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China’s Premier Says He’ll Go to War on the Country’s Terrible Smog
His statement is the highest-level acknowledgement yet of the enormous challenges China faces
China’s Leaders Need to Make Real Strides in Economic Reform, Not Baby Steps
World markets are watching this National People’s Congress to see if Beijing will stop the endless tweaks and instead enact substantial policy change
Knife-Wielding Men Massacre At Least 27 Chinese Commuters
Over 100 injured in bloody attack
Want to Shoot Japanese War Criminals? China’s State Media Has a Game For That
This probably isn’t going to do anything for Sino-Japanese relations
China Charges Prominent Uighur Scholar With Separatism
Economics professor Ilham Tohti has been held in detention in Xinjiang since last month
Beijing Issues Rare Pollution Alert As Smog Intensifies
The city’s air pollution regularly exceeds the safe levels set by the World Health Organization
Chinese Tycoon Charged With ‘Mafia-Style’ Crimes
Billionaire Liu Han charged in connection with nine murders and assorted other offenses
Another Top Chinese Politician in Graft Probe
Investigation of Ji Wenlin the latest step in President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption
Why You Need to Worry about China’s Shadow Banking
The increasingly risky Chinese financial sector presents a threat to global economic stability
Exclusive: The Dalai Lama Talks Pot, Facebook and the Pope With TIME
The Tibetan spiritual leader also offers surprising praise for China’s new leader
Florida Man Deliberately Smashes $1M Vase by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
Artist Maximo Caminero apparently dropped the paint-dipped vase to protest the fact that Pérez Art Museum Miami features international, not local, work
China Launches Anti-Vice Campaign, Putting Sex Workers at Risk
The latest crackdown will hurt prostitutes, but will not change the system