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China tells army to prepare for war in 2013

Phayul.com

DHARAMSHALA, January 15: In new military directives issued by the Chinese government for the year 2013, the largest army in the world has been told to prepare for war and bolster its ability to win a battle based on rigorous training on an actual combat basis.

The directive was made public in a military newspaper, People's Liberation Army Daily, which referred to a training blueprint issued by the PLA's Department of the General Staff for the entire force. The directive comes amid heightened tensions between China and Japan over territorial disputes in the East China Sea.

Breaking: Tibetan youth sets self on fire, Toll rises to 96 in Tibet

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Tibetan self-immolator Tsebhe in an undated photo.

DHARAMSHALA, January 12: In confirmed reports coming out of Tibet, a young Tibetan man set himself on fire today in the Amchok region of eastern Tibet in continued protest against China’s occupation of Tibet.

Tsebhe, who is in his early 20s, succumbed to his injuries at his protest site.

Speaking to Phayul, Ajam Amchok, an exiled Tibetan with close contacts in the region said Tsebhe self-immolated in the middle of Amchok town in Sangchu region of Kanlho, eastern Tibet.

Legislator Mark Chen calls Chen Shui-bian’s case a national tragedy

Michael Richardson

Legislator Mark Chen discusses Chen Shui-bian's trial

Taiwan Political Prisoner Report, Jan.11, 2013. Legislator Chen Tan-sun, or Mark Chen as he is known in the United States, arranged for the special visit with Chen Shui-bian in his hospital cell. Mark Chen, no relation to the imprisoned former president, agreed to be interviewed to discuss the prosecuton of Chen Shui-bian.

“I don’t believe President Chen had a fair trial," said Legislator Chen. "He is a victim of political persecution. Chen Shu-bian is not the only one being persecuted. A bunch of people have been indicted, some of them being incarcerated, and in the end they were innocent. This is why most people here in Taiwan don’t believe our judicial system has justice.”

KMT votes down media amendments

Taipei Times

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus whip Wu Yu-sheng, front right, holds up a sign that says “against” while Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators hold up signs that say the KMT is cheating the people during a legislative session in which the DPP proposed amendments to media laws.
Photo: CNA

Amendments designed to prevent media monopolization and investors from interfering in the editorial content of broadcasting corporations were put on hold yesterday after the government made a last-minute U-turn late on Thursday night, with Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers backtracking from their previously declared support for the amendments and voting them down.

At the plenary session yesterday, the third-last day before the legislature goes into recess on Tuesday, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Taiwan Solidarity Union pressed for the amendments to clear the legislature.

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