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Chinese protester 'forcibly sterilised'
A 46-year-old Chinese woman who angered local government officials with her repeated protests has claimed she was tied down and forcibly sterilised in an apparent act of revenge.
24 Jul 2012
China declares new city to assert control over South China Sea
China founded a new city yesterday more than 200 miles from the mainland, in a bid to cement control over 800,000 squares miles of the South China Sea.
24 Jul 2012
| CommentsDramatic rescue after China storms
A guest on his way to a wedding in China's Shandong Province is rescued by emergency workers after his car plunges into a river.
24 Jul 2012
China manufacturing shows slowdown may be easing
China's manufacturing activity contracted at its slowest pace in five months in July, suggesting Beijing's easing measures were beginning to take effect.
24 Jul 2012
| CommentsPatrick Devillers 'in good shape' say French diplomats
Patrick Devillers, the Frenchman at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in two decades, has met French diplomats in Beijing and is "in good shape", a spokesman for the French embassy said on Tuesday.
24 Jul 2012
China censors anniversary of high-speed rail crash
China has blacked out the first anniversary of the worst train crash in its history.
23 Jul 2012
Anger grows over Beijing storm with death toll expected to rise
The death toll from a freak storm in Beijing that caused £1 billion of damage is expected to rise, with long sections of one of the city's major motorways still under several feet of water.
23 Jul 2012
Rollerman skates down Chinese mountain
Jean-Yves Blondeau hits over 80kph racing down a Chinese mountain in a specially designed rolling suit.
23 Jul 2012
Anger in Beijing as record rains kill at least 37
Beijing residents reacted angrily on Monday after the worst rains to hit the Chinese capital in more than 60 years left at least 37 people dead, with another seven still missing.
23 Jul 2012
| CommentsChina plans garrison to 'defend' disputed islands
Beijing will establish a military garrison on a group of disputed islands in the South China Sea.
23 Jul 2012
| CommentsBeijing suffers flash floods in worst storm for six decades
The worst storm in over 60 years submerged swathes of Beijing over the weekend, killing at least 37 people and forcing 50,000 to evacuate from the mountains surrounding the city.
22 Jul 2012
| CommentsFrench architect embroiled in fall out from murder case held under guard in China
A French architect who has become embroiled in the fall-out from the suspected murder of a British businessman is reportedly being 'held under guard' in China.
21 Jul 2012
| CommentsThe Louis Vuitton Express pulls in to Shanghai
Stars celebrated the launch of the first Louis Vuitton store in Shanghai, which was followed by a grand fashion show, featuring the Louis Vuitton Express steam train.
20 Jul 2012
Ai Weiwei's tax conviction upheld at appeal
Chinese conceptual artist and political activist Ai Weiwei must pay a £1.5 million fine for tax evasion, a court in China has ruled.
20 Jul 2012
Frenchman in Heywood scandal returns to China 'of own free will'
A French architect caught up in the scandal surrounding the death of British businessman Neil Heywood has spoken for the first time about his decision to return to China, claiming he was returning of his volition.
20 Jul 2012
China cyclist has lucky escape
A woman in china has a lucky escape as her electric bicycle is destroyed in a smash with a truck after she jumped a red light.
20 Jul 2012
French architect Patrick Devillers breaks silence about return to China
A French architect caught up in the scandal surrounding the death of British businessman Neil Heywood claims his decision to return to China was made of his own free will.
20 Jul 2012
Ai Weiwei loses China tax case
A company run by Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist, must pay a £1.5 million penalty for tax evasion after a Chinese court ruled that the fine had been correctly assessed and applied.
20 Jul 2012
| CommentsFears of Chinese media crackdown ahead of leadership transition
The apparent toppling of two senior newspaper executives in Shanghai has triggered claims that authorities are conducting a pre-emptive crackdown ahead of crucial leadership transition.
18 Jul 2012
Patrick Devillers returns to China as witness in Bo Xilai case
A French architect with ties to the family of Bo Xilai has flown to China to be a potential witness in the case against the politician and his wife.
18 Jul 2012
| CommentsKitten recovering after surviving 6,500-mile journey across Pacific
A kitten is recovering in California after surviving a 6,500-mile journey across the Pacific stowed away inside a Chinese shipping container.
18 Jul 2012
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng to publish memoir
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, a blind dissident who left his country after seeking refuge in the US Embassy, will publish a memoir next year, his publisher said on Tuesday.
18 Jul 2012
Former mayor of Beijing pelted with water bottles in China
Senior Communist party official was pelted with plastic water bottles after closing top of mountain for a private tour.
17 Jul 2012
| CommentsBradley Wiggins: tin tacks, syntax and Chinese sensibility
Dictionaries tell us a lot about a country, says Mark Forsyth
16 Jul 2012
| CommentsMattress domino record toppled in China
The world record for the largest-ever chain of human mattress dominoes tumbles in China, as 1,001 volunteers safely fall flat on their backs in a shopping mall in Shanghai.
16 Jul 2012
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