China’s Communist Party leaders are calling for measures to boost Chinese culture as a way to project “soft power” abroad and give meaning to rapid economic progress at home. The proposal was announced Tuesday at the end of a secretive four-day meeting of the party’s Central Committee. The members also agreed that the 18th national […]
China’s Ruling Party Calls For Projecting Cultural “Soft Power”
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
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Taiwan Official Defends Possible Peace Treaty With China
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
Taiwan’s minister for relations with mainland China has dismissed criticism of a possible peace treaty to formally end a civil war that China and the island fought more than 60 years ago. Lai Shin-yuan, head of Taipei’s Mainland Affairs Council, said Tuesday that a treaty would ensure lasting peace and reinforce the island’s policy of […]
Taiwan Official Defends Possible Peace Treaty With China
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 9:15 pm (UTC-5)
Taiwan’s minister for relations with mainland China has dismissed criticism of a possible peace treaty to formally end a civil war that China and the island fought more than 60 years ago. Lai Shin-yuan, head of Taipei’s Mainland Affairs Council, said Tuesday that a treaty would ensure lasting peace and reinforce the island’s policy of […]
Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Stealing US Trade Secrets
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
A Chinese-born scientist formerly employed by a research firm in the midwestern U.S. state of Indiana has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets and sending them illegally to China and Germany. Kexue Huang pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of economic espionage and one count of theft of trade secrets in a district court in […]
Rights Group Deplores Chinese Policies Against Tibetans
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
A top human rights group says the news that a Tibetan Buddhist nun set herself on fire and died shows a “new level of desperation” against Chinese policies in the region. An Amnesty International official, Sam Zarifi, said Tuesday Chinese authorities should heed the demands of Tibetans to freely practice their religion and enjoy their […]
Rights Group Deplores Chinese Policies Against Tibetans
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
A top human rights group says the news that a Tibetan Buddhist nun set herself on fire and died shows a “new level of desperation” against Chinese policies in the region. An Amnesty International official, Sam Zarifi, said Tuesday Chinese authorities should heed the demands of Tibetans to freely practice their religion and enjoy their […]
Chinese Economy Slows in Third Quarter
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 5:25 am (UTC-5)
China’s rapid economic growth slowed slightly between July and September, due to slowdowns in Europe and the United States and inflation-fighting measures at home. The government’s statistics bureau says the nation’s economy grew at a 9.1 percent annual pace in the three months through September 30. That compares to 9.5 percent growth in the previous […]
Televised Hit-and-Run Sparks Outrage Across China
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 3:35 am (UTC-5)
Chinese media are filled with soul-searching and recriminations over the case of a 2-year-old girl who was run over by a van and left bleeding in the street by bystanders until she was run over again. The child, identified as Wang Yue, is in a coma at a hospital in southern Guangdong province and doctors […]
Chinese Economy Slows in Third Quarter
Posted October 18th, 2011 at 12:55 am (UTC-5)
China’s rapid economic growth slowed slightly between July and September, due to slowdowns in Europe and the United States and inflation-fighting measures at home. The government’s statistics bureau says the nation’s economy grew at a 9.1 percent annual pace in the three months through September 30. That compares to 9.5 percent growth in the previous […]
Tibetan Nun Self-Immolates in Anti-China Protest
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
A Tibetan Buddhist nun has set herself on fire in southwestern China to protest Chinese policies in the region. The Tibetan exile network, known as Free Tibet, reported that the nun, 20-year-old Tenzin Wangmo, died Monday after lighting herself on fire in Sichuan province near the border with Tibet. The London-based group said she was […]
