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Issue: May 04, 2012 (Archive)

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Net users held for posts on mystery death More than a dozen people have been arrested for internet posts that sparked a protest in Beijing, highlighting tensions between officials and migrant workers. Pope on tightrope in call Pope Francis has called on Chinese Catholics to affirm their loyalty to him and spread the word of God, and prayed that they be allowed to live in accordance with their faith. Taiwan spells out route to 'murder' Taiwan released a satellite record of the route of a fishing boat fired on by Philippine coastguards, flatly rejecting Manila's allegations that the boat intruded into its waters. Bloated party urged to slash numbers The Communist Party should cut its more than 80 million members by nearly half to avoid the bloat that felled the Soviet Union, a political scientist has written in a party magazine. North 'hijack' sparks fears for 16 sailors Mainland authorities are investigating claims that unidentified North Koreans hijacked a Chinese fishing boat, kidnapped 16 sailors and are demanding a ransom. Li set for India border talks on his first overseas trip Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India yesterday on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip for talks on issues ranging from an unresolved border dispute to a festering trade imbalance. Okinawa blast by general A senior military officer said the Ryukyu Islands - including Okinawa - "do not belong to Japan," even as the territorial row over the Diaoyus intensifies. Powder find closes US consulate A US consulate in the mainland has suspended some of its operations after receiving an envelope that contained an "unidentified substance," reportedly white powder. Taiwan turns up heat on Manila Taipei has stepped up pressure on Manila, saying it will conduct a naval drill near the Philippines if the country does not officially apologize for the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Pressure to learn ends in murders A high school student was arrested in Zhengzhou for hiring hitmen to kill his father and sister because of the pressure they put on him to study, highlighting educational stress in the country.

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