Obama Interviewer in China Is Said to Be Demoted

The top editor of one of China’s most influential newspapers had annoyed Communist Party propaganda officials with an interview of President Obama he carried out a few weeks ago.

See a transcript of the interview here.

China Imposes New Internet Controls

The new measures limit ordinary citizens’ ability to set up personal Web sites and to view hundreds of other sites.

China Is Disputing Status of Uighurs in Cambodia

After deadly ethnic riots in July in western China and a government crackdown, the 22 Uighurs entered Cambodia and applied for refugee status at a United Nations refugee office.

Opinion: Words on Trial in Beijing

Beijing does not engage in arguments; it simply bullies to discourage others. The latest victim is Liu Xiaobo.

Chinese Team Searches Museums for Art Treasures

A delegation scoured the Metropolitan Museum of Art last week for objects looted in 1860 from a palace in Beijing.

Nuclear Power Expansion in China Stirs Concerns

China’s aggressive program of building new nuclear plants could cut carbon emissions, but experts worry that the pace may lead to safety shortcuts.

Arms Sales to Taiwan Will Proceed, U.S. Says

The U.S. relationship with Taiwan is one of the most serious diplomatic issues between China and the U.S.

China Indicts Prominent Dissident

Liu Xiaobo, one of China’s best-known dissidents and an author of a pro-democracy manifesto, was indicted Thursday on charges of trying to subvert the state.

Read the Charter 08 here.

Chinese matchmakers send Santarinas to find college girls

Earlier this month, a matchmaking company in China’s Guangdong province had some employees dress as Santarinas — in red Christmas outfits and go-go boots – and march to a college campus. Their mission: to find out “innocent and good-looking” college girls as companions for the company’s clients.

The Frugal Republic

Everyone wants Chinese consumers to spend more. So why don’t they?

A Rare Chinese Look at Secret Detentions

A state-run magazine has published an article detailing a secret network of detention centers that are intended to prevent citizens from complaining to the government.

China’s Impolitic Artist, Still Waiting to Be Silenced

Ai Weiwei is perhaps China’s most famous living artist and its most vociferous domestic critic, titles of a sort the committed iconoclast disdains.

NY Times Editorial: Assessing the China Trip

President Obama was elected in part because he promised a more cooperative and pragmatic leadership in world affairs, but he should also be willing to stand up to Beijing.

In Obama Interview, Signs of China’s Heavy Hand

Authorities appeared to carefully monitor how President Obama’s words were transmitted to China’s public, even in a newspaper known for its press-the-envelope approach.

NY Times Editorial: Equals at Last, for Better or for Worse

The Obama-Hu summit has reinforced the fact that China will use its clout to advance its agenda - not America's.

A Small Step to Bridging the Taiwan Strait

The final details were minor compared with the substance of the financial cooperation deal between China and Taiwan, but carried significance of their own.

China Holds Firm on Major Issues in Obama’s Visit

President Obama was confronted, on his first visit, with a fast-rising China more willing to say no to the U.S.

In China, a Struggle for Rights, but Hope Remains

In China, Obama Pushes for More Freedoms

During Visit, Obama Skirts Chinese Political Sensitivities

President Obama has avoided public meetings with liberals, free press advocates and even ordinary Chinese.

In Beijing, Obama Calls for ‘Strong Dialogue’

After meeting on Tuesday, President Obama and President Hu Jintao said the U.S. and China would work together on nuclear proliferation, climate change and stabilizing the world economy.

Au-Ba-Ma or Ou-Ba-Ma?

President Obama would be astonished if he were expected to refer to Xianggang rather than Hong Kong.

Chinese Export Boom in Evidence at Trade Show

Buyers swarming through the world’s largest trade show in Guangzhou underscore how China’s low wages and cheap currency are producing a resurgence of exports.

Six More Sentenced to Death Over Riots in China

While previous sentences had only been handed to men with ethnic Uighur names, one of the men convicted Thursday had an ethnic Han name.

In Face of Sanctions, China Premier Warms to Iran

The remarks appeared to undercut U.S. efforts at a unified approach to Iran’s nuclear program.