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May 6, 2011
5/06/11 Brown, Wired, Foxconn Employees Forced To Sign 'No Suicide' Pledge: Report
March 27, 2011
3/25/11 Hallinan, FPIF, Is the Libya Intervention Directed at China?
3/27/11 Walker, BBC, China's new economic power fans fear, BBC poll finds
March 1, 2011
3/01/11 Goldstein, NPR, The U.S. Owes China $1.2 Trillion
November 11, 2010
11/11/10 Shahzad, AsiaTimes, Pakistan heads down China road
August 18, 2010
8/18/10 Hinshaw, CSM, Cement may pave Africa's road to the future, but will China undercut that, too?
8/18/10 Ford, CSM, Pentagon's China military report 'ignores objective truth,' says China
8/18/10 BBC, video, Dramatic rescues in China floods
July 24, 2010
7/24/10 Wong, NYT, China's Money and Migrants Pour Into Tibet, Stirring Unease
July 23, 2010
7/23/10 Fisher, CSM, Oil-eating bacteria to the China oil spill rescue?
July 22, 2010
7/22/10 Al Jazeera, China battles Yellow Sea oil spill
July 17, 2010
7/17/10 BBC, China oil pipelines burn for 15 hours after explosion
July 10, 2010
7/10/10 Chan, WSWS, Bogus wage rises fuel anger among Chinese workers
7/10/10 BBC, China sees surge in trade surplus
July 6, 2010
7/06/10 BBC, China to build $8bn oil refinery in Nigeria
July 2, 2010
7/02/10 BBC, Bank of China to raise up to $8.9bn in share issue
June 29, 2010
6/29/10 Reuters, Google Tweaks Rerouting In Fight For China Business
June 26, 2010
6/26/10 Ortiz, Asia Times, China draws fire on mega loan to Ecuador
June 21, 2010
6/21/10 BBC, Qatar and Kuwait eye Chinese bank flotation
June 20, 2010
6/20/10 Burns, DeepJournal, CIA opens up about disastrous 1952 mission inside China
6/20/10 Watts, Guardian, China devastated by floods
6/20/10 BBC, China yuan stability pledged
June 18, 2010
6/18/10 Sapien, ProPublica, Freddie Mac Offers Relief to Homeowners Dealing With Chinese Drywall
June 12, 2010
6/12/10 Brown, Asia Times, Gates closed out of China
June 10, 2010
6/10/10 Yusuf, CSM, US concerned about China's military investments
June 7, 2010
6/07/10 Gardner-Smith, ProPublica, Joaquin Sapien on Chinese Drywall
June 4, 2010
6/04/10 Hsiao, Asia Times, China drills deeper into Latin America
May 30, 2010
5/30/10 Sapien & Kessler, ProPublica, Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two Years
May 27, 2010
5/27/10 BBC, Taiwan iPhone-maker Foxconn suffers another death
May 25, 2010
5/25/10 Wines, NYT, Chinese Economy Treads Risky Path. (Ask Japan.)
May 24, 2010
5/24/10 Watts, Guardian, Chinese engineers propose world's biggest hydro-electric project in Tibet
May 19, 2010
5/19/10 Heap, BBC, Why China holds 'rare' cards in the race to go green
May 14, 2010
5/12/10 BBC, Nigeria and China sign $23bn deal for three refineries
May 12, 2010
5/12/10 Reuters, U.S. to press China on indigenous innovation: Locke
5/12/10 Becker, Asia Times, To Congo, with trouble
May 7, 2010
5/07/10 Branigan, Guardian, Chinese workers link sickness to n-hexane and Apple iPhone screens
May 6, 2010
5/06/10 BBC, Syphilis cases rise sharply in China
May 3, 2010
5/03/10 Standaert, IPS, E-waste Processing Poisons Health, Environment
April 24, 2010
4/24/10 Nossiter, NYT, After a Coup, Niger Resumes Business as Usual With China
April 22, 2010
4/22/10 Buckley, Reuters, China military paper spells out nuclear arms stance
April 15, 2010
4/15/10 Landreth, CSM, Rescuers battle roadblocks, high altitude to reach survivors in China earthquake
April 14, 2010
4/14/10 Borger, Guardian, China sells petrol to Iran while talking at UN about sanctions
4/14/10 Guru, Asia Times, Black gold, yellow gold
April 12, 2010
4/12/10 BBC, China bank lending falls sharply
April 10, 2010
4/10/10 Hogg, BBC, China reports rare trade deficit
April 8, 2010
4/08/10 Ewing, Asia Times, China faces its biggest foe
April 7, 2010
4/07/10 Klare, FPIF, China's Global Shopping Spree
April 6, 2010
4/06/10 BBC, Australia PM brands Barrier Reef grounding 'outrageous'
April 4, 2010
4/04/10 CNN, U.S. delays report on alleged China currency manipulation
4/04/10 BBC, Australia alert over oil leak on Great Barrier Reef
4/04/10 AP, April 1, 2010
4/01/10 Klare, MoJo, China's Global Shopping Spree
March 29, 2010
3/29/10 Armstrong, CSM, China mining company causes unrest in Niger
3/29/10 CNN, Prison for four Rio Tinto executives in China
March 22, 2010
3/22/10 BBC, Hong Kong's air pollution reaches record levels
March 12, 2010
3/12/10 Bello, Asia Times, China lassoes its neighbors
March 11, 2010
3/11/10 Jubak, MSN, Is China actually bankrupt?
3/11/10 BBC, Chinese inflation hits 16-month high
March 4, 2010
3/04/10 Brown, Asia Times, China all at sea over Japan island row
March 3, 2010
3/03/10 Buckley, Reuters, China parliament examines growth, living standards
3/03/10 Bristow, BBC, China villagers moved to quench the urban thirst
March 2, 2010
3/02/10 Wong, NYT, Officials in China at Odds Over Food Scandal
March 1, 2010
3/01/10 Graham-Harrison, Reuters, China Stepping Up for Arctic Influence: Report
February 23, 2010
2/23/10 Watts, Guardian, China's soil deterioration may become growing food crisis, adviser claims
2/23/10 BBC, China tightens internet controls
February 21, 2010
2/21/10 Blumenthal, McClatchy, Asia-Produced Ozone Making its Way to U.S., Study Finds
February 18, 2010
2/18/10 Pierson, LAT, Young, educated and jobless in China
February 17, 2010
2/17/10 Branigan, Guardian, hina sells $34.2bn of US treasury bonds
February 9, 2010
2/09/10 Watts, Guardian, Chinese farms cause more pollution than factories, says official survey
February 5, 2010
2/05/10 Marquand, CSM, Transatlantic, meet Pacific: China's bold stance at Munich security conference
January 26, 2010
1/26/10 Kurczy, BBC, Beijing boasts of 'leapfrog development' in Tibet
January 24, 2010
1/24/10 Hornby, Reuters, China paper slams U.S. for cyber role in Iran unrest
January 21, 2010
1/21/10 BBC, More people moved in China near Three Gorges dam
1/21/10 BBC, Refusing to eat shark's fin at a Chinese dinner party
January 20, 2010
1/20/10 BBC, Chinese lending fears hit bank shares
January 17, 2010
1/17/10 Chick, CSM, China balks at Iran sanctions
January 11, 2010
1/11/10 Mufson, WP, In China, fear of a real estate bubble
1/11/10 BBC, China faces growing gender imbalance
January 10, 2010
1/10/10 Al Jazeera, China becomes biggest exporter
1/10/10 Miles, Reuters, China's commodity imports soar in December
January 8, 2010
1/08/10 Bhadrakumar, Asia Times, Russia, China, Iran redraw energy map
1/08/10 Sharip, Asia Times, China tightens grip on Kazakh gas
January 7, 2010
1/07/10 BBC, US approves Taiwan missile sales
January 6, 2010
1/06/10 MacNamara, FT, Chinese stake in African Minerals
1/06/10 Branigan, Guardian, New toxic milk case in China kept secret for a year, reports say
1/06/10 Brown, Asia Times, China's space program poised to surge
January 5, 2010
1/05/10 Al Jazeera, China river oil spill 'serious'
1/05/10 Deen, IPS, Russia, China Sustain Military Toehold in Yemen
January 4, 2010
1/04/10 Ford, CSM, Beijing battles heaviest snowfall in decades with shovels and bamboo
1/04/10 Bezlova, IPS, POLITICS: Backlash against Rogue Chinese Investors Alarms Beijing
January 3, 2010
1/03/10 Barboza, NYT, Large Oil Spill Reported in China
1/03/10 Al Jazeera, Leak threatens China's Yellow River
January 2, 2010
1/02/10 Milmo, Independent, Concern as China Clamps Down on Rare Earth Exports
December 31, 2009
12/31/09 BBC, China central bank chief Zhou says 2010 is key
December 30, 2009
12/30/09 BBC, China floats idea of first overseas naval base
December 29, 2009
12/29/09 Wines, NYT, China, Willing to Spend, Wins a Trove of Afghan Copper
12/29/09 Dyer, FT, Pacific contest grows over rule of waves
12/29/09 BBC, British anger at China execution
December 23, 2009
12/23/09 de Leon, IntelDaily, China Secures Gas Supply From Turkmenistan: Who's the True Winner?
December 20, 2009
12/20/09 Wong, NYT, China's Export of Labor Faces Scorn
December 18, 2009
12/18/09 BBC, China ends brand subsidies behind WTO dispute with US
December 16, 2009
12/16/09 Pannier, Asia Times, China ends Russia's grip on Turkmen gas
12/16/09 Escobar, Asia Times, Iraq's oil auction hits the jackpot
December 15, 2009
12/15/09 Chosun Ilbo, China Builds Underground 'Great Wall' Against Nuke Attack
November 29, 2009
11/30/09 Linn, MSNBC, Black workers' crisis may linger after upturn
November 26, 2009
11/26/09 Reuters, Wal-Mart Price Pressure Hurts China Workers: Report
11/26/09 Jacobs, NYT, A Rare Chinese Look at Secret Detentions
11/26/09 Wassner, NYT, Dollar at 14-Year Low Against Yen
November 20, 2009
11/19/09 Sharife, FPIF, The Battle for Angola's Oil
November 19, 2009
11/19/09 Bristow, BBC, Beijing's poor visit illegal clinics
November 18, 2009
11/18/09 Partlow, WP, Afghan minister accused of taking bribe
November 17, 2009
11/17/09 Bristow, BBC, Obama's message censored in China
November 16, 2009
11/16/09 Richburg, WP, For U.S., China, uneasiness about economic co-dependency
11/16/09 DeParle, NYT, Hunger in U.S. at a 14-Year High
November 13, 2009
11/13/09 Pomfret, WP, In Wisconsin, looking east to Chinese buyers
November 11, 2009
11/11/09 Fazl-e-Haider, Asia Times, Afghan cash starts going to China
November 9, 2009
11/09/09 Fraser, BBC, China's chequebook draws African nations
November 6, 2009
11/06/09 Hornby, Reuters, China blasts U.S. duties ahead of Obama visit
November 3, 2009
11/03/09 AFP, Beijing gives frosty reception to man-made snowstorm
November 2, 2009
11/02/09 ChinaView, China's annual military recruitment favors college graduates
11/02/09 AFP, China chief says space arms inevitable: state media
11/02/09 BBC, Scientists bring snow to Beijing
11/02/09 Kagame, Guardian, Why Africa welcomes the Chinese
November 1, 2009
11/01/09 Bodeen, AP, China to map out Africa strategy at forum in Egypt
October 31, 2009
10/31/09 Devraj, IPS, RIGHTS: Rising China Poses Danger to Peace, Say Nobel Laureates
October 30, 2009
10/30/09 Baldauf, CSM, China, eager for oil, expands investment in Nigeria and Guinea
October 26, 2009
10/26/09 Nieuwoudt, IPS, TRADE: What Will China's Legacy in Africa be by 2049?
October 24, 2009
10/24/09 CNN, China only trails U.S. in billionaires
October 20, 2009
10/20/09 Ford, CSM, Rivals China, India in escalating war of words
October 19, 2009
10/19/09 Alden, Guardian, What is China doing in Guinea?
October 13, 2009
10/13/09 BBC, Guinea confirms huge China deal
October 12, 2009
10/12/09 Moore, Telegraph, China builds 'Pentagon' shopping centre in Shanghai
October 7, 2009
10/07/09 Wayne, NYT, Thousands of U.S. Homeowners Cite Drywall for Ills
October 3, 2009
10/03/09 Torchia, Reuters, G7 considering its future, may form smaller group
September 29, 2009
9/29/09 Arnoldy, CSM, Growing number of China incursions into India lead to a strategy change
September 28, 2009
9/28/09 RIA Novosti, China to build world's largest solar power plant
September 25, 2009
9/25/09 BBC, Australia seeks investment limits
September 24, 2009
9/24/09 VOA, Chinese Companies Continue Global Expansion in Resources Sector
September 23, 2009
9/23/09 Spencer, Telegraph, US restrictions on petrol imports to Iran foiled by India and China
September 21, 2009
9/21/09 LaFraniere & Grobler, NYT, China Distributes Aid in Africa, With a Catch
September 19, 2009
9/19/09 Allen, Asia Times, China in Laos: Counting the cost of progress
September 18, 2009
9/18/09 Ramachandaran, Asia Times, Dalai Lama caught in Sino-Indian dispute
September 17, 2009
9/17/09 Sirota, OpenLeft, The Zakaria-Friedman Complex: How & Why the Establishment Media Whitewashes China
9/17/09 Al Jazeera, Venezuela-China sign $16bn oil deal
September 15, 2009
9/15/09 Al Jazeera, China takes US trade spat to WTO
9/15/09 Mufson & Whoriskey, WP, Threat of Trade War With China Sparks Worries in a Debtor U.S.
September 14, 2009
9/14/09 Buckley, Reuters, U.S. tire duties fuel trade tension with China
September 10, 2009
9/10/09 Chovanex, AsiaTimes, Obama in showdown over Chinese tires
September 5, 2009
9/05/09 Williams, NYT, China Oil Deal Is New Source of Strife Among Iraqis
September 3, 2009
9/03/09 AP, China tries to calm unease over rare earths curbs
9/03/09 Chung, Asia Times, Rent soars for Hong Kong cage dwellers
August 26, 2009
8/26/09 Wong, AP, Most China Organ Transplants Come From Death Row
August 24, 2009
8/24/09 BBC, Toyota recalls 690,000 China cars
August 20, 2009
8/20/09 BBC, Nigeria oil rights grab 'illegal'
August 15, 2009
8/15/09 Yu, Asia Times, China's NGOs fear for the worst
August 13, 2009
8/13/09 Taylor, Guardian, China drops Green Dam web filtering system
August 11, 2009
8/11/09 BBC, Oil rises following Chinese data
August 7, 2009
8/07/09 goldstein, AsiaTimes, China's fishing fleet sets challenge to US
August 6, 2009
8/06/09 Al Jazeera, China executes pair over fraud
August 4, 2009
8/04/09 Chang, CNN, In China, DNA tests on kids ID genetic gifts, careers
July 29, 2009
7/29/09 Jacobs, NYT, Chinese Workers Say Illness Is Real, Not Hysteria
7/29/09 McCurry, Guardian, 10,000 Uighurs disappeared during unrest in China, exiled leader claims
July 27, 2009
7/27/09 Woods, BBC, US manufacturing jobs go to China
July 26, 2009
7/26/09 LaFraniere, NYT, Files Vanished, Young Chinese Lose the Future
July 24, 2009
7/24/09 Bengali, McClatchy, African workers find harsh conditions in Chinese-run plants
July 22, 2009
7/22/09 BBC, Sudan tense for oil border ruling
July 18, 2009
7/18/09 Branigan, Guardian, Chinese security forces admit shooting dead 12 Uighur rioters
July 16, 2009
7/16/09 Chung, McClatchy, Uighur detainees: U.S. helped Chinese interrogate us
July 13, 2009
7/13/09 Bradsher, NYT, China Builds High Wall to Guard Energy Industry
July 10, 2009
7/10/09 Hinshaw, CSM, Obama in Africa: Can US rival China's new clout?
July 9, 2009
7/09/09 BBC, China's ethnic tinderbox
July 8, 2009
7/08/09 Bridges, McClatchy, China replacing U.S. as top trade partner in Latin America
July 2, 2009
7/02/09 BBC, China babies 'sold for adoption'
June 23, 2009
6/23/09 Bristow, BBC, China and US hold military talks
June 16, 2009
6/16/09 Bleisch, BBC, China 'unfairly seen as eco-villain'
June 15, 2009
6/15/09 AP, Chinese sub, US sonar collision accidental: report
June 12, 2009
6/12/09 Adam & Goldenberg, Guardian, US says it will not demand binding carbon cuts from China
6/12/09 BBC, Environment fears halt China dams
June 9, 2009
6/09/09 Watts, Guardian, China Alone Could Bring World to Brink of Climate Calamity, Claims US Official
6/09/09 Borger & Watts, Guardian, China launches green power revolution to catch up on west
June 2, 2009
6/02/09 Helmer, Asia Times, Manganese skirmish takes on global hue
June 1, 2009
6/01/09 EEO, China's Hidden Bankruptcy
6/01/09 BBC, Geithner assures China investors
May 26, 2009
5/26/09 BBC, China farmers raid police station
May 20, 2009
5/20/09 Chan, IntelDaily, Unemployed graduates in China to reach 3 million (out of 7.8 mil.) in 2009
5/20/09 Watts, Guardian, "We Have Taken Every Measure We Can Think of to Stop the Desert Moving Closer and Submerging Our Crops and Villages"
May 15, 2009
5/15/09 Watts, Guardian, Young animal activists challenge Chinese culture
May 12, 2009
5/12/09 Goldstein, CSM, Diplomatic memos reveal Chinese effort to block Guantanamo prisoner's asylum bid
May 11, 2009
5/11/09 BBC, Swine flu found on China mainland
May 8, 2009
5/08/09 Al-Rubai, AlterNet, Angry Farmers Sabotage Chinese Oil Equipment in Southern Iraq
May 7, 2009
5/07/09 Demick, LAT, China says 5,355 students died in last year's quake
May 4, 2009
5/04/09 Asma, ITT, Happy Serf Liberation Day
May 1, 2009
5/01/09 Sandronsky, TruthOut, The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World Economy
5/01/09 BBC, China database to track children
April 30, 2009
4/30/09 AFP, China has 'canceled US credit card': lawmaker
April 23, 2009
4/23/09 Zhong, Asia Times, China unveils its new naval clout
April 20, 2009
4/20/09 WorldFocus, Ecological refugees flee China's expanding desert
April 18, 2009
4/18/09 Chien & Chen, Reuters, China says key currency countries need watching
4/18/09 Bhadrakumar, AsiaTimes, Cash-rich China courts the Caspian
April 17, 2009
4/17/09 Reuters, U.S. business worried China stimulus favors locals
4/17/09 England, BBC, HK students debate Tiananmen legacy
April 16, 2009
4/16/09 Romero & Barrionuevo, NYT, Deals Help China Expand Sway in Latin America
April 12, 2009
4/12/09 Bradsher, NYT, China Slows Purchases of U.S. and Other Bonds
4/12/09 Skoloff, & Burdeau, AP, Chinese drywall poses potential risks
April 10, 2009
4/10/09 Olesen, AP, China's birth limits create dangerous gender gap
March 29, 2009
3/29/09 Peter, CSM, Cyber spy network with global reach raises alarms
March 27, 2009
3/27/09 Boxun, Chinese Migrant Workers Totaled 225.42 Million at the End of 2008
3/27/09 Zhang, AP, China: Hand, foot and mouth virus kills 18 kids
March 26, 2009
3/21/09 Boxun, A Terrible Picture: Chinese Military and Police Beating Tibetans to Death
3/26/09 BBC, US concerned over assertive China
March 23, 2009
3/23/09 RIA Novosti, China ready to discuss new reserve currency at G20 summit
March 22, 2009
3/22/09 BBC, Tibetan monks 'held after riot'
March 19, 2009
3/19/09 Gertz, Wa. Times, Chinese spy who defected tells all
March 18, 2009
3/18/09 BBC, World Bank lowers China forecast
3/18/09 Stoupe, Asia Times, China inoculates itself against dollar collapse (Part 3)... Part 1, Part 2
March 17, 2009
3/17/09 BBC, China seeks export carbon relief
March 14, 2009
3/14/09 Boxun, 4000 billion is only 1/3 of its plan, yet still a secret
March 13, 2009
3/13/09 Wines & Bradsher, NYT, China's Leader Says He Is 'Worried' Over U.S. Treasuries
March 11, 2009
3/11/09 Cha, WP, Plummeting Chinese Exports Shock Economists
March 10, 2009
3/10/09 CNN, China says U.S. ship violated international law
March 8, 2009
3/08/09 Landay, McClatchy, China's thirst for copper could hold key to Afghanistan's future
March 4, 2009
3/04/09 BBC, China to boost military spending
3/04/09 BBC, Warrant issued for Sudan's leader
March 2, 2009
3/02/09 Bezlova, IPS, ENERGY-CHINA: On Oil Shopping Spree
February 23, 2009
2/23/09 CNN, China: 70 ill from tainted pig organs
2/23/09 Ford, CSM, China's buying spree in global fire sale
February 22, 2009
2/22/09 Jacobs, NYT, China Fears Tremors as Jobs Vanish From Coast
2/22/09 BBC, Deadly explosion in China coalmine
February 21, 2009
2/21/09 Etzler & FlorCruz, CNN, Road to riches ends for 20 million Chinese poor
2/21/09 Ford, CSM, China, taking advantage of global recession, goes on a buying spree
February 20, 2009
2/20/09 Barboza, NYT, With Cash to Spend, China Starts Investing Globally
February 19, 2009
2/19/09 BBC, China lets it snow to end drought
February 18, 2009
2/18/09 Baldauf, CSM, Why did Sudan make a deal with Darfur rebels?
February 12, 2009
2/12/09 Chen, BBC, China seeks broader Africa role
2/12/09 Zhang, AP, The Chinese are coming, to buy bargain US homes
2/12/09 Brannigan, Guardian, Chinese living standards poll 'brazenly rigged'
February 8, 2009
2/08/09 McDonald, AP, China fights drought with chemical cloud-seeding
February 5, 2009
2/05/09 CNN, Teen attempts suicide to give liver to dying father
2/05/09 BBC, China declares drought emergency
February 4, 2009
2/04/09 Zhang, AP, Scientist says dam may have triggered China quake
February 2, 2009
2/02/09 Demick, LAT, China blames pollution for surge in birth defects
2/02/09 BBC, Chinese spending creates deficit
2/02/09 Hogg, BBC, Chinese migrant job losses mount
January 28, 2009
1/28/09 Huang, CSM, Migrant workers struggle as China's factories slow
January 25, 2009
1/25/09 McDonald & Hanley, AP, China dams reveal flaws in climate-change weapon
January 24, 2009
1/24/09 Reuters, China denounces U.S. currency accusation
January 23, 2009
1/23/09 Boxun, Hu Jintao's Plan to Dramatically Expand China's International Propaganda Network is Utilizing the Peoples Money to Deceive the World's People
January 22, 2009
1/22/09 RIA Novosti, China sentences two to death over melamine milk
1/22/09 Bezlova, IPS, CHINA: Modernising the World's Biggest Army
January 21, 2009
1/21/09 Chang, AP, Chinese translation cuts out parts of Obama speech
January 19, 2009
1/19/09 Boxun, Press Freedom Award Announced
January 10, 2009
1/10/09 BBC, China officials 'lost millions'
January 2, 2009
1/02/09 Adams, CSM, China favors jobs at home over freer trade