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.

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.

Frankfurt Book Fair Tries to Handle Culture Clash With China, Its Guest of Honor

Though the invitation was years in the making, the arrangement has already proven awkward, even before the fair opens.

China Signs Deal for Gas in Trade Talk With Putin

Pricing details were yet to be worked out in the deal between Gazprom and a Chinese state-run company.

British Try to Halt Execution of Briton in China

Officials are trying to save the life of a British man sentenced to death for drug smuggling by a Chinese court despite apparent signs of mental illness.

China Sets Sentences in Brawl Tied to Riot

One man was sentenced to death and another to life in prison for their roles in a deadly toy factory fight that was blamed for setting off riots in western China’s Xinjiang region.

G.M. Is to Sell Hummer to a Chinese Company

Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company will take control of the iconic brand.

Rare books from China to be digitized

A chance conversation in Macau last year between the head of the Harvard-Yenching Library and the director of the National Library of China, two men with a passion for ancient texts, led to the signing yesterday of an ambitious, six-year pact to digitize Harvard’s treasure trove of 51,000 rare Chinese books.

Opinion: Taiwan and China

Taipei is slowly and steadily being drawn to the idea of "one country, two systems."

Opinion: Beijing’s Afghan Gamble

While America is sacrificing its blood and treasure in Afghanistan, the Chinese will reap the benefits.

China Aims to Steady North Korea

China wants to ward off an implosion by North Korea, which would endanger the stability of its own border area.

Mending Fences for 2 Asian Leaders

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, held talks with the visiting prime minister of China, Wen Jiabao, as his government tried to mend ties with Beijing.

China Yearns to Form Its Own Media Empires

China plans to spend billions of dollars to develop media companies that it hopes can compete with the likes of News Corporation and Time Warner.

... But Deng Is the Leader to Celebrate

The true Chinese revolution belongs to Deng Xiaoping, who opened the nation to science, technology and trade.

In China, the Red Flags Still Fly for Mao ...

For a half-century, China’s National Day parades have glorified the Communist patriarch.

China parade marks anniversary

Oct 1 - China puts up a spectacularly choreographed show of military might to mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of the People's Republic of China.

'Maoist' village changes with China

Communism may seem a hazy memory for many as the People's Republic turns 60, but Mao and Marx live on in one Chinese village.

DPP condemns Beijing’s ‘intimidating’ display in Tiananmen Square parade

China’s ostentatious military parade yesterday in Beijing was “regrettable” and goes against the global trend, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) said as it slammed China for trying to intimidate the world by showcasing its military prowess.

Chinese Economic Juggernaut Is Gaining on Japan

Many economists expect China to replace Japan as the world’s second-largest economy next year, five years earlier than previously forecast.

China Is Wordless on Traumas of Communists’ Rise

China basked in its 60th anniversary, but there were no solemn pauses for the millions who died during the civil war or were eradicated during Mao’s drive to consolidate power.

Hong Kongers protest on China's National Day

With China awash in red flags and cheering crowds for National Day, hundreds of Hong Kongers — many wearing black — protested Thursday, denouncing the country's human rights record during 60 years of Communist rule.

China Celebrates 60 Years of Communism

The precision display of military bravado, a once-every-10-years ritual, was designed for a domestic audience.

Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses grand rally

Chinese President Hu Jintao today called on the Chinese people to unite more closely to build a "rich, strong, democratic, civilized, harmonious and modernized socialist country."

On Day for China Pride, Little Interest in Ideology

China’s Communist Party is throwing itself a huge and carefully choreographed party on Thursday.

Mao suit continued choice of China's top leaders for National Day ceremony

Chinese President Hu Jintao on a sunny Thursday morning made his first appearance in a high-collared dark Mao suit at a grand national ceremony, following the dress code which has prevailed when Chinese leaders review National Day military parades.

Opinion: Eight Ideas Behind China's Success

Zhang Wei-wei argues that the West would do well to study the ideas behind China's dramatic rise.

Mao: The Great Helmsman of Kitsch?

Mao memorabilia constitute a big business, and the 60th birthday of the People's Republic of China is expected to give it a further lift.

China Hopes, and Tries, for Rain-Free Festivities

Beijing’s chief meteorologist is responsible for making sure the weather is fair during the extravaganza marking the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic.

In Hong Kong, One Holiday and Lots of Book Sales

To prepare for the National Day holiday, retailers are stocking up on merchandise like designer bags, gold jewelry — and banned books.

Following the Path of the Great Sage

A visit to the birthplace of Confucius - and to the temple, mansion and forest that are named after him there - offers some insight on the philosopher's life and ideas.

Mao’s Grandson Rises in Chinese Military

Mao Xinyu, Mao Zedong’s grandson and only surviving male heir, has become the youngest major-general in the People’s Liberation Army.

Party’s Agenda in China Seems to Fall Flat

Initial reports from the Communist Party’s Central Committee policy meetings suggested that there were few, if any, changes.

Chinese Dissidents Committed to Mental Hospitals

Special correspondent Shannon Van Sant reports on political dissidents being committed to mental hospitals in China.

Life Sentence for Taiwan Ex-President

Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan who had been on trial since March for corruption, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.

Record Numbers of Chinese Wed on 09/09/09

Thousands of Chinese couples decided that 9/9/09 would be an auspicious date for their nuptials.

Chinese President Visits Volatile Xinjiang

President Hu Jintao’s visit to Xinjiang occurred as local officials dismissed reports that trials would begin this week of suspects in July’s ethnic violence.

China’s Tally of 718 Arrests in July Riots Is Questioned

It is still unclear whether the 718 represented the total of suspects captured since the July 4 unrest, or were in addition to previous arrests and detentions.

Prostitutes better than officials in China: survey

Prostitutes are considered more trustworthy in China than government officials and scientists, a recent survey of more than 3,000 respondents showed.

See the original China Daily editorial here.

Teenager dies in Internet rehab

A teenager was allegedly beaten to death by counselors at an Internet addiction rehabilitation clinic in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The 15-year-old middle school graduate, surnamed Deng, was pronounced dead around 3 am Sunday at Wuxu town health center in Nanning, China's national radio website cnr.cn reported on Sunday.

Chinese Town Sealed Off After Plague Deaths

An outbreak of pneumonic plague has killed two residents of a village in rural west-central China, the state-run Xinhua news service reported.

China Arrests 319 People in Unrest in Xinjiang

The arrests came days after 253 people were taken into custody, most of them Uighurs, bringing the total to more than 2,000 arrests.

Opinion: Behind the Violence in Xinjiang

Unless Beijing addresses the root causes of ethnic tensions and ends its systemic human rights violations, the chances of more violence will remain high.

China’s President Vows to ‘Deal a Blow’ to Protesters

President Hu Jintao called for stability and promised harsh punishment for those found to have played a role in the disturbances that have killed scores of people and injured more than a thousand.

Migrants Describe Grief From China’s Strife

The journey of a family trying to forge a new life in the Xinjiang region ended with the death of a son in ethnic riots.

China Warns of Executions as Riots Ebb

President Hu Jintao cut short his trip to the G-8 summit as the party boss in China’s Xinjiang region issued a threat after three days of ethnic violence.

Exile in the U.S. Becomes Face of Uighurs

Rebiya Kadeer, vilified by Beijing as the unseen hand behind Uighur protests in China, is now a symbol of her people’s resistance against the Chinese.

Opinion: Beijing Always Wins

Why China’s leaders aren’t frightened by Uighur unrest.

NY Times Editorial: Now Xinjiang

Beijing’s rulers will never achieve the stability they covet until they work toward political solutions that give minority groups more autonomy over their lives.

Clashes in China Shed Light on Ethnic Divide

Uighur protesters have given voice to broader concerns at the heart of the deadliest ethnic violence to strike China in decades.

China riots leave 140 dead

Jul 06 - China says at least 140 dead are in Xinjiang unrest.

Riots in Western China Amid Ethnic Tension

At least 1,000 rioters clashed with the police as disputes between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese grew.

In Drive for Wind Power, Man Who Led Coal Plant Seeks Atonement

Min Deqing says he delayed installing pollution controls at his coal plant, and hopes to redeem himself by promoting clean energy.

Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert

Beijing is steering a push toward wind and solar power, while the U.S. is just starting.

Experts Say Chinese Filter Would Make PCs Vulnerable

The program would let outsiders monitor a computer’s Internet activity, steal personal data or plant viruses, according to those who have examined it.

China’s College Entry Test Is an Obsession

Families pull out all the stops so children can pass the annual gao kao, or high test, the sole determinant for admission to Chinese colleges and universities.

China’s Economy Takes a Sharp Domestic Turn

China’s exports are down, and some experts say that means the country has become too dependent on domestic investments.

NY Times Editorial: China’s Computer Folly

China’s requirement that all new personal computers contain software that bars access to certain Internet content seems particularly self-destructive.

Opinion: Why Beijing Props Up Pyongyang

The Chinese government dislikes a nuclear North Korea, but it fears a collapsed North even more.

China Protests Moving of Detainees

The Chinese government protested the decision by the U.S. to resettle a group of Chinese Muslims and demanded that they be returned to China.

China’s Commodity Buying Spree

Shipping and commodity executives are questioning China’s motives as it piles up extra quantities of products.

Data Shows China Relies More on Growth at Home

China’s exports plunged by a record 26.4 percent in May from a year earlier, but investment in domestic assets set a record in the opposite direction.

China Faces Criticism Over New Software Censor

China is facing a storm of protest over new regulations requiring all personal computers sold in the country to include filtering software.

Chinese Art Prices Show Signs of Stabilizing

After its initial collapse, as the economic crisis struck, saleroom demand for Chinese contemporary paintings is starting, selectively, to recover.

Chinese Mayor Detained in Graft Inquiry

The mayor of Shenzhen, a city near Hong Kong, is being questioned about “serious disciplinary offenses,” according to China’s official news agency.

China Requires Censorship Software on New PCs

All computers sold in the country must include software to filter out “unhealthy information” from the Internet.

China and U.S. Seek a Truce on Greenhouse Gases

As a U.S. team arrived in Beijing, the standoff was taking on the trappings of cold-war arms control negotiations.

What Would Mao Drive? A Little Red ... Hummer

What a Chinese company’s purchase of the Hummer brand says about the country’s rapidly growing car culture.

China Creates Specter of Dueling Dalai Lamas

A battle is looming as the current Dalai Lama and his followers in exile compete with the Chinese government for control of how the 15th Dalai Lama will be chosen.

Report Says Valid Grievances at Root of Tibet Unrest

An independent investigation into the causes of protests in March 2008 blames the government for promoting policies that undermine Tibet’s cultural identity.

Hong Kong Pays Tribute to Tiananmen Protesters While Beijing Stays Silent

China appeared determined to prevent commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the military crackdown.

English-Language Chinese Newspaper Breaks Silence on Tiananmen Crackdown

In a front-page article on Thursday, a state-run media outlet officially broke the taboo on discussing the June 4, 1989, crackdown on China’s pro-democracy movement.

Thousands Gather in Hong Kong for Tiananmen Vigil

The tens of thousands of people assembled represented the largest crowd for the annual event here in recent years.

Taipei Times Editorial: Democracy in whose words?

As the 20th anniversary of these tragic events passes, Taiwanese may soon find themselves faced with a crucial decision on how close they want to get to China. But whatever they decide, they must ensure that any rapprochement respects the time-honored conceptions of “democracy” and “human rights,” and not the sophistry of the KMT or the CCP.

TIANANMEN 20 YEARS ON: Beijing brushes off calls for probe

China yesterday rejected calls for a probe into the Tiananmen Square Massacre, saying that the matter had been settled.

TIANANMEN 20 YEARS ON: Ma calls on China to face ‘painful’ past

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday lauded China’s efforts to address human rights issues but called on Beijing to face the “painful history” of its bloody military crackdown on demonstrations at Tiananmen Square in 1989.

China's Tiananmen anniversary

Jun 4 - There was tight security on the 20th anniversary of a military crackdown on Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests on Thursday (June 4, 2009).

Opinion: Tiananmen’s Enduring Challenge

Wang Dan argues that China has changed in 20 years, but the central causes of the student protesters have remained unresolved.

Opinion: Bullets Over Beijing

Twenty years after the events in Tiananmen Square, why is China frozen politically even as it has transformed economically?

After Tiananmen and Prison, a Comfortable but Uneasy Life in the New China

In an interview, Liu Suli, a protester in the pro-democracy Tiananmen Square movement of 1989, tried to reconcile China then and now.

Chinese Activist Tries to Surrender

One of the principal student leaders of the 1989 protests flew to the Chinese territory of Macao, saying he wanted to surrender after two decades in exile.

Tiananmen Square Scars Soldier Turned Artist

Chen Guang, an artist and a former soldier who helped clear Tiananmen Square in 1989, has defied officials to describe his experiences there.

Australia Feels Chill as China’s Shadow Grows

Chinese investments in Australian mining have tapped queasiness in Australia over China’s rising influence.

To Shut Off Tiananmen Talk, China Blocks Sites

As the crackdown’s anniversary nears, censors have blocked access to Twitter, Flickr and Hotmail.

Geithner Says China Has Faith in U.S.

Ending his trip to Beijing, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said China has “a fair amount of confidence in the underlying strength of the American economy.”

Opinion: ‘Here Come the Workers!’

Notes from the protests outside Beijing, and how those demonstrations altered China’s path.

Opinion: Dance With Democracy

After the crackdown, silence was its own betrayal.

Opinion: China’s Forgotten Revolution

For many of China’s young people, June 4, 1989 means nothing.

Opinion: Back and Forth From Beijing

Beijing experiments with local government reform, then undercuts its own efforts. The Chinese leadership needs to allow bottom-up institutions to mature.

Autonomy Is Solution for Tibet, Dalai Lama Says

The Dalai Lama sees threats for Tibetans in a Han Chinese influx and limits on religious practices.

U.S. Presses China for Tough Response to North Korea

The United States fears the leakage of fissile materials to other states or terrorist organizations.

Hope, but No Advances, in China-U.S. Climate Talks

A Congressional delegation says five days of discussions did not yield substantial progress.

China Is Said to Plan Strict Gas Mileage Rules

New Chinese fuel economy rules would be even more stringent than the United States standards that President Obama is seeking to impose.

Geithner Prepares to Meet With Chinese Leaders

The Treasury secretary, who unintentionally charged that China was “manipulating” its currency during confirmation hearings, will make his first trip to China since taking office.

China Said to Harass Rights Lawyers

Officials have threatened to complicate or deny applications to renew the legal licenses of at least 18 civil-rights lawyers, two advocacy groups have charged.

To Protect an Ancient City, China Moves to Raze It

Saying it fears earthquake damage, the government plans to demolish and rebuild 85 percent of Kashgar’s Old City.

In China, Pelosi Calls for Cooperation on Climate

Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, met China’s two top leaders to discuss energy problems on Wednesday, but some experts noted that the two nations’ official positions remain far apart.

Chinese City Is Chilly to a Sex Theme Park

An attempt to open “Love Land” in the city of Chongqing was quashed by local officials over the weekend, well before construction was completed.

Chinese President Meets Leader of Taiwanese Party

Chinese President Hu Jintao hosted the leader of Taiwan’s ruling party in Beijing on Tuesday, as both sides promised closer economic ties and a continued thaw in relations.

Cavaliers Sell a Stake to Chinese Investors

The Cavaliers said they agreed over the weekend to sell a 15 percent stake in the franchise and its arena to a group of Chinese investors, led by Kenny Huang.

Openness in China About Memoir Proves Short-Lived

A mix of responses to commemorations of the Tiananmen Square crackdown reflect how Beijing now seems more sensitive to the outcry that tough tactics to suppress dissent can provoke.

10 Held in China for Mistreating Factory Workers

Police arrested a factory boss and nine foremen at a brick kiln late last month and rescued 32 mentally disabled workers, according to the state-run news media.

Showing the Glimmer of Humanity Amid the Atrocities of War

Lu Chuan has received death threats following the release of his new film about the occupation of Nanjing that offers a sympathetic treatment of a Japanese soldier.

Tiananmen Now Seems Distant to China’s Students

Disinclined to protest, students also lack the economic grievances that motivated their predecessors in 1989.

China Grows More Picky About Debt

China’s preference for U.S. Treasuries, and its loosening of laws on private investments, are changing the financial ties between China and America.

China marks 90th anniversary of "May Fourth Movement"

China celebrated the Chinese Youth Day Monday, also the 90th anniversary of an important cultural and political movement in modern Chinese history that fought imperialism and promoted democracy and science.

China Tightens Security in Tibet

Security forces in central Tibet have increased patrols and border vigilance ahead of a sensitive anniversary.

China’s Leaders See a Calendar Full of Trouble

Anniversaries of the Tibetan uprising and the Tiananmen Square crackdown are seen as possible triggers for unrest.

In China, No Plans to Emulate West’s Way

A high-ranking official of the Communist Party told the National People’s Congress that the country would never adopt a multiparty political system.

China Harassed U.S. Ship, the Pentagon Says

The Pentagon has lodged a formal protest with the government in Beijing, saying five Chinese ships harassed an American surveillance vessel in international waters.

Chinese Official Defends Construction of Schools Felled in Quake

A vice governor of the Chinese province hardest hit by the earthquake last May said that many schools collapsed then because of the strength of the 7.9 magnitude quake.

Seeking Justice, Chinese Land in Secret Jails

Rights advocates say leaders are using “black houses” to reduce the number of petitioners reaching Beijing.

Band Says Beijing Canceled Concert Over Tibet

The rock band Oasis said that China canceled the band’s upcoming concerts in China because a band member appeared at a Free Tibet concert in 1997.

China Calls for Closer Ties With Taiwan

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao signaled support for the gradual integration of banking and financial services across the Taiwan Straits.

50 Years After Revolt, Clampdown on Tibetans

Chinese authorities have imposed unofficial martial law in areas where ethnic Tibetans live.

A Home on the Internet Shelters Beijing’s Homeless

South of Tiananmen Square, mazelike neighborhoods are being bulldozed and grand shopping promenades erected, but homeless people keep resurfacing.

Twist in Sale of Relics Has China Winking

The bidder for two prized Chinese sculptures surfaced, saying it was his patriotic duty to refuse to pay the $40 million winning bid.

Facing Counterfeiting Crackdown, Beijing Vendors Fight Back

Tenacious vendors have staged protests against lawyers who are pursuing trademark cases, mocking them as bourgeois puppets of foreigners.

Volunteers Put the Economist Into Chinese

A Chinese group has been working to translate each issue of the British newsweekly The Economist, a risky enterprise since authorities have banned the magazine in the past.

U.S. and China Revive Military Talks

The Chinese had suspended senior-level military contacts with the United States in October, protesting the Bush administration’s $6.5 billion arms sale to Taiwan.

A Textile Capital of China Is Hobbled by a Downturn Gone Global

Shaoxing, where 20,000 textile and garment factories once hummed, was a city that globalization built. Now, it is suffering as demand wanes in the U.S.

China Says U.S. Distorts Facts in Report on Rights

The State Department sees “poor” respect for rights in China, but China says the United States has impeded rights of Americans.

China Fails to Halt the Sale of Looted Relics at a Paris Auction

Anonymous bidders bought two bronze animal heads from the 18th century that had been in the collection of the French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

Tibetans Greet New Year in Opposition

Tibetans are marking the normally joyous Losar holiday with an informal boycott and vigils.

3 in Beijing Set Their Car on Fire in Apparent Protest

The Chinese authorities said two people were taken to the hospital after the incident in Tiananmen Square, an area that has been a favored spot for political protests.

Worst Drought in Half Century Shrivels the Wheat Belt of China

A normally dry rural region has been parched in recent months, aggravating economic problems facing the Beijing government.

Pig Organs Tainted With a Banned Substance Sicken 70 in China

At least 70 people in southern China have been sickened after eating pig organs contaminated by a banned metabolism accelerator, state media reported.

Chinese Mine Disaster Ends With 74 Dead

Dozens of miners who had been trapped in a Chinese coal mine after Sunday’s deadly explosion that killed 74 of their co-workers, have been rescued.

A Clinton Listening Tour, but China Gets an Earful

The Clinton Straight Talk Express made its last big stop in Beijing on Sunday.

At Least 74 Miners Are Killed in China Blast

Dozens were still trapped in a mine on Sunday evening in the deadliest coal-mining accident in the country in more than a year.

China Fears Tremors as Jobs Vanish From Coast

Jobs on the once-booming Chinese coast are vanishing at a stunning pace, leaving millions without work.

Clinton Paints China Policy With a Green Hue

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton invited China to join the U.S. in an effort to curb greenhouse gases.

After 5 Months, China to Try Would-Be Protester

A 62-year-old woman will be the first of 10 people from the industrial city of Liuzhou to come to trial for planned protests in September.

Case Against Ex-Leader Stirs Unease in Taiwan

Legal experts are raising troubling questions about whether the rule of law is being followed in the proceedings against former President Chen Shui-bian.

Chinese Officials Protest Sinking of Cargo Ship by Russians

A senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official said that Russia had an unacceptable response after one of its warships sank a Chinese cargo vessel last Saturday.

China Starts Investing Globally

Long spurned in the international market, China has invested $41 billion in global oil projects this week alone.

Senior Communist Party Official Issues Warning to Tibetan Clergy

The official, Lobsang Gyaincain, said the clergy must not take part in activities aimed at “splitting the motherland.”

Optimism Grows for U.S.-China Military Talks

The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said he hoped a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would help resume high-level military exchanges with China.

Beijing Investigates Transplants for Tourists

China said it was investigating whether 17 Japanese tourists had received illegal kidney and liver transplants in China.

A Big Wall Falls in China to Make Room for Mickey

Trading snow dragons for Snow White, a Disney licensing company took over the Harbin Ice Lantern Festival, China’s most popular wintertime attraction.

China Agrees to Lend Art to Museum in Taiwan

Beijing’s Palace Museum will lend art to Taipei’s National Palace Museum, temporarily bringing together a small part of China’s imperial collection for the first time in 60 years.

At Reading in Beijing, Noted Writer Is Stabbed

Xu Lai, a writer known for provocative, antiestablishment Web postings, was stabbed and wounded during a book reading on Saturday.

Clinton Seeks a Shift on China

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke about China’s repression of Tibet and its position as the world’s leading emitter of greenhouse gases.

China to Investigate French Company Over Claims of Tainted Formula

Government officials said they would investigate whether infant formula by French beverage giant Danone was tainted with melamine.

Taiwan’s Low Profile May Aid Its Goals

Taiwan’s president said he was not concerned that Taiwan was low on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s list of priorities.

China and Taiwan to Confer on Imperial Art Treasures Split by History

Divided for 60 years by war and political turbulence, the imperial art collection of China is now the focus of negotiations that could lead to at least a few of the works being exhibited together again.

China: Official Cites Failed Meeting of Independence Movement

Activists in China recently passed out fliers for a pro-independence meeting in Xinjiang, but no one attended, said a Chinese official.

Chinese Learn Limits of Online Freedom as the Filter Tightens

The recent censoring of a tongue-in-cheek variety show has provoked howls from China’s so-called netizens, critical of their government’s control of the Web.

Can You Choose Your Reincarnated Successor?

The Dalai Lama strives for continuity. China has other goals.

Chinese Premier Injects Note of Optimism at Davos

Eager to assuage concerns about his country’s economy, Wen Jiabao struck an unabashedly upbeat tone in his speech.

China and U.S. in Currency Spat

A war of words is flaring between China and the United States that could leave both sides losers.

China Detains 81 Ahead of 50th Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising

Tibet independence advocates said the crackdown appeared aimed at intimidating Tibetans ahead of the region’s most sensitive anniversary in years.

Russia and China Blame Capitalists

At the World Economic Forum, the leaders of the former bastions of the Communist bloc rebuked the U.S. and other capitalist countries for dragging the world into crisis.

About face on China?

Jan 26 - The Obama Administration is already signaling that it plans to talk tough on China's currency, but it is not clear if US policy is headed for a major change.

Many lawmakers on Capitol Hill believe China's currency is significantly undervalued, giving Chinese companies an unfair advantage in international trade.

China shuts down 55 more porn Web sites in Spring Festival

China's Internet watchdogs are not taking time off during the week-long Spring Festival holiday and continued to scrutinize websites containing pornography and "lewd" contents.

Ma left red-faced over red envelopes

More than 1,000 people crammed into Ma Village (馬家庄) in Miaoli County’s Tongsiao Township (通宵) yesterday, hoping to receive a lucky red envelope from President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), but the manner in which the eager crowd was ushered past the president caused some displeasure among those who had waited several hours to meet him.

One N.B.A. Star and 150 Bridges to Sichuan

On Monday, Yao Ming, the 7-foot-6 center of the Houston Rockets and the very tall face of modern, outward-facing China, met with Sichuan youth studying in the U.S.

The Bonfire of China’s Vanities

Yu Hua has written the sprawling novel of his country’s boom years — entrancing and angering millions of Chinese in the process.

China Rejects Currency Manipulation Charge

The central bank of China rejected an accusation by President Obama’s nominee for Treasury secretary that China was trying to gain an unfair advantage on exports.

College-Educated Chinese Feel Job Pinch

Anxiety is rippling through a generation of Chinese who had grown up thinking that prosperity was guaranteed.

Now Hip-Hop, Too, Is Made in China

Home-grown rap, an avenue of self-expression for young Chinese, cannot get broadcast but its fan base is growing.

China Jittery About Obama Amid Signs of Harder Line

Timothy F. Geithner’s assertion that China manipulates its currency isn’t the only sign that an Obama administration may take a tougher stance toward Beijing.

In New Sign of Recovery, Kim Meets China Official

It was the North Korean leader’s first public meeting with a foreign visitor since reports of his stroke in August.

Death Sentences in Chinese Milk Case

A Chinese court sentenced two men to death and a top dairy company executive to life in prison for selling tainted milk products.

China’s Route Forward

China is starting to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure projects, fearing that widespread joblessness could lead to social unrest.

Geithner Hints at Harder Line on China Trade

Timothy F. Geithner stated that the president believed that China was “manipulating” its currency.

Porn crackdown to shield China's youth during holiday

China's Internet watchdogs today vowed to continue a crackdown on pornography and "lewd" content throughout the week-long Spring Festival holiday in order to protect the nation's youth.

China Internet addiction

Jan 20 - China has cemented its position as the world's largest Internet population, with the number of Internet users reaching a staggering 300 million at the end of 2008, according to the China Internet Network Information Centre.

At a newly created Internet addiction treatment centre, Cheng Jiawei had to finish one last exercise of arranging toy figurines in a sandpit, a way her doctors could understand how her mind worked.

Two men sentenced to death over tainted milk scandal

Two men connected with the tainted milk scandal were sentenced to death today while Tian Wenhua, former board chairwoman of the Sanlu Group at the heart of the scandal, was sentenced to life in prison.

Chinese TV Censors Part of Address by Obama

China Central Television broadcast the inauguration speech live until the moment President Obama mentioned “communism.”

China Announces Subsidies for Health Care

China announced Wednesday that it intends to spend $123 billion by 2011 to establish universal health care for the country’s 1.3 billion people.

Families File Suit in Chinese Tainted Milk Scandal

The filing is a rare instance of lawyers in China attempting to get a court to hear a class-action product liability case.

China Sees Separatist Threats

China said that it faced threats from several independence movements and that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan jeopardized Asia’s stability.

China Aims at Dalai Lama With New Tibet Holiday

Legislators in Tibet passed a bill on Monday mandating an annual celebration of the date that the Communists declared rule over Tibet.

Finding Treasures in a City’s Disappearing Past

Returning to Beijing after the Cultural Revolution, Li Songtang devoted himself to rescuing scraps of history, work made more urgent by today’s redevelopment.

Chinese Cars Inch Closer to U.S.

Chinese cars have still not arrived in the United States, despite promises from some of the companies at last year’s Detroit show that their arrival was imminent.

Would-Be Olympic Protester Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

A legal advocate who was arrested after applying to hold a protest in Beijing during the Olympics in August has been sentenced to three years in prison, a lawyer said.

Chinese Officials Gamble, and Their Luck Runs Out

Communist officials have pillaged state funds to try their luck at casinos in Macao, government prosecutors say.

Chinese Chemical Plant Site Moves After Outcry

The Chinese Environmental Ministry has approved a petrochemical plant that drew fierce opposition over feared pollution. But the approval is based on the plant’s being built in another city.

Internet Usage Rises in China

The number of Internet users in China has reached 298 million, nearly equal to the population of the United States, according to official figures.

News Media Run by China Look Abroad for Growth

Plans include the creation of a 24-hour news channel modeled on Al Jazeera, the Arabic language network.

U.S. and China Mark 30 Years of Diplomatic Ties

At a two-day conference to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of relations, speakers focused on China’s stunning economic growth.

Trade Losses Rise in China, Threatening Jobs

China’s exports and imports shrank at an accelerating rate last month, a trend likely to set off more job losses in the country’s export-oriented coastal regions.

A Small Showing, but With Big Dreams

For the first time, two Chinese carmakers are exhibiting this year on the main floor of the Detroit auto show.

Chinese farmer robot inventor

Jan 9 - Robot inventor Wu Yulu, a self-taught Chinese farmer who accidentally burnt down his house and plunged his family into debt in the name of his art, is finally getting hard-earned recognition.

He now works with various universities and companies developing robotics, has traveled China to show his creations.

Police in China Halt Parents Seeking Investigation Into School Collapses

Parents who were trying to travel to Beijing to ask the government for a full investigation into school collapses during the May earthquake were stopped by local police.

China Losing Taste for Debt From the U.S.

As the global downturn has intensified, Beijing is starting to keep more of its money at home, which could have painful effects for U.S. borrowers.

Arrests Increased in Chinese Region

Arrests in the Xinjiang region for “endangering state security” grew rapidly last year, a report said.

China Criticizes Google and Others on Pornography

The Ministry of Public Security and six other agencies would work together “to purify the Internet’s cultural environment,” the government said in a statement.

Contradictions in China, and the Rise of a Billionaire Family

The story of Liu Yongxing — a former factory worker who is now listed by Forbes as the wealthiest person in China — is a peek into the changes facing China.

Town Asks Kung Fu Monks for Tourism Blessings

By striking a deal through which the warrior monks of Shaolin will maintain Guandu’s temples, local officials hope to share the group’s marketing success.

China Plans to License 3 Wireless Standards

The move opens the way for cellphone users in China to have faster downloads of video, data and Web-browsing services, and for companies to charge more for their high-speed services.

Former Head of Chinese Dairy Pleads Guilty

The former chairwoman of one of China’s biggest dairy producers pleaded guilty to selling fake milk powder.

In Flimsy Hut, Bond Grows Stronger After Ordeal Under a Quake’s Rubble

Li Wanzhi and Wang Zhijun are slowly piecing together a future after the May earthquake in Sichuan, China, that left 88,000 people dead or missing and five million homeless.

In Taiwan, Jail for Ex-President

Former President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan was returned to jail on Tuesday because of the severity of the corruption charges against him.

China Begins Trials for 9 in Tainted Milk Scandal

Nine people accused of intentionally tainting China’s dairy supplies earlier this year went on trial in the country’s worst food safety case in decades.

China Says Man Confessed to Bus Bombings

Police officials say that a man who died Christmas Eve after trying to plant a bomb in Kunming was also responsible for a pair of bus bombings there in July.

Romance and Recovery in Quake Area

Months after an earthquake hit southwestern China, new couples are one sign of the beginnings of a recovery.

Tainted-Milk Victims in China to Be Paid

A group of Chinese dairy companies accused of selling tainted milk has agreed to compensate the victims, the state media announced.