Exiled Uighur leader visits Japan, angers Beijing
The exiled leader of China's Uighur minority arrived in Japan Tuesday for a visit that has angered Beijing, which accuses her of masterminding recent ethnic violence in the country's remote northwest. Rebiya Kadeer, the US-based head of the World Uighur Congress, was expected to use her five-day visit to call for support for...
China, Taiwan leaders mark first contact since 1949
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao sent Taiwan counterpart Ma Ying-jeou a telegram on Monday applauding his election as party chief, the first direct communication between leaders of the two sides since the civil war ended in 1949. Taiwan's Nationalist Party (KMT) elected Ma as chief on Sunday, giving him more control...
Myanmar: The Lady should be for turning
From The Economist Aung San Suu Kyi is remarkable. But Myanmar’s problems are more than just those of democracy denied JULY 20th marked the 20th anniversary of the day when military rulers first placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. The leader of Myanmar’s democracy movement has since spent more than 13 years detained...
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