Topic: Renmin University of China
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Terrorism & Security Just how bothered is Beijing about North Korea?
While neither Beijing nor Washington want to see North Korea's belligerence explode into actual conflict, Beijing is not willing to push Pyongyang too hard for fear of toppling the regime.
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China's Xi signals limited shift away from North Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping took an unusually harsh tone this weekend on the North Korea crisis, saying that no country should be allowed to upset world peace.
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China agrees to sanction North Korea, but how far will it go?
Though the mood in Beijing toward Pyongyang has gradually worsened since North Korea went ahead with recent missile tests, China is unlikely to come down too hard.
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Chinese Communist Party: Communism under construction
The Chinese Communist Party does ideological gymnastics to create theory to justify party practice.
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China's leadership change is disturbing the corridors of power
Officials at some top-level Chinese government meetings have been banned from simply reading their notes and have been encouraged to engage in real discussion.
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China's challenge with corruption
China's leaders have been decrying corruption - and doing very little about it - for decades. But some corruption experts say there may be reason for a little more hope this time around.
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In Obama win, China sees key prize: stability (+video)
President Obama’s reelection was welcomed by China, as well as Japan and South Korea, as the region experiences sharpening tensions over territorial disputes.
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One child policy up for reform in China?
One child per family is all the Chinese government currently permits its urban citizens – rural families are allowed two children if the firstborn is a girl. The highly unpopular policy should be phased out, according to a new report by a Chinese government think tank.
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Why Chinese are protesting Japan again (+video)
Japan and China both gave vent this weekend to nationalism over the Senkaku/Diaoyu island dispute. But indications now are they want to keep the hostility in check.
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In China, public outcry softens sentence for Wu Ying
China's Twitter users went wild Tuesday after a court overturned the most controversial death sentence here in recent memory.
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Terrorism & Security Report: North Korea resumes construction on nuclear reactor
Once completed, the North Korean reactor would be able to produce enough plutonium for a new bomb every year, according to the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University.
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Why China's economy may be heading for a hard landing
Business confidence has sunk for the third quarter in a row as a growing number of indicators suggest China's economy is slowing.
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Can China, US strike a new deal on blind dissident? (+video)
Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese activist, has upended an earlier agreement between China and the US, disrupting a visit to Beijing by Hillary Clinton.
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Is China opening up?
China's highest state body has started to consult the public, opening the door on its secretive legislative process, even if only a crack.
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Weibos: China clamps down on popular microblogs
Weibos are the freest place in China to speak. Now Chinese authorities are moving to curb that freedom.
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Getting to know Xi: White House prepares to meet China's new man
President Obama and Xi Jinping, China's likely next president, meet today at the White House. Many are hoping for a good rapport that will bolster a strained US-China relationship.
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US, China face 'trust deficit' as China's heir apparent visits
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, China's likely leader for the next decade, will meet President Obama this week, as well as make trips to Iowa and California.
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Can Facebook and China be friends?
China, the world's biggest Internet market, is a huge draw for Facebook as it prepares to go public, but Beijing is deeply suspicious of social networks that lie beyond the control of the ruling Communist Party.
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China stays cool as new US defense strategy targets Asia
Some Chinese scholars worry that the new US defense strategy could promote strategic competition in the long term. The most likely theater for crisis? The South China Sea.
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China gives cool response to US military activity in Australia
Chinese officials have reacted cooly to President Obama’s announcement Wednesday that US Marines will be based in northern Australia, closer to the disputed South China Sea than any other US land forces.
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Census report: China could grow old before it grows rich
China's vast population is aging fast, threatening the pace of economic growth.
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Said to eye White House, Jon Huntsman ends popular run as ambassador to China
Jon Huntsman, whose resignation as ambassador to China was announced Monday, has earned widespread respect among both American businessmen and Chinese officials.
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Why some economists see a looming US-China trade war
From the halls of Congress to the World Trade Organization, US officials are increasingly criticizing China trade and currency policies – blaming them for America's huge trade deficit.
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China Japan territorial spat over a fishing boat flares
Even though China is Japan's largest trading partner, a fishing boat row between China and Japan this week highlights tender relations when it comes to disputed territory.
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Kim Jong-il trip spurs succession speculation
Kim Jong-il reportedly met top Chinese leaders on Friday in an apparent bid for Beijing's diplomatic and financial support for a succession plan involving his third and youngest son, who is said to be traveling with him.
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