Daughter of a Detained Chinese Rights Activist Speaks
Liu Ping's daughter and her lawyer say Ms. Liu is in detention after years of activism; most recently, she called on Chinese officials to disclose their assets.
View Article‘Cadmium Rice’ Is China’s Latest Food Scandal
As China absorbs the news that quite a bit of its rice contains too much of the toxic metal cadmium, the state-run media are advising people to diversify the geographical sources of their food, to...
View ArticleTensions Flare in Asian Seas, Now Involving Taiwan
'Han chauvinism' and 'a lack of worldliness' are two differing explanations for the Taiwan government's hardline stance in a recent row with the Philippines over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman in...
View Article2-Child Limit for Some Muslims Brings New Scrutiny to Myanmar
A week after President Obama warned Myanmar's president about its treatment of Muslims, enforcement of a two-child limit for some Rohingya couples is bringing new criticism.
View ArticleIn China, Second Thoughts About ‘Dishonest Americans’ Column
A newspaper column in People's Daily, the Communist Party mouthpiece, about "Dishonest Americans," draws criticism from many Chinese who accuse it of hypocrisy.
View ArticleSpeak More Chinese, Ambassador Tells Thais
As China's middle and upper classes grow, they are traveling abroad in fast-growing numbers and encountering other cultures, often for the first time. Comments by China's ambassador to Thailand on the...
View Article24 Years Later, Tensions Continue Over Crushed Chinese Protests
With officials in Beijing on high alert to prevent public commemorations, the capital awaits another anniversary of the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.
View ArticleChina’s Development a ‘Threat’ to Democracies, Authors Say
As China buys strategic assets around the world and flexes its commercial muscle, will Western countries increasingly have to play by Beijing's statist rules? Do these threaten democracies?
View ArticleCensored in China: ‘Today,’‘Tonight’ and ‘Big Yellow Duck’
The words "today," "tonight" and "big yellow duck" are all banned on China's popular Weibo, or microblog, as the state tries to ensure political calm on June 4, the 24th anniversary of the crushing of...
View ArticleIn Hong Kong, a Rain-Soaked Celebration of Democracy
Tens of thousands of people took part in a democracy rally in Hong Kong to mark the crushing of the June 4, 1989, demonstrations in Beijing, lashed by heavy rain.
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