Apr 25 China to Hold Talks With Dalai Lama Aide By PBS News Hour China agreed Friday to hold talks with an envoy of exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, a move that follows weeks of calls for dialogue after a wave of anti-government protests have rocked Tibet and disrupted the worldwide Olympic torch… Continue reading
Apr 24 Chinese Americans Divided on Olympic Torch Protests By PBS News Hour Jonathan Choy, owner of a martial arts equipment shop and ping pong club in the heart of New York City's Chinatown, is conflicted about the violent protests that have disrupted the Olympic torch relay. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch As Food Prices Soar, U.N. Calls for International Help The head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization urged help Wednesday for countries affected by a global food crisis caused by sharp increases in the prices of rice and wheat. Experts discuss the causes and consequences of high food… Continue watching
Apr 22 FDA Links Heparin Deaths to Contaminated Chinese Supply By PBS News Hour The Food and Drug Administration announced new evidence this week that links a contaminated blood thinner from China to 81 deaths in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Olympic Torch Relay Puts Chinese Policies in Focus China is facing increasing scrutiny for many of its policies as the Summer Games in Beijing draw closer -- and protesters have seized the Olympic torch's current global tour as a platform to voice opposition to China's rule of Tibet,… Continue watching
Apr 07 Olympic Torch Extinguished Briefly in Relay Marred by Protests By PBS News Hour Officials were forced to extinguish the Olympic torch twice Monday as protests against China's human rights record and its rule of Tibet turned a relay through Paris into a scene of disruption. Continue reading
Mar 20 China Sends More Troops to Tibet to Curb Protests By PBS News Hour China sent 80 trucks carrying paramilitary police to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa Thursday to quell anti-government protests, while the Dalai Lama offered to meet with Chinese leaders. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Protests Against China, Violence Continue in Tibet Anti-Chinese protests and violence continued Tuesday in Tibet. The Chinese government blamed the exiled Dalai Lama for the violence. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the situation in Tibet. Continue watching
Mar 18 China Accuses Dalai Lama of Starting Violent Riots By PBS News Hour Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao accused the Dalai Lama Tuesday of planning violent protests in Tibet and parts of China to taint the upcoming Olympics in Beijing. Continue reading
Mar 14 Protests Turn Violent in Tibetan Capital of Lhasa By PBS News Hour Chinese riot police clashed with violent protesters in the ancient Tibetan capital of Lhasa Friday, with armored vehicles blocking roads and police firing tear gas into gathered crowds. Radio reports state that two people had been killed. Continue reading