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China-US summit: Which country gained the most?
China got all the pomp and stature of a state visit, while President Obama came off as more assertive than he did during his Beijing visit in 2009. But tangible results of the summit are less certain.
01/21/2011 05:38 pm -
China's President Hu Jintao goes to Washington
As China and the US emerge from a year of diplomatic spats, Beijing appears more optimistic than Washington on what can come out of President Hu Jintao's visit to the White House this week.
01/18/2011 07:31 am -
China-Japan row threatens five-year warming trend between old foes
The speed with which the fishing boat dispute turned ugly suggests how little has been achieved in China-Japan reconciliation over the past five years, say analysts.
09/28/2010 09:54 am -
How a minor China-Japan fishing dispute blew into a diplomatic hurricane
The confrontation in disputed waters between a Chinese fishing boat and Japanese Coast Guard vessels have quickly soured China-Japan relations. Neither governments appear ready to lose face in the standoff.
09/23/2010 11:40 am -
Rising China shrugs off outside opinion
Foreign countries slammed China for its harsh sentencing of a top dissident on Christmas Day and its execution of a mentally ill Briton convicted of drug smuggling, but the juggernaut appears impervious to criticism.
01/06/2010 05:49 am -
US eyes China as global partner
Obama’s first visit to China will test that nation’s readiness to look outward – and past disagreements.
11/15/2009 12:00 am -
China's green leap forward?
Activists must tread softly to avoid antagonizing Beijing, butthere’s much at stake in this rapidly developing country.
04/23/2009 01:00 am -
Chinese eco-detective treads lightly
Zhang Yadong provokes and soothes government on environmental issues
09/02/2008 01:00 am -
Violence taints the Beijing Games
Saturday's attack on American tourists, and continued unrest in Xinjiang, have tested the trouble-free Olympics Chinese officials sought.
08/10/2008 01:00 am -
Why security is tighter in Beijing
Measures include checkpoints around the city and missiles by the Olympic stadium.
07/31/2008 01:00 am
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