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China

Ai Weiwei interrogated by police ‘more than 50 times’
Article
/ 11 August 2011

Ai Weiwei interrogated by police ‘more than 50 times’

Questioning of the artist focused on the proposed "Jasmine Revolution" protests in China in February and writings that could constitute subversion.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 August 2011

‘hiPhone 5’ comes calling in China

The new version of the iPhone has already hit the Chinese market — the fake market that is — and is selling for as little as $31.

By Staff Reporter
China’s undying support for Sudan
Article
/ 8 August 2011

China’s undying support for Sudan

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pledged his country’s ongoing support for Sudan, "whatever … the internal and external changes".

By Staff Reporter
Tibet’s new leader gets the Dalai Lama’s blessing
Article
/ 8 August 2011

Tibet’s new leader gets the Dalai Lama’s blessing

Lobsang Sangay, a Harvard scholar, has taken office as head of the Tibetan government in exile, vowing to free his homeland from Chinese "colonialism.

By Staff Reporter
China tells US ‘good old days’ of borrowing are over
Article
/ 6 August 2011

China tells US ‘good old days’ of borrowing are over

The United States’ biggest creditor, China, bluntly criticised the superpower one day after the superpower’s credit rating was downgraded.

By Walter Brandimarte and Melanie Lee
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Article
/ 5 August 2011

China paying ‘close attention’ to Africa famine

China has said it was paying "close attention" to a disastrous famine in the Horn of Africa after top US House Democrat urged it to do more.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 1 August 2011

China’s media rein in criticism over train crash

China’s media are curbing combative reporting of a train disaster after what observers said were orders from the Communist Party’s propaganda arm.

By Chris Buckley
Anger mounts as families mourn China train crash victims
Article
/ 29 July 2011

Anger mounts as families mourn China train crash victims

Angry families of people killed in last weekend’s train crash in eastern China gathered to mourn on Friday, directing ire at the Railways Ministry for

By Royston Chan
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Article
/ 26 July 2011

China launches safety campaign after deadly train crash

China’s rail minister, facing public outrage over Saturday’s deadly train crash, has ordered a two-month safety review of railway operations.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 25 July 2011

Chinese city orders two fake Apple shops to close

Chinese officials in Kunming have ordered two fake Apple shops to close because the stores did not have official business permits.

By Melanie Lee
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Article
/ 24 July 2011

Search for survivors after China train crash kills 35

Rescue workers on Sunday dug through the tangled wreckage after a high-speed train smashed into a stalled train in eastern China.

By Emma Grahamharrison and Royston Chan
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Article
/ 21 July 2011

China to increase role in Africa’s building sector

One of the most important areas where China is set to play a bigger role is in the construction and infrastructure sectors in Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 July 2011

China’s military elite: Disciplined, and tall

With handshakes and smiles, China showed off the friendly face of its most high profile military unit to foreign journalists on Thursday.

By Ben Blanchard
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Article
/ 21 July 2011

IMF worries over China’s property bubble, low yuan

The International Monetary Fund says it remains concerned with the potential for a property price bubble in China

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 July 2011

Blogger finds entire Apple stores being faked in China

China, a country known for its rampant piracy, has now reached a new milestone — fake Apple stores.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 20 July 2011

Another Foxconn worker ‘falls to death’ at China plant

A worker fell to his death at Foxconn Technology Group’s manufacturing plant in southern China, local media reported on Wednesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 19 July 2011

China delays Potter release in favour of Communist epic

The concluding instalment in the Hogwarts franchise has been postponed to make way for <i>Beginning of the Great Revival: The Founding of a Party</i>.

By Staff Reporter
China slams US after Obama meets Dalai Lama
Article
/ 17 July 2011

China slams US after Obama meets Dalai Lama

China accused the US of "grossly" interfering in its internal affairs and damaging relations after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama.

By Jeff Mason and Ben Blanchard
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Article
/ 12 July 2011

Space, China’s final frontier

China is developing satellites that will allow it to project power beyond its shores and which may deter the US from using aircraft carriers.

By Ben Blanchard
Brics nations pledge better access to quality medicine
Article
/ 11 July 2011

Brics nations pledge better access to quality medicine

SA has joined other Brics nations in a pledge to bring down the cost of high-quality medicine — and make it more accessible to the poor.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 July 2011

A land where transformation and stasis coincide

Is the most surprising thing about China how much it has changed in recent decades, or how little?

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 July 2011

Reports of China ex-leader’s death fuels rumour mill

Sparking speculation about a leadership transition due in China next year, Chinese media has denied former president Jiang Zemin has died.

By Sui-Lee Wee
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Article
/ 4 July 2011

Seismic changes? Blame the Three Gorges Dam

The Chinese government has long held up the world’s largest hydroelectric project as a symbol of its engineering prowess.

By Dan Martin
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Article
/ 2 July 2011

Tibetan writer jailed for four years in China

A Tibetan writer was sentenced to four years in jail last month after helping edit a magazine critical of Chinese policy in the restive region.

By Staff Reporter
Made in China, protected in Africa
Article
/ 1 July 2011

Made in China, protected in Africa

China’s success in becoming an accredited vaccine-maker will benefit the developing world.

By Mia Malan
UN rights chief upset by China’s failure to arrest al-Bashir
Article
/ 30 June 2011

UN rights chief upset by China’s failure to arrest al-Bashir

The UN rights chief has expressed disappointment that China failed to arrest Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 29 June 2011

China rolls out red carpet for Sudan’s al-Bashir

Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted on genocide charges, was given a red-carpet welcome on Wednesday by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

By Susan Stumme
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Article
/ 28 June 2011

Growing urban population strains Chinese cities

Authorities are struggling to keep pace with its rapidly growing urban population — a common problem across the country of 1.3-billion people.

By Marianne Barriaux
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Article
/ 27 June 2011

China embarks on panda gander

China is set to launch its once-a-decade panda census, amid efforts to boost numbers of the endangered animal in the wild.

By Staff Reporter
Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail
Article
/ 26 June 2011

Prominent Chinese dissident freed from jail

One of China’s most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, was reunited with his family early on Sunday after serving three-and-a-half-years in jail.

By Chris Buckley and Maxim Duncan
Working for Chinese is ‘hell on earth’
Article
/ 24 June 2011

Working for Chinese is ‘hell on earth’

On the northern verges of Harare the ­massive new military ­college is taking shape, a monument to China’s tightening hold on Zimbabwe.

By Jason Moyo
No talking, Twitter, travel for Chinese artist Ai
Article
/ 24 June 2011

No talking, Twitter, travel for Chinese artist Ai

No talking, no tweeting and no travel for a year — these are some of the conditions of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei’s release.

By Staff Reporter
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