Chinese firm wins big Libyan railway contract: report
Under one contract, China Railway Construction Corp., the firm that built part of the controversial rail to Tibet, would construct a 352-kilometre (220-mile) west-to-east coastal
Tibetan Olympics Torch relay
The 2008 Tibetan Olympics Torch Relay passes through Sydney on Sunday, February 17, 2008. The torch relay will go around the world across five continents before arriving in Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile in India and the official venue for the games. The games’ theme “One world Many Dreams” counters the official slogan of “One World One Dream” of the 2008 Beijing Games. The Tibetan Olympics will take place from 15 to 25 May, 2008, much ahead of the Beijing Games in August.
Tibetan Olympics Torch Relay draws Australia’s attention
The Tibetan Olympics is close to realising its dream of “One World Two Olympics”. Its torch relay, which started on January 30, 2008, from the Indian Capital New Delhi, on Sunday reached its first
Activists warn China’s Olympic PR woes set to deepen
Other individuals and groups are hoping to shine the spotlight on issues such as China’s controversial rule of Tibet, its record on human rights and religious freedoms, and its suppression of
Let the protest games begin
“China should not be allowed to use its own Olympic torch to project a very misleading picture that everything is fine and normal in China and Tibet and drape itself in Olympic values of peace