02/09/2012INDIA India accelerating arms build-up against China New Delhi is spending tens of billions of dollars to lease a nuclear sub from Russia, buy 126 fighter planes from France and build its first aircraft carrier. As the world’s top arms importer, India wants to contain China along their shared border and in the Indian Ocean. However, Indian External Affairs minister expresses full support to China over Tibet. New Delhi (AsiaNews/Agencies) – With 126 fighter jets from France, a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and its first aircraft carrier, India is spending tens of billions of dollars to strengthen its position in the...
02/09/2012CHINA Pushed by food prices, China’s inflation accelerates Consumer prices increased 4.5 in January. Chinese New Year celebrations push prices up by 10.5. The trend is a serious and constant threat to the Communist regime.
02/09/2012CHINA-TIBET Monk sets himself on fire against Chinese occupation of Tibet. 21st case since March 2009 The incident happened in Ngaba, Sichuan Province, theater in the past weeks of protests and violent clashes, which have killed at least six people and left 60 others injured, some of them seriously. Identity of man, immediately taken away by soldiers and officers, unknown.
02/08/2012CHINA Fr Zhang Wenchang, apostolic administrator in Kunming, dies by Wang Zhicheng The 92-year-old priest spent 24 years in camps, persecuted for his loyalty to the pope. The government had chosen as bishop Ma Yinglin. Excommunicated in 2006, the latter was rejected by the faithful for not being in communion with the pope.
02/08/2012CHINA Chemicals in the Yangtze River, a “drinkable water” alert in Shanghai Experts claim there is no "immediate threat". The Department for the environment is preparing action plans in case of "abnormal" levels. But panic has already spread throughout the population, which races to buy bottled water. In the China of economic progress, pollution and food contamination continue to strike.
02/08/2012CHINA – SUDAN Sudanese rebels free 29 Chinese workers The militias have handed over the hostages to the International Red Cross, after days of mediation with officials of the governments of Beijing and Khartoum. Workers are now in Nairobi and will be repatriated in the coming days. They were kidnapped last January 28 along with 18 others, who managed to escape. One of them has been found dead by the Sudanese army.
02/08/2012CHINA-VATICAN What is the true good of the Church in China by Card. Joseph Zen Ze-kiun On the eve of an important meeting in Rome on "Jesus our contemporary," Card. Zen asks all Catholics to help the Church in China (and especially its legitimate bishops) to emerge from ambiguity, to follow Benedict XVI and "rid" themselves of those organisms that are enemies of the faith (see PA, Bureau of Religious Affairs, etc. .), and that control and stifle the faithful. The Chinese Church is on the verge of a schism caused by "bargaining" between the Catholic faith and political power. The subtitle of this article (wanted by the author) is: "In dialogue with the Community of Saint Egidio and Gianni Valente of 30Days".
02/07/2012TIBET – CHINA Karmapa Lama tells Tibetans not to lose faith, preserve their life by Ogyen Trinley Dorje, XVII Karmapa Lama Tibetan Buddhism’s third foremost leader tells his fellow believers to have faith in the future and follow the Dalai Lama. As self-immolations continue in Tibet, Beijing uses an iron fist against protest. Local Communist officials are urged to do everything to maintain social stability.
02/07/2012CHINA - GERMANY Guangzhou: Merkel's visit to Msgr. Gan, a way to support the "living Churches " by Paul Hong Although a Protestant, the German Chancellor has for the second time chosen a Catholic bishop to speak of Christianity in China. A very important visit, local sources confide to AsiaNews that "demonstrate the affection and attention of Berlin for our Church."
02/07/2012CHINA Chen Xi, human rights activist, tortured with cold and frost His wife and daughter permission to visit for a few minutes. The dissident sentenced to 10 years, had blisters due to cold sores on his body and hands. The authorities forbade his wife to send winter clothes.
02/06/2012CHINA - EUROPEAN UNION Beijing and Brussels at war "over planes" China does not intend to submit to air carbon tax scheme, which provides for a limitation of carbon dioxide in the mainland airports, and calls for Europe to act "wisely" in view of the next bilateral summit focused on the crisis.
Books
Augusto Colombo. Apostolo dei paria di Piero Gheddo
pp. 320
Matteo Ricci: missione e ragione. Una biografia intellettuale di Gianni Criveller
pp. 132
Bioetica religioni missioni di Buono Giuseppe, Pelosi Patrizia pp. 432
Matteo Ricci e Giulio Aleni, due vite incrociate di Giulio Aleni / (a cura di) Gianni Criveller
pp. 176
Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
di Piero Gheddo
pp. 480
La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
Il rovescio delle medaglie di Bernardo Cervellera pp. 240
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