Some people do not believe that Xi Jinping can achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and feel that the renaissance of a nation deprived of its spirit and soul is no renaissance at all.There is no room for the dreams of Tibetans in the "Chinese dream."
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: 'No Room for Tibetans in the Chinese Dream'
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Authorities in the Chinese capital on Friday detained a group of activists who tried to visit Liu Xia, the wife of jailed Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo under house arrest at her Beijing home, and beat up Hong Kong journalists who tried to follow them.
Hong Kong activist Yeung Hong, together with Henan-based activist Liu Shasha and two unnamed netizens from Beijing, got as far as the residential compound in a Beijing suburb where Liu has been held under police guard since October 2010, when the Nobel committee first announced her husband's award.
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Police Detain Activists Near Lu Xia's Home
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Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser, among 10 women set to win the International Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department, said she is dedicating the prize to the more than 100 Tibetans who have set themselves on fire in protests challenging Chinese rule in Tibetan areas.
She also said she would not relent in her struggle to uphold Tibetan rights.
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Woeser Dedicates Award to Tibetan Self-immolators
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