Story Archive
2014-07-31
Competition will be fierce for household registrations in the largest cities.
2014-07-31
The latest scandal comes after revelations that staff at a reputable meat supplier to fast food outlets tampered with sell-by dates.
2014-07-30
Tokyo is the main target of Beijing's 'psychological warfare' amid widespread nationalistic support.
2014-07-30
Husband and wife were subjected to forced sterilization and fines, and spent years evading detention.
2014-07-29
Residents of Weizhou island say the government also obstructed their attempts to help themselves.
2014-07-29
The former security chief is suspected of 'serious breaches' of discipline, the ruling Chinese Communist Party says.
2014-07-28
Media commentators say surveillance of journalists and hacker attacks on news sites are now 'commonplace.'
2014-07-25
Courts are increasingly refusing to accept lawsuits, while the majority of cases fail, experts say.
2014-07-25
U.S. academics say the institutions largely run themselves, and limit what can be taught in their classrooms.
2014-07-24
A novel about a not-so-utopian future recalls the democracy movement of 1989.
2014-07-24
A death sentence is overturned as support grows for laws to protect abuse victims.
2014-07-23
He had repeatedly challenged government policies and actions in Yunnan.
2014-07-23
Minor adjustments to the policy will not reduce abortions or human smuggling, rights group says.
2014-07-23
The Shanghai-based activist says the police owe him 17 computers.
2014-07-22
Rights groups say the public is confused over the law on trade in endangered animal parts.
2014-07-21
She and her family fled after being denied permission to board a flight in Beijing.
2014-07-21
AIDS activist Wan Yanhai says the segregation of HIV-positive inmates in China's prisons will fuel discrimination.
2014-07-18
Wang Peng was told to get out after he tried to highlight what he says are unfair population controls.
2014-07-18
Critics say the guards won't stop people taking revenge on an 'unjust society.'
2014-07-17
A leaked judgment jailing Huang Wenxun for four years fuels fears for two of his fellow activists.
2014-07-17
Rights campaigners say the authorities resort to "gangster tactics" when they can't find a criminal charge to pin on them.
2014-07-16
One group drinks the poison in a police station while another takes pesticide outside a newspaper headquarters.
2014-07-16
Also in Guangdong, one of three lawyers charged with subversion reports deteriorating health.
2014-07-15
Rights campaigners are keeping vigil outside two police detention centers in Zhengzhou.
2014-07-15
Pro-democracy groups say the consultation process left them out, while the government has ignored public opinion.
2014-07-14
The criminal investigation may signal more formal proceedings to come.
2014-07-14
Popular financial news anchor Rui Chenggang is detained, leaving an empty chair and a silent microphone.
2014-07-11
Li Biyun denies public order charges and formally complains about ill-treatment in custody.
2014-07-11
Lawyers traveling out of town to help with cases appear to be particularly vulnerable.
2014-07-10
Journalists and rights groups say the rules can be used to muzzle government critics.