China Finds Huge Fraud by Officials

A report on misused or embezzled government funds showed how widespread corruption has become.

China Starts to Lift Region’s Web Blackout

The Xinjiang regional government said it also planned to restore other Web sites and services, cellphone text messaging and international telephone connections.

Opinion: President Obama, Push Back on China

Wei Jingsheng argues that the sentencing of a moderate reformer presents a chance for the West to stand up to Beijing.

China Executes Briton Despite Appeals

After Akmal Shaikh’s drug smuggling conviction, British officials pressed China to consider his psychiatric history.

In Sentence of Activist, China Gives West a Chill

Human rights advocates said the punishment for Liu Xiaobo was intended to send an unequivocal message to others who might agitate for political reform.

Leading China Dissident Gets 11-Year Term for Subversion

Human rights advocates said the punishment for Liu Xiaobo was intended to send an unequivocal message to others who might agitate for political reform.


Read Charter 08 here.

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.