China

Chen-NYU case spotlights risk of China tie-ups

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Liu Xiaobo’s wife protests against jail sentence in open letter to Xi

15 June

BEIJING — The wife of China’s jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner has written an open letter to President Xi Jinping to protest against an 11-year prison term given to her brother,...

Jailed China dissident’s wife writes protest letter to Xi

14 June

BEIJING — The wife of jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has written an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, protesting against her house arrest and her...

China arrests US teacher for alleged molestation

14 June

BEIJING — Chinese authorities have arrested an American teacher on suspicion of molesting six children at an international school in Shanghai.

Chinese doubt official explanation of bus fire that killed 47 people

14 June

BEIJING — Soon after a fire on a crowded commuter bus killed 47 people and injured 34, the Chinese authorities offered an explanation: One of the victims had written a suicide...

China to survey soil after rice scare

14 June

BEIJING — China will conduct nationwide sampling of soil in order to map pollution levels across the country following recent revelations that portions of the country’s rice...

Chinese doubt police explanation of fatal bus fire

13 June

BEIJING — Soon after a fire on a crowded commuter bus killed 47 people and injured 34, Chinese authorities offered an explanation: One of the dead had written a suicide note,...

Broad support for US-China climate deal

13 June

WASHINGTON — Disparate interests ranging from environmental activists to businesses and industries are lining up to support a first-of-its-kind deal between the United States...

Across China, the itch for local governments to spend is strong

13 June

BEIJING — As leaders in Beijing remain cautious about stimulating China’s economy out of a slowdown, local governments are taking no chances, pushing ambitious spending projects...