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Fidel Castro Awarded China's Confucius Peace Prize

11:14am December 11, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The award was set up in 2010 after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a Chinese dissident. Chinese media said the former Cuban leader was honored because he didn't use force in foreign relations.

A 2012 photo of Zhou Yongkang, the then-Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member in charge of security. Zhou has been arrested on charges of corruption and leaking state secrets.

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China's Ex-Security Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges

8:04pm December 05, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Zhou Yongkang, a senior Communist Party official who retired in 2012, has been under investigation for bribery for months.

Relatives of deceased organ donors mourn for them at a ceremony unveiling a monument for the organ donors in April in Chongqing, China.

China To End Organ Harvesting From Executed Inmates

11:43am December 04, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The controversial practice has long been criticized by human rights campaigners who say that it could hasten the pace that prisoners are put to death in China.

Chinese customs officials, like the ones shown here in August at the Lukou International Airport in Nanjing, have broad powers to confiscate items. One woman who had copies of her father's memoir seized has sued the government.

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In China, One Woman's Challenge To The Legal System

2:55am December 02, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

The woman is suing the government after customs officers confiscated books without telling her why they were banned. The case comes as the country is taking steps to revamp its legal system.

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A jogger goes for a run amid heavy smog in Shanghai on Wednesday. China has for the first time agreed to limit its carbon emissions, but critics are questioning whether the move goes far enough.

China Agrees To Pollution Limits, But Will It Make A Difference?

5:58pm November 18, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

China has for the first time announced a ceiling to its future carbon emissions. Critics say the commitment is primarily symbolic, and unlikely to have a significant impact in the near future.

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Federation of Students representatives Alex Chow Yong-kang (second left), Eason Chung Yiu-wa (second right) and Nathan Law Kwun-chung (right) talk to the media before trying to board a plane to Beijing on Saturday. They were told that Beijing authorities

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Hong Kong Democracy Leaders Barred From Traveling To Beijing

1:10pm November 15, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Three student activists, including Alex Chow, were stopped at the airport as they sought to board a flight in hopes of meeting with Chinese leaders.

Floor traders study stock prices in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2013.

To Lure Investors And Move Money, China Links Two Stock Markets

5:14pm November 14, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

Chinese investors will now be allowed to directly buy stock in Hong Kong and foreign investors will be able to do the same in Shanghai. Its a small move with big implications.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Obama, seen here during a ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, announced pledges to reduce greenhouse gases.

China And U.S., Titans Of Carbon Pollution, Move To Cut Gases

12:30pm November 13, 2014

by Bill Chappell

China and the U.S. account for more than a third of greenhouse gases — making it vital that any broad climate plans include the pair.

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China's Leader Says Journalists Are Like Broken Cars

9:30am November 13, 2014

by Laura Sullivan

Even the White House wasn't sure what to expect when Chinese President Xi Jinping took a rare question from a U.S. reporter during a joint news conference with President Obama in Beijing.

Chinese citizens wait to submit their visa applications at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in 2012. Wait times for interviews once could stretch to a month or more.

In China, Dreaded Process Of Getting Visa To The U.S. May Get Easier

6:41pm November 11, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

The first impression most Chinese have of the U.S. government comes when they apply for a visa. A deal announced this week between the U.S. and China may spare people from having to apply every year.