(November 11, 2010) Writing in Opinion Asia, Frank Ching says it’s time the Chinese government grow and husband its soft power and not waste time disputing the recent decision to the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Liu’s peace prize must not lie gathering dust
(November 11, 2010) An Editorial from the New Straits Times calling on China to relax its opposition to the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo.
In China, the Crackdown on Activists Continues
(November 8, 2010) Time magazine’s Austin Ramzy reports on the ongoing crack-down on Chinese activists and Dai Qing’s announcement that she will attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.
China dissident writer to attend Nobel ceremony
(November 7, 2010) AFP report on Dai Qing’s pledge to attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for Liu Xiaobo.
China Activist Pledges to Attend Nobel Ceremony
(November 7, 2010) Wall Street Journal report on Dai Qing’s pledge to attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for Liu Xiaobo.
Dai Qing to attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
(November 5, 2010) Visiting lecturer in Canada may be the sole invitee beyond China’s grasp.
Dai Qing: Liu Xia’s Grand List
(November 5, 2010) Statement by dissident writer Dai Qing, calling on Chinese officials to release Liu Xiaobo and announcing that she will attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, even as the Chinese government pursues a crackdown on the country’s critics and activists.
Translation of Liu Xia’s Letter
(November 5, 2010) Translation of a letter written by Liu Xia, wife of recent Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, calling for the release of Mr. Liu and urging his colleagues to travel to Oslo to attend the ceremony.
China’s water crisis: Beijing’s crippling water shortage and the unfolding tragedy of the Three Gorges Dam
(November 3, 2010) Dai Qing, a Probe International fellow, leading Chinese activist and journalist will be giving a speech at the University of British Columbia on November 9, detailing her battle against the Three Gorges dam and quest to protect the country’s dwindling water supplies.
The real cost of China rising
(November 2, 2010) Writing in the Globe and Mail, Margaret Wente looks at Dai Qing’s belief that China’s growing economy is happening at the expense of the country’s environment.
Liang Congjie: The Godfather of China’s Green Movement
(October 30, 2010) Writing in The Atlantic, Christina Larson, looks at the path-breaking work of Chinese environmentalist Liang Congjie.
Beijing’s Water Crisis: Environment, Civil Engagement and Their International Relevance
(October 18, 2010) Dai Qing, a Probe International fellow and one of China’s most famous activists and journalists, will be speaking at the University of Victoria on November 5, 2010. Read the details below.
Beijing’s Water Crisis: Environment, Civil Engagement and Their International Relevance
(October 13, 2010) CAPI is very pleased to welcome author and activist, Dai Qing, to the University of Victoria campus.
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese democracy advocate sentenced to 11 years
(December 30, 2009) On December 25, a Chinese court sentenced that country’s most prominent democracy advocate, Liu Xiaobo, to 11 years in prison. Now the 54-year old literary scholar is being likened to Vaclav Havel, Nelson Mandela, and Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi.
Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize, the Magsaysay Award, pays tribute to China’s blossoming environmental movement
(September 9, 2009) Two prominent Chinese environmentalists have taken home this year’s Ramon Magsaysay award. Probe International would like to congratulate Yu Xiaogang for his path-breaking work on the negative effects of dams and Ma Jun for his work to control pollution in China’s manufacturing sector through transparency and public participation.
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