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21 Nov 09
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Shares not always fair since 2000 The FTSE 100 fell and the banks collapsed. But as Patrick Collinson reports, the only shares that didn't go up in smoke were tobacco companiesIn a decade dominated by the rise of China, the expansion of the internet and the proliferation of mobile phones,... |
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20 Nov 09
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Chinese pair held after seeking Obama talks Two lawyers say discussion of rights and religious freedom was suppressed during US president's 'disappointing' visitTwo Chinese rights activists said today that they were briefly detained by police after seeking a meeting with Barack Obama in Beijing.... |
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20 Nov 09
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Catherine Ashton: 'As trade commissioner she had a good reputation' British peer receives cautious welcome as EU foreign minister from international relations expertsProfessor Feng Zhongping, director of European relations at the Chinese Institutes of Contemporary International Relations"She is quite popular outside... |
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20 Nov 09
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Sand dams voted best solution in water crisis debate Technique developed by the Chinese centuries ago has potential to give up to 3 million people access to clean water in the drylands of Africa, winner saysA 400-year-old water-saving technique that could save millions of people from drought last night won... |
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20 Nov 09
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A very diplomatic blog: British ambassadors worldwide tell (nearly) all on the web From Ukraine to the Caymans and China to Zimbabwe, UK envoys are joining the band of bloggersFor our man in Ukraine, it was an uncomfortable moment. Arriving back at the embassy in Kiev, Britain's ambassador, Leigh Turner, discovered a troupe of angry... |
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19 Nov 09
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Euopean Council president - world reaction What experts around the world think about Herman Van Rompuy, the centre-right Belgian prime minister, who is set to become the first president of the European CouncilProfessor Feng Zhongping, Director of the Institute of European Relations at the Chinese... |
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19 Nov 09
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Tiananmen protest leader goes on trial US resident accused of fraud but supporters say charges are punishment for years of activismA long-term US resident and former leader of student protests in Tiananmen Square went on trial in China this morning, one day after Barack Obama concluded his... |
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19 Nov 09
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China's goodwill pandas ready for Australia Two giant pandas from China's south-western Sichuan province are preparing to travel to Australia in a bid to ease tensions between Beijing and Canberra |
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19 Nov 09
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London Team 2012 filling their rich list • BMW named as London's automotive partner• Australia fearing Olympic inadequacyTeam 2012 is making steady progress towards its target of belatedly filling the £25m funding gap that emerged post Beijing. Having earlier this year bagged Visa as its... |
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19 Nov 09
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Waiter, my food is still breathing . . . Eating carp while the fish is still alive is a Chinese delicacy. But it's not the only morally dubious dish on world menusThe Chinese have come in for some flak over their eating habits after a video was posted on YouTube showing diners eating a... |
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18 Nov 09
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With all due respect, Mr President | Brian Whitaker Barack Obama has talked about 'respect' on his Asian tour, but risks getting into a muddle over its meaningAfter respectfully bowing to the emperor of Japan last week, President Obama travelled on to China where both countries agreed that "the fundamental... |
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18 Nov 09
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Obama's Beijing balancing act points to the new challenge for the west | Timothy Garton Ash There needs to be a real conversation about competing values. But the firewalls mean it cannot properly beginTo mark the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Barack Obama goes to Beijing. Europe is so then, China so now. And as global power shifts... |
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18 Nov 09
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Hugs all round as Barack Obama meets half-brother during Asia tour US president greets Mark Ndesandjo, his brother on his father's side, who lives in the Chinese city of ShenzhenBarack Obama squeezed in a family hug between making deep bows before Japanese and Chinese leaders on his tour of Asia, his half-brother... |
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18 Nov 09
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Obama at the Great Wall of China US president Barack Obama finished his first visit to China on a high, by climbing the Great Wall |
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18 Nov 09
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Leaders at the Great Wall of China Obama is just one in a long line of foreign dignitaries who have made the trip over the years |
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18 Nov 09
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Obama fails to breach greatest wall Trade and the revaluation of the yuan still loom large as US president's visit comes to an endThere were no great announcements and no magical breakthroughs. But Barack Obama was taking the long view as he rounded off his three-day visit to China with a... |
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18 Nov 09
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Obama holds trade talks with Chinese PM America's relationship with China is deepening and 'on the cusp of moving forward', two leaders sayBarack Obama met the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, in the capital today, in talks that were expected to focus on trade and other economic... |
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17 Nov 09
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Obama on the back foot in China | Jonathan Fenby Beijing is successfully moving on from the economic crisis and looks to have the upper hand in its dealing with the USA year after launching its economic recovery package, China is more intent than ever on showing that it is its own master. This may not... |
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17 Nov 09
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Iran drops Russia for Turkey | Meir Javedanfar As Ayatollah Khamenei sidles up to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, he could learn from Turkey's leader about balancing his alliancesThe famous Chinese strategist, Sun Tzu, wrote in his book, The Art of War: "If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the... |
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17 Nov 09
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Barack Obama tours the Forbidden City, home of China's emperors President takes a break from talks to explore 'a testament to the greatness of Chinese history'Barack Obama took a break from bilateral discussions this afternoon to play tourist at the Forbidden City, one of China's best-loved historical sites.The... |
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17 Nov 09
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Video: Obama and Hu pledge greater cooperation US and Chinese presidents agree to expand cooperation on trade and improve bilateral relations |
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17 Nov 09
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Barack Obama and Hu Jintao aim to agree greenhouse gas targets Statement by leaders of world's two biggest polluters could breathe new life into Copenhagen climate change talksThe US and China, the world's two biggest polluters, today said they aimed to set targets for easing greenhouse gases emissions next month,... |
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17 Nov 09
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Barack Obama and Chinese premier laud growing co-operation Obama raises differences over Tibet, human rights and Iran in low-key meetingBarack Obama raised differences over Tibet, human rights, trade and Iran in a low-key joint appearance with the Chinese president, Hu Jintao, in Beijing today.While Hu made a... |
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16 Nov 09
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News slips through China's net | Isabel Hilton Attempts to censor comment on events such as Obama's call for an end to internet censorship are crude and self-defeatingThe news that the US president, Barack Obama, had called for an end to internet censorship at a meeting with students in Shanghai... |
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16 Nov 09
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Obama: I don't use Twitter US president's comment in Shanghai causes dismay among subscribers who thought he was typing tweets himselfHe is the world's most famous Blackberry user, refusing to abandon the device when he entered the White House despite security concerns.But Barack... |
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16 Nov 09
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Obama takes on the China firewall | Isaac Mao While authorities fixated on the Tibet issue, Obama took on censorship. Not all of us were surprisedIn the leadup to the eagerly awaited arrival of President Obama in China, the government has gone to some lengths to avoid the Dalai Lama question coming... |
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16 Nov 09
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Video: Is Obama avoiding big questions in China? China correspondent Tania Branigan talks with activists from Amnesty and Greenpeace who want President Obama to take a tougher line with the People's RepublicTania Branigan |
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16 Nov 09
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Video: Obama addresses Chinese students The US president tackled issues ranging from climate change to international security in his town hall-style meeting in Shanghai |
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16 Nov 09
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Obama in Asia US president Barack Obama is on an eight-day tour of Asia, taking him to Singapore, China and South Korea and a stop-off at the Apec summit |
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16 Nov 09
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Obama criticises internet censorship in China US president praises freedom of expression as he speaks to Shanghai students at public meetingBarack Obama praised freedom of expression and political participation and criticised internet censorship as he spoke to students in Shanghai today, in the only... |
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16 Nov 09
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Barack Obama meets Shanghai students in China US president tackles internet censorship and the US stance on arms sales to Taiwan in meeting broadcast on Chinese televisionThe US believes that freedom of expression and political participation are universal values, Barack Obama told an audience of... |
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15 Nov 09
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The changing face of China's coal industry Jonathan Watts reports from Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on a project that could eventually clean up the planet's fastest growing source of greenhouse gasesJonathan WattsShehani Fernando |
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15 Nov 09
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The two faces of China's giant coal industry Jonathan Watts reports from a boom area where the industry's past and future are on showThe world's newest carbon citadel rises up between the blasted deserts of Inner Mongolia and the coal-black lands of Shaanxi province.Ordos is a city that few outside... |
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15 Nov 09
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Copenhagen climate talks: US refusal to rush gives Obama time to get Senate onside • Ratification of new treaty needs two-thirds majority• Delay could win big prize: bringing China on boardBarack Obama's admission that next month's crucial climate talks in Copenhagen will not provide a legally binding treaty is the best thing – a... |
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15 Nov 09
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China's fear of a black president | Russell Leigh Moses Barack Obama is viewed with suspicion by Chinese leaders because he's a political rock star – and because he is blackRace is an insensitive issue in China. The sighting of someone who is not of the majority Han race does not stop conversation here, b... |
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15 Nov 09
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Obama: China 'no cause for alarm' Barack Obama introduced himself as America's "first Pacific president" as he launched his four-nation tour of the region, vowing to deepen ties with Asia and arguing that China's rise should be welcomed rather than feared.Kicking off his visit in Tokyo,... |
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14 Nov 09
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US and China, locked in equal embrace | John Gittings Obama's trip comes at a time when the US needs China as much as China needs it – and neither nation can afford to let goWhen President Obama arrives in Shanghai tomorrow he will be carrying the baggage of a relationship between communist China a... |
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14 Nov 09
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A green call to arms | Joshua Wickerham To jump-start the green economy, Obama should encourage co-operation between US and Chinese businessesBarack Obama can use his inaugural China visit to jump-start the transformation to a global low-carbon economy. The US and China must both cut carbon... |
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13 Nov 09
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Barack Obama's trip to China expected to set the tone for talks in Copenhagen China unlikely to show its hand during president's visit while US climate legislation stalls in SenateThe leaders of the world's two biggest greenhouse gas emitters – Barack Obama and Hu Jintao – are to meet on Tuesday in Beijing, in one of the ... |
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13 Nov 09
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Chinese human rights activist stuck at Tokyo airport Feng Zhenghu sleeping near immigration checkpoint since 4 November after China bars return home for eighth timeA Chinese human rights activist has been camping out at Tokyo's international airport since 4 November because Beijing has barred him from... |
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13 Nov 09
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Letters: Distorted claims Tom Porteous, London director of Human Rights Watch , says: "Bernstein's central argument is that HRW should focus only on 'closed' societies, such as China and not report on 'open' societies such as Israel" (Letters, 30 October). This is not an accurate... |
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12 Nov 09
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Pressure grows on Barack Obama as memos expose rifts over Afghan policy • Diplomatic split delays decision on extra troops• US wary of fighting to prop up corrupt governmentBarack Obama is scheduled to arrive in Tokyo today at the start of a nine-day trip that will take in South Korea and China, but the issue that will h... |
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12 Nov 09
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Tesco to build Chinese shopping malls Retailer agrees property joint venture to drive Chinese expansionTesco, Britain's largest retailer, is to set up a 50-50 joint venture to develop shopping malls in China as part of its strategy of building a substantial business in the country.The... |
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12 Nov 09
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China says Obama should understand about Tibet Likening slavery in US to that of Tibetan society under Dalia Lama, Beijing says 'black president' should be sympatheticA Chinese government official has said Barack Obama should understand China's opposition to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence... |
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12 Nov 09
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Obama may ditch meeting with Chinese youth US and China yet to agree on terms of president's face-to-face meeting with young people during maiden trip to ChinaBarack Obama may ditch his sole meeting with the Chinese public on his maiden trip to China because Washington and Beijing have yet to... |
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12 Nov 09
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Chinese petitioners held in illicit 'black jails', report claims Human Rights Watch says people seeking redress in Beijing for local injustices have been abducted, detained and abusedLarge numbers of Chinese citizens – including children – have been held for days or months in unofficial "black jails" that appea... |
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10 Nov 09
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Yangtze delta warned to prepare for effects of climate change Delta has been warming faster than global average for a decade, and the impact is already being felt, according to WWF ChinaChina's most populous river needs massive investment and careful planning to ease the impact of climate change, which is causing... |
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10 Nov 09
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Nien Cheng obituary Chinese writer scarred by the Cultural RevolutionSeveral years before Jung Chang's Wild Swans (1991) proved a sensation in the west, the work of another Chinese woman who suffered badly during the Cultural Revolution's years of turbulence had become the... |
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09 Nov 09
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Chinese anti-corruption editor quits Hu Shuli, who exposed corruption in Caijing magazine, is reportedly planning a rival publicationThe influential editor of a pioneering Chinese magazine resigned today following weeks of conflict with its backers over issues reportedly including its... |
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09 Nov 09
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China executes nine over Xinjiang riots Death sentences are the first carried out since violence erupted in July between Uighur Muslims and Han ChineseNine men have become the first to be executed for taking part in ethnic rioting that left nearly 200 people dead, Chinese state media has... |
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