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Celebrating July 4? It's Dependence Day. On China.

China makes the bulk of America's fireworks and July 4 paraphernalia, even its imported flags. A bill in Congress would change the flag provision.
China, neighbors set up hotlines over island disputes

However, Beijing has rejected US advice to sign a code of conduct for the South China Sea.
Steinway buyout: Piano maker accepts $438M deal

Steinway buyout by Kohlberg & Co. will cost the private equity firm $438 million to acquire the storied piano maker. Following the Steinway buyout, Kohlberg plans to take the company private.
For a Song and a Hundred Songs

Poet Liao Yiwu's account of four years spent in a Chinese prison is raw and disturbing yet also a deeply human and essential read.
China cracks down on the 'extravagant style' of officials

High-end restaurants in top cities have seen their revenues drop by 20 percent from a year ago, perhaps from curbs on official perks.
Are you savvy about social networks? Take our quiz to find out.

Take our Web culture quiz to find out how much you know about where social networks have come in the past decade.
The Monitor's View When officials try to ban economic truth

A mandate on Chinese media not to report a credit crunch is the latest example of governments trying to keep bad news under wraps. But the forces for honest financial data are too strong to defy.
'Parrot dinosaur' walked on all fours, then graduated to two (+video)

New research suggests that Psittacosaurus, China's 'parrot dinosaur,' walked on four feet – and then two feet.
Opinion Go North, America – to the Arctic

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski writes that until the US makes the Arctic an issue of national importance, America’s future there will be severely limited while other countries move ahead. The US can take a crucial step by ratifying the Law of the Sea treaty.
China knife attack death toll increases

China knife attack results in multiple deaths in the Xinjiang region. Police stations were one of the targets in the China knife attack.
Nelson Mandela and the qualities 'within easy reach of every soul'

President Obama shouted him out today. Only recently has Mandela's private thinking during his darkest days come to light: 'Never forget that a saint is a sinner who keeps on trying.'
Apple looking at bigger iPhone screens, more colors

To compete with other smartphone companies, Apple considers bigger iPhones in more color.
The Monitor's View With Africa's eyes on Obama trip, a continent takes stock of its progress

As President Obama visits Africa – and the world tracks reports about Nelson Mandela – Africans are due praise for 15 years of triumphs.
On first day in Africa, Obama calls Mandela a 'hero for the world'

The White House is in Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania for a week, to make up for lost ground as China's influence rises. But the status of Mandela looms over visit.
Rioting in western China: Why are 27 dead? (+video)

Rioting in western China: In one of the deadliest incidents since 2009, rioting broke out and assailants attacked police and other people with knives and set fire to police cars in western China Wednesday.
War games near California: Are the US and Japan sending a message to China?

The joint military exercises are in response to Japan's nervousness about China's interest in disputed islands in the East China Sea.
US economic growth revised down: Will Fed keep foot on accelerator?

Investors welcomed news that the US economy grew in the first quarter at an annual pace of only 1.8 percent, well below last month's estimate of 2.4 percent, because it may encourage the Fed to persist longer in its stimulus policy.
Global News Blog Good Reads: From a bold vision for China to cyberwarfare to Norwegian fishing

This week's round-up of Good Reads includes China's desire to become the world's main superpower, Edward Snowden's confessional video, the ease of making cyberweapons, eradicating global poverty, and the demise of Norwegian fishermen.
Youth coding camps rise in popularity as US demand for programmers increases

There's a lack of coding education in high schools and a lack of programming professionals in the real world. Enter coding camps; rising in popularity, these camps are trying to get kids hooked on programming.
Meet the American factory owner held for ransom in China

Chip Starnes is being held prisoner by employees at his Beijing factory. He wants to lay off 30 of them, and they want money.
Terrorism & Security Clashes in tightly-controlled Muslim region of China leave 27 dead

The simmering conflict in China's western province of Xinjiang boiled over again Wednesday, with state media reporting 27 people died in the latest violence to hit the largely Muslim region.
Obama, off to Africa, aims to reenergize US role there. Is time ripe?

President Obama will emphasize benefits of partnering with the US on economic and social development, during his three-nation trip to sub-Saharan Africa. Rising disillusionment with other partners, such as China, may make that idea a slightly easier sell, experts say.
Backchannels The US demands Russia give up Snowden: Thanks, says Putin.

Every time the US 'demands' something from another country without considering the other parties' interests and motivations, it weakens itself. Vladimir Putin has been pointing this out.
Decoder Wire Hillary Clinton weighs in on Edward Snowden: Is that appropriate?

Generally, former secretaries of State stay quiet on matters that affect their successors – such as the Edward Snowden leaks. But Hillary Clinton, eyeing a presidential run, has different rules.
Energy Voices Obama climate plan: bold, but will China go along?

President Obama's climate plan aims to address climate change with an eye toward global partnerships. Without cooperation from China and the developing world, international climate treaties have fallen short – a shortcoming Obama hopes to remedy with his climate plan.