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No way, nihau: China ships out to keep Japan at bay
China has sent patrol ships to "assert its sovereignty" over islands at the centre of a row with Japan, which says it now owns the disputed territory.
China cracks down on Tiananmen anniversary
Police in China have beaten and detained political activists marking the 23rd anniversary of the brutal crackdown of the Tiananmen democracy protests.
Chinese activist could find life in US tough
Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng will escape Chinese persecution if he leaves for the US but will find life tough life abroad, current exiles say.
China: Sanctions won’t solve Iranian nuclear issue
China says sanctions will not "fundamentally solve" the Iranian nuclear issue and urged further dialogue to resolve an ongoing impasse.
Scores killed in China floods
Torrential rains battering south and central China have left 175 people dead and forced the evacuation of 1,7-million.
China quake death toll rises as rescuers hunt for survivors
Rescue workers dug through piles of rubble on Thursday searching for survivors of a devastating quake in China which killed over 600 people.
Officials: China rail crash linked to Games construction
A new railway line being built as part of an upgrade ahead of the Beijing Olympics was a factor in a train crash that left 71 people dead in east China, officials and state press…
China blames high speed for train disaster
Chinese authorities on Tuesday blamed excessive speed for the nation’s worst train crash in more than a decade, amid fears the death toll would climb past 70. After the line to…
China clamps down on internet video
China has announced new rules to control the explosion of audio-visual content on the internet, in a move seen as an effort to transfer the government’s television- and…
At least 40 killed in China mine blast
At least 40 people were killed and 74 others trapped underground after an explosion at a coal mine in northern China on Thursday, with a group of rescuers among the missing,…
Asia space race heats up as China heads for moon
Asia’s space race heated up on Wednesday as China launched its first lunar orbiter, an event hailed in the world’s most populous nation as a milestone event in its global rise.…
More than 80 dead, missing in China floods
Torrential rains from Typhoon Kaemi left more than 80 people dead or missing in China on Thursday, with a military barracks swept away, thousands of homes destroyed and rivers…
Chinese garrison city opens up the real Great Wall
Tourists to the Great Wall of China more often than not get a decidedly modern view of the ancient structure, walking along stretches rebuilt and repaved to handle millions of…
Kim heads home after secretive trip to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was reportedly heading home on Wednesday on a special train, ending a secretive week-long visit to China that apparently focused on nuclear…
China rebuffs Bush over Taiwan
China said on Wednesday it would not tolerate any interference over Taiwan, after United States President George Bush praised the island’s democracy and urged Beijing to open…