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China: Dalai Lama obstructs dialogue
PRESSTV Wed, 07 May 2008 17:09:24 GMT
The president of China says Beijing will continue dialogue with the Dalai Lama, 'despite the fact that the Tibetan leader is not helping'.
China president begins Japan visit
ALJAZEERA Tue, 06 May 2008 08:37:05 AM
Border disputes, historical animosity and concerns over Tibet likely to be discussed.
Tibet envoy: China talks 'good first step'
PRESSTV Tue, 06 May 2008 10:56:46 GMT
One of the Dalai Lama's envoys has called the first round of China-Tibet talks on the unrest in the Himalayan region a 'good first step'.
3 dead in China bus blast
PRESSTV Mon, 05 May 2008 08:21:57 GMT
Three people have been killed and at least three others injured in a bus explosion in the Chinese city of Shanghai, state media report.
Three killed in China bus blast
BBC Mon, 5 May 08 04:08:46 BST
Three people are killed and at least three more injured in an explosion on a bus in Shanghai, state media reports.
Torch begins mainland China tour
BBC Sun, 4 May 08 03:22:24 BST
The Olympic torch starts its tour of mainland China, ahead of the summer Games in Beijing in August.
'China builds secret submarine N-base'
PRESSTV Fri, 02 May 2008 09:32:53 GMT
China has built a major secret nuclear submarine base on the southern tip of Hainan Island according to satellite images, a new report claims.
Report: US was to nuke China in the event of a Chinese blockade against Taiwan's so-called Offshore Islands
PRESSTV Thu, 01 May 2008 05:15:34 GMT
The US Air Force planned to drop nuclear bombs on China during a confrontation over Taiwan in 1958, declassified documents have revealed.

The documents show that then-president Dwight Eisenhower had forced the Air Force to change its plan, AFP reported.

The report on the crisis by Bernard Nalty, an Air Force historian at the time, included details of an initial plan to drop 10 to 15 kiloton nuclear bombs on Chinese airfields in Amoy (now called Xiamen) in the event of a Chinese blockade against Taiwan's so-called Offshore Islands.

"This was in accordance with the drift of Air Force thinking which considered nuclear weapons as usable as 'iron bombs,'" according to the report, written in June 1968 and released Wednesday by the National Security Archive.

The Archive, a non-governmental research institute located at George Washington University, collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the US Freedom of Information Act.

Eisenhower instead had "ordered the Air Force and Navy to prepare for conventional strikes as a show of determination," Nalty wrote, but "if the conflict escalated, nuclear strikes could have followed."

What led the White House to change the ground rules was the recognition that atomic strikes had "inherent disadvantages" -- fallout would cause civilian casualties both in China and on Taiwanese territory, Nalty wrote.
Bus accident kills 17 in Hong Kong
PRESSTV Thu, 01 May 2008 13:03:33 GMT
An overcrowded bus has lost control and flipped over a cliff in a suburban district of Hong Kong killing 17 people and injuring 45 more.
China jails 17 over Tibet unrest
ALJAZEERA Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:27:59 AM
State media says sentences are the first following last month's unrest.
14 bodies retrieved from Ukraine tugboat
PRESSTV Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:41:16 GMT
Rescue operations have led to retrieving 14 bodies from a Ukrainian tugboat that sank off Hong Kong after hitting a Chinese cargo ship.
U.S. Jewish leaders call for boycott of Beijing Olympic Games
HAARETZ Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:38:43 GMT+03:00
A wide-ranging group of U.S. Jewish leaders plans to release a statement Wednesday urging Jews worldwide to boycott the Summer Olympics in Beijing, citing China's troubling record on human rights and Tibet.

The statement also notes China's close relationships with Iran, Syria and the militant group Hamas.
Deadly train crash in eastern China
ALJAZEERA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:59:39 AM
At least 43 dead and 247 injured in pre-dawn collision, state media reports.
Trains collide in eastern China
ALJAZEERA Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:22:50 AM
State media reports "heavy casualties" in pre-dawn collision near city of Zibo.
'West seeks to mar Beijing Olympics'
PRESSTV Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:23:32 GMT
A recent poll says people believe Western support of Tibetan protesters is aimed at tarnishing China's image ahead of the Olympic Games.
China's inclusion in IPI deal feasible
PRESSTV Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:48:49 GMT
Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says China's inclusion in a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline project would require a feasibility study.
Tibetans urge Panchen Lama's release
PRESSTV Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:01:21 GMT
Thousands of Tibetan exiles in India have marched to urge the release of the Panchen Lama, the second highest ranking figure in Tibet.
China to meet with Dalai Lama envoy
PRESSTV Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:21:55 GMT
Chinese officials will meet soon with a representative of the Dalai Lama in the first known encounter since last month's deadly unrest.
Sarko sends letter to Chinese counterpart
PRESSTV Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:47:58 GMT
In an apparent fence-mending move, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has addressed a good-will gesture message to his Chinese counterpart.
Chinese protest against BBC coverage
PRESSTV Sat, 19 Apr 2008 21:42:08 GMT
Chinese students stage protests in two British cities against the alleged "biased" coverage of the Tibetan movement by the Western media.
Early typhoon hits southern China
PRESSTV Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:12:16 GMT
Early typhoon has left at least 56 fishermen missing and more than 120,000 evacuated people on China's southern province of Hainan.
Roberto Alvarez, United States
PRESSTV Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:07:35 GMT
Story link: China lambastes CNN's 'racist' remarks
China activists 'must curb zeal'
BBC Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:06:21 GMT
Chinese state media urges citizens to curb their patriotism, after a barrage of anti-West web campaigns.
China demands CNN apology for "goons" comment
RAWSTORY Wed, 16 Apr 08
China on Tuesday demanded that television news channel CNN apologize after one of its commentators said the Chinese were "goons" and that their products were "junk."

Jack Cafferty made the comments earlier this month on CNN's political program, The Situation Room.

"We are shocked at and strongly condemn the evil attack by the CNN anchor on the Chinese people," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told a regular news conference.

"Cafferty used the microphone in his hand to slander China and the Chinese people, and seriously violated reporting ethics."
Western media 'demonises' China
BBC
China's ambassador to London accuses the Western media of demonising China and says Tibet has "complicated problems".
Tibetan monks held for 'bomb plot'
ALJAZEERA Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:24:11 AM
Chinese news agency says the monks, from Tongxia monastery, were arrested in March.
China mine tragedy claims 14
PRESSTV Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:28:20 GMT
At least 14 miners have been killed and two others injured in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northeast China, state media said.
China holds terror drill in northwest
PRESSTV Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:45:58 GMT
Authorities in China's northwest have held an emergency drill based on a terrorist attack, after two terrorist groups discovered in the area.
China mine blast kills many
ALJAZEERA Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:09:09 AM
Gas explosion rips through mine in country's northeast, killing at least 14 miners.
To go green is glorious
BBC Sun, 13 Apr 08 00:09:02 BST
The rise of the green activist in China, is sparking hopes for the birth of civil society.
'China to remain a peaceful giant'
PRESSTV Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:51:19 GMT
Chinese President Hu Jintao says his nation is a peaceful giant that will never interfere in other countries' internal affairs.
China condemns EU Tibet appeal
ALJAZEERA Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:09:39 AM
European Parliament urges Olympic ceremony boycott if China does not start talks.
Taiwan and China leaders to meet
ALJAZEERA Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:09:39 AM
Highest-level encounter between the two sides since 1949 expected at regional forum.
Taiwan hopes to melt the ice with china
PRESSTV Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:32:20 GMT
Taiwanese vice president-elect says he hopes to break the ice with Beijing in a historic encounter with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Boao.
China hits out at US over Tibet
ALJAZEERA Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:20:19 AM
"Strong indignation" from Beijing over US congress call to stop Tibet crackdown.
Musharraf on a 6-day visit to China
PRESSTV Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:47:15 GMT
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has left for China on a 6-day visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties and seeking Chinese financial aid.
China 'breaks two terror groups'
BBC Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:51:00 GMT
China says it has cracked two terrorist groups operating its heavily Muslim north-western region of Xinjiang.
US mulls opening consulate in Tibet
PRESSTV Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:56:14 GMT
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice believes that a US consulate in Tibet would help it oversee all developments in the Chinese region.
Vietnam gang smuggles 30 babies
PRESSTV Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:02:43 GMT
A baby-trafficking gang in Vietnam has sold as many as 30 babies in just six months, smuggling them over the border into China.
China, IOC slam torch relay disruptions
PRESSTV Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:11:11 GMT
China has condemned protests that disrupted the London and Paris legs of Olympic torch relay, vowing to continue the relay to the end.
Taiwan VP to meet top Chinese Officials
PRESSTV Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:43:05 GMT
Taiwan's incoming vice president says he will definitely attend the regional forum in China where he expects to meet President Hu Jintao.
Dalai Lama seeks Gorbachev's help
PRESSTV Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:02:27 GMT
The former Soviet president says Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has asked him to mediate in resolving the ongoing crisis in Tibet.
Dalai Lama ready to attend Beijing Olympics
PRESSTV Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:50:16 GMT
The Dalai Lama says that he can attend the Beijing Olympics if China invites him, in the latest effort to open talks with China.
15 killed in fresh violence in Tibet
PRESSTV Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:22:15 GMT
New violence that erupted in a volatile Tibetan area of south-western China has left up to 15 dead after police opened fire on protesters.
Unrest in China's Tibetan area
PRESSTV Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:56:54 GMT
Renewed violence has broken out in a Tibetan area of western China with reports of several injuries, weeks after a government crackdown.
USS Nimitz strike group arrives in HK
PRESSTV Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:55:26 GMT
A US Consulate General spokesman Dale Kreisher has said that the USS Nimitz strike group has arrived in Hong Kong on a port call.
EU wants Chinese activist released
PRESSTV Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:07:29 GMT
The European Union has demanded the immediate release of a Chinese activist sentenced to over thee years in jail on subversion charges.
Bush urged to skip Olympics opening
ALJAZEERA Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:02:10 AM
US House speaker says president should consider boycott as China starts torch relay.
US analyst admits spying for China
PRESSTV Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:37:42 GMT
A US Defense Department analyst has pleaded guilty to delivering classified information to a Louisiana businessman working for China.
US defence analyst admits spying
INDEPENDENT Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:01 GMT
A US Defence Department analyst has pleaded guilty to delivering classified information about US and Taiwanese military relations to a New Orleans furniture salesman who turned out to be working with the Chinese government.