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China says Pentagon hypes Chinese military threat
China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultimately ...
Chinese activist in NYC is 'seriously troubled'
A blind Chinese activist who arrived in New York over the weekend is "seriously troubled" about three people now at the mercy of Chinese authorities ...
Chinese company to buy US movie theater chain AMC
A Chinese conglomerate announced Monday it will buy a major U.S. cinema chain, AMC Entertainment Holdings, for $2.6 billion in China's biggest ...
Chinese activist renews call to fight injustice
A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so ...
Taiwan's Ma signals no China change as term starts
Taiwan's president has signaled that he will continue the China policy that helped him get re-elected as he begins his second four-year term.
Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US
A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong ...
Canada pleased with Chinese smuggler's sentence
The Canadian government says it is pleased that a high-profile Chinese smuggler who had been extradited from Canada has received a life sentence, and ...
China rejects US ruling in solar dumping case
China's government on Friday rejected a U.S. antidumping ruling against its makers of solar power equipment and Chinese manufacturers warned possible ...
China sentences fugitive smuggler Lai to life term
The man once considered China's most-wanted fugitive was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and bribery in a lurid corruption case that reached ...
China shadow looming, Taiwan's Ma set for 2nd term
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has leveraged growing economic ties with China to reduce tensions to their lowest level since the two sides split in ...
Activist: China to have passports ready in 2 weeks
The activist who was at the center of a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington said Thursday that Chinese officials have told him the ...
North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats
A North Korean boat hijacked three boats with 29 Chinese fishermen on board and demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) for their release, Chinese media ...
Progress for Chinese activist's bid to study in US
A blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the U.S. Embassy last month filled out a Chinese passport application and ...
China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations
China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its most elaborate attempt so far ...
Blind China activist speaks by phone to Congress
For the second time in less than two weeks, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has spoken by phone to a U.S. congressional hearing and alleged ...
China faces pressure to reverse economic slump
Gao Runping, who makes mechanical components for the oil industry, founded his business in the central city of Taiyuan with equipment bought from ...
China, SKorea, Japan try to ease NKorea tensions
The leaders of China, South Korea and Japan said Sunday that they will work together to try to calm tensions on the Korean peninsula. The three ...
Phelps settles for another runner-up at Charlotte
For Michael Phelps, it's time to head to the mountains. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist showed he still has some work to do before the London Games, ...
Dismal China, India data signal slowing growth
Dismal data from China and India on Friday may signal a further weakening of the global recovery, undermining hopes the dynamic emerging economies of ...
China tightens restrictions on activist's family
Authorities in the hometown of activist Chen Guangcheng have notched up restrictions on members of his extended family while he awaits permission in ...
Gay marriage a distant dream around the world
China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. Mobs in Senegal have disinterred bodies of men they believe were gays and ...
Trade, public anger sharpening Beijng-Manila spat
The monthlong standoff between China and the Philippines over a remote South China Sea shoal is snowballing with hints of economic retaliation and ...
Artist Ai Weiwei says court allows his tax lawsuit
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei says a court in Beijing has accepted a lawsuit his design firm has filed against a tax office for levying a $2.
China expulsion of Al-Jazeera reporter criticized
China's expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United ...
Blind activist known abroad while shunned by China
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng has drawn a global media spotlight after setting off tensions between the U.S. and China, but he's almost unknown at ...