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Google's Eric Schmidt: Internet will let Chinese rise up

In an interview, Google’s Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen say the connectivity of the digital age will empower individuals as never before. This will make revolutionary movements against autocratic regimes such as China easier to start – but harder to finish.
10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants

These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
Global News Blog China's Premier Li meets the press – but no unscripted questions, thank you

China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang addressed the foreign and domestic press for the first time today in an event carried live on national TV.
China's next leaders aim to launch new economic era (+video)

As the National People's Congress gets under way, expectations are high that China's new leaders will promote economic reform and tackle corruption. But entrenched interests pose a serious obstacle.
'Soft' nationalism is good for China

Chinese-style soft nationalism takes pride in Confucian values and should be the way of the future. But can it spread from Nanjing to the rest of China? There are reasons to be optimistic.
Hundreds protest censorship of Chinese newspaper

Scholars and protesters demand reforms after China's leadership censored an editorial from one of the nation's most daring newspapers.
Disposable diapers or bare bottoms? China frets over potty training

As they rapidly enter the middle class, Chinese parents are scorning traditional environmentally-friendly split pants for disposable diapers.
China: No surprises in congress

Those predicted to take leadership roles in China's Communist Party have done so, reports Xinhua news agency. Further appointments will take place on Thursday. The Party's leaders will dictate the direction of the country's economic and political policies in the coming years.
Beneath the hype: What, actually, will China's party congress do? (+video)

The Communist Party Congress most certainly will laud President Hu’s review of China's accomplishments over his past five years in office.
Will China be forced to change its secretive leadership process? (+video)

Profound disarray ahead of the key Chinese Party Congress is leading to speculation that a selection process once dominated by a single strong leader will have to become more competitive.
China crackdown underscores nervousness ahead of key Communist party meeting

Chinese authorities are issuing security edicts ranging from a ban on knife sales in the capital to requiring taxi cabs lock their windows ahead of the Communist Party’s national congress.
Nobel Peace Prize: Could a Russian win this year?

Several Russian contenders are among the favorites for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, to be awarded Friday. But a Russian winner could make for sour relations between Norway and Russia.
Global News Blog Hong Kong sees surge of democratic fervor after 'patriotic education' showdown

Hong Kong had the highest turnout in memory for elections yesterday, underscoring its commitment to the 'two systems government' that Beijing agreed to in the 1997 handover.
4 Chinese police officers on trial for helping Bo Xilai's wife

One day after Gu Kailai did not contest murder charges against her, a quartet of senior police officers are facing charges of assisting Gu to cover up the homicide.
The Dictator's Learning Curve

Journalist William Dobson looks at the ‘nimble’ tactics of autocrats in an age of social media.
Modern Parenthood China adoption diary: The Great Wall and pig knuckle pizza itinerary

Part 2 – China adoption diary: The Belsies follow the routine intinerary for adopting families. Pizza Hut and the Great Wall help decompress before meeting the new daughter. And Grace sees some of her Chinese heritage.
Modern Parenthood China adoption diary: over the pole, the odyssey begins

Part 1 – China adoption diary: The Belsie family begins their journey to adopt their second daughter from China with a 12-hour, 7,000-mile flight over the pole and down through Siberia to Beijing.
Mass protests in Hong Kong as new leader is sworn in

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators gathered to protest 15 years of Chinese rule as Hong Kong's third chief executive was being sworn in.
Was Obama’s move on immigration legal? Lawyers' memo makes the case

A memo by six immigration lawyers, written more than a year ago, argues that historical precedent supported Obama's authority to take action. Critics decry an effort to circumvent Congress.
Even China's stock market can't avoid Tiananmen censoring

China's stock market index falls 64.89 on June 4, the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square. So censors block online access to 'stock market,' 'Shanghai Composite Index,' and related search terms.
Global News Blog Tiananmen anniversary keeps Chinese censors on edge (+video)

Beijing still shows extreme sensitivity to the 1989 crackdown in Tiananmen Square. China's version of Twitter is censoring everything from today's date to the word 'candle.'
U.S. seeking options in Chinese activist's case

Chen Guangcheng's statement that he wants to leave China has complicated high-level talks between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Chinese government.
China-U.S. ties strained by blind activist's desire to leave

Chen Guangcheng is asking to leave China with his family and go to the United States; his decision comes in the midst of a high-level meeting in Beijing between Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese officials.
Clinton arrives in Beijing, but blind lawyer's case casts shadow

Human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng escaped from house arrest and is presently being sheltered in the US embassy; his status is sure to impact Secretary Clinton's arrival for high-level talks.
Blind Chinese activist: The path from acupunture to legal eagle

Chen Guangcheng is a self-taught lawyer, who was supposed to be an acupuncturist, a traditional trade for the blind in China. But he started winning lawsuits, and won a popular following.