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Diplomats: US, China Agree on North Korea Sanctions
(UNITED NATIONS) — U.N. diplomats say the United States and China have reached agreement on a new sanctions resolution to punish North Korea for its latest...
Spring Sandstorms Add to China’s Bad Air Misery
This week the Chinese capital has been hit with an air quality disaster of a more ancient vintage: a sandstorm blowing out of the north.
Tibetan Monks Self-Immolate in Anti-China Protest
(BEIJING) — Two Tibetan monks in their early twenties have set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule, near dozens of pilgrims who had gathered for...
Putting China’s “Hacking Army” into Perspective
We can mistake China's hacks for “power” and “confidence” and “aggression,” but it’s mostly about a nation running on fear.
China’s Red Hackers: The Tale of One Patriotic Cyberwarrior
In a story in this week’s magazine, TIME profiles Wan Tao, once one of China’s most feared hongke, or red hackers, cyberwarriors motivated by patriotism to...
Dumpling Diplomacy: The U.S. Treasury Secretary’s Beijing Lunch Enchants China
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s humble lunch has become an Internet sensation in China
“The West and its supporters in China always need a tool to work against China’s current political system. Those who become these tools have few choices of their own.”
Global Times, a state-run Chinese newspaper, lambasting the ‘the West’ for its involvement in the case of Chen Guangcheng.
China’s Leadership Transition: The Communist Party Shuffles the Deck
Scenes from the halls of power in Beijing where China's authoritarian government is in the midst of a once-in-a-decade changing of the guard.
China’s Newest City Raises Threat of Conflict in the South China Sea
Sansha, China’s newest city, would seem to be a paradise. It has tropical waters, about 2 million sq km or so, and just 3,500 permanent residents on 13 sq km of...
Scenes from Inside China’s Prison System
China’s criminal justice and prison system is known for being notoriously opaque—trials move swiftly, the guilty sometimes disappear. Here are images from inside...
A Chinese TV Anchor Claims China Owns the Philippines, as Spat Heats Up the South China Sea
Once could have been attributed to a slip of the tongue. But twice? On May 7, an anchor for China’s state-run TV network CCTV, who was chatting with a colleague...
The Sino-Indian Conflict, 1962: When China and India Fought a War
October marks the 50th anniversary of the Sino-Indian War, when Chinese troops overwhelmed unsuspecting Indian forces, seizing the Aksai China plateau in...
China: Island Dispute Spurs Anti-Japan Protests
Anti-Japanese protests flared all weekend in major cities across China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Qingdao, and Hong Kong. People came out in force...
“China is flouting its international legal obligations by forcibly returning Kachin refugees to an active conflict zone rife with Burmese army abuses.”
Bill Frelick, director of the Refugee Program at Human Rights Watch, in a statement Friday accusing Chinese authorities of taking tough action against at least...
Anti-Japan Protests Hit China’s Capital
Anti-Japanese sentiment is no stranger to Chinese public opinion, where the horrors of World War II still fan nationalist flames. Tensions over a tiny...
Deadly Quake Rattles Southwest China
Two earthquakes hit the border of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces in southwestern China on Sept. 7, 2012, killing at least 89 people and injuring some 820 others...
The Red Rich List: Meet China’s 5 Wealthiest Men
The average wealth of China’s richest 1,000 stands at $860 million, down 9 percent from last year but still up 96 percent since the start of the financial crisis...
China Launches Its First Female Astronaut into Space
On June 16, amid much media hype, China launched the Shenzhou-9 space capsule. Aboard the vessel was Liu Yang, 33, a former fighter pilot and China’s first...
Heavy Rain Wreaks Havoc Across China
Heavy rain has battered 17 Chinese provinces since July 20, leaving 95 dead and another 45 missing, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Beijing received...
