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Ahead of Visit, China's Hu
Talks 'Common Ground'

RARE INTERVIEW

Jan 16, 2011 1:21 PM CST

Ahead of Visit, China's Hu Talks 'Common Ground'

Provides written answers to cherry-picked questions

(Newser) - Chinese President Hu Jintao is speaking to the American media—albeit through written answers to questions he selected from lists submitted to him by the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal —for the first time since 2008. Among the topics? "Common ground," the dollar, and the...

Forget the J-20. We Should Be Worried About China's Schools

NICHOLAS Kristof

Jan 16, 2011 10:17 AM CST

Forget the J-20. We Should Be Worried About China's Schools

The US needs to get its priorities straight and focus on education

(Newser) - While many Americans worry about China's rising military might and new stealth fighter, they would be better off worrying about "the rise of China’s education system and the passion for learning that underlies it," writes Nicholas Kristof at the New York Times . He cites how China and...

Confucius Rises
Again in China

Jan 14, 2011 4:08 PM CST

Confucius Rises Again in China

Tiananmen statue shows leadership has re-embraced him

(Newser) - Chinese leaders are re-embracing a once-scorned familiar figure: Confucius. A giant bronze statue of the ancient philosopher now stands on the hallowed ground of Tiananmen Sqaure, reports the Guardian . That means he's sharing space with none other than Mao, who officially condemned the teachings of Confucius amid his purge of...

Let's Avoid a Cold War
—This Time With China

henry kissinger

Jan 14, 2011 12:12 PM CST

Let's Avoid a Cold War —This Time With China

Henry Kissinger: Each side has to check its own 'exceptionalism'

(Newser) - The "elites" in the US are worried about big, bad China, and the same is true in reverse in Beijing, writes Henry Kissinger. "Care must be taken lest both sides analyze themselves into self-fulfilling prophecies," he writes in the Washington Post . A Cold War between the two...

Chinese Man Gets Life
for Skipping Tolls

Jan 14, 2011 5:51 AM CST

Chinese Man Gets Life for Skipping Tolls

Draconian sentence handed to Shi Jianfeng sparks uproar

(Newser) - A Chinese farmer who turned to hauling sand and gravel to make a living has been given a life sentence for allegedly dodging $556,000 in highway tolls. Prosecutors say Shi Jianfeng used fake license plates and documents to allow him and his hired drivers to avoid paying tolls during...

North Korean Missiles
Could Hit US: Robert Gates

Jan 11, 2011 6:49 AM CST

North Korean Missiles Could Hit US: Robert Gates

China, meanwhile, thumbs nose at US with stealth fighter test

(Newser) - North Korea could be a direct threat to the US within five years, with intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead across the ocean, Robert Gates said today. “I don’t think it’s an immediate threat,” Gates said, according to the New York Times , “...

Chinese Stealth Fighter
Makes First Flight

Jan 11, 2011 6:00 AM CST

Chinese Stealth Fighter Makes First Flight

J-20 makes maiden flight during Robert Gates visit

(Newser) - China's new stealth fighter has made its first flight just hours before Defense Secretary Robert Gates was to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The laser-evading J-20 prototype flew for about 15 minutes over an airfield in the southwestern city of Chengdu, AP reports. Though likely some years away...

Mr. President?
Trump Will Run, Say Pals

Jan 7, 2011 2:42 AM CST

Mr. President? Trump Will Run, Say Pals

World is laughing at us, which I'd change in a nanosecond, says billionaire

(Newser) - The slate of candidates looking to be president next time around is stacking up to be a doozie. Now real estate billionaire Donald Trump says he's "seriously" considering running for the top job because GOP pals are begging him to do it, and because China and North Korea are...

China to Post Marriage Records
to Snag Cheaters

Jan 5, 2011 2:51 PM CST

China to Post Marriage Records to Snag Cheaters

Databases should be up nationwide in 5 years

(Newser) - One byproduct of the rising standard of living in China has been an explosion of infidelity—more than a few businessmen have secret mistresses and even second wives. To clamp down on the trend, the government plans to post marriage records online so people can check on suspected cheaters. Databases...

Photos of China's
Stealth Fighter Emerge

Jan 5, 2011 7:34 AM CST

Photos of China's Stealth Fighter Emerge

The first flight could be very soon, say experts

(Newser) - The first clear photos of what appears to be a Chinese stealth fighter prototype have hit the Internet—and they're sparking concerns that China’s military modernization is happening faster than previously thought. The pictures, which many experts believe are authentic, appear to show a J-20 prototype performing a high-sped...

China Thugs Kill 3 Cops
in Rare Gun Violence

Jan 5, 2011 3:21 AM CST

China Thugs Kill 3 Cops in Rare Gun Violence

Cars hijacked after bloodbath

(Newser) - Three police officers and an assistant were killed in a rare incident of gun violence in China. They were cut down by a pair of gunmen at a home in Shandong province in northeastern China. The men then hijacked 4 vehicles before being cornered by police. One was captured and...

The Chinese Are Much Freer
Than We Think

OPINION

Jan 3, 2011 12:29 PM CST

The Chinese Are Much Freer Than We Think

Government 'incompetence' means greater freedoms, writes Ian Mills

(Newser) - Westerners worry that China is a “politically repressive, secretive new superpower," but in fact, it’s hardly as restrictive as many believe—thanks, in large part, to government “corruption and incompetence.” Before we engage with “the China threat,” we need to understand how the...

What Life Is Like for
China's 20K Lepers

Jan 2, 2011 6:15 PM CST

What Life Is Like for China's 20K Lepers

Survivors inhabit 600 isolated, if relatively normal, colonies

(Newser) - It may seem unbelievable, but 20,000 Chinese citizens live in isolated colonies for people who suffer an ancient, debilitating disease: leprosy. More than 600 state-run colonies exist throughout China, usually separated from society by nature—the government took care to build them on islands, mountaintops, or generally inaccessible locations....

China Again Cuts Exports
of Rare Earth Metals

Dec 28, 2010 2:45 PM CST

China Again Cuts Exports of Rare Earth Metals

China has nearly the entire world supply of minerals for tech gadgets

(Newser) - China will reduce its exports of rare earth metals by 35% over the next 6 months, the Wall Street Journal reports. Having raised taxes on exports of the crucial metals earlier this month, this move will likely bring more attention to the stranglehold Beijing holds on the supply of minerals...

Cell Phone Condoms
Charm Chinese Teens

Dec 28, 2010 2:22 AM CST

Cell Phone Condoms Charm Chinese Teens

But experts fear cheap condoms could be a bust

(Newser) - What's the latest little doodad Chinese teens love to attach to their cell phones? Condoms! It seems few gabbers in the Nanning region can be without the handy-dandy packaged "charm." Parents and teachers "can take this opportunity to strengthen sex education, to preach correct and scientific sex...

Pope Razzes China
in Christmas Message

Dec 25, 2010 11:32 AM CST

Pope Razzes China in Christmas Message

Tells Catholics in the country to persevere

(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI urged loyal Catholics in China and Iraq to have courage in the face of persecution and limits on their religious freedom, as the largest number of pilgrims in a decade flocked to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem. Benedict's traditional holiday speech highlighted the tensions between Beijing and the...

Want Kate's Ring?
That'll Be $3, Please

Dec 24, 2010 10:58 AM CST

Want Kate's Ring? That'll Be $3, Please

Royals hold Christmas gathering without Wills

(Newser) - It’s worth $45,000, but you can get Kate Middleton’s engagement ring for $3 in China. Or at least a really cheap knockoff. Lookalike versions of the ring—a sapphire and diamond affair that was Princess Diana's—are all over China’s top online mall, ranging in price...

South Korea Launches
In-Your-Face Military Exercise

UPDATED

Dec 20, 2010 6:01 AM CST

South Korea Launches In-Your-Face Military Exercise

Unofficial envoy fears 'crisis'

(Newser) - Despite global fears of a violent confrontation, South Korea launched fighter jets and fired live artillery in a military exercise close to the North Korea border. But the two-hour operation ended without incident, and Pyongyang officials promised not to retaliate, reversing earlier threats of a "deadly" response. Residents of...

Zuckerberg Spotted
in China

Dec 20, 2010 5:51 AM CST

Zuckerberg Spotted in China

Facebook founder tours country's leading search firm

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg is visiting what could be Facebook's final frontier. His social networking site is banned in China but Zuckerberg himself was welcomed on a visit to the offices of Baidu, the country's leading—and heavily censored—search engine, AP reports. Baidu's communications director says rumors that Baidu is considering...

China's Chokehold on
Rare Earths Looms Large

says report

Dec 15, 2010 11:46 AM CST

China's Chokehold on Rare Earths Looms Large

Energy Department urges search for other sources of rare earths

(Newser) - China has the US by the throat thanks to its abundant supply of “rare earth” minerals that are needed to produce green products like compact fluorescent light bulbs, electric cars, and wind turbines, the Energy Department said in a report today. China produces 96% of the most crucial types...