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China confirms death of ex-govt spokesman who denied Tiananmen deaths
Dec 26, 2018 (AFP)
A former Communist propaganda official, Yuan defended the Chinese government after soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) fired on unarmed pro-democracy...
China rights lawyer trial held behind closed doors
Dec 26, 2018 (AFP)
Wang Quanzhang, 42, who defended political activists and victims of land seizures, disappeared in a 2015 sweep -- known as the "709" crackdown -- aimed at court...
China arrests Marxist student leader for celebrating Mao's birthday
Dec 26, 2018 (AFP)
A student eyewitness told AFP that Qiu Zhanxuan, the head of Peking University's Marxist society, was forced into a black car by seven or eight plain-clothes of...
High-profile China prison rapped for lack of ideological zeal
Dec 26, 2018 (AFP)
Yancheng prison in northern Hebei Province, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Beijing, holds former government officials, foreigners and ordinary criminals, t...
'Crouching Tiger' star Chow Yun-fat vows to donate fortune
Dec 24, 2018 (AFP)
Also known to western audiences for films such as the Oscar-winning "Pirates of the Caribbean" and gangster classic "A Better Tomorrow", Chow has endeared himse...
China 'resolutely opposes' demands for release of detained Canadians
Dec 24, 2018 (AFP)
"The Chinese side expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to the statements made by Canada and the US," Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hu...
Detained China lawyer to stand trial on Boxing Day
Dec 24, 2018 (AFP)
Li Wenzu, who last week shaved her head in protest of her husband's indefinite detention, posted on Twitter that Wang Quanzhang would be going to trial in two d...
Germany backs Canada over citizens held in China
Dec 23, 2018 (AFP)
The German foreign ministry said it was closely following the cases of former diplomat Michael Kovrig and consultant Michael Spavor. "We are deeply concerned th...
Arrests fuel anxieties among China Canadian expats
Dec 22, 2018 (AFP)
Beijing on Thursday confirmed it arrested Canadian Sarah McIver for "working illegally" in the country, following the detention of two other Canadians on nation...
China's death penalty in 'decline': top judge
Dec 21, 2018 (AFP)
Beijing carries out more executions each year than any other country, according to human rights groups -- but the exact number is a state secret. While China's ...
'Under the table': Cambodia's surrogate mothers risk jail for Chinese couples
Dec 21, 2018 (AFP)
The end of China's one-child policy has driven desperate couples too old to bring a baby to term to poorer countries in the Mekong region, where a "womb-for-ren...
Second Chinese underground bishop steps aside: report
Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)
There are an estimated 10 million Catholics in China, divided between a government-run association whose clergy are chosen by the Communist Party, and the unoff...
An education: MBAs with Chinese characteristics
Dec 17, 2018 (AFP)
While students suggest negotiating better benefits for the strikers -- a textbook answer -- their lecturer presents them with a classic Chinese company tactic: ...
Wife of detained China activist goes bald for justice
Dec 17, 2018 (AFP)
The four women went to the Hongsecun People's High Court in south Beijing in a symbolic protest against what they said highlighted the "lawlessness" of the coun...
Frenzy as cash rains down on Hong Kong neighbourhood
Dec 16, 2018 (AFP)
Bills worth thousands of Hong Kong dollars were seen fluttering to the ground from the top of a building, as people tried to grab the falling cash and others fi...
Bishop from China's underground Catholic church steps down: state media
Dec 15, 2018 (AFP)
There are an estimated 12 million Catholics in China, divided between a government-run association whose clergy are chosen by the Communist Party and the unoffi...
Life on the shelf: China's bachelors saving face, cash with Mekong brides
Dec 14, 2018 (AFP)
He was among millions of his gender struggling on the sidelines of China's ultra competitive marriage market, where a decades-long one-child policy and sex-sele...
Marriage just a click away for China's desperate single men
Dec 14, 2018 (AFP)
A decades-long one-child policy has created a yawning demographic disparity in China, with tens of millions more men than women. Sites like Zhongyuelove.com mak...
US Tibet bill 'grossly interferes' in China affairs: Beijing
Dec 14, 2018 (AFP)
The bill, which passed this week with bipartisan support, demands access to the region for US diplomats, journalists and tourists, threatening to bar Chinese of...
China probes two Canadians on suspected national security threat
Dec 13, 2018 (AFP)
Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig and business consultant Michael Spavor were put under "compulsory measures" on Monday, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kan...
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