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What China’s Growing Nuclear Power Means for the World
Beijing makes a drive to lift its presence in the international energy game
On Its Worst Air Days, Beijing Will Take Half the City’s Cars Off the Road
Move is the latest attempt to alleviate the Chinese capital’s unbearable smog
U.S. Businessman Accused of Being Mob Boss in China
(BEIJING) — When more than 500 policemen swooped in to arrest 40 suspected gangsters in southern China last year, the alleged kingpin was a Los Angeles businessman who had hoisted an U.S. flag amid a crowd to welcome Xi Jinping, now China’s president, to California.
Vincent Wu’s children and lawyers say he’s an upstanding, …
WATCH: China’s Viral Video on How to Be a Leader
According to a wildly popular online cartoon in China, the answer lies in the careful way the country grooms its leaders—a process that puts the American and British political career ladder to shame
China’s Brutal Chengguan Police Are Told to Get Polite
“Get your hands up, and have a nice day!”
Crooked Officials and Sex Scandals Top List of Online Chinese Complaints
Often, corrupt officials are involved in sexual improprieties, making the No. 1 and No. 2 complaints one and the same thing
Thousands Protest in Flood-Hit Chinese City
(BEIJING) — Official media say arrests have been made following massive anti-government protests in an eastern Chinese city hit by catastrophic flooding.
Photos from the scene showed protesters smashing vehicles and attacking city offices during Tuesday’s protest in Yuyao. Hundreds of riot police were massed in front of city …
Wheelchair-Bound Beijing Airport Bomber Gets Six Years
Chinese trials don’t tend to produce unexpected outcomes. But they do, on occasion, allow for out-of-court appeals by families and defense lawyers. On Oct. 15, Ji Zhongxing, a wheelchair-bound man who blew up a small incendiary …
5 Things to Know About China’s New Aged Care Law
Elderly parents in China can now sue their grown children for both financial and emotional support.
The changes in the law in China reflect an increasingly urgent dilemma across the world: As populations age faster than ever before, families and governments are struggling to decide who will protect and provide for the old. Too often, …
Former Chinese President Charged with Genocide in Spanish Court
Tibetan exiles accuse Hu Jintao of committing genocide in Chinese-claimed region
Beijing’s Advice to Residents for Fighting Toxic Air? Cook Less.
Beijing’s air is notoriously foul, with pollution indices spiking again earlier this week and causing mass flight delays as smog destroyed visibility. The main causes of the pollution were thought to be clear: factory emissions …
Provincial Court to Hear Bo Xilai Appeal
The former charismatic Chongqing party boss will challenge his life sentence for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power
