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Despite Baucus Nomination, Critics Cite Void in China Lineup

With his appointment of a seasoned Senate free-trader as his new ambassador to Beijing, President Obama has chosen an emissary who faithfully reflects his priorities with China, which have tended to emphasize jobs and other economic issues. Read more

Kina raser mot Dalai Lamas Norges-besøk

- Kina er resolutt mot alle land som tar imot Dalai Lama. Kina er imot enhver form for offisielle møter mellom Dalai Lama og offentlige tjenestemenn fra andre land, sa talskvinnen Hua Chunyaing på utenriksdepartementet daglige pressekonferanse da hun ble spurt om Oslo-besøket i mai neste år. Read more

Forget the new air pollution plan, GDP growth is still king in China

China may finally have a new air pollution plan, but development is still the number one priority, says Li Junfeng, director of the National Centre for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation. Read more

Next Year in China: Ten Stories to Watch

For the past three years, I lived in the middle of Beijing’s fortune-telling district. Business is booming for the soothsayers beside the Lama Temple, as Chinese customers, facing a time of extraordinary uncertainty, seek otherworldly counsel. Read more

Breakout: Inside China's military buildup

If the People’s Liberation Army went to war tomorrow, it would field an arsenal bristling with hardware from some of America’s closest allies: Germany, France and Britain. German diesel engines now power China’s stealthy submarines - among the many weapons and parts Beijing has sourced from America’s European allies. Read more

Daoism, Confucianism and the environment

Daoist and Confucian groups are quietly emerging as a powerful force for a greener China. Read more

The Earth respects Heaven, Heaven abides by the Dao, and the Dao follows the natural course of everything. Humans should help everything grow according to its own way. We should cultivate the way of no-action and let nature be itself.

Waking the green tiger: the rise of China's green movement

The opposition to the Tiger Leaping Gorge dam was a seminal moment for China's environmental protection movement, says director of a documentary on the campaign. Read more

Public participation and legal reform key to creating ecological civilisation

Legal and institutional change is needed if China is going to tackle its tough environmental problems. Read more

What happened to China's environment in 2013?

Olivia Boyd looks back at the major Chinese environmental news stories from a turbulent year. Read more

Chinese immigrants remakes New York

Dominicans have made up the city’s largest immigrant group since 1990 and currently number about 380,200 residents. But Chinese, who have held the No. 2 spot for that period, are close behind, with 350,200. China was the single largest source of legally admitted immigrants in New York City from 2002 to 2011, according to a new report. Read more