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.