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[03/27/2006] Chinese police detain documentary maker
Chinese police have detained a Chinese-born film maker who is a permanent U.S. resident, a family member said on Monday, weeks before President Hu Jintao visits the United States. » More
[03/22/2006] China to impose online IDs for gamers
THE AUTHORITIES in China are introducing a scheme in June which will allow parents to find out how much time their kids are spending playing games. » More
[03/20/2006] U.S. finances China nukes
U.S. taxpayers are lending Westinghouse Electric Co. almost $5 billion to build nuclear power plants in China – even though the company, based in Pennsylvania, is about to be sold to Japan\'s Toshiba Corp., and even though the company is currently owned by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. » More
[03/20/2006] China bans weird baby names
ALREADY only allowed to have one child, Chinese parents may now face restrictions on what name they can give their baby.\n » More
[03/17/2006] China draws up Mao-style code of conduct for wayward youth
The Chinese leadership has issued an eight-point ethical code to instil civic virtue in the country\'s wayward youth. » More
[03/16/2006] Chinese PM Downplays China Threat
Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao outlined specific reasons why his country\'s growing strength does not represent a threat to other nations at a press conference Tuesday. » More
[03/15/2006] Chinese military trains in West
China is stepping up military training in Latin America because of a law that limits U.S. military support to nations in the region, the general in charge of the U.S. Southern Command told Congress yesterday. » More
[03/10/2006] China hits back at US criticism
China has hit back at US criticism of its human rights record by releasing its own document of alleged US abuses.\nWashington said in its annual rights report that China was one of the world\'s \"most systematic\" offenders. » More
[03/06/2006] China to ban torture of prisoners
China is planning to introduce a new law banning police from using torture to extract confessions. » More
[03/02/2006] Hu Jintao Battles For Chinese Countryside
The head of China\'s communist ideological education program said Wednesday that efforts to reinvigorate rural party members\' governing skills and competency are critical as discontent mounts in the countryside.\nThe upcoming Eleventh Five Year Plan, from 2006-10, will be a major test for China\'s communist leadership, headed by party general secretary Hu Jintao. One of the key policies of the plan calls for redressing the growing socio-economic imbalances between urban and rural areas in what officials have termed \"building a new socialist countryside.\" » More
[03/02/2006] Chinese police detain 36 in raid on bible school, aid association says
Chinese police on Wednesday raided a bible school run by an underground Protestant church, detaining 36 people amid a nationwide crackdown on Christians worshipping outside Communist Party control, an overseas support group said. » More
[03/01/2006] US Japan Drill On North Korea/China threat
North Korea and China are imaginary enemies in military drills the United States and Japan have been conducting. The exercises started om since Feb. 23, the Japanese newspaper Sankei Shimbun reported Tuesday. The command post exercises, dubbed Keen Edge, will continue through Friday and come ahead of air, land and sea drills Japan\'s Self Defense Force are scheduled to start at the end of March, the paper said. » More
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