Obama’s more muscular China policy sets Beijing on edge

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The U.S. president’s sudden moves to contest rising Chinese power are setting the capital on edge…

81-year-old Chinese sets self on fire in protest

An 81-year-old woman died after setting herself on fire in her bedroom as a demolition team led by local officials were trying to knock down her home…

Panel urges US scrutiny of China military

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A congressional advisory panel urged the Obama administration and Congress on Wednesday to apply more scrutiny to China’s military expansion and signs of aggressiveness…

More international student enroll at US campuses

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A sharp increase in the number of Chinese college students is helping to fuel another year of record international student enrollment on U.S. campuses…

Death toll of China mine accident rises to 34

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Thirty-four miners are confirmed dead in a gas leak at a coal mine in southwestern China…

Chinese police shoot dead 3 soldiers

Chinese media say police in the northeast shot and killed three soldiers who fled their barracks with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition…

China mine accident kills 20 miners

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Twenty miners have been confirmed dead after a coalmine gas leak accident in the southwestern province of Yunnan Thursday…

Russians try to save Mars moon probe

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A Russian space probe became stuck in orbit Wednesday after an equipment failure…

China’s inflation falls on lower food cost rise

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China’s stubbornly high inflation fell in October…

Thousands send money to China’s Ai for tax bill

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Thousands of people have sent more than $800,000 to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei…

China coal mine rock explosion kills 4, traps 57

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A sudden explosion of rock in a coal mine after a small earthquake in central China…

China confident Europe can solve its debt mess

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China remains confident Europe can solve its crippling debt crisis…