China Might Force Visits to Mom and Dad

Under a proposal from the Civil Affairs Ministry, adult children would be required by law to regularly visit their elderly parents. If they do not, parents can sue them.

A U.S.-China Odyssey: Building a Better Mouse Map

The geneticist Xu Tian splits his time between Yale and China to pursue the key to what makes a mouse tick, gene by gene, and its implications for humans.

China Leader Encourages Criticism of Government

The Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao appeared at the nation’s top petition bureau in Beijing, where ordinary people go to file grievances.

For Chinese Leader’s Visit, U.S. to Take a Bolder Tack

Officials say President Obama will take an assertive stance as he greets his biggest global economic rival on Tuesday.

China Leader’s Limits Come Into Focus as U.S. Visit Nears

President Hu Jintao is preparing to visit to defuse tensions with the United States, but he might not be able to keep relations from growing worse.

Test of Stealth Fighter Clouds Gates Visit to China

A jet test was conducted only hours before Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with President Hu Jintao.

China Netizens React: Giffords Shooting

The point-blank shooting of Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others has attracted substantial attention in China, where strict gun control laws make such attacks almost unimaginable.

Chinese stealth fighter revealed

Photos have appeared online showcasing China’s newest military toy: a prototype of a stealth fighter. The plane, China’s first stealth fighter, may prove that China’s military aviation programs may be advancing quicker than expected.

Wood from China

The World’s Mary Kay Magistad reports that most of the wood products imported into the US come from China. And one fourth of that wood is from illegally cut timber.

Shanghai Schools’ Approach Pushes Students to Top of Tests

Discipline helps explain why the city’s students outperformed those from about 65 other countries.

Revolution Isn’t a Party, but It Draws Tourists

Tourist attractions in Yan’an try to evoke the glory days of the Chinese Communist Party, and are profiting handsomely from “red tourism.”

STAYING POWER: Mao and the Maoists

Three new books — Patrick Wright’s “Passport to Peking” (Oxford; $34.95), Frank Dikötter’s “Mao’s Great Famine” (Walker & Co.; $30), and Timothy Cheek’s anthology “A Critical Introduction to Mao” (Cambridge; $27.99) — attest to the difficulty of definitively fixing Mao’s image, a project that amounts to writing a history of China’s present.

Finding the Facts About Mao’s Victims

Ian Johnson speaks with Yang Jisheng, author of Tombstone (Mubei), a groundbreaking new book on the Great Famine (1958–1961), which, though imprecisely known in the West, ranks as one of worst human disasters in history.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao begins Pakistan visit

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has arrived in Pakistan at the start of a three-day visit to boost trade and investment.

In India, Chinese Leader Pushes Trade

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China and Indian officials set ambitious economic targets, but made little progress on tough geopolitical differences.

As China Rolls Ahead, Fear Follows

Some economists worry that inflation, government debt and asset bubbles could stall China next year.

Puppet Masters Try to Bring Art Out of the Shadows

Feeling spurned, the owners and curators of a Beijing shadow puppet museum want to take their collection to the United States.

Winner’s Chair Remains Empty at Nobel Event

Over China’s loud objections, the Nobel Committee honored the imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo in his absence.

19 Countries to Skip Nobel Ceremony, While China Offers Its Own Prize

The number of countries declining to attend the Nobel ceremony on Friday has tripled; China schedules its own prize for Thursday.

Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators

Shanghai students outscored counterparts in dozens of other countries in China’s debut in global standardized testing.

Putting the Chinese in ‘Made in China’

The graphic artist Liu Zhizhi is in the forefront of a new generation of designers who are trying to define a visual language for contemporary China.