Last of China's first Communist generals diesOctober 14th, 2009 Last of China's first Communist generals diesBEIJING — The last of China's first group of generals under the ruling Communist Party has died at the age of 106, state media said Wednesday. Lu Zhengcao, one of 55 senior officers promoted in 1955, when the People's Republic of China first adopted ranks after the communists came to power in 1949, died in Beijing on Tuesday, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Empire State Building to be lit red, yellow for anniversary, angering critics of China's gov'tSeptember 30th, 2009 Empire State Building honors China, riling criticsNEW YORK — Critics of China's communist government are protesting plans to light the top of New York's Empire State Building red and yellow to honor that nation's 60th anniversary. Several supporters of Tibet protested Wednesday outside the iconic building, where a lighting ceremony is planned.
China's ruling party wants officials to disclose assets in anti-corruption effortSeptember 20th, 2009 China wants officials to disclose assets to partyBEIJING — The top anti-graft body of China's Communist Party plans to require government officials to disclose details of their investments and information about their family members as part of an ongoing effort to curb corruption seen as a major threat to political stability. China has long struggled against corruption among high-level Communist Party officials and it is often a focal point of protests by ordinary Chinese.
Residents report new protest in western China's Urumqi city torn by July ethnic riotingSeptember 3rd, 2009 New protest in Chinese city torn by July riotBEIJING — Chinese residents protested deteriorating public safety Thursday in the western Chinese city of Urumqi where deadly ethnic rioting in July killed nearly 200 people, eyewitnesses said
People living near the city center reached by telephone said hundreds, possibly thousands of members of China's majority Han ethnic group had gathered downtown to denounce the regional government and deteriorating law and order in the city of 2.5 million. Despite official claims of calm returning, safety fears have remained high since the July 5 riot among members of the region's main Uighur ethnic group who targeted Han, residents said.
Further unrest in west China's Urumqi region following syringe attacksSeptember 3rd, 2009 URUMQI - Following a spate of ethnically motivated syringe attacks in China's Xinjiang province, renewed mass demonstrations and violence was reported in the region on Thursday. Thousands of people gathered at the residential quarter of Xiaoximen, at Renmin Cinema and Beiyuanchun farmers' produce wholesale market and demanded security assurance from authorities, Xinhua reports.
Hundreds hurt in 11-hour California prison riotAugust 10th, 2009 Los Angeles (US): A 11-hour riot, at the Reception Center West at the California Institution for Men in Chino, about 40 miles east of Los Angeles, on Saturday night and Sunday morning, has left 250 prisoners injured and 55 being admitted to hospital. Black prison gangs fought Latino gangs in hand-to-hand combat; the New York Times quoted the prison authorities, as saying.
40 inmates injured after riot breaks out at men's prison in Southern CaliforniaAugust 9th, 2009 40 inmates hurt in riot at Calif.'s Chino prisonLOS ANGELES —Forty prisoners were sent to hospitals after a riot broke out at the California Institution for Men in Chino. Prison spokesman Lt.
China's leaders stress economic stability ahead of 60th anniversary of Communist ruleJuly 23rd, 2009 China's leaders seek economic stabilityBEIJING — China's powerful Politburo said Thursday that economic stability and the success of a $586 billion stimulus package are top priorities ahead of the 60th anniversary of Communist rule in October. A partial transcript of a Politburo meeting was read on state-run China Central Television's evening news broadcast, declaring it "vitally important to have the economic work done well" in the second half of the year when the anniversary is celebrated.
China's government says police kill 2 Uighur men, wound a third after they were attackedJuly 13th, 2009 China says police kill 2 Uighur men, wound thirdURUMQI, China — China's government says police shot dead two Uighur men and wounded a third after the men attacked officers who were breaking up "a violent incident."
A government official in the western city of Urumqi who would give only his surname Fan said Monday that police were attacked after they stopped the three men from assaulting another man with knives and rods. The incident in front of frightened residents broke a relative calm in Urumqi still tense from more than a week of ethnic violence that has left more than 180 people dead.
Autocracy continues in China; Armed police beat down bleeding man in city streetJuly 13th, 2009 URUMQI, China — Frightened Urumqi residents watched Monday as police in bulletproof vests carrying pistols, shotguns and batons chased down a man and kicked and beat him, shattering a relative calm in the tense city in western China. Gunfire was heard before and during the brief incident in Urumqi — where recent ethnic unrest left 184 dead — near one of the city's main Uighur neighborhoods.
Uighurs dispute China's contention that 184 riot dead were mostly from Han Chinese majorityJuly 11th, 2009 Uighurs dispute China's breakdown of riot deadURUMQI, China — China released a breakdown Saturday of the death toll from communal rioting, saying most of the 184 killed were from the Han Chinese majority — an announcement that only fueled suspicion among Muslim Uighurs that many more of their people died. Identifying the ethnic background of the dead for the first time since last Sunday's unrest in western Xinjiang, the government's Xinhua News Agency cited provincial officials as saying 137 victims were Han while 46 were Uighurs and one was a Hui, another Muslim group.
Death toll in riot-rocked western China raised to 184 as reports say most Han ChineseJuly 11th, 2009 Death toll from China's ethnic riots hits 184URUMQI, China — China raised the death toll from riots in its Xinjiang region to 184, state media said Saturday, giving the first ethnic breakdown of the dead nearly a week after communal violence broke out in this far western city. The official Xinhua News Agency said 137 victims were of the dominant Han ethnic group, 46 were Turkic Uighurs, and one was Hui Muslim, citing the regional government's information office.
China says it will execute riot killersJuly 9th, 2009 URUMQI - A senior official has warned that China will execute anyone found to be behind the 156 riot killings in the north west city of Urumqi. Sky News quoted Li Zhi, the Communist Party boss of Urumqi, as saying that the government would seek the death penalty over bloody protests in the capital of Xinjiang.
Internet connectivity cut in Chinese city: OfficialJuly 7th, 2009 URUMQI - Internet connectivity was cut in parts of Xinjiang's capital Urumqi following Sunday's riot to prevent violence from spreading, an official said Tuesday. "We cut Internet connection in some areas of Urumqi in order to prevent violence from spreading to other places," said Li Zhi, the Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Urumqi.
China to clamp down on inmate abuse at state prisons following 15 questionable deathsApril 20th, 2009 China to clamp down on inmate abuseBEIJING — China plans to clamp down on inmate abuse at its prisons following more than a dozen suspicious deaths this year, according to a report by the country's highest investigative body. Since January, 15 people have died across 12 provinces while in police detention.
URUMQI, China — China flooded the capital of western Xinjiang province with security forces Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. The city’s Communist Party boss promised those behind the killings would be executed.
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