Dutch irk China with debate on Olympics and rights
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The Netherlands irked Olympics host China on Thursday by going ahead with a discussion of the country's human rights record and the Games, despite a warning by the Chinese ambassador that the debate was offensive.
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China's new restrictions on foreign media raise concerns about its respect for trade rules as well as human rights and freedom of expression, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said.
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Politicians, historians and the media are struggling to address the issue following her nomination for a television vote next month to decide the greatest Dutch person of all time.
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Disagreement has flared in Europe over a proposal to change the EU's budget deficit pact in Scheveningen, the Netherlands, China Radio International reported Saturday.
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In a blast of harsh rhetoric, China lashed out Thursday at the Dalai Lama and critics of Beijing's support for Sudan, saying attempts to link political issues to the Beijing Summer Olympics betrayed the spirit of the games.
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British Olympic officials insist there is no intention to gag athletes from making political comment in China during the 2008 Games in Beijing.
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While Beijingâs success in winning the rights to host 2008 Olympics has gained considerable media attention, it also has added impetus to a slew of other developments in the Chinese
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BEIJING -- Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's decision to quit the Beijing Olympics over the Darfur crisis is drawing condemnation by China's state-controlled media and a groundswell of criticism from the Chinese public.
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A heated ideological debate within China&#39;s ruling Communist Party over how to solve the nation&#39;s social ills is spilling out into public view ahead of a major political gathering late this year.
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Dutch lawmakers who recently visited the Guantanamo Bay military prison said they were offended by a testy exchange in Washington with a senior congressional Democrat.
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Organisers of the 2008 Beijing Olympics say they are looking into reports of child labour and worker abuse.
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China called on U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to address issues such as the valuation of the yuan through a dialogue of equals instead of trying to put pressure on Beijing.
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The world will be watching China closely as it gears up to host the Olympics this year. So will U.S. lawmakers, who hope to use the attention generated by the summer games to highlight their complaints about China's government.
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IF YOU WANT to know where the outrage is when Islamist thugs butcher a civilian, look to the Netherlands. There may not be much of an outcry over the slaughter of humanitarian worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq, but the Dutch are up in arms about the Nov.
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Britain's climb-down last weekend looks to have ended attempts to gag athletes at the Beijing Olympics but there is growing resentment among top Olympians about pressure on them to speak out on political issues.
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The Muslim community in The Netherlands fears the backlash of the murder of controversial filmmaker Theo van Gogh, which already
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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.