Across China last month, thousands rushed to dissolve their marriages in order to benefit from fast-expiring tax breaks on property investments for unmarried individuals
China
Bird Flu: China Reports 102 H7N9 Cases, 20 Deaths
Experts are suspecting human-to-human transmission, but there is no evidence confirming this yet
Deadly Earthquake Strikes China’s Sichuan Province
A strong quake rocked China’s southwestern Sichuan province, killing more than 150 and injuring thousands.
Related Content:
More Pain in Sichuan: Earthquake Kills at Least 192
China Grieves for Young Graduate Student Slain in Boston Bombings
Lu Lingzi, a Chinese graduate student at Boston University who has been confirmed as the third casualty of Monday’s bombings, had worked her way up from obscurity in provincial China
U.S. and China Pledge to Work Toward a Nonnuclear North Korea. Does That Matter?
On his first trip to Beijing as U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry arrived with an entreaty. As warmongering from North Korea reaches earsplitting levels, Kerry had petitioned Chinese leaders to rein in an isolated country that …
China’s Long, Fruitless History of Irritation With North Korea
Just how steadfast is China’s support of North Korea?
The Great Chinese Hope: Is Zou the Next Boxing Phenom?
The rest of the world may not have heard of him but Zou Shiming may just change the global economics of the sport
Huawei: The Chinese Company That Scares Washington
Is Huawei an agent of the Chinese state, as critics charge, or simply a successful foreign business that might challenge the titans of American tech?
Bird-Flu Cover-Up? Chinese Social Media Out Possible Cases of Deadly Disease
The fact that a deadly strain of influenza has hatched in China isn’t surprising. But what is new this time is the level of scrutiny the Chinese themselves are giving to the H7N9 virus
In Inaugural Trip, China’s President Pushes Trade Ties With Africa
Though Xi Jinping’s trip has generally gone well, there have been a few notes of discontent with China’s growing influence in Africa
The Iron Rice Bowl Is Back: Why Young Chinese Want to Be Civil Servants
When officials in the city of Nanjing invited applications for a clerking post in the municipal government’s court system last month, they expected plenty of interest in the much coveted civil-service positions. But even they …
Dumpling Diplomacy: The U.S. Treasury Secretary’s Beijing Lunch Enchants China
Jacob Lew’s humble lunch has become an Internet sensation in China, where ordinary people are growing disgusted by the ostentatious ways of Communist Party officials.
China’s New President Xi Jinping Met With Mysterious Lone Vote of Dissent
The outcome of today’s selection of Xi Jinping as China’s president has been a near certainty since he was chosen as successor to Hu Jintao five years ago.