Or, let's just call it Xinjiang News — Olympic Edition. First off, as some of you may have read, it's been revealed that many of the 56 "minority" representatives who ran across the pitch during the opening ceremony were actually Han Chinese childr... ...full story at Opposite End of China
from Opposite End of China on Sun, Aug 17 2008
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YouTube video China has 55 ethnic minority groups and total 123 million minority people. The total of Tibetans (5 million) and Uyghurs (7 million) is just 12 miilion or less than 10% of the total minority. The interesting question that begs to ask is: Why this less... |
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China: Minority Terrorist » Global Voices Michael from Two opposite end of China puts together news concerning bombings in Xinjiang and the Chinese official attitude towards minority. |
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The Uyghurs: Persecuted Muslim Minority in NorthWest China » Global Voices Today we take a look at the situation faced by the Uyghur people, a Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region of China, where their culture is being obliterated by the central Chinese government, first because they were deemed separatists and now, after the... |
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Sorry little girl, you are too ugly for the Olympic opening ceremony » Shanghaiist In the quest for perfection during the Olympics opening ceremony, another boo-boo has been revealed. It seems that pig-tailed seven-year old Lin Miaoke who "sang" "Ode to the Motherland" during the Olympics opening ceremony was actually lip-syncing!... |
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Xinjiang in mind » James Reynolds The Olympic torch is coming to China's Xinjiang province - a region in the west of the country that borders Russia, Afghanistan and six other countries. Xinjiang is home to a large ethnic minority - around eight million Uighur people, who are Muslim.... |
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(Letter) Chinese Men’s Weightlifting Champion Was A Girl » Blogging For China You think after the underage gymnasts allegation, lip syncing, Han children dressed as minority, and modern warriors pretending to be ancient warriors at the opening ceremony, China’s Olympic woes can’t get any worse - think again. According... |
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