Word: beijingers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
My son Dashiell, I must stress, is a good international traveler. But a nine-month-old boy appreciates a little diversion, and during my flight from Bangkok to Beijing this month to cover the Olympics, those helping hands came from several rows of Thais sitting nearby. When Dash dropped his...
Chinese security officials have repeatedly stated that the possibility of a terrorist attack by Xinjiang separatists is the greatest threat to the Olympics. Beijing has invariably pointed to a group called the East Turkestan Islamic Movement as posing the greatest threat of violence, though in recent weeks, Xinjiang officials have...
The far western Chinese province of Xinjiang is a tense place at the best of times. Around half of the population are Uighurs, a Muslim ethnic minority that has long chafed under highly repressive Chinese rule, and it shares long borders with both Afghanistan and Pakistan, home to jihadist movements...
In late July, a previously little known group calling itself the Turkestan Islamic Party released a video claiming it carried out several fatal bombings in China in recent months. The group's self-described military commander, Seyfullah, said on the video that it was responsible for incidents in Shanghai in...
The move by China to ease up on Internet control temporarily isn't particularly surprising, argues Moses, and says more about the failings of the IOC than China. It also is something that will come with a clear quid pro quo, he says: "It is not the Chinese government backing...