Putting the Chinese in ‘Made in China’

The graphic artist Liu Zhizhi is in the forefront of a new generation of designers who are trying to define a visual language for contemporary China.

Opinion: Ancient Neighbors, Current Antagonists

The animosity between China and Japan belies centuries of affinity.

China Police Confine Prominent Artist

The artist Ai Weiwei was placed under house arrest on Friday in Beijing.

The Rise of the Tao

China is in the grips of a religious revival. But can the country handle the return of its most venerable faith?

The China Boom

A wave of Chinese undergraduates is choosing American colleges. Culture shock? Beer pong, anyone?

China Urges Europeans to Snub Nobel Ceremony

The Nobel award to a Chinese dissident is emerging as an early test of China’s newfound diplomatic clout.

China’s Fast Rise Leads Neighbors to Join Forces

China’s military expansion and assertive trade policies have set off jitters across Asia, prompting many of its neighbors to build alliances.

Europe’s Plagues Came From China, Study Finds

The waves of plague that twice devastated Europe and changed the course of history had their origins in China, a team of medical geneticists reported.