http://us.oneworld.net/article/country/156/ en_US China http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83689 Filosofi Slavoj Zizekin mukaan länsimaat projisoivat Tiibetiin omat unelmansa henkistymisestä ja pelkonsa Kiinan nousevaa talousmahtia kohtaan. Näin Tiibetin konflikti näyttäytyy meille kovin erilaisena kuin mitä se todellisuudessa on. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83683 The West is projecting not only its own spiritual fantasies on Tibet, but its own economic fears on China, imagining a power struggle quite different from that which has actually happened in Tibet. We have to learn to look at Tibet as it is – and China too, says Slavoj Zizek. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83681 Coca-Cola is looking to make huge profits as one of the three primary sponsors of the Olympic Torch Relay despite flagrant human rights abuses perpetrated by China, writes grassroots activist Amit Srivastava. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83680 One of the founders of bambu, a fair trade business making houseware from organic bamboo and other renewable materials, talks about his company's sustainable journey and the green business movement. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83604 Despite the multitude of political and social barriers they face, the daughters of migrant workers in China are determined to change the course of their lives by securing solid educations and careers. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83544 Asian governments' attempts to manage skyrocketing food prices by restricting rice exports is actually aggravating food shortages in the region, says Peter Timmer in this interview. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83522 Whatever happens to the Chinese arms shipment destined for Zimbabwe, the case highlights the urgent need for the UN to work towards an Arms Trade Treaty at a meeting in New York later this month, says a leading development group. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83453 An urgent application has been made to suspend a transport permit allowing arms from China -- currently anchored in a South African harbor -- to be conveyed to the government of Zimbabwe. From: Business Day http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83433 While Darfur and Tibet activists took center stage as the Olympic torch passed through North America last week, anti-sweatshop advocates were also protesting against labor practices in Chinese factories making official Olympics garb. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83378 Saudi Arabia had the highest number of executions per capita, followed by Iran and Libya, according to a new Amnesty survey that says 88 per cent of all known executions took place in China, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the US. http://fi.oneworld.net/article/view/159728/1/ Kiinan vastaus maailmaa koettelevaan ruokakriisiin on paluu omavaraiseen maataloustuotantoon. Nopea kaupungistuminen kuitenkin kutistaa peltopinta-alaa ja imee työvoimaa pois maataloudesta. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83312 Between 2000 and 2006, carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels grew 3.1 percent a year -- more than twice the rate of growth during the 1990s, says a new study from an environmental think tank. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83265 China is worried that the recent resentment and resistance among the Tibetans could spread to other major minorities whose traditional territories have been colonised and exploited by the majority Han Chinese. The Tibetans clearly want some form of autonomy, which they will not get, says Mathieu Vernerey. http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83263 The incarceration of prominent Chinese rights activist Hu Jia reflects the increasingly repressive nature of the Chinese government ahead of the summer 2008 Olympic Games, says a human rights watchdog. From: Human Rights Watch http://us.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/83237 Security measures for the Olympic torch relay’s passage through Paris are "shameful", according to an international media freedom group.