3rd September 09

The Australian

Dalai Lama stirs up Chinese 'typhoon' on road to Taipei

China sees Tibet and Taiwan as inalienable parts of its territory, and the fact he is touring the island, which has governed itself since 1949, is an extra source of ire in Beijing. "We have a typhoon blowing from Beijing," an unnamed KMT official was quoted as saying in the China Post said yesterday.

The Age

Military chiefs woo China

The US and Australia will invite China to join unprecedented three-nation military exercises to try to allay concerns about Beijing's military ambitions and pave the way to strengthen diplomatic ties.

Asia Times Online

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A rising sun sets
By Francesco Sisci

BEIJING - The landslide victory on Sunday of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) over the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) - which has ruled Japan almost without interruption for the past six decades - is the latest signal of a momentous transformation in Asia.

Critic leaves Beijing red-faced
By Verna Yu

HONG KONG - As China prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of communist rule on October 1, the last thing its leaders need is an embarrassing reminder of where the regime is perceived to have failed over the past six decades.

Rent soars for Hong Kong cage dwellers
By Olivia Chung

HONG KONG - The downturn in Hong Kong's economy is turning into good news for landlords - and bad news for thousands of tenants who sleep in cramped metal cages rather than live on the streets of Asia's most expensive city outside Japan.