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CNN, BBC Reporters Covering China Activist Trial Manhandled on Live TV
Street-side tussles take place outside Beijing court where transparency campaigner Xu Zhiyong is being tried behind closed doors
Found: Offshore Wealth Stashed by Families of China’s Leaders
Leaked documents reveal substantial funds in “offshore centers usually associated with hidden wealth”
H7N9 Bird Flu in Shanghai Kills First Medical Worker, Renewing Transmission Fears
No evidence Shanghai doctor came into contact with live birds, underscoring danger of human-to-human transmission of H7N9 strain
Winter Smog Shrouds Beijing
U.S. Embassy says pollution is at 26 times above safe levels
Chinese Theme Park Plans Replica Titanic (And Yes, It Will Hit an Iceberg)
Customers will think “The water will drown me, I must escape with my life,” says attraction boss
Hong Kong Records Second Bird Flu Death
Officials jittery and urge public to be vigilant
World’s Largest Tibetan Buddhist Institute Ravaged by Fire
A dozen structures destroyed
Is China’s ‘Great Firewall’ Blocking the Guardian?
U.K. newspaper appears to be the latest daily blocked by Beijing censors
Is a Suspended Death Sentence Enough for a Chinese ‘Gutter Oil’ Dealer?
Netizens demand harsher punishment for the mastermind of an $8 million “gutter oil” scheme after string of food-safety scandals in China
Japanese Diplomat Warns China to Not Become Asia’s ‘Voldemort’
Barb comes four days after a Chinese diplomat accused Japan of becoming the noseless Harry Potter arch-villian
Antarctica Rescue Boat Now Trapped In Ice
The Chinese icebreaker sent to help a stranded Russian ship has itself become stuck
China Seizes 3 Tons of Crystal Meth in Raid
Crackdown since July 30 has resulted in 10,836 detained suspects and 8.1 tons of confiscated drugs