The success of China’s economic reforms depends on whether Beijing can truly let go
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China, the World’s Most Populous Nation, Needs More Children
TIME International’s cover story this week delves into the looming crisis facing China as its population grows old before it grows rich
Newborn Declared Dead in China Hospital Found Alive in Funeral Home
Doctor’s license revoked by health authorities after mistake
Activists Are Finding New Ways Around China’s Great Firewall
From mirror sites to resetting messenger apps, fresh tools are emerging in the fight against Chinese censorship
U.S. Ambassador to China Resigns
Gary Locke will return to Seattle in early 2014
China’s Great Firewall Won’t Be Touched by Beijing’s New Reforms
Chinese leaders are planning economic and legal reforms, but they won’t relax the country’s online free-speech rules
Hong Kong Is Sitting On 30 Tons Of Ivory and Has No Plans to Destroy It
While other countries have destroyed confiscated tusks, Hong Kong stockpiles an ivory mountain. Conservations say it must be incinerated to send the right message
China to Close Notorious Re-education-Through-Labor Camps
First, the good news: China has announced its intentions to abolish its re-education-through-labor program that has been used to lock up everyone from human-rights campaigners and religious activists to citizens who dare to …
China Loosens Its One-Child Policy
The shift may be too late to offset the damage already done to China’s economy and society
China to Ease One-Child Policy and Abolish Labor Camps
The world’s most populous nation is loosening its decades-long policy limiting the size of families
China Boosts Aid To Philippines After Criticism
The initial paltry sum of $100K drew ridicule
China’s Leaders Miss Chance to Make Economic History
The results of a critical party conference show Beijing doesn’t see the need for major economic change
China Eyes More Free Market Economy
The push for some economic reform arose out of the Communist Party Central Committee’s closed-door meeting.