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“The shift is, partly, tectonic. An earthquake in Sichuan Province killed more than 51,000 Chinese, evoking an outpouring of global sympathy for China and turning it overnight from victimizer to victim.”

Although China may not be as brutally critiscized as it was before, the Tibetans still wish to pressure China into giving them independence. Pro-Tibetan groups are also having trouble holding on to the support they have, and they are currently trying to keep the attention of their supporters. Tibet is beginning to lose the limelight, but they are working hard to get it back. Tibet has also attempted to campaign to sponsors like coca-cola, urging them to consider withdrawing their support unless the torch doesn’t pass through Tibet. However, these attempts are not very successful.

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Many people from all around China are aiding the victims of the recent quake.

Although communism and China’s increasing levels of chauvinism consider donating private funds taboo, the overwhelming public response to help the quake’s victims suggests otherwise and these striking acts of kindness are persuading the Chinese government to increase transparency.

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i. Current Events Articles

The destruction caused by a recent earthquake was underestimated, leaving thousands in a state of confusion throughout the nation. Relief efforts are scrambling to the location.

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China established a company on Sunday to build regional commercial jets, with an eye to eventually reducing the country’s reliance on Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (EAD.DE) for jumbo jets, official media said on Sunday.

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aa The Olympic flame finally returns to China ending the controversial world relay. Welcoming the torch runners are acts of patriotism from the locals, who sport red t-shirts and Chinese flags. Foreigners caught up in the excitement say that it isn’t right to mix sports and politics.

aa Human rights advocates elsewhere around the world are critical about China not fulfilling the requirements given to the nation in order for it to host the Olympics. This critical way of thinking is sparking xenophobia within an angry China.

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China says that firearms were found in a Tibetan temple. This sparks tension between the two nations.

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China is urging the World Trade Organization to allow it to keep higher tariffs on industrialized goods in global trade deals. This fuels opposition from developed countries.

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