China on Friday condemned a US report about Chinese human rights violations, calling it “fraught with prejudice”, and said that problems in the US meant it had no right to lecture other countries.
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in New York City on Saturday, a month after sparking a diplomatic crisis between the two countries by escaping house arrest and taking refuge at the US embassy in Beijing.
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in New York City on Saturday, a month after sparking a diplomatic crisis between the two countries by escaping house arrest and taking refuge at the US embassy in Beijing.
Marc Perelman meets Victor Yue Yuan, founder and chairman of the Horizon Research Consultancy Group. They discuss two political events in China that have dominated the news over the past few weeks: the downfall of top politician Bo Xilai, and the departure to the US of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled his house arrest. Can the Chinese political model last?
Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist whose refuge in the Chinese capital's US embassy caused a diplomatic rift between the two powers, said Saturday he was at Beijing's airport and expecting to fly to the US. Neither he nor his family have passports.
This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Former Taliban official turned peace negotiator Arsala Rahmani was assassinated on May 13th in Kabul. His death strikes yet another blow to peace efforts in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Uighur exiles hold their biggest gathering in three years in Tokyo and make China see red. Finally, pop sensation Lady Gaga runs into trouble in Indonesia. Authorities say she can't perform there because her songs are too racy.
Growing tensions between China and the Philippines. Activists in Yemen launch an online campaign against US Drone attacks. And web users pay tribute to Mexican author Carlos Fuentes who died on Tuesday.
The recent case of Chen Guangcheng has brought to the fore China's practise of detaining dissidents under illegal house arrest. Chen, who is blind, managed to escape from under the noses of his guards. But few others are able to do the same. Often, these prisoners are held in apartments, hotel rooms, or out in the country - and some are never heard of again.
The case of blind dissident Chen Guangcheng once again throws light on Beijing's human rights record. We have a special report from China on the issue of illegal detention. Meanwhile, the Philippines say they won't be bullied by Beijing as tension rises over a natural-gas rich rocky outcrop. Finally, we head to Japan, a nation traumatised by the Fukushima disaster, and ask what kind of future awaits the country's nuclear industry.
