http://berkshirepublishing.com/tcfeed/testfeed.xml Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:52:13 +0000 en Thu, 2 Feb 2012 18:49:18 +0000 Lieutenant General Gu Junshan, the deputy chief of the PLA's General Logistics Department, was detained for investigation by military authorities on Jan. 19 and has reportedly been dismissed due to "economic problems," a Chinese euphemism that implies corruption.

]]> http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/us-china-economy-idUSTRE8120B620120203 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:49:18 +0000 China's headline consumer price index (CPI) is on track to fall on a month-to-month basis in the coming months and mark a year-on-year decline in the second half of 2012, a government economist said in comments published on Friday.

]]> http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/us-china-tibet-idINTRE8120BQ20120203 Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:49:18 +0000 China over the years has derided the Dalai Lama as a jackal in Buddhist robes, choreographer of a separatist Peking opera and, lately, instigator of a plot that led some Tibetans to set themselves on fire and other forms of protest.

]]> Sat, 4 Feb 2012 18:49:18 +0000 German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed regret Saturday that Chinese police blocked a human rights lawyer from meeting her and said the Communist government should have the confidence to allow dissent.

]]> http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-hong-kong-locust-20120204,0,1702902.story Sat, 4 Feb 2012 20:49:18 +0000 At first glance, the newspaper ad depicting an enormous locust looking over the Hong Kong skyline seems like a plug for a horror movie. In fact, it's the latest slap in the face to the millions of mainland Chinese tourists who flood Hong Kong each year, bringing with them what many in the territory see as less-than-refined social habits in addition to their bulging wallets.

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