Topic: Wen Jiabao
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China's leadership shakeup: Bo Xilai and 4 other names to watch
Five names to keep an eye on as China prepares for a once-in-a-decade leadership change.
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A hard landing for China? Six top economists weigh in.
China's economy grew 8.9 percent last quarter, the slowest pace in 2.5 years, and on Monday Premier Wen Jiabao cut the nation's growth target for 2012 to 7.5 percent, an eight-year low. Worries of a Chinese hard landing, defined as a sharp and sudden deceleration in growth, have gained momentum. However, China has been proactive in its efforts to prevent a hard landing. It has fine-tuned its policies to curb inflation, boost domestic consumption, and prevent a housing bubble. The Chinese government intervened heavily from 1989 to 1991 to cool its economy, causing real growth in gross domestic product to plunge to 4.1 percent in 1989, from 11.3 percent the previous year. It stepped in again in 1993. And some argue that this time around it's no different, and that the government knows exactly what it is doing. So we asked six top China analysts whether they saw a hard or soft landing scenario and what we should keep an eye on.
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China quake: Controls cautiously lifted on flood of volunteers
More than 150,000 have come to help at the quake zone.
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China enjoys rare moment of global support
The country won long-sought international sympathy for its tragic earthquake and rapid government response.
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China enjoys rare moment of global support
The country won long-sought international sympathy for its tragic earthquake and rapid government response.
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Thousands evacuated below China's quake lake
Soldiers work through the night to drain swelling lake formed by landslides.
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China's other face
Premier Wen's compassion after the quake may represent a new type of leadership.
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The Monitor's View: China's other face
Premier Wen's compassion after the quake may represent a new type of leadership.
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China – in the arms of Love
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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China moves quickly in quake zone
The country's deadliest quake in three decades hit central China Monday.
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At Tokyo meeting, China and Japan lay groundwork for better ties
Ping pong and pandas buoyed the five-day visit, but tougher issues, such as disputes over energy exploration, went unresolved.
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Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan boosts warming trend
Hu Jintao will play ping-pong and talk pandas and energy. The visit comes as strains over interpretations of history appear to be easing.
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Critics say activist's sentence part of China's pre-Olympics crackdown
Hu Jia, known internationally for his criticism of China's ruling Communist Party, was given a 3-1/2 year jail sentence Thursday.
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Taiwan poised to warm ties with China
Both presidential hopefuls in Saturday's election want to boost economic relations.
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For Beijing, Tibet threat is 'life and death'
Officials say exiled leaders seek independence to break up China.
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China's response to snow crisis: greater openness, support
Going beyond deploying troops to manage crowds, officials have fanned out across snowstorm-hit areas to reassure residents.
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China battles rising prices, snowstorms
With monthly inflation at 6.5 percent, Beijing applies its first price controls in 15 years.
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