China’s Xi Offers to Reduce Friction Over Hotspots

With pressure growing to get North Korea to step back from war, Xi Jinping said no one country should be allowed to upset world peace.

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China’s government promises deficit-fueled spending to fight corruption, improve the despoiled environment and address other quality-of-life issues that a growing number of Chinese are demanding.

Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling end with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that is unlikely to be much superior to the incumbents.

Ex-police Chief in China Scandal Sought US Asylum

Hours after poisoning British businessman Neil Heywood, Gu Kailai reached out to a trusted ally for help—Chongqing chief of police Wang Lijun.

US Searches for Solution in Chinese Activist Case

United States seeks solution to diplomatic crisis after a blind activist who recently escaped house arrest asks to leave China with his family.

Blind Chinese Lawyer Flees House Arrest

A blind legal activist who is a key figure in China’s rights movement escapes the house arrest he has lived under for a year-and-a-half.