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James Murdoch.


China imprisons Christian activists and political dissidents Political dissidents are people severely persecuted by governments or other organizations for political reasons.

They are not necessarily the only or most important dissidents, but they become famous or semi-famous often through the stories told by themselves or by others.
. It forces many into slave labor. But James Murdoch James Murdoch is the name of multiple people:
  • James Murdoch (media executive) (born 1972), CEO of British Sky Broadcasting and son of Rupert Murdoch
  • James Murdoch (Scottish journalist) (1856-1921), Scots journalist, and teacher in Japan, Australia and South America,
, Rupert's son and possible heir to one of the world's biggest media concerns (which has operations in China), seems to think that's not worth getting concerned about. In fact, at a recent conference he blasted blast·ed  
adj.
1. Used as an intensive: I hate these blasted flies.

2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated.

3. Blighted, withered, or shriveled.
 Western media for focusing on China's human rights abuses. He added that the people of Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov.  should accept the fact that they live under an "absolutist" government.
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Title Annotation:son of News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch
Author:Oliver, Charles
Publication:Reason
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:9CHIN
Date:Jun 1, 2001
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