China Detains Dissident, Citing Subversion

The authorities have detained a prominent Chinese human rights advocate on suspicion of subversion, escalating a crackdown on dissent.

China Will Make Hong Kong Wait to Elect Leader

China said that Hong Kong would have to wait at least another decade for democratic elections to select its leader.

A Joker Woos a President, and Keyboards Clatter

She opened what she calls a “love hotel,” outfitted with opium beds. She’s a perennial gossip-magnet, and sometimes it seems as if all of China either loves her or loves to hate her.

Beijing’s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue

For the world’s Olympians, Beijing’s air is a performance issue. For the city’s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.

Japan Urges China to Reduce Pollution

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan made energy and environmental issues the centerpiece of his visit to China.

China Lets Currency Appreciate a Bit Faster

The increase fed speculation that China was yielding to international pressure and the state of its economy.

Tokyo opposes Taiwan's UN referendum: Fukuda

Tokyo opposes Taiwan's planned referendum on UN membership, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said yesterday after holding talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (溫家寶).

China and Japan set for close relationship

President Hu Jintao met visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda yesterday and called for more efforts to build strategic and mutually beneficial ties.

Taipei Times Editorial: The KMT's take on the common man

Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) patronizing comments earlier this month toward Aboriginal community leaders in Sindian (新店), Taipei County, exposed an elitist and chauvinist side to his persona that has hardly been seen before.

Ma apologizes after remarks spark Aboriginal protest

Following protests from Aboriginal groups, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday afternoon apologized for recent remarks he had made about Aborigines.

Women butt of husband's ire

Police in northeastern China's Liaoning Province have caught a man suspected of stabbing several women in the buttocks at night to cause public panic so his wife would return home early.

China Finds American Allies for Security

For the Olympics, some American companies are helping to design one of the most high-tech surveillance systems.

China Moves to Improve Quality of Its Seafood

China said this week that it would introduce an array of production standards to improve safety and guard against the use of illegal veterinary drugs in its seafood.

Chinese mark Chairman Mao's 114th birth anniversary

Chinese from around the country descended on a small village in central Hunan Province on Wednesday to celebrate the 114th anniversary of the birth of the country's late revolutionary founder Mao Zedong.

Chinese Unveil Mammoth Arts Center

The National Center for the Performing Arts, a $400 million complex, has attracted at least as much attention for its cost overruns, safety concerns and provocative aesthetics.

Searching for Local Heroes in China

Weather changes are affecting farmers across the country: this year China experienced its worst drought in a decade.

A Toy Maker’s Conscience

How a business-school professor and consultant for Mattel would turn ‘‘Made in China’’ into something other than a curse.

Rice Has Sharp Words for Taiwan, as Gates Does for China

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice issued an unusually sharp rebuke to Taiwan, pointedly calling its planned referendum on United Nations membership “provocative.”

Truce Reached in Fight Over Chinese Beverage Company

Group Danone and the Wahaha Group, one of China’s biggest beverage makers, pledged to “suspend all lawsuits and arbitrations” to revive a troubled joint venture.

China Less Willing to Be America’s Piggy Bank

China has been the financier keeping the U.S. government well funded, but the rate of increase of its holdings of dollar-based securities seems to have slowed.

China: Complainers Crash Anti-Graft Web Site

A Web site created by China’s anti-corruption bureau crashed after it began operating on Tuesday, overwhelmed by people trying to file complaints, The Beijing Youth Daily reported.

Cinephiles, Pack Your Bags. An Uncut Version Awaits.

The phenomenon of so many people visiting Hong Kong to see uncensored films has highlighted changing attitudes toward government censorship of the arts in China.

As China Goes, So Goes Global Warming

Can the emerging superpower fast-forward through the most carbon-intense phase of nation building?

The Newest Mandarins

In China, the ancient classics have become nationalist icons. But what about the texts’ real meaning?

In China, Farming Fish in Toxic Waters

China is the biggest producer and exporter of seafood in the world, but contaminated water has created serious food safety and environmental problems.

Politeness of China Talks Can’t Disguise the Discord

U.S. relations with China are going through a difficult phase, as disputes are sometimes crowding out areas of agreement between the two nations.

Hong Kong Leader Presses China for Vote

The Hong Kong government on Wednesday urged the Chinese government to set a firm timetable for direct elections for the region’s leader and legislature.

China, U.S. engage on currency

Dec. 13 - The value of Chinese currency was discussed at high level trade talks between the U.S. and China in the city of Xianghe on Thursday.

China expressed concern about politicizing trade issues.

The U.S. said China needs to press for a more open economy.

U.S.-China Trade Talks Conclude With Modest Deals and Mutual Wariness

The United States and China ended three days of intense economic talks with accords on food safety, energy and environmental cooperation, but with only modest progress in opening Chinese financial markets.

For China and Vietnam, a Highway Link Means Speedy Growth

Construction workers from Vietnam and China will soon join forces to build a highway that promises to bring new wealth to their once heavily guarded border regions.

China remembers Nanjing massacre

Dec 13 - China commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre with sirens and bells.

China marked 70 years since Japan's infamous Nanjing massacre, invoking memories of the atrocity to remind Tokyo that the wartime past remains a bitter backdrop to an improving relationship.

The six-week wave of killings by invading Japanese troops overrunning Nanjing was among the bloodiest episodes of Japan's invasion of China, taking 300,000 lives according to official Chinese accounts.

For China, how Japan remembers the "Rape of Nanking" -- as the city was then called in English -- has become a defining test of how contrite its neighbour is about its brutal occupation of much of the country from the 1930s up to 1945.

U.S. and Chinese Officials Duel on Economic Issues

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said a trade conference with China had deepened the trust and openness between the countries.

From China, Only in a Bottle, a Berry With an Alluring Name

Yumberry juice, long popular in China, hits the United States.

Inflation Picks Up in China; Trade Gap Grows

Rising costs for food and fuel together with government currency policies are sending prices up briskly across Asia.

China Agrees to Post U.S. Safety Officials in Its Food Factories

The agreement came on a day when Chinese and American representatives exchanged heated words over recent trade disputes, according to American officials.

Suspicions in U.S. That China Has Put Ban on Hollywood Films

China has stopped granting permission for American films to be shown in its theaters in an apparent trade dispute, according to several Hollywood executives and United States government officials.

A Battle Fought in the Factories

To the ire of Chinese steelworkers, the United States is set to impose new tariffs on Chinese steel pipe imports early next year.

Rising Food and Fuel Costs Spur Inflation in China

Inflation accelerated further in China last month, government statisticians announced on Tuesday, as rising costs for food and fuel are now sending prices up briskly across Asia.

China to Order Banks to Raise Cash Reserves

Analysts said the move shows that Beijing is growing increasingly worried about growing inflationary pressure and the threat of a meltdown.

Opinion: China Shrinks

If China is less wealthy, and less a rival, maybe some members of the United States Congress will not press it so hard to revalue its exchange rate.

Trucks Power China’s Economy, at a Suffocating Cost

Every night, columns of hulking freight trucks invade China’s major cities with a reverberating roar and dark clouds of diesel exhaust so thick it dims headlights.

105 Killed in China Mine Explosion

The accident is one of the worst in China this year, and it is unknown how many miners remain trapped.

China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage

As Chinese journalists expand the boundaries of the permissible in domestic coverage, articles about foreign news are more cautious.

China Reports Progress in Food Safety

China said on Thursday that it had demolished the facilities of more than 2,800 rural food makers as part of its effort to crack down on shoddy, fake or substandard food.

U.S. to Pressure China on Food and Product Safety at Coming Trade Talks

The safety of imported goods has trumped broader economic concerns as Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. prepares for the third round of his “strategic economic dialogue” with China.

China’s Turtles, Emblems of a Crisis

The saga of the last two Yangtze giant soft-shells is symbolic of the threatened state of wildlife as a result of pollution, hunting and rampant development.

David Brooks: The Dictatorship of Talent

A meritocratic corpocracy is on the rise in China.

NY Times Editorial: Yahoo Betrays Free Speech

In opposing the Global Online Freedom Act, the big Internet companies show how much they do not care about the power of information to free the world.

China AIDS patients still victimised

Nov. 29 - China's rate of AIDS infections is going down, but discrimination is still preventing effective treatment.

The rate of HIV/AIDS infections in China is slowing down, says China's Ministry for Health. An estimated 50,000 people will contract HIV in 2007, compared to 70,000 in 2005. A recent survey, cited by the official government news agency, claimed that nearly a quarter of students in Beijing would be unwilling to attend class with someone infected with HIV/AIDS. Nearly a third of students said people carrying the virus should only be allowed on campus if they accepted certain restrictions, while over 6 percent said they should not be permitted to attend university at all.

Shanghai Tycoon Falls From Grace

Zhou Zhengyi was pronounced guilty on five charges, including misappropriation of funds, bribery and forging tax receipts, state media reported.

Exporting a Sport to China: How Do You Say Zamboni in Mandarin?

By the end of the season, the Islanders hope to have at least one of their games telecast in China, part of an effort by owner Charles B. Wang to bring hockey to the country.

China Explains Decision to Block U.S. Ships

The move was in retaliation against the Bush administration’s proposed upgrading of Taiwan’s Patriot anti-missile batteries, Chinese state media said today.

China Agrees to Remove Certain Export Subsidies

China agreed Thursday to terminate a dozen different subsidies and tax rebates that promote its own exports and discourage imports of steel, wood products, information technology and other goods.

$200 Billion to Invest, but in China

In contrast to other sovereign wealth funds, China’s state-run investment fund has no immediate plans to take a large stake in any foreign company.

China to Let Market Forces Weigh on Value of Yuan

China will allow market forces to exert more influence over the value of the yuan as the country moves toward a fully convertible currency.

China’s Denial of Port Calls by U.S. Ships Worries Navy

Two senior American admirals expressed concern over China’s refusal to allow access to the port of Hong Kong for three American warships.

China Says Three Gorges Dam Is Not Responsible for Landslides

Chinese officials overseeing the Three Gorges Dam defended the project’s environmental record on Tuesday.

China Rejects Europe’s Call for Currency to Rise Faster

China signaled Tuesday that it would resist demands for rapid appreciation of the yuan and would instead continue gradual progress toward a more flexible exchange rate.

Sarkozy calls on China to revalue Yuan

Nov. 26 - French president tell fast-growing nation it also has a growing responsibility to on economic matters

The French president's first official trip to China is flush with business deals including an agreement for China to buy 160 Airbus aircraft. But Sarkozy called publicly on Chinese President Hu Jintao to let the yuan rise more swiftly against the euro.