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Mass protests as Hu visits Hong Kong

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators  marching through
the streets of Hong Kong as President Hu Jintao visits the former
British colony to mark 15 years since its return to Chinese rule. June
1, 2012 (Photo/BBC)
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators marching through the streets of Hong Kong as President Hu Jintao visits the former British colony to mark 15 years since its return to Chinese rule. June 1, 2012 (Photo/BBC)

DHARAMSHALA, June 1: Tens of thousands of pro-democracy marchers filled the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, as the former British colony marked 15 years since the return to Chinese rule.

The protests rallied around the swearing-in ceremony of Leung Chun-ying, a millionaire property consultant considered close to China's communist rulers, as the chief executive from Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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Teenage Tibetan girl severely beaten for lone anti-China protest

Jigme Dolma in an undated photo. (Photo/Tibetexpress.net)
Jigme Dolma in an undated photo. (Photo/Tibetexpress.net)

DHARAMSHALA, June 29: A Tibetan girl in her teens is being described in “critical” condition after she was severely beaten and arrested for carrying out a lone protest against China’s continued occupation of Tibet.

According to reports Jigme Dolma, 17, took out her protest in Kardze region of eastern Tibet on June 24.

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Newsflash

A high-ranking politician in Japan’s main opposition party yesterday called for closer Japan-Taiwan relations and bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.

Speaking at the Commonwealth Economic Forum in Taipei organized by Commonwealth Magazine with the theme of “The Rise of New Asia: Asia’s Conflicts, Growth and the New Future,” Yuriko Koike, chairwoman of the General Council under the Liberal Democratic Party, also said a strong Japan-US relationship would serve Taiwan’s interests.