Topic: Beijing

China favors jobs at home over freer trade

Beijing restores tax breaks and other perks for Chinese exporters. It's worried that declining exports mean more social unrest.

Unexpected twists make 2008 an epochal year

The financial crisis, war on two fronts, and, above all, the US election make 2008 historic.

China projects naval power in pirate fight

Its warships and special forces are due in the Gulf of Aden by Jan. 6.

The Monitor's View: Beijing blinks at 'Charter '08'

When so many intellectuals sign a manifesto for democracy, the regime sweats.

China extends a friendly bear paw across Taiwan Strait

Beijing marked warming ties with Taiwan by sending two pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, to the Taipei Zoo.

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In China, overambition reins in eco-city plans

Chongming Island’s planned community remains a gleam in the eye. But China is making progress on green design codes.

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In China, a taste of Broadway's 'Fame'

A bid to develop and grow musical theater begins with a storied import.

A Chinese peasant goes to town on capitalism

A villager from western China, Qi Xuewu headed east in search of a better life, joining 140 million ambitious migrant workers.

A Westerner grows up in China

For decades, China demonized foreigners and capitalists. Today, businesspeople worldwide jet here from to find profits and a warm welcome. Born in Beijing in 1949, Carl “Ke Lu” Crook has seen the best and worst of Chinese hospitality.

Free expression grows in China (just don't talk politics)

Chinese intellectuals like Prof. Hu Xingdou relish their widening freedom to publish their opinions. But many topics remain taboo, and offenders are still subject to "reeducation through labor."

Pastor's private worship puts him under public scrutiny

Sidestepping 'patriotic' churches, Zhang Mingxuan actively promotes his faith – and pays the price in arrests and jailings.

An entrepreneur agrees: 'To get rich is glorious'

Once a factory cook, Guo Peiji heeded Deng Xiaoping's call and has made his family wealthy as a restaurateur.

Six lives in a new China

A six-part series by Peter Ford, staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

China's Communist Party cautiously celebrates its reforms

Its economy has broken records, and the country is a global player – but the financial crisis could threaten stability.

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Obama wins TIME "Person of the Year" - Palin is a runner up

Opinion: Barack Obama, and America's place in the world

US domination is giving way to greater balance.

Will North Korea cut a nuclear deal before Obama arrives?

As Beijing talks stall, analysts say North Korea may be waiting for a gesture from Barack Obama once he assumes the presidency.

The Monitor's View: Obama's dependence on China

To create US jobs, he'll need to make sure Beijing doesn't rev up its export machine.

In China, empty office spaces fill the sky

The global credit meltdown and Shanghai's slowing economy are chasing away big-time renters from the world's second-tallest building.

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