China
'China felt Rudd failed as friend'
- Tue, 05/14/2013 - 22:51
ONE of Australia's foremost China experts says then prime minister Kevin Rudd may have fallen victim to "bite your friend" syndrome during his dealings with the Asian power, as Beijing expected too much in return.
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China bolsters military’s role on its western border
- Mon, 05/06/2013 - 21:21
China’s top Communist Party and military officials have held a meeting to review security and development strategies in western China, including regions bordering India.
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Writers around the world call on China to respect freedom of expression
- Fri, 05/03/2013 - 23:22
Authors alliance including Mario Vargas Llosa, Salman Rushdie and Nadine Gordimer salutes the bravery of Chinese citizens struggling with censorship in a 'perilous climate'
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Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Visits China
- Tue, 04/30/2013 - 00:00
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Daniel Baer traveled to China April 22-25 to promote human rights and religious freedom.
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China says aims to banish superstition, promote knowledge
- Fri, 04/26/2013 - 00:00
China is struggling to get its estimated 100 million religious believers to banish superstitious beliefs about things like sickness and death, the country's top religious affairs official told a state-run newspaper.
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Chinese and Japanese ships cluster around disputed islands
- Tue, 04/23/2013 - 20:08
The fragile relationship between China and Japan came under fresh strain Tuesday as ships from both sides crowded into the waters around a disputed group of islands and nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers visited a controversial war memorial.
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India asks China to withdraw border troops
- Tue, 04/23/2013 - 19:53
Foreign ministry asks China to pull back troops who allegedly advanced into disputed territory claimed by India.
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US general aims to ease China's concerns over Obama 'pivot' to Asia
- Tue, 04/23/2013 - 19:51
China is deeply suspicious of US intent in its 'pivot' to Asia, and US Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is in Beijing this week to try to reassure China's military – and its people.
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Tibetans, Uyghurs Facing 'Harsh Repression': US
- Mon, 04/22/2013 - 20:22
An annual State Department human rights report also says Burma's authoritarian structure 'remains largely intact.'
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Human rights in China worsening, US finds
- Sun, 04/21/2013 - 09:35
China's human rights record worsened in 2012 amid an increasingly harsh crackdown on Tibetan and Uighur areas, the United States warned Friday in an annual report.
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