Word: fear
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...Olympics Terrorist Threat? The problem, according to Nicholas Bequelin, a China researcher with New York City-based Human Rights Watch, is that the twin forces of repressive policies and rising Han immigration can create a fear in minority populations "that can lead people to do almost anything." It is precisely that kind of fear and bitterness that led to the ugly racial violence in Lhasa by Tibetans against Han Chinese that left more than a dozen Chinese immigrants dead and scores wounded...
...Fear on the Silk Road Whatever the truth about the alleged planned attacks, resentment is growing in Uighur-dominated areas like Khotan. After March 14 protests in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, turned bloody, the police arrested large numbers of Uighur men, apparently hoping to prevent an escalation of unrest, according to Khotan residents and activists outside China. But the detentions had the opposite effect and on March 23, an estimated 500-700 women in black dresses, headscarves and veils demonstrated during the weekly bazaar, a market that authorities say draws some 100,000 attendees. "They pulled placards calling for independence...
...visitor if he is frightened by the rising racial tension. "No," comes the reply. "What's to be scared of?" "They hate us," the 21-year-old says. "The Uighurs hate us Han." Uighur or Chinese, one emotion is constant in almost every conversation in Khotan these days: fear...
...major retrenchment could have serious consequences for China's economy and society. The specter of legions of laid-off migrant workers roaming the streets in search of jobs is bound to keep Beijing's economic policymakers--who fear the political consequences of widespread social unrest--up at night. Sun, the Lehman Brothers economist, says that as manufacturers are pushed to the brink, China's stock markets could see sharp declines. Given that many large, listed Chinese companies pad their profits by investing in stocks themselves, "a big correction could bring [corporate earnings] even lower, and a vicious cycle could result...
...case - even before nude photos of First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy were auctioned in London last week to a Chinese investor for $91,000. France's Culture Ministry has announced measures aimed at reversing the general lack of interest among the French in buying art - a deficiency some fear is slowly bleeding an enormous vein of national culture...