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China
 Websites presented in alphabetical order China From the Inside 
 Companion website for this television series that "provides a rare insider's view of China," covering topics related to the Communist Party, women in China, environmental issues, and religious groups. Provides in-depth features on specific areas of the program, opinion pieces, an interactive map with field audio recordings around the country, a China-U.S. comparison quiz, lesson plans, and more. A co-production of KQED Public Television and Granada Television. http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinainside/ Topics: History By Place, Politics by Place Last updated Sep 27, 2007 China Vitae
"China Vitae is an online biographical database that provides more than 2500 biographies of current Chinese political, military, economic, business, and academic leaders. ... [U]sers can easily create lists of officials who have similar career paths, organizational affiliations, education, and places of origin." Searchable and browsable by name. "Drawing on official Chinese sources, Wen Wei Publishing Co. Ltd. Hong Kong provides the basic biographical information used in China Vitae." http://www.chinavitae.com Topics: Politics by Place Last updated Sep 11, 2006 china.org.cn: China Internet Information Center
Country background and news from this "authorized government portal site to China ... published under the auspices of the China International Publishing Group and the State Council Information Office in Beijing." Provides facts and figures, government structure, news and feature articles, and pages on specific topics such as the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, flooding in China, and Beijing's museums and galleries. Also include recipes. Available in several languages. http://www.china.org.cn/english/ Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Politics by Place, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 2, 2006 International Campaign for Tibet (ICT)
Website for this organization that believes that "there must be a political solution [about Tibet] based on direct dialogue between the Dalai Lama and his representatives and the People's Republic of China." Features material about campaigns (such as "Beijing 2008: Race for Tibet," related to the 2008 Olympics in China), news, background about Tibet and the Dalai Lama, and details about advocacy efforts (including information about U.S. policy and Tibet). Available in several languages. http://www.savetibet.org/ Topics: Faiths, Politics by Place Last updated Mar 19, 2008 Trouble in Tibet
March 2008 analysis about the conflict between Chinese authorities and Tibetan protesters in which Chinese troops "moved to seal off the Tibetan capital of Lhasa." Features links to news stories and related commentary, such as about reform pressures on China related to Beijing hosting the 2008 Olympics. From the Council on Foreign Relations. http://www.cfr.org/publication/15738/trouble_in_tibet.html Topics: Faiths, Politics by Place Last updated Mar 26, 2008 The U.S. "Tiananmen Papers"
Collection of documents from the U.S. government relating to U.S. perceptions of the 1989 political crisis in China. Includes U.S. Embassy in Beijing cables and CIA reports. Part of the National Security Archive at George Washington University Library. http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB47/ Topics: Politics by Place Last updated May 29, 2007 |
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