BANGKOK: US President George W. Bush raised "deep concerns" about China's detention of dissidents and respect for human rights Thursday, as he prepared to head to Beijing for the Olympic Games. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia
from Channel NewsAsia on Thu, Aug 07 2008
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