China celebrates 60 years
Preparations have been taking place in Beijing for weeks as China gets ready to celebrate its 60th year of communist rule.
Big Picture has a great series: China prepares for its 60th anniversary
Washington Post writes up the security situation in advance of the big day: Beijing locked down ahead of national day parade
And meanwhile, the Empire State Building has generated some controversy by renting out its lights to the celebrations, attracting protests: A Red and Yellow Glow for Celebration, and for Protest
Also from China:
- China's Wild West (Video) - Laura Ling reports on the Uighurs in Xinjiang Province
- City On Steroids (Video) - Adam Yamaguchi reports on Chongqing, the biggest city you've never heard of.
Big Picture has a great series: China prepares for its 60th anniversary
Washington Post writes up the security situation in advance of the big day: Beijing locked down ahead of national day parade
Officials have been coy about what threats they fear but say they are not over-reacting, pointing to recent protests in the remote regions of Tibet and Xinjiang as a reminder that the country is vulnerable to security threats.
And meanwhile, the Empire State Building has generated some controversy by renting out its lights to the celebrations, attracting protests: A Red and Yellow Glow for Celebration, and for Protest
Not everyone in New York thought this was an especially wise move, including 20 or so pro-Tibet protesters who stood outside the building’s Fifth Avenue entrance on Wednesday morning to denounce the Empire State’s collaboration with a regime that has harshly occupied Tibet for the last five decades. They carried signs bearing slogans like “Mao’s Empire State Building.”
Also from China:
- China's Wild West (Video) - Laura Ling reports on the Uighurs in Xinjiang Province
- City On Steroids (Video) - Adam Yamaguchi reports on Chongqing, the biggest city you've never heard of.
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