Tibetan exiles accuse Hu Jintao of committing genocide in Chinese-claimed region
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As Tibetans Burn Themselves to Protest Chinese Rule, Communists in Beijing Stress Happiness in Tibet
On Nov. 9, thousands of Tibetan students gathered in the historic monastery town of Rebkong to protest Chinese rule over the restive Tibetan plateau, where nearly 70 Tibetans have lighted themselves on fire since March 2011 in …
Code Red: China’s Leadership Transition Begins Amid Pomp and Security
And so it has begun. On the morning of Nov. 8, just a day (because of the time difference) after U.S. voters re-elected President Barack Obama, China launched its once-a-decade leadership transition. President Hu Jintao is …
Searching for News, Journalists Covering China’s Leadership Transition Get Hats Instead
Three days before a once-a-decade leadership transition is set to begin in a country boasting the world’s second-largest economy, we have almost no idea about what’s actually going to happen.
As China Readies for Leadership Handover, How is Chairman Mao Faring?
Marxist ideas, which normally enjoy public celebration before major political events in the People’s Republic, have been curiously diminished on the eve of China’s once-in-a-decade leadership transition.
China Announces Plans for Party Congress and Prosecution of Bo Xilai
A long season of unexpected events is capped off with two clearly synchronized announcements — and the catastrophic fall of one of the Chinese Communist Party’s brightest stars is dramatically assured
Chinese Puzzle: A Missing Heir Apparent and a Leadership Transfer Without a Timetable
A missing man, who holds unknown views on issues that will shape the global economy, will take over at an undesignated point in the near future. Or so we think
Hillary Clinton Visits Beijing, But China’s Likely Next Leader Is a No-Show
Despite Vice President Xi Jinping’s cancellation, Clinton met with President Hu Jintao and other top Chinese leaders in Beijing on Tuesday and Wednesday
How a Ferrari Crash May Have Unsettled China’s Leadership Transition
There is still much that is unknown about the March car crash, but it seems to have caused some serious political drama
Suspicious Death of a Chinese Dissident Becomes Rallying Point in Hong Kong
Police in central China say Li Wangyang killed himself. But family and friends suspect he was murdered, and 800 km away in Hong Kong, activists are calling for an investigation
On the Streets of Hong Kong, a Vast Display of Discontent
Hong Kong marked the 15th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule and the inauguration of a new Chief Executive on July 1. Despite some spectacular fireworks, the mood was far from celebratory
Half the Sky: China Prepares to Send First Female Astronaut into Space
Liu Yang will be in orbit with two other astronauts for nearly two weeks.
As U.S. Eyes Afghanistan Withdrawal, Will China Up Its Role?
Beijing faces growing rivalries with its Pacific neighbors, but in Central Asia it finds a warmer welcome