Relatives of those killed during the 1989 Tiananmen democracy movement urged China’s parliament to mount an investigation of the incident, AFP reported. The "Tiananmen Mothers," in a petition to the National People’s Congress (NPC), called on lawmakers to open a dialogue with families of the victims prior to the Olympic Games. In addition to an […]
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China’s ruling Communist Party approved government reform plans and new appointments to party leadership positions at a high-level meeting Wednesday, ahead of the March 5 National People’s Congress (NPC), AFP reported. Though no details of the meeting were released, it is believed that Shanghai Party Secretary Xi Jinping was named vice president and Liaoning party […]
A migrant worker in Shanwei, Guangdong, has become China’s latest victim of H5N1 bird flu, AP reported. Her death, China’s 20th from bird flu, came as China has reported its fourth H5N1 outbreak among poultry this year. The 44-year-old woman had been suspected of contracting the disease after developing symptoms on February 16. The outbreak, […]
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Tuesday, and said she expected to see "more solid" Sino-US relations, state media reported. During her time in Beijing, Rice urged China to put more pressure on North Korea to move ahead with its nuclear disarmament process, and expressed disapproval of […]
Communist Party leaders met in Beijing Monday to begin a three-day session to discuss personnel changes and plans to restructure China’s cabinet ahead of the March 5 National People’s Congress (NPC), Reuters reported, citing state media. The meeting is the first time the party’s 204-member Central Committee has convened since last October. Xi Jinping and […]