Police fanned out in the far-flung Chinese city of Urumqi on Wednesday to try to stifle unrest days after 156 people were killed in ethnic violence.
Chinese are venting their anger online after ethnic unrest in the Muslim region of Xinjiang left at least 156 dead.
Hundreds of Uighur clashed with police in the capital of China’s Muslim region of Xinjiang on Tuesday, two days after ethnic unrest left 156 dead.
China said a riot that shook Xinjiang on Sunday killed 140 people and the government called the ethnic unrest a plot against its power.
China’s ambitions to strengthen control of the internet with filtering software became a show of the limits of its power on Wednesday.
The Dalai Lama has accused China of ”acting like a child” in cracking down on Tibetans and other minorities, saying it lacked moral authority.
China’s up-and-coming carmakers unveiled a smorgasbord of new vehicles on Monday at Shanghai’s car show
World champion Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in opening practice on Friday for Sunday’s Chinese Formula One Grand Prix.
Ferrari say this week’s Chinese Grand Prix must be a turning point to their disastrous season.
ANC T-shirt suppliers are all local, the ruling party said on Thursday after reports that it sourced T shirts totalling millions of rands from China.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was set to arrive in China Tuesday on a visit likely to deepen already strong ties that focus on oil.
Success in winning China’s help with tasks such as reviving the world economy or fighting climate change can depend on which China you’re talking to.
The Chinese art bubble has burst. Long live Chinese art! Or so seems to be the refrain of artists and galleries in China, where prices are sagging.
Maya Jaggi detects echoes of 9/11 in a story about Chinese totalitarianism.
Already under pressure to create jobs and growth while clinging to power, China’s Communist Party faces a growing headache from internet users.
Europe is comfortable with China’s role but believes the G20 summit will be too early to decide on Beijing’s calls for more say in financial bodies.
A police station in a part of north-western China near Tibetan-populated areas was attacked early on Sunday, leaving two police officers hurt
China marked its inaugural Serfs’ Emancipation Day on Saturday with testimonials by Tibetans on the merits of Communist rule.
The Beijing-backed Panchen Lama addressed an international Buddhist audience in English on Saturday, as officially atheist China turned to Buddhism.
After a long hibernation, the live music scene is thriving in China’s hippest city, with a host of new jazz and blues clubs, writes Tessa Thorniley.
Lots of salty yak butter tea and an end to beatings marked the start of the 1960s for farmer Kigya, who grew up shackled to the estate of a nobleman.
China and Japan said they were ready on Friday to boost spending to fight the downturn as a rift widened over the global response to the crisis.
China’s thirst for resources including wood and minerals is leading to deforestation in Africa and the destruction of wildlife, said Jane Goodall.
China said on Tuesday that a US Navy ship involved in a confrontation with its fleet off Hainan had violated international and Chinese laws.
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday accused China of having killed hundreds of thousands of his people and transforming his homeland into a "hell on earth".
When Zhou Changshun complained about the fairness of elections in his home village in China’s Hebei province, he had just three days left to live.
China wants the G20 summit to make progress against global financial turmoil, the country’s foreign minister said on Saturday.
China’s foreign minister warned other countries on Saturday not to let the Dalai Lama use their territory to try to sever Tibet from Chinese control.
China Premier Wen Jiabao made an overture to Taiwan on Thursday, saying Beijing was ready to create the conditions needed to reach a peace agreement.
Executives at listed Chinese companies last year saw their pay grow about twice as fast as the profits of the companies they manage.
Years of Chinese government denunciations and decades in exile have not loosened the Dalai Lama’s influence over Tibetans in his homeland.
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/ 28 February 2009
With its slim white body and glowing amber tip, it can easily pass as a regular cigarette. It even emits what look like curlicues of white smoke.