Chinese state media is dismissing reports that former President Jiang Zemin has died, calling them "pure rumor."
The arrest last month of four Shanghai-based Rio Tinto executives has raised fears of a crackdown by Beijing on foreign companies that would have been unthinkable a few years ago.
Four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto officially charged. CNN's John Vause explains.
Factory Girls takes an inside look at the lives of the legions of overwhelmingly young, female migrant workers who drive China's economy
The torch relay in Nagano came off without serious incident because it had to
Chinese President Hu Jintao moved shrewdly to strengthen his position at the Party Congress. But that won't necessarily make implementing his policies any easier
Zhao Yan, a Chinese researcher for The New York Times, was released Saturday after serving a three year-prison sentence.
China sentenced Ching Cheong, a Hong Kong-based reporter for Singapore's Straits Times newspaper, to 5 years in jail on charges of spying for Taiwan, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
Fortune: THE INDEXupdated: Mon Jun 12 2006 00:01:00
THE INDEX
China has agreed to drop charges against a Chinese journalist who worked as a researcher for the New York Times, according to his lawyer.
Zhao Yan, a Chinese journalist who worked for the New York Times as a researcher, has been indicted on charges of fraud and illegally releasing state secrets, one of his lawyers said.
Japan's ambassador has called on the Chinese government to take stronger measures to protect its citizens as thousands of protesters demand a boycott of Japanese products and shout anti-Japanese slogans.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao opened the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing by saying a planned anti-secession law would never permit independence for Taiwan.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is delivering his opening address at the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing.
Beijing has warned against "anti-government forces" taking advantage of the death of former party chief Zhao Ziyang to stir up trouble for the administration.
Communist veteran Jiang Zemin has bowed out as China's top military leader, 15 years after he took up the post, completing the first smooth transition of leadership since 1949.
After patriarch Jiang Zemin's long overdue retirement, the Chinese leadership under President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao may pursue a more aggressive policy towards the United States and Taiwan.
China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is undergoing a radical restructuring and modernization to better prepare itself for a "military option" against Taiwan -- and in particular, the possibility of taking on the mighty U.S. forces.
North Korea's Kim Jong Il has told Chinese leaders he wants to end the nuclear standoff through dialogue and promised patience and flexibly in resolving the issue, Beijing says.
The Chinese government is tipped to break its silence over a secret visit to Bejing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
China's state security is on high alert to prevent any disturbances that may follow the possible death of former Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang.
Balance, not rapid growth, is the central theme of this year's session of China's National People's Congress.
Chinese generals have joined the campaign to vilify Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, a signal that Beijing is mobilizing more resources, including military means, to thwart Chen's alleged "creeping independence" crusade.
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Fortune: Borneo to Shanghaiupdated: Mon Feb 01 1999 00:01:00
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