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China forcing Burmese refugees back into warzone, says HRW

Refugees from Burma's Bhamo city cook their meals at a rescue camp
in the Chinese
southwestern border city of Ruili (Photo/Reuters)
Refugees from Burma's Bhamo city cook their meals at a rescue camp in the Chinese southwestern border city of Ruili (Photo/Reuters)

DHARAMSHALA, June 28: Chinese authorities are forcing back into Burma, ethnic Kachin refugees who have fled civil war, and is denying basic care to many who remain, a human rights group said this week.

In a 68-page report, US based Human Rights Watch said thousands of Burmese refugees in China are at the risk of being forcibly returned to the war-torn northern region of Burma from China’s border province of Yunan.

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DPP seeks public support for ex-president

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday passed a resolution urging party representatives and officials to gather public support for the release of former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) for medical treatment.

“The DPP urged its councilors and representatives at various levels nationwide to solicit support [for Chen’s medical release] and called for more support from civic groups with the resolution,” DPP spokesperson Lin Chun-hsien (林俊憲) said after the Central Executive Committee meeting.

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Taiwan-based Korean Studies Academy CEO Rick Chu, right, poses in an undated photograph.
Photo: Yen Hung-chun, Taipei Times

Rick Chu (朱立熙), chief executive officer of the Taiwan-based Korean Studies Academy, yesterday accused the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) of a breach of copyright after the party allegedly copied his work for a completely different end than it was intended for.