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Bo Xilai’s Fall in China Put Allies in Peril

May 21, 2012

The fall of Bo Xilai from the Communist Party’s top echelons has shed light into how some of his closest allies became entwined in his fate.

AMC Theater Deal Links China to Hollywood

May 20, 2012

The Wanda Group, a Chinese conglomerate with extensive interests in the entertainment business, has agreed to acquire AMC Entertainment, North America’s second-largest movie theater owner.

Blind Chinese activist Chen arrives in New York

May 19, 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared “equality and justice have no boundaries” after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries.


Analysis: China reformer sees his opportunity after Bo’s fall

May 21, 2012

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China’s most conspicuously reform-minded leaders has stepped back into the spotlight after the nation’s biggest political convulsion in a generation, positioning himself to gain from the fall of populist politician Bo Xilai.

Blind Chinese Dissident Leaves on Flight for U.S.

May 19, 2012

Chen Guangcheng, the blind legal advocate whose escape from house arrest jolted relations between the United States and China, landed in Newark on Saturday.

Blind Chinese activist leaves Beijing for U.S.

May 19, 2012

Chen Guangcheng Is at Beijing Airport, Ready to Leave China for the United States

May 19, 2012

Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer whose escape from house arrest jolted U.S.-China relations, was scheduled on Saturday evening to leave China for the United States.

Chinese entities world’s biggest economic spies-Pentagon

May 18, 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it believes China spent up to $180 billion on its military buildup last year, a far higher figure than acknowledged by Beijing, and it accused “Chinese actors” of being the world’s biggest perpetrators of economic espionage.

Pentagon Study Says China Military Getting Stronger

May 18, 2012

The annual appraisal of China’s military modernization also suggests Beijing leaders want to project power while avoiding confrontation with neighbors and the United States.

China cries foul after U.S. sets tariffs on solar imports

May 18, 2012

(Reuters) - The United States imposed punitive tariffs on solar panel imports from China, the latest in a series of trade disputes between the world’s two biggest economies and sparking accusations by Beijing of protectionism.

China "bars" blind dissident’s family choice of lawyers

May 18, 2012

BEIJING (Reuters) - The nephew of blind activist Chen Guangcheng has been denied his family’s choice of lawyers to defend a charge of “intentional homicide” in what one said was an attempt to manipulate a case that has focused world attention on China’s human rights.

‘Princelings’ in China Use Family Ties to Gain Riches

May 17, 2012

The authorities are eager to paint the fallen official Bo Xilai, whose family has a substantial fortune, as a rogue operator. But other officials’ relatives have also amassed vast wealth.

Echoes of Tiananmen, on Film, Face Hurdles in China

May 17, 2012

A film on Cui Jian, the rock musician whose songs embodied the spirit of hope and protest among young people in China in 1989, faces obstacles in getting distributed.

Special Report: Education: Business Schools: Looking Local for a Global Reach

May 17, 2012

Prospective business school students from Brazil, Russia, India and China are increasingly exploring possibilities at home.

Figure in China’s Political Drama Found in Cambodia

May 17, 2012

Until now, Patrick Henri Devillers, a French architect who has been part of the Bo Xilai drama in China, had not been heard from.

World Briefing | Asia: China: Activist Applies for Passport

May 17, 2012

Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese activist who incited a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the American Embassy in Beijing last month, filled out a Chinese passport application Wednesday.

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Analysis: China reformer sees his opportunity after Bo’s fall

May 21, 2012

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China’s most conspicuously reform-minded leaders has stepped back into the spotlight after the nation’s biggest political convulsion in a generation, positioning himself to gain from the fall of populist politician Bo Xilai.

Business, News »

Analysis: China reformer sees his opportunity after Bo’s fall

May 21, 2012

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - One of China’s most conspicuously reform-minded leaders has stepped back into the spotlight after the nation’s biggest political convulsion in a generation, positioning himself to gain from the fall of populist politician Bo Xilai.