• Thousands in Taiwan protest China trade deal by GLADYS TSAI

Thousands in Taiwan protest China trade deal
by GLADYS TSAI

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators gathered in the streets around Taiwan's Parliament on Sunday to voice their opposition to a trade pact with China, part of a nearly 2-week-old protest that is challenging the president's policy of moving the democratic island economically closer to China.

• California State Sen. Leland Yee Indicted on Weapons Charges, Was Gun Control Crusader by ALYSSA NEWCOMB

California State Sen. Leland Yee Indicted on Weapons Charges, Was Gun Control Crusader
by ALYSSA NEWCOMB - March 27, 2014

A California state senator busted on arms trafficking and corruption charges in an FBI sweep has a legislative record of fighting for stronger gun control laws.

Behind the scenes, Leland Yee, 65, offered to connect an undercover FBI agent with an international arms trafficker -- all in exchange for campaign donations, according to a federal complaint.
 

• Hong Kong Dream: Return to Britain by Peter Barefoot

Hong Kong Dream: Return to Britain
by Peter Barefoot - Sunday, March 23, 2014

2014 March 20, China Hong Kong, Chris Patten, the last Governor of Hong Kong
and current Chancellor of Oxford University attended an event co-hosted by
Oxford University and the Hong Kong Maritime Museum.
While entering the venue, Patten and a dozen or so Hong Kong
citizens were surrounded by Hong Kong People First members.

• Uighur lawyer tortured to death in China

Uighur lawyer tortured to death in China
by www.worldbulletin.net - Monday, March 17, 2014

Gulnar Abdulahat's body

A young Uighur lawyer in China's East Turkestan (Xinjiang) province has died from her injuries as a result of torture by the Chinese authorities.
Gulnar Abdulahat was abducted last year after it was found that she had leaked video footage of a trial of one of her clients who was sentenced to death.
The 30-year-old lawyer had complained that her client was not receiving a fair trial, and by leaking the footage to the internet, she managed to publicize the poor treatment towards her client.

• Uighurs - "We are not Chinese"

"East Turkestan people and Muslims have woken up.
China cannot suppress us any more." -- Abdullah Mansour
Uighur leader: “We have plans for many attacks in China”
by Terrence McCoy - Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Traditionally, the Uighur independentists aren’t the sort to seek attention. Dwelling primarily in the mountains of East Turkestan (Xinjiang), they don’t maintain an active social media presence like the Taliban. They almost never post videos boasting of exploits.

• Uighur leader vows revenge on China by Saud Mehsud

Uighur leader vows revenge on China
by Saud Mehsud and Maria Golovnina

"China is not only our enemy, but it is the enemy of all Muslims." -- Abdullah Mansour
By Saud Mehsud and Maria Golovnina

DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ISLAMABAD -- Entrenched in secret mountain bases on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, Uighur fighters are gearing up for retribution against China to avenge the deaths of comrades in Beijing's crackdown on a separatist movement, their leader told Reuters.

• Turkestan Islamic Party Expresses Support for Kunming Attack by Shannon Tiezz

Turkestan Islamic Party Expresses Support for Kunming Attack
by Shannon Tiezzi - Thursday, March 20, 2014

In an online video, TIP’s leader praised the deadly attack in Kunming and promised more punishments. In the aftermath of the deadly knife attack in Kunming Railway Station, both local authorities and the central government said that evidence suggested Xinjiang separatists were behind the violence.

Pushing the Uighurs Too Far by WANG LIXIONG

Pushing the Uighurs Too Far
by WANG LIXIONG - Wednesday, March 19, 2014

The radicalization of the Uighurs’ cause is an inevitable result of Beijing’s continued repression.

• China vs. Hong Kong by AUSTIN RAMZY

China vs. Hong Kong
by AUSTIN RAMZY - Thursday, March 20, 2014

A protester held a sign calling for the protection of press freedom
during a demonstration in Hong Kong in support of Kevin Lau, the
former editor of the Ming Pao newspaper who was stabbed by two
knife-wielding assailants.

• Now China’s Super Rich Are Fleeing to Avoid Smog by Scott Cendrowski

Now China’s Super Rich Are Fleeing to Avoid Smog
by Scott Cendrowski - Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Buildings are seen shrouded in heavy haze at Qingdao development zone,
Shandong province, February 25, 2014.