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Man gets 13 years over inciting self-immolation

Man gets 13 years over inciting self-immolation

Man gets 13 years over inciting self-immolation


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Phagpa, center, who is convicted of goading a monk to self-immolate and inciting split of the state, is brought into a court in Huangnan prefecture, Northwest China's Qinghai province, Feb 8, 2013. [Photo by Wang Huazhong/chinadaily.com.cn]

A man who was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for inciting monks to self-immolate said he repented his crime in a court in Qinghai province.

"I picked the wrong way, which is illegal," the 27-year-old man, Phagpa, said after hearing his verdict. "I was bewitched�� and I didn't watch my mouth. I will change if I have the opportunity."

The Intermediate People's Court of the Huangnan Tibetan autonomous prefecture found Phagpa, of Dowa village, Tongren county, guilty of attempted homicide and inciting the split of the State.

Phagpa, whose penname is Jangnyong, meaning wild wolf in Tibetan, wore jeans, a white jacket and neat hair to the trial.

He said he will not appeal the sentence.

Over 100 people, including Phagpa's relatives, local legislators, political advisers and religious figures, heard the trial.

The trial proceeded in both Tibetan and Mandarin.

In June and July, the defendant helped plant thoughts such as, "Self-immolators are heroes who sacrificed lives for Tibetan freedom," and "Self-immolation is good for Tibetan freedom," twice to Drolma Je, a monk at the Dowa Monastery, the court heard.

After Phagpa's urging, Drolma Je bought petrol, cotton and prepared for self-immolation as he checked into the Yongqing Hotel in the county seat on Nov 18.

Drolma Je then called his cousin. The latter learned of Drolma Je's plan and persuaded him to give up the thought the next morning, on Nov 19.

They left the hotel after pouring the petrol into the toilet.

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A camp that gives a genuine experience_4



A camp that gives a genuine experience


















A camp that gives a genuine experience






December 23, 2013 -- Italian Michela Orsi is visiting China thanks to a youth camp that focuses on giving young people an authentic taste of China.


Held by the Beijing Foreign Studies University, the summer camp, called "You and Me, in Beijing", provides an international platform combining education with entertainment.


It has attracted young people from 17 cities in 14 countries over the past five years.


"It is my first time traveling abroad and also my first time with a Chinese family," Orsi said. "Everything here is different from Italy."


The 15-year-old from Maglie in Italy studied Chinese for a year before her 10-day trip.


As a part of the trip, Orsi was invited to stay with a Chinese family in Beijing on Sunday.


"Compared with studying Chinese in foreign countries, overseas students can learn a great deal when they spend time with Chinese people," said Sun Yan, a teacher accompanying the Italian students on the program.


Sun has been working for the Confucius Institute at the University of Rome for three years. "The institute organizes Italian students to visit China every summer," she said.


"Not every family can afford to give their children financial support to travel abroad. But for a foreign student studying Chinese it would be regrettable if they could not visit China," she said.


The program also includes visiting places of interest, art appreciation and folk customs.


About 200 students from 10 countries who are registered students at Confucius Institutes or students of primary and secondary school courses of Confucius Institutes attended the summer camp this year.


The institutes cooperate closely with foreign universities and schools.


In a language class on Monday, Dimitra Kaneva said the sentence "my father is a policeman" in Chinese.


Before coming to Beijing for the summer camp, although she had been studying Chinese for two years and mastered more than 600 characters, Dimitra, a 15-year-old from Bulgaria, said she could not speak Chinese well.


Now she understands the tones better.


Feng Ruoyu, one of the language teachers in the summer camp, said they designed the syllabus in accordance with the activities that students participated in during the camp.


"For example, teachers got the overseas students to use Chinese words, phrases and sentences about prices and bargaining before they went shopping," she said.


Feng said they focused more on vocabulary rather than grammar.


"By practicing in real situation, the students learn faster," she said.


Dimitra said she had been interested in China and Chinese culture since she was a little girl.


She said she had been fascinated by Chinese buildings and had been looking forward to seeing the Forbidden City ever since she saw The Last Emperor.


"The Forbidden City is great," she said after a visit there. "Just like what I saw in the movie."


Dimitra also studied calligraphy and tai chi, a kind of traditional Chinese shadow boxing.


"Last year, I displayed my calligraphy and I took part in a tai chi competition in my school," she said.


Roger Jaurena, a 17-year-old from Barcelona, Spain, introduced a castanvela, a Spanish musical instrument to his Chinese friends.


"People in southern Spain often use it in flamenco, a traditional Spanish dance," he said.


Jaurena had been interested in China and itsculture for a long time. He is studying Chinese at the Confucius Institute in Barcelona.


Chen Hanqi, a 10-year-old primary school student in Beijing said this is the first time he played with people from other countries.


"Foreigners are hospitable, open-minded and full of energy, which I should learn from," he said.







2015年1月28日星期三

Shaanxi has 3,094 HIV-AIDS patients since 1992



Shaanxi has 3,094 HIV/AIDS patients since 1992


















Shaanxi has 3,094 HIV/AIDS patients since 1992












China demands Philippines protect legitimate rights of jailed Chinese fishermen



China demands Philippines protect legitimate rights of jailed Chinese fishermen


















China demands Philippines protect legitimate rights of jailed Chinese fishermen






China on Wednesday demanded the Philippines guarantee the legitimate rights of 12 Chinese fishermen who were handed long prison terms for illegal fishing in the Philippines."Since they were caught in the Philippine waters in April last year, China has been urging the Philippine side to deal with the case in a just way according to law, and ensure their legitimate rights and a humanitarian treatment," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement.A court in Palawan province in the western Philippines on Tuesday convicted the 12 Chinese fishermen of illegal fishing and sentenced the boat captain to 12 years in prison and each crew member to six to 10 years. They were also fined 100,000 US dollars each.The Chinese fishing boat ran aground in Tubbataha Reef, a UNESCO World Heritage site, off Palawan in April last year after it got lost on the way back to China from Malaysia.In Wednesday's statement, Hua said that the Chinese Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy, consulates in the Philippines will continue to offer consular assistance to the Chinese nationals.She also called on Chinese fishermen to respect laws and carry out normal fishing activities.





Chinese, Vietnamese youngsters urged to cement friendship



Chinese, Vietnamese youngsters urged to cement friendship


















Chinese, Vietnamese youngsters urged to cement friendship






November 27, 2013 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang on Tuesday sent congratulatory letters to the second China-Vietnam Youth Gala, held in Nanning, capital city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.


In his letter, Xi said China and Vietnam are friendly neighbors bound by mountains and rivers, with their people sharing a deep friendship.


He said the friendship, which was forged by older generations of leaders of the two countries, has now been rooted in the hearts of the two peoples.


Xi called on the two sides to develop bilateral ties under the guidance of the principles of long-term stability, facing the future, good-neighborliness and all-round cooperation.


According to the president, lasting China-Vietnam friendship conforms to the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people.


"Youth is the future of a country, and the hope of a nation," he said, adding that young people will determine the future of bilateral friendship.


Inheriting bilateral friendship is the mission and responsibility of the youth of China and Vietnam, he said.


Xi expressed hope that Chinese and Vietnamese youths will work together to promote bilateral relations and contribute to world peace and development.


In his letter, Sang said cementing bilateral friendship is in line with the common interests of both nations and is beneficial to peace, stability and prosperity of the region and the world.


He called on youngsters to make joint efforts in enhancing bilateral friendship.


Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao and Nguyen Thien Nhan, president of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, also addressed the meeting.


The gathering of nearly 10,000 young people from China and Vietnam is jointly sponsored by the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China and Guangxi's relevant authorities.