Monthly Archives: September 2009

Sep 24 – 60 Years On, China’s Road To Democracy

As China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic on Oct 1, it will look back on six decades of tireless pursuit of becoming a “strong nation” that was often met by turmoil, chaos, and failures in the initial years. Following 30 years of breathtaking economic development, the country has indeed [...]

Sep 17 – A Deal In Copenhagen: Lessons From The Ozone Hole

The Copenhagen climate change summit in December will be a defining moment for the people of the world in our attempts to rein in greenhouse gas emissions. A similar moment in history took place 20 years ago, when nations agreed to repair the ozone hole by outlawing chemicals responsible for ozone depletion. Under the landmark [...]

Oct 9 – FCCC Happy Hour

Gossip over a pint, catch up over a cocktail, debate over a short, flirt over a glass or network over a bottle at our monthly social evening. See you there! DATE: Friday, October 9th TIME: 6-10pm VENUE: The Bookworm ENTRANCE: Free. Non-members very welcome as always DIZZY DRINKS DISCOUNT: FCCC members wielding a valid membership [...]

FCCC Condemns Beating Of Journalists In Urumqi

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China strongly condemns the violent attacks by paramilitary police on three Hong Kong journalists attempting to cover protests on Sept. 4 in Urumqi. The journalists were reporting on protests when they were tackled by paramilitary police while running to escape tear gas fired to disperse crowds. The journalists said they [...]

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Urumqi Paramilitary Beat Journalists, Damage Gear

LOCATION: Urumqi TYPE OF INCIDENT: Violence, detained for three hours, broken equipment, confiscated tape TOPIC: Protests NATIONALITY/ORGANIZATION: Hong Kong/television “At around 3.30pm, we were interviewing Han Chinese protestors on Hongqi road. There were a few thousand protestors and about 1,000 paramilitary. At a road junction (police) had put up barricade. The protestors walked close. They [...]

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