China's Internet Forum May Provide A Peek At Its Cyber-Ambitions
China is hosting an international summit touting its vision of an orderly, government-controllable Internet. But China's prospects for exporting its censorship-heavy model overseas don't look bright.
View ArticleChinese Human Rights Lawyer Convicted; Receives Suspended Sentence
The conviction was based on the contents of seven tweets he posted online. The sentence caps a year which saw most of the country's small community of human rights lawyers detained or questioned.
View ArticleChina's Great Wall Is Crumbling In Many Places; Can It Be Saved?
A third of the 12,000-mile-long Great Wall of China lies in ruins. Its modern-day defenders confront what may be the world's greatest challenge in cultural preservation.
View ArticleThe Hong Kong Bookseller Who's Keeping 'Banned' Books On His Shelves
Five people in Hong Kong's book industry have disappeared. All were linked to books forbidden in mainland China. Paul Tang says he has no plans to remove works critical of the Chinese leadership.
View ArticleAllies Discuss How To Respond To North Korea's Rocket Launch
Senior U.S., Japanese and South Korean defense officials met by teleconference on Tuesday to discuss the ramifications of North Korea's suspected missile test disguised as a satellite launch.
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, A Tussle Over Academic Freedom
Students at the University of Hong Kong protested last month, saying university governance is subject to political interference from Beijing.
View ArticleA Chilling Effect As Hong Kong's Missing Bookseller Cases Go Unresolved
With the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers still unexplained, their colleagues who publish books about Chinese politics say they feel at risk and unprotected.
View ArticleIn Social Media Battle, Real Estate Mogul Takes On Chinese Government
China's Internet authorities have shut down all social media accounts of Ren Zhiqiang, a sharp-tongued real estate mogul compared by some in China to Donald Trump.
View ArticleChina's National People's Congress To Focus On Economic Cures
The National People's Congress has convened in Beijing, and job one for them is what to do about China's economy. It grew last year at the slowest rate in a quarter century.
View ArticleAung San Suu Kyi Will Not Be Myanmar's Next President
On Thursday, the National League for Democracy party, nominated two candidates to contest for the post of president. Nobel laureate and longtime democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi was not nominated.
View ArticleChina's Legislative Session: Many Stars, But Little Power
China's legislature, long dismissed as a "rubber stamp" and empty political theater, attracts some of the country's wealthiest and most prominent figures. But how much can it accomplish?
View ArticleWhy China Supports New Sanctions Against North Korea
A U.S. Treasury official tells NPR that China is moving purposefully to apply new sanctions on North Korea. But economic losses or potential U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms could lead to friction.
View ArticleChina Hunts For Author Of Anonymous Letter Critical Of Xi Jinping
The letter that claimed to speak for "loyal party members" called for President Xi Jinping to step down. The incident is the latest chapter in a heated debate about the limits of free speech in China.
View ArticleWhy Chinese Parents Don't Necessarily Trust Childhood Vaccines
Some parents fear the vaccines put their children at risk. And now there's a scandal to boot: A nationwide criminal ring allegedly resold millions of vaccines that hadn't been properly stored.
View ArticleChina Passes Law Putting Foreign NGOs Under Stricter Police Control
China's legislature has passed a controversial law giving police sweeping powers to monitor and control foreign nongovernmental organizations that operate in China.
View ArticleChina Opens Investigation Into Search Engine Baidu After Student's Death
China is opening up an investigation into giant search engine Baidu after the death of a university student who accused the website of promoting false medical information.
View ArticleChina Investigates Search Engine Baidu After Student Dies Of Cancer
A college student accused China's largest search engine, Baidu, of misleading him to a fraudulent cancer treatment. He died in April.
View ArticleUndaunted By China's Rule Book, Lesbian Couple Has Twins Via Surrogacy
There is increasing openness toward nontraditional families in China, though only married, heterosexual couples are allowed access to assisted reproduction. Here's one couple that found a workaround.
View ArticleTaiwan Inaugurates First Female President
President Tsai Ing-wen has indicated she will not move toward formal independence from China. Pressure from Beijing could seriously hamper her goals of economic growth and better diplomatic ties.
View ArticleChinese Billionaire Takes On Disney With His Own Theme Parks
Disney will soon open a $5 billion theme park in Shanghai, its second in China. A Chinese real estate mogul predicts he will leave Disney in the dust, as he builds the world's largest tourism company.
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