Politics & Society

Beijing launched a 100-day campaign beginning May 15th against illegal foreign entry, residence and employment, the first such crackdown since the 2008 Olymp

China has been pushing North Korea to abandon plans for a third nuclear test in closed-door diplomatic meetings between the two countries,

Philippine businesses are calling for a quick resolution to the month-long standoff between

The Liberation Army Daily, a newspaper owned by China’s military, warned officers to remain “most loyal” defenders of the Chinese Communist Party following a

China has accused Australia of Cold War-era tactics over its plan to enhance defense ties with the US, the 

Zhang Dejiang, the new party secretary of Chongqing, is drumming up foreign investment to the city after the fall of its disgraced former leader Bo Xilai, th

China has denied reports that its military forces are preparing for war in response to a standoff with the Philippines over a disputed territory in the South

Zhou Yongkang, the ninth-highest ranking Chinese official, has stepped down from his daily role as head of China’s police, judicial and spy networks in the w

Derek Scissors on Xi Jinping’s possible reform agenda

Members of the US House of Representatives are calling on the Pentagon to provide more accurate reports on China’s military and tougher restrictions on forei

A bird in the hand; Hair gel without a cause

Tensions between China and the Philippines over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea have escalated, with Beijing telling Chinese citizens in Manila

Pan-Arab news network Al Jazeera English said it was closing its Beijing bureau following China’s refusal to renew the visa of its sole English-language corr

Formerly imprisoned activist Chen Guangcheng said that the Chinese government is preparing to help him leave the country for the US, though the process is li

The Chinese Communist Party is considering postponing the upcoming 18th National Congress over a dispute between senior leaders on the makeup of the politbur

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned at a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart, Liang Guanglie, that the US and China must work together t

The US will provide patrol ships and radar equipment to the Philippines as part of a plan to modernize the country's military,

China and the US closed the annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue last week with several non-binding agreements that observers said represented modest progr

Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng remained hospitalized over the weekend as Chinese and US officials hammered out the details of a deal to allow the blind la

The US agreed to increase its military aid to the Philippines from US$11.9 million last year to US$30 million in 2012 following rising tensions with China ov

Chen Guangchang, a blind Chinese legal activist who sought asylum at the US embassy last week, said he wanted Hillary Clinton to take him to the US when she

Growth in China’s services sector slowed in April, with the country’s non-manufacturing purchasing managers’ index decreasing to 56.1 from 58 in March,

A deal between US and Chinese officials over human rights dissident Chen Guangcheng appeared to break down on Wednesday night, casting a pall over the two co

South Sudan’s chief negotiator criticized China for remaining passive as tensions with neighboring Sudan escalate over an oil transit dispute,

China and the US began limited military talks on Wednesday in preparation for the upcoming Strategic and Economic Dialogue to be held in Beijing,

UK officials have said that Neil Heywood, the British businessman whose murder led to the downfall of Bo Xilai, was not a British spy,

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the US would be willing to open its market to China, particularly in the technology sector, if the country makes