Symbolism: China Syndrome: Portentous Headlines
On March 16, 1979, a movie entitled The China Syndrome opened in movie theaters. Twelve days later, a nuclear accident had occurred at the Three Mile Island power plant located a few miles from Harrisburg, Pa.
According to Dictionary.com , the China Syndrome is a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth. From the jocular notion that the hot reactor core would pass through to the other side of the earth.
Twenty nine (29) years later on March 17, 2008, the Cyberculture News, located near Harrisburg. Pa. identifies portentous China syndrome headlines on current events. The consequences of these events shall pass through to the other side of the earth.
Analysis: Tibet crackdown spreads to Web
United Press International
By SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- The Chinese authorities' crackdown on Tibetan protests spread to the Internet at the weekend, with censors blocking YouTube and other sites as the Dalai Lama accused the regime of "cultural genocide" ...
Video: China struggles with Tibetan unrest - 17 Mar 08
United Press International
By SHAUN WATERMAN WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) -- The Chinese authorities' crackdown on Tibetan protests spread to the Internet at the weekend, with censors blocking YouTube and other sites as the Dalai Lama accused the regime of "cultural genocide" ...
Video: China struggles with Tibetan unrest - 17 Mar 08Tibetans describe continuing unrest BBC News
Washington Post - Monsters and Critics.com - Times Online - Reuters India
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China Confirms Outbreak of Bird Flu
The Associated Press
HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese officials have confirmed that bird flu was to blame for killing chickens in poultry markets in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, Hong Kong's health bureau Sunday.
Hong Kong Flu Outbreak under Control
Hong Kong Flu Scare Closes Schools
China Says It Is Willing to Resume Rights
Washington Post
By Edward Cody BEIJING, Feb. 26 -- China declared Tuesday it is willing to resume a long-stalled human rights dialogue with the United States, seeking to improve its image before this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing.
China Willing to Resume Human Rights Talks With US (Update3)
Rice Wins Chinese Help on N. Korea Nukes
French diplomat talks about boycotting Beijing Olympics' opening ...
USA Today
If violence continues in Tibet, a senior French official says European nations should consider skipping the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, according to the Associated Press.
Rights group urges boycott of Chinese Olympics show
Gwen Knapp: Tibet Problem To Affect Olympics
China Blacks Out Tibet News
BusinessWeek
YouTube was down over the weekend, while Baidu and the Chinese versions of Yahoo! and MSN are sticking with the party line by Chi-Chu Tschang A convoy of Chinese military trucks drives down a street in the Tibetan capital Lhasa after violent protests ...
So the net routes around censorship? Tell it to China
YouTube ban only erodes China's image
7.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes China
The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - A major earthquake struck a sparsely populated region of western China early Friday. Some houses collapsed, but there were no injuries, state media reported.
Big quake, aftershocks hit China's XinjiangReuters
Strong quake hits western ChinaBBC News
Monsters and Critics.com - Bloomberg - International Herald Tribune - CNN
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China accuses Dalai Lama of taking Olympics "hostage"
Reuters
China has accused the Dalai Lama of plotting "terror" in Tibet and colluding with Uighur separatists in Xinjiang as it escalates a security and propaganda drive to stifle anti-Chinese unrest ahead of the ...
Video: Frost over the World - Tenzin Wangmo Dunchu - 21 Mar 08Sydney Morning Herald
AFP - International Herald Tribune - AHN - Los Angeles Times
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IOC president in 'silent diplomacy' with China
Expressindia.com
AP Ancient Olympia (Greece), March 24: IOC president Jacques Rogge says he is engaged in "silent diplomacy" with China on Tibet and other human rights issues in advance of the Beijing Olympics.
Greeks to light Beijing flameKansas City Star
Clouds won't cast a shadow over torch-lightingKazinform
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Tibet deaths, arrests and protests shadow Olympics
Reuters India
By Chris Buckley and Lindsay Beck BEIJING (Reuters) - At least two people have died in fresh protests in a Tibetan part of western China, reports said on Tuesday, as authorities made arrests in Tibet's capital Lhasa in an effort to reassert control ...
Don't support Dalai Lama: ChinaTimes of India
EU tells China to stop using force against Tibetan protestersInternational Herald Tribune
Monsters and Critics.com - Times Online - Reuters - Radio Free Asia
all 2,697 news articles »
Sarkozy 'open to Olympic boycott'
BBC News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that "all options are open" on possible boycotts of this summer's Olympic Games in China.
French Leader Considers Olympic BoycottThe Associated Press
All options open regarding Olympics boycott, Sarkozy says (Roundup)Monsters and Critics.com
AFP - KRIS-TV - CNN International - ABC 4
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Germany Urges China to Talk on Tibet as Olympic Doubts Persist
Bloomberg
By Alan Crawford March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's government said it's ``essential'' that China holds talks with the Dalai Lama if it hopes to win over world public opinion before the Olympic Games, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to rule ...
The Tibet question; The Palestinian messageInternational Herald Tribune
China puts ethnic-Tibetan area of Sichuan under lockdown after ...Times Online
Reuters - Radio Free Asia - The Associated Press - Washington Times
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The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - A major earthquake struck a sparsely populated region of western China early Friday. Some houses collapsed, but there were no injuries, state media reported.
Big quake, aftershocks hit China's Xinjiang
Strong quake hits western China
China accuses Dalai Lama of taking Olympics "hostage"
Reuters
China has accused the Dalai Lama of plotting "terror" in Tibet and colluding with Uighur separatists in Xinjiang as it escalates a security and propaganda drive to stifle anti-Chinese unrest ahead of the ...
Video: Frost over the World - Tenzin Wangmo Dunchu - 21 Mar 08IOC president in 'silent diplomacy' with China
Expressindia.com
AP Ancient Olympia (Greece), March 24: IOC president Jacques Rogge says he is engaged in "silent diplomacy" with China on Tibet and other human rights issues in advance of the Beijing Olympics.
Greeks to light Beijing flame
Clouds won't cast a shadow over torch-lighting
Tibet deaths, arrests and protests shadow Olympics
Reuters India
By Chris Buckley and Lindsay Beck BEIJING (Reuters) - At least two people have died in fresh protests in a Tibetan part of western China, reports said on Tuesday, as authorities made arrests in Tibet's capital Lhasa in an effort to reassert control ...
Don't support Dalai Lama: China
EU tells China to stop using force against Tibetan protesters
Sarkozy 'open to Olympic boycott'
BBC News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said that "all options are open" on possible boycotts of this summer's Olympic Games in China.
French Leader Considers Olympic Boycott
All options open regarding Olympics boycott, Sarkozy says (Roundup)
Germany Urges China to Talk on Tibet as Olympic Doubts Persist
Bloomberg
By Alan Crawford March 25 (Bloomberg) -- Germany's government said it's ``essential'' that China holds talks with the Dalai Lama if it hopes to win over world public opinion before the Olympic Games, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy refused to rule ...
The Tibet question; The Palestinian message
China puts ethnic-Tibetan area of Sichuan under lockdown after ...
Tibetan children in Nepal protest
BBC News
By Charles Haviland A group of more than 20 Tibetan schoolchildren has staged a protest in the main United Nations compound in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
Tibetan Students Enter UN CompoundNew York Times
Pro-Tibetans storm UN office in NepalTimes of India
Monsters and Critics.com - International Herald Tribune - Hindu - Voice of America
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Chinese Official in Tibet Calls for Swift Trial of Alleged Lhasa ...
Voice of America -1 hour ago
By VOA News China's top law and order official in Tibet has called on judges in the remote region to swiftly try and judge Tibetans accused of involvement in recent rare anti-government unrest.
Exclusive: Chinese police kill eight after opening fire on monks ...Times Online
New Violence Reported in Tibetan AreaThe Associated Press
Aljazeera.net - Xinhua - Reuters India - United Press International
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Foreign Media in China Harassed on Tibet
The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) - Western reporters in China have received harassing phone calls, e-mails and text messages, some with death threats, supposedly from ordinary Chinese complaining about alleged bias in coverage of recent anti-Chinese protests in Tibet.
Tibetan Buddhism's next leader?International Herald Tribune
Latest Move in Tibet:Wall Street Journal
BBC News - Times Online - Washington Post - AFP
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Paris torch relay canceled
SI.com
AP PARIS (AP) -- Police say the last section of the Olympic torch relay through Paris will not be run because of chaotic protests.
Video: Protests Follow Olympic Torch Through Europe
Olympics Photo WireESPN
United Press International - The Associated Press - Bloomberg - USA Today
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BBC News
By Charles Haviland A group of more than 20 Tibetan schoolchildren has staged a protest in the main United Nations compound in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
Tibetan Students Enter UN Compound
Pro-Tibetans storm UN office in Nepal
Chinese Official in Tibet Calls for Swift Trial of Alleged Lhasa ...
Voice of America -
By VOA News China's top law and order official in Tibet has called on judges in the remote region to swiftly try and judge Tibetans accused of involvement in recent rare anti-government unrest.
Exclusive: Chinese police kill eight after opening fire on monks ...
New Violence Reported in Tibetan Area
Foreign Media in China Harassed on Tibet
The Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) - Western reporters in China have received harassing phone calls, e-mails and text messages, some with death threats, supposedly from ordinary Chinese complaining about alleged bias in coverage of recent anti-Chinese protests in Tibet.
Tibetan Buddhism's next leader?
Latest Move in Tibet:
Paris torch relay canceled
SI.com
AP PARIS (AP) -- Police say the last section of the Olympic torch relay through Paris will not be run because of chaotic protests.
Video: Protests Follow Olympic Torch Through EuropeOlympics Photo Wire
Olympic Officials May Reconsider Torch Relay
New York Times
By GRAHAM BOWLEY The Olympic torch arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday for the latest stage of its worldwide relay as the International Olympic Committee for the first time raised the possibility of cutting short the relay or amending the route after ...
Video: Chaos marks Paris Olympic torch relay - 08 April 2008
Olympic Torch Arrives in the US
CNN International - USA Today - The Associated Press - San Jose Mercury News
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New York Times
By GRAHAM BOWLEY The Olympic torch arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday for the latest stage of its worldwide relay as the International Olympic Committee for the first time raised the possibility of cutting short the relay or amending the route after ...
Video: Chaos marks Paris Olympic torch relay - 08 April 2008Olympic Torch Arrives in the US
Olympic Row: Bush Should Boycott Ceremony, Says Hillary Clinton
MyFox Gulf Coast
President George W Bush should boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games this summer, Hillary Clinton has argued. Beijing unless there were "major changes by the Chinese government".
Protesters Scale Golden Gate BridgeLedger Independent
Pro-Tibet Activists Scale Golden Gate BridgeThe Epoch Times Ireland
The West Australian - Radio New Zealand - Herald Zeitung - Tri-Valley Herald
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Dalai Lama: Open Tibet 'to the world'
United Press International
SEATTLE, April 14 (UPI) -- The Dalai Lama, in Seattle for a conference, called upon China to open Tibet "to the world" and reiterated his support for Beijing's hosting of the Olympics.
Merkel spokesman rebuffs Chinese pressure on Dalai LamaMonsters and Critics.com
Dalai Lama is "anti-human rights": Chinese mediaReuters
Wall Street Journal - Xinhua - Hindu - Voice of America
all 1,930 news articles »
MyFox Gulf Coast
President George W Bush should boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games this summer, Hillary Clinton has argued. Beijing unless there were "major changes by the Chinese government".
Protesters Scale Golden Gate Bridge
Pro-Tibet Activists Scale Golden Gate Bridge
Dalai Lama: Open Tibet 'to the world'
United Press International
SEATTLE, April 14 (UPI) -- The Dalai Lama, in Seattle for a conference, called upon China to open Tibet "to the world" and reiterated his support for Beijing's hosting of the Olympics.
Merkel spokesman rebuffs Chinese pressure on Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama is "anti-human rights": Chinese media
China Said to Arrest 100 Protesting Monks
New York Times
By ANDREW JACOBS BEIJING - As many as 100 Tibetans were arrested in northwest China on Thursday after they demonstrated against the earlier detention of monks from a nearby monastery, witnesses and a Tibetan human rights group said Friday.
About 100 Tibetans were arrested, witnesses sayFort Worth Star Telegram
China arrests Tibetans protesting monks' detentionsInternational Herald Tribune
BBC News - The Associated Press - Monsters and Critics.com - Xinhua
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New York Times
By ANDREW JACOBS BEIJING - As many as 100 Tibetans were arrested in northwest China on Thursday after they demonstrated against the earlier detention of monks from a nearby monastery, witnesses and a Tibetan human rights group said Friday.
About 100 Tibetans were arrested, witnesses say
China arrests Tibetans protesting monks' detentions
China tries to limit Internet toward the West
Los Angeles Times
Beijing has fanned the nationalism, critics say, but doesn't want it to get out of hand before the Summer Olympics. By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer As Chinese nationalism flares across cyberspace, the government is growing concerned ...
Caught in the Middle, Called a TraitorWashington Post
Chinese protests against French supermarket Carrefour spreadThe Associated Press
Bloomberg - Monsters and Critics.com - USA Today - Guardian
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Los Angeles Times
Beijing has fanned the nationalism, critics say, but doesn't want it to get out of hand before the Summer Olympics. By Mark Magnier, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer As Chinese nationalism flares across cyberspace, the government is growing concerned ...
Caught in the Middle, Called a Traitor
Chinese protests against French supermarket Carrefour spread
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