Tuesday, December 14, 2004

News

China to crown first Miss Artificial Beauty: China will soon host the finals of the country's first beauty contest in which every contestant has gone under the knife. Twenty "man-made" beauties will parade their surgical nips and tucks Saturday in the hopes of taking home the country's first Miss Artificial Beauty crown. [Also here.]

China Criticizes U.S. on Sanctions: China criticized the United States on Monday after a U.S. panel upheld a ruling that will allow higher tariffs on Chinese-made furniture to reduce its impact on American producers.

China Briefly Detains 3 in Intellectuals Crackdown: Chinese authorities briefly detained at least three liberal intellectuals, sources close to the three said on Tuesday, as part of an intensified crackdown on government critics. [free reg. req.]


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