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U.S. call for “cool heads” in China-Japan island dispute goes unheeded

YoopyaSep 28, 20120

(Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China and Japan on Thursday to let “cool heads” prevail in a festering dispute over a

Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

(Reuters) – A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million tax evasion fine against China’s most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, ending his long legal

Insight: As cotton surged, China trader amassed $510 million bet

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

(Reuters) – A landmark U.S. fine for excessive speculation in the benchmark cotton futures market has revealed a startling new dimension to last year’s blistering

China’s first aircraft carrier enters service

kiemtarSep 25, 2012September 25, 20120

China’s first aircraft carrier has entered into service, the Defence Ministry says. The 300m (990ft) Liaoning – named after the province where it was refitted

Wang Yang: reformist credentials tested by Chinese system

YoopyaSep 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Wang Yang, Communist Party chief of China’s southern Guangdong province and seen by many in the West as a beacon of political reform,

China’s first aircraft carrier enters service

YoopyaSep 25, 20120

China’s first aircraft carrier has entered into service, the Defence Ministry says. The 300m (990ft) Liaoning – named after the province where it was refitted

China implicates Bo Xilai in criminal case

YoopyaSep 19, 20120

(Reuters) – China for the first time on Wednesday implicated former senior politician Bo Xilai in a criminal act while avoiding naming him directly in

Analysis: Chinese leaders may come to regret anti-Japan protests

YoopyaSep 19, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s decision to open its streets to a wave of anti-Japan protests could end up rebounding on Beijing, which has emerged from days

Anti-Japan protests reignite across China on occupation anniversary

YoopyaSep 18, 20120

(Reuters) – Anti-Japan protests reignited across China on Tuesday, the emotional anniversary marking Tokyo’s occupation of its giant neighbor, escalating a maritime dispute which has

Bo Xilai scandal: Wang Lijun trial ‘starts’

YoopyaSep 17, 20120

The trial has begun in secret of the former police chief at the heart of China’s biggest political scandal in years, lawyers say. Wang Lijun