(September 11, 2009) The international symposium ”China and the World – Perceptions and Realities,” scheduled for this weekend in Frankfurt has been overshadowed by a controversy involving the cancelled participation of Chinese dissident writers.
Frankfurt Book Fair debate bars participants at Chinese government request
(September 11, 2009) Bei Ling and Dai Qing excluded after Chinese government threatens to withdraw from event if they participate.
Dissident writers coming to Frankfurt Book Fair
(September 11, 2009) Frankfurt Book Fair organisers said Friday that two Chinese authors they had disinvited to a symposium after China threatened to boycott the event would attend after all – but not as official guests.
Chinese dissidents travel to German book fair
(September 11, 2009) Beijing – A Chinese dissident writer traveled to the Frankfurt Book Fair Friday despite organizers revoking her invitation due to pressure from Beijing.
Chinese government prevents Dai Qing and other critics from attending the Frankfurt Book Fair event
(September 10, 2009) Dai Qing, the international-recognized environmentalist, journalist and activist, has been barred by the Chinese government from attending a conference in Germany in the lead up to the world’s largest trade fair.
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.
China wants to keep them away from German book fair, dissidents say
(September 9, 2009) Beijing – China’s government censors are attempting to keep critics away from a conference in Germany ahead of the world’s largest trade fair for books, Chinese authors said Wednesday.
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Electricity price reform: still putting the cart before the horse
(September 4, 2009) “Electricity transmission and distribution reform” is a general term referring to the restructuring of power providers’ grid access, networking, and power transmission, as well as sales and services — originally scheduled to begin this year. But on July 1, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission and NDRC announced that the reform was being temporarily shelved.
The Three Gorges tax revolt
(August 19, 2009) Chinese citizens are beginning to ask questions about the official estimates and management of the Three Gorges dam.
Flood torrents pass Three Gorges Dam safely
(August 7, 2009) Photographs taken on August 6, 2009 show a panorama of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in Yichang City of central China’s Hubei Province, include shots of the flood waters moving through the dam.
Call for cooperation in fish conservation related to Dams (Chinese sturgeon)
Hi, here is Dr. Parker Stone in China Three Gorges University call for international cooperation.
More than 37,000 Chinese dams could collapse from excess rain
(August 5, 2009) Earthquake damaged many dams in Sichuan (where more than 90 per cent of China’s dams are located). Monsoon rains are becoming increasingly powerful. Emergency plans are lacking. This summer could bring dangers.
Fatal Mudslides in Southern and Central China
(August 3, 2009) Over the past four days, torrentials rains have caused havock in central and southern China killing a dozen people.
Heavy Rains Create Mudslides and Mine Flooding in China
(July 25, 2009) A major rainstorm swept through central Hunan Province yesterday killing at least 14 people and forcing another 30,000 from their homes.
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