China Economic Figures Shore Up Global Markets
on October 15, 2012
Markets rose Monday on news of China's Sept. inflation falling to 1.9 percent from 2 percent in Aug.
Oxford Stars Building New China Center
on October 14, 2012
Against Backdrop of Dispute with China, Japan Shows Off Navy
on October 14, 2012
Japan’s navy marked 60th year with major exercise, showing off maritime strength amid territorial dispute with China.
Blind Chinese Activist Says Nephew Could Face Unfair Trial
on October 13, 2012
Chen Guangcheng said Chinese police sent his nephew, charged with knife attack, to state prosecutor, paving way for unfair trial.
NBA Plans Basketball Facility in China
on October 13, 2012
The 120,000-square foot NBA Center in Tianjin port near Beijing will house basketball courts, a fitness center and a restaurant and be part of a mixed-use development with housing for 150,000.
Ryan Criticizes Obama Administration China Policy
on October 13, 2012
Romney Republican running mate slams President for delaying report on currency manipulation.
Mo Yan Calls for Liu Xiaobo’s Release
on October 12, 2012
Mo Yan, the new Nobel laureate who strenuously avoided antagonizing the Communist Party during much of his literary career, stepped into a political minefield on Friday by calling for the release of Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned writer and fellow Nobel winner who is serving an 11-year sentence for subversion.
New Details of How Wife of Chinese Politician Thought She Was Poisoned
on October 12, 2012
The wife of Bo Xilai, the disgraced Chinese politician, was told several years ago by a doctor that her nervous system had suffered irreversible damage because she had been steadily ingesting poison that someone had slipped into the capsules of her daily herbal medicine, one of her lawyers said in an interview this week.
Bo Xilai as a Catalyst for Political Reform
on October 12, 2012
No matter how you look at it, the disciplinary process surrounding the case of Bo Xilai will have historic implications.
Details of the crimes committed by Bo, his wife, Bogu Kailai, and his former right-hand man, Wang Lijun, reflect a level of wrongdoing that threatened the legal system’s dignity and undermined the rule of law for the sake of personal gain.
Review: Ai Weiwei at the Hirshhorn
on October 12, 2012
Mr. Ai, who seems to lose his sense of humor only rarely, has characterized his increasingly dangerous jousting with the Chinese government as a kind of performance art.