| Chinese Persecution Victims attacked in the US Posted: 18 Jun 2012 06:15 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Victims of persecution in China say they have been attacked for their beliefs here in the United States. Falun Gong practitioners in San Francisco are urging local police to investigate the incident they say is an extension of the Chinese regime's persecution of the spiritual practice. The attack took place just past noon on Sunday June 10th. An elderly Chinese man strikes a young man in San Francisco's Chinatown, and now there are calls for this attack to be investigated as a hate crime. The victim, Derek Wong, is a Falun Gong practitioner. He was in Chinatown handing out information on the Chinese regime's persecution of the spiritual practice. Derek says that's when the elderly man started to approach him and others, cursing at them. The man became more agitated when Derek started to record what was happening. [Derek Wong, Falun Gong Practitioner]: "Then he pushed me, I said 'This is the United States, you can't use violence.' He replied, 'What if I do?' Many people were recording this by now, we caught him taking a swing at me, hitting me here." Another Falun Gong practitioner, Ms Wong, then tried to stop the elderly man from leaving as witnesses called 911. Another man wearing a red shirt urged the older man to leave, and struck Ms Wong in the process. Both Derek and Ms Wong were former victims of persecution in China, where the ruling Communist Party has <b>...</b> | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 02:54 | More in News & Politics |
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| Meeting Aung San Suu Kyi Leaves U2's Bono Starstruck Posted: 18 Jun 2012 06:12 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets a "starstruck" U2 frontman Bono in Oslo. The rock band's main vocalist, whose real name is Paul David Hewson, will present her with an Amnesty International award in Dublin on Tuesday. Burma pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi finished the last leg of her trip to the Norwegian capital on Monday. She made a joint appearance with U2 frontman Bono, who will present her with an Amnesty International award in Dublin on Tuesday. After taking part in the Oslo forum chaired by Norway's Foreign Minister, Jonas Gahre Stoere, Suu Kyi told a news conference the reform process had been brought about by the people of Burma, and other democracy movements. [Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma Pro-Democracy Leader]: "First of all, I don't think about this journey as a celebration of my life. I think of it as a celebration of all those people who have supported the movement of democracy in Burma, because it is they who have made this possible for me to come on this journey." During the news conference Suu Kyi also called for transparency, a fair military and said the key to a peaceful future was the rule of law. The news conference came just days after violence between Rakhine Buddhists and stateless Muslim Rohingyas in the northwestern Rakhine region calmed down. The violence, which displaced 30 thousand people and killed 50 by <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 03:04 | More in News & Politics |
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| Danish Press Cries Foul During Hu Jintao Visit Posted: 18 Jun 2012 06:00 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me A Danish reporter got a bit more than he bargained for during a Chinese state visit in Denmark when he tried to pass on a message to visiting Chinese regime leader Hu Jintao. The reporter was arrested by Danish police when he tried to hand out this flyer on the street. It has a picture of a Tibetan man self-immolating. The Chinese characters read: What do you want to do now Mr. Dictator? The reporter is from Ekstra Bladet. His colleague, Dan Rasmussen, says local reporters have been surprised at how the Danish authorities have treated the press during Hu Jintao's visit. [Dan Rasmussen, Reporter Ekstra Bladet]: "This is not normal in Denmark—we have freedom of speech in Denmark so usually we can ask questions to anybody and we can say what's on our mind and say what we want to anybody." The arrest was not the only instance of Danish authorities limiting the press during Hu's visit. The International Press Center under the Danish Foreign Affairs Ministry revoked press credentials for NTD to attend official events during Hu's trip. A press officer told NTD that the Chinese Embassy had to issue the credential--despite the fact that NTD is an independent media based in New York. [NTD Public Relations Manager]: "Is there any way we can get accreditation?" [Ulrik Fonsmark Andreasen, Press Officer, Danish International Press Center]" "No It's too late." [NTD Public <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:14 | More in News & Politics |
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| Kate Middleton Visits Children's Charity Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:56 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me Children of the Expanding Horizons Primary School Scheme received a surprise when Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, stopped by this past Sunday. Kate, née Middleton, chatted with the children at Widehorizons' Margaret McMillan House in Wrotham, Kent, about their prior experiences during outdoor adventures. The outdoor camp provided many of the kids a first opportunity to encounter such an environment, with experiences like sleeping in the woods. This was also likely their first time meeting royalty. She also discussed teamwork and cooperation that the kids have used during their outing. The children were from the Absolute Return for Kids' (ARK) King Solomon Academy, located in London. ARK is receiving support from The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry for the Expanding Horizons children's program. After her visit, the Duchess left to watch her husband, Prince William, play in a charity polo match. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:00 | More in News & Politics |
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| Danish Press Cries Foul During Hu Jintao Visit Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:56 PM PDT | During a Chinese state visit in Denmark a danish reporter was arrested by Danish police when he tried to hand out this flyer on the street. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 02:28 | More in News & Politics |
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| Special Food for Chinese Astronauts Highlights Public Food Safety Concerns Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:52 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me The facility that produces the "super food" for the astronauts is located deep in the desert region of China's northwest. It is closed to the public and vehicles can't go near it — even bicycles are kept away. These strict security measures are for making sure China's astronauts are given a diet of "pollution free" foods — and it would seem that little, if any, cost is spared here. Special pigs are raised on whole grains, eggs come from wild ducks, and fish are farm-raised and fed natural diets—no chemicals allowed. Then all food products are meticulously tested before reaching the palates of the astronauts. [Wu Fan, Political Commentator]: "These extreme measures are a reflection of just how bad the pollution problem is in China. The CCP can't solve the pollution problem directly, so it cordons off a bit of land where it attempts to make safe food for an elite few." Given the widespread problem of food safety in China, some see the government's extreme concern for the health of an elite few as obscene. [Hu Jun, co-founder of "Human Rights"]: "Initially, some local leaders refused to admit the existence of poisoned food or recognize the health concern, but they all eventually had to admit it. The CCP exploits China's natural resources for its own ends and has no respect for human life. It only seeks to enrich itself." News of the special food facility spread <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:37 | More in News & Politics |
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| Traffic Check Turns Violent Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:51 PM PDT | An act of police brutality quickly reversed on Saturday, as bystanders turned against policemen who were assaulting a motorcyclist. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:00 | More in News & Politics |
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| Tightrope Walker Makes History Across Niagara Falls Gorge Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:42 PM PDT | For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me History was made Friday night when 33-year-old Nik Wallenda walked across the Niagara Falls Gorge on a tightrope. He started in the US and walked 1800 feet across to Canada—all while balancing 150 feet in the air on a two-inch wire. Raised in a family of aerialists, the Flying Wallendas have been at it for decades. But Wallenda said this particular feat was, at times, very challenging. [Nik Wallenda, Tightrope Walker]: "Normally I can focus on that cable underneath me, and as it moves underneath me, I focus on that and my body follows it. Well there's no way to do that because if I looked down at the cable , there was water moving everywhere, and if I looked up there was heavy mist blowing in front of my face, so it was a very unique, and weird sensation." What's next for Wallenda? Look out for him somewhere above the Grand Canyon. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 00:52 | More in News & Politics |
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| Huge Mushroom Cloud over Beijing Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:36 PM PDT | There was an unusual sight over Beijing's skyline last Thursday—a huge glowing mushroom cloud hanged over the city around 7pm local time | Views: 27 1 ratings | | Time: 00:45 | More in Science & Technology |
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| New Music Seminar Heats up New York Posted: 18 Jun 2012 05:13 AM PDT | For more news and videos visit ➡ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ➡ http Add us on Facebook ➡ on.fb.me It's a two and a half day event buzzing with industry insiders, music vets, new artists and...music futurists. The New Music Seminar will last until Wednesday. Founder and Ceo, Tom Silverman, hopes to address changes in the music industry today and encourage a 'new music business'. Tom Silverman, NMS Founder " The goal isn't to get signed to a label. The goal is to be successful. And you don't necessarily have to be signed to a label to be successful. That's the point....The new business is, you put your video on youtube, and tomorrow you're on tv." The speakers at the event include Clear Channel CEO, Bob Pitmann and digital music futurist, Sean Parker. Parker is most known for founding music sharing site, Napster. He is believed to have spawned the music file sharing and downloading revolution. Both Parker and Pitmann will speak to attendees on the first official full day of the seminar on Monday. According to Silverman, attendees at this year's seminar can prepare to experience the beginning of a 'new music revolution'. Elle Bakish | Views: 0 2 ratings | | Time: 02:35 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chinese Astronauts Fed Special-Supplied Food Like Lab Mice Posted: 17 Jun 2012 10:03 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com As Shenzhou 9 spacecraft was launched, a mysterious food supply base for the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) astronauts was revealed to the public. Chinese civilians criticized the existence of such a food base when poisonous food is all over China. People said it showed how the CCP spent taxpayer's money recklessly on image projects. Political commentator Wu Fan said that the astronauts fed with special food were like mice in the lab since they served as tools for glorifying the CCP's authority. Deep in the desert of northwestern China there is an oasis which is the food supply base for Chinese astronauts. According to some Chinese media, this base allows no outsider to enter; It forbids any oil-driven vessels and even bicycles so they guarantee food with zero pollution for the astronauts. Wu Fan says: "This indicates that ecology and environmental pollutions in China are so bad everyone is endangered by it. The CCP has no way to solve the problem; it can only exploit a little land to produce safe food for several people. This is just like feeding mice. Mice are fed with the best food, but they are only tools for performance or experiments and thus have no human rights." It is reported that in the special base pigs are raised naturally with no pollution involved. They are fed only with corn and wheat bran and not given any artificial feed. All fish naturally grow without eating any fish feed. Experts <b>...</b> | Views: 98 5 ratings | | Time: 03:32 | More in News & Politics |
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| Hong Kong With Another June 4th Wave? Posted: 17 Jun 2012 09:59 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com The Hunan activist Li Wangyang, who was in jail due to miscarriage of justice, died unexpectedly after being interviewed by Hong Kong Television. His death raises another June 4th wave, and accidently changes Hong Kong's political atmosphere. Hong Kong's Yazhou Zhoukan reports that establish-camp politicians seen as "Royalists" appeal to Central government to investigate Li Wangyang case thoroughly. The report says, this reflects the pressure to establish-camp officials from Hong Kong's public before the election. Events of defending human rights in mainland China closely interrelate with Hong Kong's atmosphere. Many post-80s and 90s citizens become the main force of fighting for the vindication of June 4. Hong Kong's parade had many new faces, like post-90s scholars of Chinese University of Hong Kong Student Union, Lingnan University Student Union, and Tertiary institutions of social concern group from the Institute of Technology. 100000 People Sign Names to Request Investigation of Li Wangyang Death The network "Beifeng" organizes an activity called, "Request for Investigation into Li Wangyang's Death." They hope to get 100000 signatures before July 1, the 15 anniversary of returning Hong Kong, as to exert pressure on Beijing authorities. By noon on June 16, Hong Kong station had 30000+ people, reaching 40000 with the online participants. The prospect of getting 100000 signatures for investigation <b>...</b> | Views: 14 2 ratings | | Time: 02:29 | More in News & Politics |
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| Fortune: What China's Power Struggle Means for its Economy Posted: 17 Jun 2012 09:58 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Recently "Fortune" published an article. The article pointed out that prior to Bo's demise there were three broad factions struggling for power in the next government. Earlier this year Bo's "populist" faction was in discussions with the "statists" over the contours of the next government. The economic reformers were "going to be the ones left out," says one source privy to the negotiations. Some analysts think that the key to realizing China's reform and development is to break the CCP's political and economic monopoly. The article from "Fortune" analyzed that prior to Bo's demise there were three factions struggling for the economic power of the next government. Bo's populist faction was uninterested in extending the rule of law and more interested in "ultra-egalitarian" economic policy aimed at redistributing wealth and increasing the state's role in the economy. Another camp is the "statists" -- those who believe in the status quo, with the government tightly controlling the commanding heights of China's economy. The third group is the economic reformers, who laid down their marker in February with the public release of a World Bank report called "China 2030" -- a blueprint for the type of economic reforms the country urgently needs. Cheng Xiaonong, a visiting scholar in US, thinks that the differentiation of these three factions is based on three different points of view. Most members of Bo's <b>...</b> | Views: 4 0 ratings | | Time: 03:37 | More in News & Politics |
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| Military Intervenes in Bo's Trial, Shuanggui Closes Public Trial Posted: 17 Jun 2012 09:54 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Since being shuanggui, Bo Xilai has been detained for private interrogation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. Recently, the Chinese Army has also said to take part in the prosecution. Both Bo and his wife were charged. Bo went into the shuanggui procedure while his wife, Gu Kailai, had an ordinary criminal case, perhaps it is the "one serious downside" amongst many advantages enjoyed by CCP membership, as New York Times' June 14 issue stated. It is believed that according to what's known about shuanggui, Bo's case is unlikely to be open to the public. Shuanggui, or "double regulation," requires party members charged to appear at a specific time and place to answer questions. It is characterized by its harsh interrogation in a secret and closed environment. Over the past 10 years, this system gradually institutionalized and became a CCP regulation and part of CCP political power struggle. According to insiders, Bo Xilai is being interrogated by CCP Discipline Inspection Commission as well as the political department of the armed forces. Bo himself is very clear about the procedure involved in shuanggui. In Chongqing, he used this system to treat political opponents in the name of being "against corruption and organized crime." He arrested thousands, some of whom died. Former Chongqing's deputy police chief, Pang Cheung Kin, was the one facing shuanggui. The official claimed he died <b>...</b> | Views: 19 0 ratings | | Time: 03:21 | More in News & Politics |
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| CCP Leaks News: Quickly & Quietly Bo's Case Closes Posted: 17 Jun 2012 09:50 PM PDT | Follow us on TWITTER: twitter.com Like us on FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com Since Bo Xilai was removed from his posts in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), rumours on how he would be handled continue. US media recently reported that in order to minimize the impact to its political system, the CCP may expel Bo from the Party before its18th Congress, in an attempt to swiftly remove Bo's case from public view. Experts comment that Bo's crimes have been widely exposed, that the CCP's cover-up attempt will be proved futile. The Washington Post's article dated June 15 cited Western diplomats and Chinese analysts, saying: As they prepare for a once-in-a-generation turnover of power, China's leaders now appear to be seeking a quick and quiet resolution in the case of Bo Xilai. A foreign diplomat acquainted with the CCP top leaders said he was told Bo's case would be handled soon ahead of this fall's 18th Party Congress, said the news report. Bo was expected to probably face an ouster from the CCP, while not undergoing public trial. This approach was said to help minimize public scrutiny of the CCP's system problems that has been triggered by Bo. Critic Wang Beiji says, the CCP recently has often leaked information to overseas media, intending to test the public and media responses to Bo Xilai's case. Wang Beiji: "The CCP released this news to test overseas reaction. We've noticed that it still wants to keep its political order and to survive by continuing to patch up the system. They <b>...</b> | Views: 19 0 ratings | | Time: 04:14 | More in News & Politics |
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