But authorities have yet to comment on yesterday’s “major incident” in which five died and dozens were injured
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Beijing’s Tiananmen Square: Centuries of Chinese History and Protest
The vast plaza at the heart of China’s capital is the most politically sensitive location in the country, and has long attracted protesters seeking to express grievances. TIME charts some key moments.
Photos Disappear After Car Strikes Crowd at Tiananmen Square, Killing 5
Updated: 11:12 AM EST October 28, 2013.
The photographs struck the web with the force of thunder. Early Monday afternoon Beijing time, pictures emerged of what appeared to be a fiery crash in central Beijing, showing a …
Chinese ‘Dr. Death’ Arrested After Patient Dies of Poisoned Soup
Hu Wanlin, 64, is linked to more than 140 deaths in the 1990s
The Seven-Story Chinese Office Block Built for Just Eight Officials
Lavish construction project in impoverished village causes outrage
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Fallen Chinese Politician Bo Xilai Loses Appeal
Denial marks the final disgrace of former Communist Party highflyer whose graft trial became China’s biggest political scandal in decades
Samsung Apologizes To Chinese Consumers
Joins ranks of companies scrutinized by state media
‘Please Release Him’: Chinese Paper Publishes Front-Page Plea for Detained Journalist
New Express has a message for China’s censors: We may be small, but we have backbone. On Wednesday the Guangzhou-based newspaper published a front-page call for the release of its reporter Chen Yongzhou. Chen was detained by …
Chinese Officials in Search of Goons Turn to College Students
Undergraduates hired to act as guards at forced demolitions in southwestern Guizhou province
China to Defend Human-Rights Record to U.N.
Human Rights Watch calls recent years “one of China’s major crackdowns on activists and free expression”
In China’s Polluted Cities, the Smog May Be Here to Stay
As my colleague Emily Rauhala wrote earlier today, the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, close to the border with Russia, is suffering through some truly horrible air pollution. And given that this is mainland China — home …
China Roasts Starbucks: Foreign Brands Come Under Fire for High Prices
Life in urban China isn’t cheap, especially for those with a taste for imported goods. The list of pricey foreign products includes Starbucks coffee, which can cost 30% more than the same brew in the U.S. — a fact that on …
Kids Get ‘Smog Day’ As Pollution Shuts Down Chinese City
Choking pollution measured at 40 times what the WHO says is safe