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China's online protest movement

The online outpouring of anger and sympathy after a weekend bullet train accident in China killed at least 39 people has highlighted a robust criticism that exists online, sometimes beyond the reach of even the most powerful Chinese Internet censors.
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In Pictures: Spring has sprung

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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.
Xi Jinping rise and Bo Xilai demise: China will move forward with reform, slowly

The dismissal of Bo Xilai, China's controversial Politburo member, shows that Xi Jinping, slated to be China's next president, and top Communist Party members will move forward with reform step by pragmatic step, not backward to Maoist nostalgia or cult-of-personality populism.
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Jeremy Lin: China and Taiwan compete for claims to NBA star

Sure, Jeremy Lin was born in California and struggles to speak Mandarin, but China and Taiwan both see themselves in the Knicks basketball star.
After China train crash, it's not just rail safety that worries Chinese

Last week's China train crash, which killed some 40 people, has reinforced a sense of unease with the pace of the nation's development.
China's online protest movement

The online outpouring of anger and sympathy after a weekend bullet train accident in China killed at least 39 people has highlighted a robust criticism that exists online, sometimes beyond the reach of even the most powerful Chinese Internet censors.
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/20
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 06/19
Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day: 06/17
In Pictures: Spring has sprung
The Daily Reckoning
Coal use points to growth

A decreased supply of coal, due to flooding, and an increased demand, from Japanese reconstruction, has caused prices to rise
How an activist's death in China inspired a wave of citizen sleuthing

Qian Yunhui's suspicious death led to an unprecedented amount of detective work among Chinese citizens who were not convinced by the official version of events.
Southeast Asia embraces China trade, but how's the relationship? It's complicated.

Lower export barriers are spurring trade and investment from China, but local producers now worry that a flood of cheap Chinese imports will put them out of business.
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Blocking ‘peaceful evolution’ will lead to instability in China

Wei Jingsheng, one of China’s most prominent dissidents exiled abroad, discusses changes within the Chinese Communist party, possibilities for political and economic reform, the impact of Liu Xiaobo's Nobel Peace Prize, and the West's deference to China.
China's next leader? A look at Xi Jinping's rise.

Vice President Xi Jinping was promoted Monday to vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, a key post seen as the penultimate step on the ladder to China's top job in 2013.
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China UFO spotted again. Why skepticism is warranted.

China UFO sightings continued Thursday in the eastern part of the country. Last week, Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou closed for two hours when an unidentified object hovered over the skies.
Taiwan welcomes China’s tourism boom. But Chinese tourists, not so much

China’s tourism to Taiwan, once banned, is now growing fast as bilateral ties improve. But with the influx of visitors comes a culture clash.
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In Pictures: China's Lantern Festival
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An underground challenge to China's status quo

As Obama plans his visit to China in November, he should pay attention to the Tuidang movement. It shows that the Chinese people understand human rights and civil liberties.
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Typhoon Morakot blasts China and Taiwan

Japan, meanwhile, may deploy the military to deal with the deadly impact of tropical storm Etau.
A solar eclipse for the people

Not just devoted eclipse-chasers but millions of others were able to view the longest solar eclipse of the century as it passed over Asia Wednesday.