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The Chen affair How it highlighted blind spots in Beijing

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Soon after blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng escaped from illegal house arrest late last month, after suffering 19 months of detention and beatings, he issued a dramat

Chen trip to U S apparently set to start

in International - Sat May 19, 2012

(CBS/AP) BEIJING A blind Chinese activist whose escape from a rural village set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington said Saturday that he was at an ai

China allows N.Koreans to leave for Seoul: reports

in International - Fri May 18, 2012

SEOUL China has allowed six North Korean refugees to leave for South Korea after they spent months holed up in Seoul\'s consular offices in China, news reports said Friday.

S Korea Asks China Let Activist See Lawyer

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

The South Korean government is urging China to allow a South Korean activist detained by Chinese authorities access to his lawyer.

The Foreign Ministry made

Greek Central Bank Warns President of Depositors Anxiety

in International - Wed May 16, 2012

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Greek President Karolos Papoulias was told by the central bank chief this week that financial institutions are becoming anxious about their prospects a

China dismisses Dalai Lama murder plot claim

in International - Tue May 15, 2012

BEIJING China has accused the Dalai Lama of "deceiving the world" and "spreading false information" after Tibet\'s exiled spiritual leader said h

China to achieve growth goals Wen

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

Beijing Premier Wen Jiabao Sunday said that China has the confidence, conditions and capabilities to achieve this year"s development goals.

He expressed thes

China, ROK, Japan pledge future-oriented partnership amid

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of China, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan on Sunday vowed to further enhance the future-oriented comprehensive cooperative partners

China denies increasing combat readiness

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

BEIJING: China has denied it is increasing combat readiness in response to a territorial row with the Philippines over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.

China denies war preparations for South China Sea

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

BEIJING (May 12, 2012): China has denied it is increasing combat readiness in response to a tense territorial row with the Philippines in the South China Sea which has dr

Philippines on alert over anti China protest Beijing frets

in International - Fri May 11, 2012

MANILA (REUTERS) - Security was tightened in the Philippines capital on Friday ahead of anti-Chinese protests over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, with both

China Targets Blind Activists Family

in International - Fri May 11, 2012

(BEIJING) Authorities in the hometown of blind activist Chen Guangcheng have notched up restrictions on members of his extended family while he awaits permission in Beij

China travel agencies suspend Philippine tours

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

Most travel agencies in China have suspended tours to the Philippines amidst escalating tension in the South China Sea, Chinese state media said.

The agencie

China Japan ROK eye early launch of FTA

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

BEIJING - China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are consulting with each other for the early launch of negotiations for the free trade area (FTA), a white paper sa

Gay activists hail Obama worldwide

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

Bangkok - Gay rights activists around the world hailed President Barack Obama\'s support for same-sex marriage as a symbolic victory on Thursday, whether they were fighting

China expulsion of Al Jazeera reporter criticized

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

BEIJING –  China\'s expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States,

Liang visits Pentagon Panetta

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, in a visit to the Pentagon on Monday, met with United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and called for the two sides to co

US ready to grant visa to Chinese dissident

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

The United States government will grant Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng a visa as soon as he applies for one, vice-president Joe Biden says.

Mr Chen, a blind

China U S work out deal on blind activist

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

With a series of quickly choreographed steps, the United States and China outlined a tentative deal Friday to send a blind legal activist to America for study and potentiall

Chinese dissident Chen calls US Congress for help

in International - Fri May 04, 2012

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has telephoned a US Congressional hearing to plead for help in his attempts to leave China with his family.

Mr Chen said he

US China to hold talks on rights

in International - Fri May 04, 2012

BEIJING The United States and China agreed Friday to hold a new round of talks on human rights, amid a crisis between the Pacific powers over a prominent dissident who f

Clinton Urges China to Protect Human Rights

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China Thursday to protect human rights, at the start of annual talks in Beijing that have been overshadowed by the case of a di

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng could be exiled to

in International - Wed May 02, 2012

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng may be exiled from China as part of a face-saving deal between Beijing and Washington.

The combative, self-taught lawyer who e

The Baffling Case of Chen Guangcheng

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

The escape of the blind activist Chen Guangcheng from his home village in Shandong Province, where he had been placed under de facto house arrest for the past year and a

Blind Chinese activist flees house arrest

in International - Sat April 28, 2012

A blind legal activist fled house arrest in his rural China village and made it to a secret location in Beijing, setting off a frantic police search for him and those who