Chinese Writers Give a Warmer Take on U.S. Democracy

While Americans fret about rapid Chinese economic growth, in China, something else is happening: deeper understanding of democracy is producing greater admiration, in some quarters.

China steps up efforts to tempt returnees and stem 'brain drain'

Thousands of Chinese go abroad every year to study science, engineering and other fields and many never return home — not because they want to emigrate but because their still-developing economy lacks jobs to match their advanced skills.

China launches Chang'e 2 probe into earth-moon orbit

CHANG'E 2, China's second unmanned moon probe, has entered the earth-moon transfer orbit as it separated from the carrier rocket, the control center said today.

Sony Hopes for a Blockbuster as ‘Dr. Oz’ Format Goes to China

Sony Pictures Television is expected to announce a deal on Wednesday to export the format of “The Dr. Oz Show” to Chinese television.

Opinion: Too Many Hamburgers?

On a visit to China, Thomas L. Friedman gets a good look at how the Chinese view Americans.

A System Afraid of Its Own History

China's relationship to its own history remains mired in cover-ups and silences, and a look at how school textbooks present the 60 years since the People's Republic was established reveals the problem.

Chinese Experiment Seeks Secrets To Happiness

Last year, a book called China Is Unhappy topped the best-seller lists in the Middle Kingdom. It was a nationalistic screed arguing that China should stop debasing itself and stand up to its critics. But is China really unhappy? And how can it become happier?

Resentment Simmers in Western Chinese Region

Since riots between the Han and Uighur groups in 2009, the Chinese authorities have arrested hundreds and tried to soothe frayed nerves. But the push has done little to repair distrust.

China’s Growth Leads to Problems Down the Road

A nation on a building binge has plans to unclog the highways, but it may take years.

Beijing Opera, a Historical Treasure in Fragile Condition

Fans of the Beijing Opera Academy of China fear that it could fall victim to modernization as the economy surges, but the government is helping support the art form.

China's Deficit in American Studies

China faces a worrisome imbalance of intellectual trade with the United States. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Chinese know less about the United States than Americans know about China.

Uighur Intellectual Who Won’t Back Down in China

Ilham Tohti’s advocacy for China’s Muslim Uighurs has landed him on the government’s list of citizens who warrant near-constant surveillance.

Reviving ‘The Peony Pavilion’ With Modern Shading

A Chinese opera troupe’s condensed version of “The Peony Pavilion,” staged in a Shanghai garden, tries to breathe new life into a traditional art form in danger of disappearing.

China's fight against disposable chopsticks

To keep up with demand, 100 acres of trees need to be felled every 24 hours. But efforts to restrain the use of disposable wooden chopsticks face many obstacles.

Chinese Hospitals Are Battlegrounds of Discontent

In 2006, patients or their relatives attacked more than 5,500 medical workers, reflecting wide discontent with China’s public health care system.

Booming Demand for TV on the Internet in China

Young people in China are starting to favor Internet video over TV, in part as a way to make an end run around government regulators.

China’s Censors Rein in a ‘Vulgar’ Reality TV Show

Officials issued a directive faulting a popular dating show for promoting materialism and talking openly about sex.

Joan Hinton, Physicist Who Chose China Over Atom Bomb, Is Dead at 88

Ms. Hinton worked on the Manhattan Project, which developed the atom bomb, but spent most of her life as a committed Maoist working on dairy farms in China.

Sea Salt Latte: Is 85C The Next Coffee Craze?

A coffee company from Taiwan hopes to teach Americans to love squid-ink buns and iced sea salt lattes.

Socialism Studies (just for fun)

Aasif Mandvi exposes the communist threat as Hacienda Heights introduces a Chinese language program to middle school kids.

China Tries to Put Best Foot Forward With Shanghai World Expo

As part of his series from China, Ray Suarez reports on the ongoing 2010 Shanghai Expo, where the large and decadent Chinese pavilion captures the country in transition.

For China's Growing Middle Class, Expanding Waistlines Pose Problem

In the second in his series of reports from China on global health issues, Ray Suarez reports on the dramatic increase in obesity as the country's growing class of educated and well-paid consumers adopt some Western-style shopping and eating habits.

China Faces Growing Health Crisis from Prevalent Tobacco Use

In the first of three global health reports from China, Ray Suarez examines the work of anti-tobacco advocates in China, where the government -- which is a huge producer of tobacco products -- has done little to quash the deadly smoking epidemic.

China Bans Court Evidence Gained Through Torture

China issued the legal guidelines after a number of cases involving false confessions, most recently one involving a farmer who was wrongly imprisoned for 10 years.

Chinese Supercomputer Is Ranked World’s Second-Fastest, Challenging U.S. Dominance

The Dawning Nebulae computer has achieved a sustained speed of 1.27 petaflops — the equivalent of one thousand trillion mathematical operations a second.