China Web controversy highlights public role
BEIJING - Beijing's retreat on its latest Internet-censorship effort highlights the rise of China's increasingly tech-savvy, vocal public as a factor in the authoritarian government's decisions.
Nations:China Activities:2009 China Internet Filtering Source:(AP)
2009-07-01
US House Speaker Pelosi due in China
BEIJING (AFP) - US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a longtime critic of China's rule over Tibet and its rights record, was to arrive in Shanghai Sunday for a trip focused on energy and climate change.
Nations:China People:John Kerry Nancy Pelosi Activities:China-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-05-24
Censor-defying Chinese director back at Cannes
BEIJING (AFP) - Defying the authorities, controversial Chinese director Lou Ye is offering a movie on love and homosexuality at the Cannes film festival this week that was shot on the quiet in east China despite a state work ban.
Nations:China People:Lou Ye Zhang Ziyi Activities:2009 Cannes Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2009-05-11
China tracks Mexico plane passengers over flu
BEIJING (AFP) - China was searching Saturday for passengers on a flight to Shanghai with a man who was diagnosed with swine flu after landing in Hong Kong, bringing the disease dangerously close to the mainland and its massive population.
Nations:China Hong Kong Mexico South Korea Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AFP)
2009-05-02
Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour
CHICAGO - From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago, illuminated patches of the globe went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:U.S. Denmark South Africa Mexico China Australia People:Ban Ki-moon Joseph Biden Cate Blanchett
2009-03-28
Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009
SYDNEY - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:New Zealand Denmark Thailand China Hong Kong South Africa People:Ban Ki-moon Abhisit Vejjajiva Dalai Lama Cate Blanchett Source:(AP)
2009-03-28
China's defence budget to rise 14.9 percent in 2009: govt
BEIJING (AFP) - China announced Wednesday its defence spending would rise by 14.9 percent in 2009 but insisted its expanding military power posed no threat to the rest of the world.
Nations:China People:Li Zhaoxing Activities:2009 China Congress Source:(AFP)
2009-03-04
Chinese man bids but won't pay for looted bronzes
BEIJING - A Chinese art collector revealed himself Monday as the man behind the winning bids for two imperial bronzes auctioned at Christie's over Beijing's objections, then announced he had no intention of paying the $36 million.
Nations:China France Egypt People:Yves Saint Laurent Activities:2009 China Relics Auction China-France Source:(AP)
2009-03-02
Clinton: US, China leadership key to aid economy
BEIJING - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Washington and Beijing must work together if the world is to rebound from the financial crisis and she wants the Chinese to remain committed to investing in America.
Nations:China U.S. Afghanistan North Korea Pakistan People:Dalai Lama Barack Obama Yang Jiechi Hillary Clinton Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:2009 Clinton Asia Trip China-U.S. China-U.S. Trade Ties
2009-02-22
Clinton to meet China civil leaders with focus on rights
BEIJING (AFP) - Hillary Clinton was to meet civil society leaders in Beijing on Sunday, a day after dissidents accused China of trying to silence them during the visit of the US secretary of state.
Nations:China South Korea People:Hillary Clinton Hu Jintao Yang Jiechi Wen Jiabao Activities:2009 Clinton Asia Trip China-U.S. Source:(AFP)
2009-02-21
US, China pledge joint effort on economy, climate change
BEIJING (AFP) - The United States and China glossed over differences on human rights as they pledged here Saturday to work more closely in tackling the global economic crisis and climate change.
Nations:China U.S. Denmark South Korea People:Barack Obama Yang Jiechi Hillary Clinton Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:2009 Clinton Asia Trip China-U.S. Trade Ties Source:(AFP)
2009-02-21
China, taking advantage of global recession, goes on a buying spree
Beijing - General Motors is doing it. The world's second-largest mining group is doing it. Russia, Brazil and Venezuela are doing it. And China is loving it.
Nations:Venezuela Brazil Russia China Canada People:Xi Jinping Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2009-02-21
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