China Reacts Defensively To Spielberg Resignation
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BEIJING, Feb. 14 -- Chinese officials defended the country's human rights record regarding the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur on Thursday in the first official reaction to Steven Spielberg's abrupt resignation as an artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympic Games.
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US filmmaker Steven Spielberg Tuesday abandoned his role in the Beijing Olympics, as a host of prominent figures accused China of not doing enough to press its ally Sudan to end devastating violence in Darfur.
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China rejected an overture from Taiwan for talks on direct charter flights and stepped up accusations that President Chen Shui-bian is plotting to declare the island&#39;s independence.
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Film director Steven Spielberg,  artistic advisor to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sent a letter to  China's president on Thursday urging Beijing to press ally  Sudan to accept peacekeepers in war-torn Darfur.
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China sought to defend its role in Africa on Monday ahead of this week's G8 summit, saying its long friendship with the continent was a force for good and shrugging off the threat of criticism at the meeting in Germany.
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Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi on  Thursday left President George W. Bush &quot;disappointed&quot; over  Beijing&#39;s reluctance to open its markets and faced more  complaints from the U.S. Congress about China&#39;s trade and  currency policies.
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China offered a measured response on Wednesday to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s party suffering an election setback over the weekend, but warned that his push for formal independence would exacerbate tensions.
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China's special envoy on Darfur defended his country's efforts to stop violence in the Sudanese region and suggested Thursday that Western countries who condemn China's oil interests in Sudan are guilty of hypocrisy.
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China defended its booming oil trade with Africa on Monday, and said Europe and the United States should look at their own engagement on the continent before criticizing Beijing.
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China is blaming activists with "ulterior motives" for linking the Beijing Olympics to the nation's involvement in Sudan, with top officials saying they shared concerns over the humanitarian crisis in Darfur
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Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian&#39;s push for independence is exacerbating tensions with China, a Chinese government spokesman said on Wednesday in the first official reaction to Chen&#39;s party suffering a weekend election setback.
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Rebel groups in Darfur praised the decision by film director Steven Spielberg to quit as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Olympics but there was no reaction from the Games organizers in Beijing on Wednesday.
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China hits back at the US over calls for greater transparency in Beijing's military spending.
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The move is likely to inflame Chinaâs critics, who have called for a boycott of the 2008 games to protest human rights abuses.
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Beijing (AsiaNews/ Agencies) - China did not endorse stinging criticism of US President George W. Bush&#39;s foreign policy published by a state newspaper, but called for a more multilateral approach to fighting terrorism and other global ills.
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Steven Spielberg's offices have played down recent reports of a possible collaboration with famed Chinese director Zhang Yimou on a screen version of the classic Chinese novel, "Journey to the West."
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON  - Oscar-winning film director Steven Spielberg withdrew on Tuesday as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing over China's policy on the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.