Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:42am BST
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two human rights groups expressed concern on Sunday over the fate of Huang Qi, a Chinese activist who friends fear was detained for offering support to families of children who died in the Sichuan earthquake.
Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:24pm EDT
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - The Chinese government’s burst of openness in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake was not a signal that the Communist Party is relaxing its grip on a rapidly changing society — far from it.
Mon Jun 9, 2008 2:44am EDT
By Chris Buckley
JUYUAN, China June 9 (Reuters) - Chinese officials have sent condolences and payments to parents of children killed in a school that crumpled in the country’s huge earthquake, seeking to defuse outrage over shoddy buildings and claimed corruption.
Published: 2008/06/12 05:28:36 GMT
By Michael Bristow
BBC News, Dujiangyan, China
In a tent, their possessions scattered around them, a couple sit looking at the last photograph taken of their 15-year-old son.
Last Modified: 11 Jun 2008
By: Lindsey Hilsum/Channel 4 News, UK
After a month’s unprecedented openness to the international media, normal service has resumed in China.
Sun Jun 8, 2008 11:24pm EDT
By Benjamin Kang Lim
BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - The Chinese government’s burst of openness in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake was not a signal that the Communist Party is relaxing its grip on a rapidly changing society — far from it.
Sat Jun 7, 2008 3:46am EDT
By Lindsay Beck
CHENGDU, China, June 7 (Reuters) - China’s unprecedented openness following last month’s earthquake is proving short-lived, as soldiers begin to cut off sensitive areas and as local media face growing reporting restrictions.
Fri 6 Jun 2008, 12:19 GMT
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing will send a medical team to China’s earthquake zone to reverse sterilization operations on parents who have lost children in the disaster to allow them to have another child, Xinhua said on Friday.
East-Asia-Intel.com, June 12, 2008