No Joke: China’s People’s Daily Cuts Report on ‘Sexiest’ Kim Jong Un
China’s People’s Daily removes Onion-insipred report on ‘Sexiest’ Kim Jong Un, adding to speculation that its editors didn’t get the American publication’s satire
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Communist Party Officials Gone Wild: Sex-Tape Scandal Rocks China
Corruption scandals in China have long been packaged with sexual indiscretion. For almost every fallen official there are tales of paramours, sometimes too numerous to seem plausible. Liu Zhijun, the former Railway Minister who …
No Laughing Matter: Parody Tweet Leads to a Detention in China
A tweet that combined the plots of the “Final Destination” teen horror films with China’s 18th Party Congress did not impress China’s censors
As Islands Dispute Simmers, China’s Hu Calls for Rise of a Maritime Power
As China’s leadership convenes at a once-in-a-decade handover of power, current President Hu Jintao rattles the saber
After Protests, Chinese City Halts Chemical Plant Expansion
In the Chinese city of Ningbo, residents rallied to oppose the expansion of a plant that produces a potentially hazardous chemical — and the government backed down.
China Celebrates Author Mo Yan’s Nobel
The writer is not the first Chinese person to win a Nobel — think dissident Liu Xiaobo and the Peace Prize — but, with their sleight of hand, elated Beijing authorities are celebrating him as the first Chinese citizen to win …
The Artist Who Can’t Leave China: An Interview with Ai Weiwei
One of the world’s most-famous artists is having an important retrospective in the Smithsonian, but Ai Weiwei can’t attend because the authorities in Beijing won’t give him back his passport. He talks to TIME about his art, his …
Quiet Reception as Taiwan Opposition-Party Heavyweight Visits China
Frank Hsieh’s visit to China suggests a new willingness among Taiwan’s opposition leaders to engage with their neighbors across the strait
China Announces Plans for Party Congress and Prosecution of Bo Xilai
A long season of unexpected events is capped off with two clearly synchronized announcements — and the catastrophic fall of one of the Chinese Communist Party’s brightest stars is dramatically assured
Taiwan Joins Fray Over Disputed Pacific Islands
On Tuesday Japan Coast Guard vessels sprayed water at fishing boats from Taiwan, which were backed by ships from Taiwan’s Coast Guard, after they approached disputed islands in the East China Sea.
Wang Lijun, Police Boss Who Triggered Bo Xilai Scandal, Sentenced to 15 Years
The former Chongqing police chief, whose visit to a U.S. consulate in February triggered the downfall of one of China’s most ambitious political leaders, was sentenced on Monday
Wang Lijun, Cop Who Set Off Chinese Political Scandal, Faces Trial
Though a conviction is a near certainty, it remains to be seen how harsh Wang’s punishment will be, or what light he may shed on this epic political scandal
