LONDON, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese expatriates and
students in Britain staged a silence demonstration at a square opposite to the
British Parliament building on Saturday, in protest against distorted reports by
some Western media including BBC on the March14 Tibet riots.
More than 3,000 people joined the demonstration, the
first ever staged by the Chinese community in Britain.
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Chinese expatriates and students in Britain attend a silence demonstration at a square opposite to the British Parliament building in London, capital of Britain, April 19, 2008. The demonstration is to protest against the distorted reports by some Western media including BBC on the March 14 Tibet riots. More than 3,000 people joined the demonstration, the first ever staged by the Chinese community in Britain.(Xinhua Photo/Xie Xiudong)
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"Today we are here to oppose media distortion and
media fabrication in the recent events. We are here in a quest for objectivity,
fairness and justice," a demonstration coordinator read out a statement.
"As we heard, we saw, we say BBC on some of the
recent events has misled the British public and the rest of the world by
providing intensive untruthful reports and biased coverage."
"We are afraid that media distortion and media
fabrication are going to build up the barrier and bring hatred between the
Western world and the Chinese people. This attempt reminds us of the Cold War
and the Iron Curtain."
"We appeal to British media agencies to end media
distortion and media fabrication."
"At the time of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, we
warmly welcome people from all over the world to come to our country to see, to
hear, to touch the real China and to talk to the real Chinese people."
The demonstrators carried anti-distortion banners
like "BBC unfair," "Stop media distortion, respect history, truth and China,"
and "Softkiller, don't spread hatred."
The demonstrators, through several display boards,
told the truth about the March 14 riots in Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet
Autonomous Region, and by comparing some original photos with the ones grafted
by certain Western media organizations, revealed how some media agencies
distorted the truth.
The rally was mobilized via the Internet and received enthusiastic responses from all parts of Britain.
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Two British people attend a silence demonstration at a square opposite to the British Parliament building in London, capital of Britain, April 19, 2008. The demonstration is to protest against the distorted reports by some Western media including BBC on the March 14 Tibet riots. More than 3,000 people including Chinese expatriates and students joined the demonstration, the first ever staged by the Chinese community in Britain.(Xinhua Photo/Xie Xiudong)
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Overseas Chinese in Germany protest
against biased media coverage
BERLIN, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Chinese
expatriates and students from all across Germany staged a peaceful demonstration
in Berlin on Saturday, to protest against the biased news coverage of the recent
riots in Tibet and voice their support for the Beijing Olympics.
Nearly 3,000 people participated in the march, beginning
from Berlin's famed downtown Friedrichstrasse railway station to the Potsdamer
Platz, a landmark square for the capital city. Full story
Overseas Chinese in Austria rally in
support of Beijing Olympics
VIENNA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese expatriates staged a
peaceful demonstration in Vienna on Saturday to show support for the Beijing
Olympics and express their anger at the "pro-Tibet independence" activists'
attacks of the Olympic torch relay.
The demonstration, titled "Overseas Chinese in Vienna
Supporting Beijing Olympics Demonstration," was organized by 25 Chinese groups
in Austria and local Chinese-language media organizations. Full story
