany People:Dirk Nowitzki Roger Federer LeBron James Vladimir Putin Yao Ming Kobe Bryant Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-08-08
China's Olympic dream nears but concerns remain
BEIJING (AFP) - China's once-in-a-lifetime Olympic dream neared reality Friday as the clock ticked down to the Beijing Games opening ceremony, but gloomy weather and tight security risked dampening the celebration.
Nations:Japan China People:Liu Xiang George W. Bush Yao Ming Hu Jintao Zhang Yimou Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(AFP)
2008-08-08
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