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• Chinese Court Sentences 30 to Prison in Lhasa Rioting

  Published: April 30, 2008, 12:00 am

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  BEIJING, April 29 -- A Chinese court Tuesday sentenced 30 people to jail for alleged participation in last month's deadly rioting in Lhasa, the first convictions following an aggressive hunt for the leaders of anti-government protests that swept through Tibetan areas on China's western plateau.

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• Hiking Into the Heart of China's Quake Zone

  Published: May 20, 2008, 8:14 pm

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  XIAOBA, China, May 20 -- The path began in a cornfield here, then headed straight up the mountain. After spending two days interviewing refugees from Chaping in Beichuan county, in a valley on the mountain's back side, my assistant and I packed five bottles of water each into our day packs, threw...

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• Chinese Parents Organize, Seeking Justice

  Published: June 6, 2008, 12:00 am

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  XIANG'ER, China -- Undaunted by new pressure from the Chinese government, grieving parents are beginning to mount organized efforts to seek redress for the collapse of schools during last month's earthquake.

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• China's Olympic Turnabout on Knockoffs

  Published: June 13, 2008, 12:00 am

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  YIWU, China -- At a city-size bazaar here in an eastern Chinese province, illegal replicas of the official Olympic mascots are being kept in broom closets and backrooms. Authorities seeking counterfeits, vendors say, could pounce at any time.

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• 3 Olympic 'Protest Pens' Planned for Beijing Parks

  Published: July 24, 2008, 12:00 am

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  BEIJING, July 23 -- Beijing will set up specially designated protest zones in three public parks during next month's Olympics, a top security official for the Games announced Wednesday.

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