Chinese officials have warned the United States not to honor the Dalai Lama, saying a planned award ceremony Wednesday for the Tibetan spiritual leader would have “an extremely serious impact” on relations between the two countries. … “We are furious,” the Tibetan Communist Party leader, Zhang Qingli, said during the [Communist Party’s 17th National] Congress. “If the Dalai Lama can receive such an award, there must be no justice or good people in the world.” Quelle: IHT

Von Joseph Kahn. Quelle: IHT.

Von Jonathan Watts. Quelle: Guardian.

Von Suzanne Goldenberg. Quelle: Guardian.

Die Ausstellung “Ursprünge der Seidenstraße” im Berliner Martin-Gropius-Bau zeigt noch bis zum 14. Januar 2008 Neufunde aus Xinjiang. Quelle: Welt Online.

Increased network demand stimulates telecom investment and economic growth in rural China. Von Winghei Kwok, Quelle: AsiaMedia.

Quelle: Xinhua