A Chinese boat that was fishing illegally led the South Korean Coast Guard on thrilling chase last week before being apprehended. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports that incidents like these are becoming more common as Chinese fishing boats atte...
Host Yul Kwon speaks with Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives at Human Rights Watch, about Chen Guangcheng's case and the larger issue of human rights in China. Worden has been tracking Chen's story from the start, and breaks down the his...
High-level diplomatic talks between the United States and China were overshadowed this week by dissident Chinese lawyer Chen Guangcheng's dramatic escape from house arrest and subsequent asylum in the US embassy. South Korean broadcaster MBC has t...
Contributor Charlie Custer reports from Beijing on the growing resentment amongst Chinese towards the wealthy, a hatred sparked by recent corruption scandals involving government officials and their privileged families.
In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News, Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng says he left the sanctuary of the US Embassy in Beijing because he feared for his family's safety - not because he chose to leave. Our Asia correspondent John Sparks ...
A human rights activist says high-profile Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng is likely to get US asylum this week, which would remove a constant thorn in the side of relations between the two countries. Chen, a blind lawyer, escaped from house arre...
Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, known as the "blind lawyer," has escaped house arrest after 18 months and gone into hiding.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV makes no mention of the recent developments in the Bo Xilai case, including the details of the murder investigation of Bo's wife, in a report filed this past week. Instead, the report commends the government for its ...
As the government begins its investigation into the Bo Xilai scandal, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is trying to use the uproar to push through new reforms. Much of these reforms involve cracking down on what he calls "luxury activities" by party off...
Chromium, a cancer-causing substance, has been found in gelatin used to make medicine capsules. Manufacturers have been using this industrial gelatin undetected. Chinese broadcaster CCTV has the story.
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...round of regular consultations on maritime security between China and Japan being most prominent. Papers including Beijing News suggest that the...
China (traditional Chinese: 中國; simplified Chinese: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó (help·info); Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguó; Wade-Giles (Mandarin): Chung¹kuo²) is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia. China is the one of the oldest civilization.
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!["The Top Priority Should Be Keeping [Chen] Safe"](/images/image_cache/base-3950000/3950007/thumbnail.crop=center,width=304,height=171,grow=1.jpg?sig=f0b01c7ec78aa5d7a090f7d121501c65 "Handout photo from the US Embassy Beijing Press office shows US Ambassador to China Gary Locke talking on a mobile phone as he accompanies blind activist Chen Guangcheng in a car, in Beijing: REUTERS/Handout")
