Hollywood's Martial Arts Teacher Dies

Korean martial arts master Bong Soo Han, who helped revolutionize Hollywood's understanding of martial arts by creating fight sequences for modern American films, died on Monday. He was 73.

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A Chinese court has handed down the death penalty to six men involved in the deadly ethnic riots that convulsed the far western region of Xinjiang in July.

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One of many disturbing long-term effects of the recent violence in Urumqi is an increased ethnicization of anger on all sides.

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From the Toronto Star, via Associated Press. Here's the beginning portion of the article:

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In an online poll conducted by huanqiu.com in August over 87 percent of the respondents favored boycotting Australia as a destination for travel or study in retaliation for the country hosting Rebiya Kadeer, a Uyghur separatist

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The Turkish PM, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, condemns the ethnic violence on the Uighurs who are ethnic Turkics in the region. A statement was expected, however the dramatic fashion and choice of words is surprising.

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Officially, China is made up of 56 nationalities: one majority nationality, the Han, and 55 minority groups. The 2000 census revealed a total official minority population of nearly 104m, or approximately 9% of the total population.

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Ethnic tensions taboo in China: highlights the Uighurs and the discrimination they face.

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More chaos erupted in Urumqi, China on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. This Xinhuanet article indicates that police and others helped prevent much violence from occurring this time, though.

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BEIJING — The Chinese state news agency reported Monday that at least 140 people were killed and 816 injured when rioters clashed with the police in a regional capital in western China after days of rising tensions between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese.

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This article from China's Xinhuanet website discusses the violence in China on Sunday, July 5, 2009 and includes links to some other articles from Xinhuanet on the violence.

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South Africa says it has barred the Dalai Lama from a peace conference later this week, citing its relationship with China and saying now is not the time for such a high-profile visit. More Articles

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"Today, the religion, culture, language and identity, which successive generations of Tibetans have considered more precious than their lives, are nearing extinction," said the Dalai Lama, 73, the spiritual leader of the Tibetans. More Articles

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BEIJING — The Dalai Lama delivered on Tuesday one of his harshest attacks on the Chinese government in recent times, saying that the Chinese Communist Party had transformed Tibet into a "hell on earth" and that the Chinese authorities regard Tibetans as "criminals deservi …

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"The residents are very angry. They are throwing stones at anyone who is Han [Chinese] or from other minorities like the Hui, who are Muslims. It seems like it's ethnic — like they want to kill anyone not Tibetan.

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One of the largest markets in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, is in flames and at least one police car has been burnt as angry monks and Tibetans clash with police today. A spasm of rebellion in Tibet, as China continues on.

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Who Wins: Ancient China Vs. Ancient Rome

Tomes could be written predicting the outcome of such a battle. Myriad details and circumstances could yield triumph, or humiliation for either side.

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