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Top Chinese military officer's planned Japan trip difficult: Fujimura

Tue, 05/22/2012 - 00:00

China's top uniformed military officer Gen. Guo Boxiong is unlikely to visit Japan anytime soon, having postponed a trip because of pressing business at home, top Japanese government spokesman Osamu Fujimura said Tuesday.

Uyghur Human Rights Leader Rebiya Kadeer Pays Solidarity Visit To Fukushima Disaster Survivors

Tue, 05/22/2012 - 00:00

World Uyghur Congress President Rebiya Kadeer wrapped up her trip to Japan by visiting tsunami survivors in Fukushima on Saturday.

Blind Chinese activist Chen rests in NYC

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 00:00

Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng soaked up the sun in New York City on Sunday as his children played in a garden, a break in a day of meetings to arrange his studies at New York University.

Chen is safe in U.S., but China-based activists have it hard

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 00:00

Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng, who has made it to the USA after taking refuge last month inside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, called on people worldwide to "fight against injustice."

Tiananmen Square activist loses latest bid to return to China

Mon, 05/21/2012 - 00:00

On a warm summer night in 1989, a 21-year-old Chinese student waded into the South China Sea from a deserted beach. Still wearing his clothes and Nike sneakers, he swam to a speedboat waiting 200 yards offshore.

Uyghur Conference Sparks Japan-China Row

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 23:28

As an exile Uyghur meeting closes in Tokyo, Japanese parliamentarians demand that China stop “interfering.”

China Security Chief Seems to Keep His Hold on Power

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 23:26

The Chinese security chief, Zhou Yongkang, completed a prominent tour of the volatile region of Xinjiang last week, a sign that he still had a firm hold on his post and wielded power despite the fact that he had opposed the purging of Bo Xilai, an ambitious Politburo member.