Beijing wants Chinese "hello" in 2008 (Reuters)

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Researchers work for high-tech Beijing
Games in 2008

Researchers work for high-tech Beijing
Games in 2008 07/10/2004 01:16 AM
Peoples Daily Online Jul 10 2004 5:40AM GMT

According to Beijing, Koreans are
Chinese

According to Beijing, Koreans are
Chinese 01/18/2004 10:23 PM

Looks like Japan is not alone in being creative with history.  Recent reports by Beijing historians, supposedly sponsored by the Chinese government, has Koreans hopping mad.  Here is an excerpt from a Taipei Times article by Christopher Lingle:

Showing an ability to pile outrage upon outrage, Beijing introduced inaccurate and distorted information about Korea's early history to further Chinese political hegemony. In particular, Chinese officials have offered a gross misrepresentation of descriptions of the Koguryo (Goguryeo) empire (37 BC to 668 AD) whose territory included part of a Chinese regional kingdom. This strong warrior state successively defeated invading armies of the Chinese empires.

In the Chinese version, Koguryo was incorporated into a Chinese historical timeline and included a claim that these people were of "han" Chinese descent. Beijing also interfered with an effort by Pyongyang to place Koguryo tombs on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list of historic sites.

Ethnic Koreans that had lived in the region previously known as Manchuria for many centuries formed the core of the empire. Eventually, their capital was moved to Pyongyang from Jian in Manchuria in the fourth century.

After Koreans and Manchurian tribes lived together for centuries, they were incorporated into Chinese territory with a treaty by Japan and the Qing dynasty in China in 1909. It is amusing to think that Marxist-Leninists insist that unequal treaties signed by imperial powers have any legitimate force. It was left to Korean learned societies to insist that Beijing place the Korean kingdom of Koguryo in its proper historical perspective.

For its part, Beijing insists that everyone else should exercise the highest standards of historical probity. For example, the media and diplomatic channels have been used to criticize the content of Japanese history textbooks. It is a blatant act of hypocrisy to be inconsistent in stating concerns over the correct retelling of past deeds and misdeeds.

It is likely that the incident is part of a well-orchestrated and purposeful attempt to increase its political influence in Northeast Asia. This probably reflects concern over the large numbers of ethnic Koreans living in the northeastern provinces of Laoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang that were granted considerable autonomy during the early 1950s.

Gee, so they built the Great Wall to keep fellow Hans out?  They should be thankful that Koreans are not asking for restoration of the Koguryo territory.  Here is a map of Koguryo:

Korean peninsula had its own version of the Three Kingdoms as you can tell by the presence of three other countries in the Korean peninsula.  Here is a map showing Koguryo's war with Dang Dynasty.  Note Koguryo's own version of the Great Wall.  Apparently, wall building was fashionable back then.

Those red dots along the wall are castles.  The redline crossing the sea means Dang couldn't get through by land so they attacked by sea, a daring move but I don't think too many of them went home.

BTW, the name Korea originates from Koryo (aka Goryeo), a nation that followed (I am grossly simplifying here) Koguryo (aka Goguryeo).  Koreans apparently likes to recycle old names.  Before Koguryo, there was Gochosun which occupied pretty much the same territory.  For 500 years prior to the Japanese occupation, the name of the much shrunken country was Chosun.  Maybe the next one should be just simply Ko.

Chinese 3G market to grow to 118 million
by 2008

Chinese 3G market to grow to 118 million
by 2008 06/16/2004 11:59 AM
infoSync Jun 16 2004 3:47PM GMT

South Korea enlists Beijing to halt
Chinese hackers

South Korea enlists Beijing to halt
Chinese hackers 07/15/2004 08:40 PM

Beijing Jiatong University unveils first
Chinese-developed Internet
IPv6-compliant wireless router

Beijing Jiatong University unveils first
Chinese-developed Internet
IPv6-compliant wireless router 08/10/2004 05:03 AM
Interfax Information Agency Aug 10 2004 9:23AM GMT

European TV Shopping Seen Doubling by
2008 (Reuters)

European TV Shopping Seen Doubling by
2008 (Reuters) 09/14/2004 06:53 PM
Reuters - Television shopping in Europe is projected to nearly double to 8.8 billion euros ($10.8 billion) by 2008 as more households sign up for digital TV service, according to a study released Wednesday.

Beijing cuts the bullfighting (Reuters)

Beijing cuts the bullfighting (Reuters) 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Reuters - Beijing has bowed to the demands of animal rights activists and decided to cut the bullfighting.

Nothing but blue skies in Beijing
(Reuters)

Nothing but blue skies in Beijing
(Reuters) 12/30/2004 09:18 PM
Reuters - China's capital has special reason to celebrate the New Year -- against all the odds, it has managed to reach its goal of 227 days with clear air in 2004, the China Daily says.

Beijing to clean up smelly toilets
(Reuters)

Beijing to clean up smelly toilets
(Reuters) 08/03/2004 12:32 AM
Reuters - China's capital Beijing, trying to flush away its reputation for primitive public toilets, plans to boost investment to build more lavatories and keep them stocked with toilet paper, the China Daily says.

Nothing But Blue Skies as Beijing Enters
New Year (Reuters)

Nothing But Blue Skies as Beijing Enters
New Year (Reuters) 12/31/2004 12:46 PM
Reuters - China's capital has special reason to celebrate the New Year -- against all the odds, it managed to reach its goal of 227 days with clear air in 2004, the China Daily said on Friday.

U.S., China Negotiators on N.Korea Meet
in Beijing (Reuters)

U.S., China Negotiators on N.Korea Meet
in Beijing (Reuters) 07/29/2004 01:35 AM
Reuters - Key Chinese and U.S. negotiators on the North Korean nuclear crisis are meeting in Beijing Thursday to hammer out dates for another round of working level talks aimed at resolving the 21-month impasse.

Beijing to Step Up Public Toilet
Investment (Reuters)

Beijing to Step Up Public Toilet
Investment (Reuters) 08/03/2004 12:16 PM
Reuters - China's capital Beijing, trying to flush away its reputation for primitive public toilets, plans to boost investment to build more lavatories and keep them stocked with toilet paper, the China Daily said on Tuesday.

New contraceptive for Chinese rats
(Reuters)

New contraceptive for Chinese rats
(Reuters) 12/19/2004 03:22 PM
Reuters - China has patented a poison based on traditional Chinese medicine which makes male rats sterile, Xinhua news agency says.

Amazon to Buy Chinese Retailer Joyo.com
(Reuters)

Amazon to Buy Chinese Retailer Joyo.com
(Reuters) 08/19/2004 09:48 AM
Reuters - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN.O) said on Thursday that it will buy Joyo.com Ltd., which runs some of China's biggest retail Web sites, for about $75 million to gain entry into China's fast-growing market.

Sun Yat-Sen Imposter Dupes Old Chinese
Patriots (Reuters)

Sun Yat-Sen Imposter Dupes Old Chinese
Patriots (Reuters) 05/10/2004 10:27 AM
Reuters - A conman took advantage of his resemblance to Sun Yat-sen, father of the revolution that toppled China's last emperor in 1911, to dupe a few patriotic old people out of their money, officials said on Monday.

Chinese tipple heading to America?
(Reuters)

Chinese tipple heading to America?
(Reuters) 04/09/2004 04:13 PM
Reuters - Beijing's most popular brand of firewater beloved by taxi drivers and political leaders alike may soon be the liquor of choice at fashionable U.S. bars.

Coming to a Store Near You: Chinese Cola
(Reuters)

Coming to a Store Near You: Chinese Cola
(Reuters) 05/13/2004 09:30 AM
Reuters - China's largest beverage maker is going where no other Chinese firm has gone before -- it has shipped the first retail batch of its own cola to the home of the carbonated soft drink, the United States.

Imposter dupes old Chinese patriots
(Reuters)

Imposter dupes old Chinese patriots
(Reuters) 05/10/2004 02:53 AM
Reuters - A conman took advantage of his resemblance to Sun Yat-sen, father of the revolution that toppled China's last emperor in 1911, to dupe a few patriotic old people out of their money, officials say.

Chinese chicken out of "Rooster"
weddings (Reuters)

Chinese chicken out of "Rooster"
weddings (Reuters) 01/04/2005 06:56 AM
Reuters - Couples across China are rushing to get married in the next few days before the Year of the Rooster, chickening out of what they believe to be a jinxed time to tie the knot.

Seven Chinese Acrobats Defect in Canada
(Reuters)

Seven Chinese Acrobats Defect in Canada
(Reuters) 02/10/2004 02:56 AM
Reuters - Seven acrobats from China's restive Muslim region of Xinjiang have defected while on tour in Canada, a Chinese government official and a semi-official news agency said Monday.

Chinese athletes to stay chilled in
Athens (Reuters)

Chinese athletes to stay chilled in
Athens (Reuters) 07/06/2004 05:23 AM
Reuters - China's Olympic team will aim to beat the heat at the Athens Games next month with the help of refrigerated jackets.

Impotent Chinese wait too long to see
doctor (Reuters)

Impotent Chinese wait too long to see
doctor (Reuters) 08/31/2004 08:15 AM
Reuters - More than half of Chinese men over 40 suffer from erectile dysfunction at some point but wait too long to see a doctor, the first national survey of its kind has found.

Canada Sees Threat from Soil in Chinese
Toy Guns (Reuters)

Canada Sees Threat from Soil in Chinese
Toy Guns (Reuters) 04/15/2005 09:51 AM
Reuters - Canada said on Thursday it was ordering the recall of 21,000 Chinese-made toy guns because the weapons contained soil which could contaminate crops and forests.

Chinese Couples Chicken Out of Rooster
Year Weddings (Reuters)

Chinese Couples Chicken Out of Rooster
Year Weddings (Reuters) 01/04/2005 11:19 AM
Reuters - Couples across China are rushing to get married in the next few days before the Year of the Rooster, chickening out of what they believe to be a jinxed time to tie wed.

Russians Are Latest Iraq Hostages,
Chinese Freed (Reuters)

Russians Are Latest Iraq Hostages,
Chinese Freed (Reuters) 04/12/2004 11:16 PM
Reuters - Eleven Russian civilians were the latest foreigners reported kidnapped in Iraq and three Japanese were still missing on Tuesday, but China's official Xinhua news agency said seven Chinese had been freed.

Eleven Chinese Workers Killed in Afghan
Attack (Reuters)

Eleven Chinese Workers Killed in Afghan
Attack (Reuters) 06/10/2004 06:23 AM
Reuters - Gunmen in Afghanistan killed 11 Chinese road workers after bursting into their compound early on Thursday, in one of the worst attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan since the Taliban's overthrow in 2001.

Chinese fans slam dunked by Jordan
no-show (Reuters)

Chinese fans slam dunked by Jordan
no-show (Reuters) 05/19/2004 02:49 AM
Reuters - Hundreds of fans of basketball star Michael Jordan blocked a pavement and shouted abuse after Beijing police cancelled an event he was to attend on safety grounds.

Chinese Gov't Backs Web Search for
Global Business (Reuters)

Chinese Gov't Backs Web Search for
Global Business (Reuters) 07/07/2004 07:34 PM
Reuters - A crack software development team backed by the former head of Compaq Computer and China's information ministry will unveil plans on Thursday for a Web search system that can locate 30 million businesses worldwide.

Chinese dive into bomb shelters to
escape the heat (Reuters)

Chinese dive into bomb shelters to
escape the heat (Reuters) 06/22/2005 02:18 AM
Reuters - China is opening up old bomb shelters in central Chongqing so people can cool off from the summer heat, Xinhua news agency said Tuesday.

Chinese women line up to test "female
Viagra" (Reuters)

Chinese women line up to test "female
Viagra" (Reuters) 09/06/2004 06:51 AM
Reuters - In the latest sign of relaxing sexual mores in China, the prospect of orgasms and better sex has led scores of Chinese women to sign up for tests of "female Viagra" at a Beijing hospital, state media says.

Billions of Text Messages Ring in
Chinese New Year (Reuters)

Billions of Text Messages Ring in
Chinese New Year (Reuters) 01/23/2004 02:19 PM
Reuters - Chinese mobile phone users are expected to send 10 billion short message greetings during the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday that began on Thursday, Xinhua news agency said.

Chinese Gamer Chases First China
Licensing Deal (Reuters)

Chinese Gamer Chases First China
Licensing Deal (Reuters) 06/02/2004 06:55 AM
Reuters - As China's Internet media firms seek to diversify from mobile phone-related services, Taiwan online game designer Chinese Gamer International Corp stands ready to help feed their appetite for new income sources.

Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda
Poster Pages--Chinese Space Program

Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda
Poster Pages--Chinese Space Program 08/05/2004 09:06 PM
a new section with images relating to China's space program

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Look Out 2008 Olympians!

Look Out 2008 Olympians! 08/20/2004 12:20 PM
Swim, Katie, Swim! From the Hike With Your Dog site comes the story of Katie, a water-loving dog who is on a quest (well, maybe it is her owner's quest) to swim in "all the great waters of North America." The quest started on her way home from the kennel in September 1998, and continues to this day. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Yampa River, this animal has done some serious doggy paddling. [Caution: lots of pictures may cause slow loading]

Web Services to Hit $11B by 2008

Web Services to Hit $11B by 2008 06/04/2004 03:38 PM
IDC says the estimate may sound conservative to some, but it makes sense given the cautious approach many companies are taking.

What will the network look like by 2008?

What will the network look like by 2008? 04/26/2004 09:42 PM
Computer Weekly Apr 27 2004 1:22AM GMT

IDC: Web Services to Hit $11B by 2008

IDC: Web Services to Hit $11B by 2008 06/04/2004 06:45 PM
Internet News Jun 4 2004 10:39PM GMT

Rice in 2008: Will she or won't she?

Rice in 2008: Will she or won't she? 03/14/2005 06:14 PM
After equivocating in the Washington Times, the secretary of state tells ABC that she won't run.

Internet for all by 2008

Internet for all by 2008 12/16/2003 06:42 AM
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