09

Mar

Blasts rock Tibetan area as China ups security (AP)

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AP - Homemade bombs damaged two police vehicles in a Tibetan part of western China on Monday, even as authorities stepped up security and sealed off more areas ahead of volatile anniversaries marking two Tibetan uprisings.

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03

Mar

China’s defence budget to rise 14.9 percent in 2009: govt (AFP)

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AFP - China announced Wednesday its defence spending would rise by 14.9 percent in 2009 but insisted its expanding military power posed no threat to the rest of the world.

Original post by AFP and software by Elliott Back

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