Investors Look to Taiwan in Hopes of Cashing In on China Boom

Taiwan is attracting interest as perhaps the last place to find affordable shares in companies with extensive Chinese operations.

There’s Peril in the Parallels as China Takes a Top Spot

China now leads the world in the number of publicly traded companies with market values of more than $200 billion, but this is not necessarily good news for investors.

NY Times Editorial: China’s Economic Puzzle

The Chinese leadership realized the need to “re-balance” growth in 2004. But they have been too timid to push hard toward a new strategy.

Bush and Congress Honor Dalai Lama

Over China’s protests, the Dalai Lama received the Congressional Gold Medal and was praised by President Bush and Congress as a Tibetan hero.

Bush urges China to meet Dalai Lama

Oct. 17 - With President Bush on hand, Congress gave the Dalai Lama one of the highest U.S. honors. Bush called on China to open talks with the exiled spiritual leader .

China - which views the Dalai Lama as a separatist and traitor -condemned the Congressional award as interference in China's internal affairs. But at a news conference earlier in the day, President Bush said that he did not think his attendance at the ceremony would damage U.S. relations with China.

Jon Decker reports.

China Issues Warning on Dalai Lama Trip

Chinese officials said a planned award ceremony in Washington for the Tibetan spiritual leader would have “an extremely serious impact” on relations.

With One Eye on China, Bush Receives Dalai Lama

Tensions escalated between the United States and China over Congress’s awarding its highest civilian honor to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.

China’s Leader Closes Door to Reform

At the Communist Party Congress on Monday, President Hu Jintao all but ruled out significant political change.

Communist Party Opening Day

Scenes from the start of the Chinese Communist Party's 17th National Congress in Beijing.

In China, a Lake’s Champion Imperils Himself

Lake Tai, the center of China’s ancient “land of fish and rice,” succumbed this year to floods of man-made waste. By then, the activist who had been trying to save the lake was in jail.

New China Hierarchy May Limit President’s Power

President Hu Jintao was denied a decisive consolidation of power in the new Communist Party leadership.

No Flinching From Recalls as China’s Exports Soar

Despite growing scrutiny of the quality and safety of Chinese goods, China’s exports are up 27 percent so far this year.

Dam Project to Displace Millions More in China

The Chinese government has announced that it will relocate an additional three million to four million people to accommodate construction of the Three Gorges Dam.

China Announces Gains in Air Defense

China’s announcement on Wednesday that it has a seamless network of air-defense radars coincided with a military parade in Taiwan.

How China Got Religion

Slavoj Zizek argues that we find China’s reincarnation laws so outrageous because they spill the secret of what we have done for so long.

Monks and China Rising

Roger Cohen argues that the nine months to the Beijing Olympics present a unique opportunity to shame China into shepherding Burmese reform.

Safe Food for Japan

Washington has begun to study Japan’s tough system for ensuring the quality and safety of Chinese imports, particularly food.

In a Wave of Gambling Profits, an Undertow for Some

Despite years of spectacular economic growth in Macao, locals say the area is little changed and has been left on the margins of the casino boom.

China Promotes Taiwan-Focused Military Officers

China has promoted senior military officers with experience in planning for war over Taiwan ahead of a key political meeting next week.

Look Who’s Mr. Fixit for a Fraught Age

China helped George W. Bush on North Korea. Can it do the same on Iran?

Doctors Agree Not to Take Organs From Prisoners

Chinese medical officials agreed not to transplant organs from prisoners, except for members of their immediate families.

China’s Leaders Deadlocked Over Succession

Just days away from a major leadership reshuffle, China’s Communist Party is still debating key decisions.

In China, a Rising Star Falters

The reputation of China Expert Technology suffers as hints of possible fraud emerge.

Chinese Lawyer Recounts Abduction

A prominent human rights lawyer in Beijing says he was abducted, beaten and threatened last weekend by a gang of men who demanded that he and his family leave the city.

China Joins Inquiry Into Steroid Ring

The Chinese government said it was cooperating with American authorities, who are conducting a crackdown on steroid manufacturers across the globe.

Taiwan Plans Missiles Able to Hit China

An increasingly outgunned Taiwan is quietly pushing ahead with plans to develop missiles that could strike the mainland, defense and security experts say.