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Chinese President Hu Jintao expresses his wish to Zheng Hongtao, a hearing-impaired child ... capital of China, May 31, 2012. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao visited a children's center in Beijing on Thursday ...  

Probable next president Xi Jinping has held several of the same Party posts as incumbent Hu Jintao. Then there’s the insurance policy. Hu and outgoing premier Wen Jiabao will help stock the Politburo’s top standing committee with loyal forces before ...  

One of the men died. China has branded the self-immolators "terrorists" and criminals and has blamed exiled Tibetans and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, for inciting them. At least 35 Tibetans have set themselves on fire since March ...  

China stocks may trade sideways on Friday as concerns about May PMI data (9 a.m. Hong Kong time) could be offset by hopes of monetary easing. Xinjiang-Based Stocks - Vice premier Li Keqiang says at a meeting on supporting Xinjiang that the autonomous ...  

Hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa have been detained by Chinese security officers after two self-immolation protests against Chinese rule over Tibet, a US-broadcaster said, stoking concerns of spreading unrest among Tibetans in China.  

Hundreds of Tibetans have been reportedly detained by Chinese security officers in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, after two Buddhist monks set themselves on fire in protest against China's rule over the Himalayan region last week.  

Hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa have been detained by Chinese security officers after two self-immolation protests against Chinese rule over Tibet, a US-broadcaster said, stoking concerns of spreading unrest among Tibetans in China.  

State-run Xinhua News Agency announced Tuesday that China will not introduce a large stimulus similar to the one it implemented during the 2008 financial crisis, tempering expectations following a call last week by Premier Wen Jiabao to prioritize economic growth. From Bloomberg: “The Chinese government’s intention is very clear: it will not roll out another massive stimulus plan to seek high economic growth,” Xinhua said in the seventh...  

BEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa have been detained by Chinese security officers after two self-immolation protests against Chinese rule over Tibet, a U.S.-broadcaster said, stoking concerns of spreading unrest among Tibetans in China.  

Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army, told the Hong Kong Commercial Daily that the 990-ft refurbished Soviet carrier “is being built, but it has not been completed”. He declined to elaborate although there has been ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with Chinese-American physicist Daniel Chee Tsui, who is one of the 1998 Nobel Prize laureates, in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2012. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng) BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on ...  

BEIJING, May 23 (UPI) -- The 70th anniversary of a pivotal speech on art and literature by Mao Zedong was celebrated by a symposium in Beijing Wednesday, sources said. President Hu Jintao, Communist Party of China general secretary, called Mao's ...  

Hu was detained in late 2007 and then tried and convicted in the following year on subversion charges that stemmed from criticism of the government he had made in internet writings and interviews with foreign reporters. China often uses the broad charge of ...  

Reuters reports:Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist Party officials stifle tensions over the ousting of ambitious politician Bo Xilai and show unity as they prepare for a change of leadership, sources briefed on recent meetings said. Hu urged the party to close ranks at a meeting of about 200 officials early this month at a Beijing hotel, declaring the downfall of Bo--China's biggest political scandal in two decades--to...  

President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency, Hu Jintao has spoken of his country’s commitment to always work with Sierra Leone in the area of expanding the ties existing between the two countries especially in the areas of ...  

President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Hu Jintao has spoken of his country’s commitment to always work with Sierra Leone in the area of expanding the cooperation ties existing between the two countries, especially in the areas of ...  

(Xinhua/Li Tao) BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has urged artists to create more works depicting unity among officials and people of all ethnic backgrounds in western China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Zhou Yongkang, a member ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R, front), who is also chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with delegates to a conference of Communist Party of China (CPC) members in the Beijing Military Area Command in Beijing, capital of China, May 23 ...  

Zhou Yongkang, China’s top internal security official, met with “model” police officers from around the nation in Beijing today together with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice President Xi Jinping, the official Xinhua News ...  

CHINA may pump in as much as 2 trillion yuan (US$315 billion) in investment to boost the economy - half as much as in 2008 - with the country facing increasing challenges, a Credit Suisse report said. It is so far the most specific prediction on how China ...  

There were 194 million online shoppers recorded in China at the end of last year, and the country’s total “e-business” increased 29 percent in 2011 from the year before to 5.88 trillion yuan, according to Xinhua. To contact the reporter on ...  

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japan and China will launch direct trading of their currencies on Friday, fulfilling an agreement last year to expand two-way financial ties. The agreement makes the yen the only currency apart from the U.S. dollar that is directly traded with China, the state-run Xinhua news agency said in a statement Tuesday. Xinhua cited the People's Bank of China as saying direct currency trading would boost trade between China...  

BEIJING (Dow Jones)--Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has vowed to make growth a bigger priority, marking a decisive shift in rhetoric toward stimulating growth, as the Chinese economy has shown signs of weakness. China will put more emphasis on ensuring steady ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will focus more on bolstering economic growth, indicating policies may be loosened further as inflation moderates. “The country should properly handle the relationship between maintaining growth ...  

--China will make growth a bigger priority, Xinhua quoted Premier Wen Jiabao as saying --The remarks mark a decisive shift in rhetoric as concerns over Chinese economy intensify --Wen's comments on property market controls are notably less ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the government will focus more on bolstering economic growth, indicating policies may be loosened further as inflation moderates. “The country should properly handle the relationship between maintaining growth ...  

URUMQI, May 28 (Xinhua) -- China's far west Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is expected to become another engine for the country's automobile industry as Shanghai Volkswagen, German carmaker Volkswagen AG's joint venture in China, laid the foundation for ...  

Two men set themselves on fire in the Tibetan city of Lhasa ... China accuses the Dalai Lama of waging a campaign for independence while the spiritual leader says he is seeking autonomy for Tibet. To contact Bloomberg News staff for this story ...  

BEIJING (MarketWatch) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has vowed to make growth a bigger priority after the Chinese economy showed signs of weakness, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday. Wen also said the authorities will maintain a ...  

Marc Perelman meets Victor Yue Yuan, founder and chairman of the Horizon Research Consultancy Group. They discuss two political events in China that have dominated the news over the past few weeks: the downfall of top politician Bo Xilai, and the departure to the US of blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who fled his house arrest. Can the Chinese political model last?  

BEIJING — Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang has met with former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and expressed concern about rising tensions over the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. "We have seen a number of issues that could hamper bilateral ...  

BEIJING (Reuters) - Thirty of China's biggest state-owned businesses have signed contracts worth about 350 billion yuan ($55.3 billion) with the southwestern municipality Chongqing, Chinese media reported on Sunday, in a sign of Beijing's determination to bolster confidence in the city formerly run by ousted leader Bo Xilai.  

With the forthcoming visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, the special attention could not have been more timely. This weekend, Hu will return to America for the 19th annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Hawaii. This will be the ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda before holding talks with him in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with his ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with outstanding police officers winning national honors before an awarding ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 18, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2012. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday pledged to further promote relations with ...  

The spotlight on the Bo Xilai affair has turned back on to political tensions in China  following reports that officials in Chongqing wiretapped a call to the country's president, Hu Jintao âЂ“ helping to trigger the scandal that unseated Bo. Official accounts of the case have portrayed it as being unrelated to the political struggle for power in the country. Bo is instead...  

New claims may shed light on why Bo – previously accused of unspecified disciplinary violations – was ejected from postThe spotlight on the Bo Xilai affair has turned back on to political tensions in China following reports that officials in Chongqing wiretapped a call to the country's president, Hu Jintao – helping to trigger the scandal that unseated Bo.Official accounts of the case have portrayed it as being unrelated to the political...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda before holding talks with him in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren) BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with his ...  

China's decision to let the defectors leave was apparently made as a goodwill gesture before a meeting between South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Korea JoongAng Daily said. Lee met Hu on Monday in Beijing following an ...  

BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday exchanged congratulatory messages with Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands to celebrate the 40th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties. In his message, Hu noted that through concerted ...  

The disgraced communist leader Bo Xilai eavesdropped on China's president Hu Jintao and other senior party figures as part of a widespread wiretapping operation, Chinese officials have claimed as their investigation deepened into the suspected murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.  

The Financial Times’ Kathrin Hille writes that the fall of former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai has gifted President Hu Jintao an opportunity to increase his sway over the 12-member Central Military Commission, with two “princeling” generals close to Bo now unlikely to nab open seats on China’s top military body: “The Bo Xilai case is definitely having an impact on the military leadership succession,” said Cheng Li, an expert on Chinese elite...  

BEIJING (Reuters) - A wiretapping network run by Chongqing officials was detected on a phone call made to Chinese President Hu Jintao in August, a discovery that helped topple the city's ambitious party chief Bo Xilai, the New York Times reported.  

(ChinaPost.com.tw) - A wiretapping network run by Chongqing officials was detected on a phone call made to Chinese President Hu Jintao in August, a discovery that helped topple the city's ambitious party chief Bo --ilai, the New York Times reported.  

Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Beijing on Monday morning with Republic of Korea (ROK) President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Lee and Noda are in Beijing to attend the Fifth Trilateral Summit Meeting among China, the ROK and ...  

Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2012 Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday told a visiting North Korean official that the two countries should work towards "peace and stability" after a missile launch by Pyongyang, state media said. Speaking in a meeting with Kim Yong-Il, a top official of North Korea's ruling Korean Workers' Party, Hu called for greater cooperation with its traditional ally, the state-run Xinhua news agency re  

BEIJING/HONG KONG: A push by Chinese President Hu Jintao to shrink the size of the nation's nine-member leadership body, as revealed by Reuters this week, could have far-reaching implications ...  

Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) personnel parade during the open day of Stonecutter Island Navy Base in Hong Kong Saturday, March 6, 2010., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.Solid evidence supports China's sovereignty claim over Huangyan Island English.news.cn 2012-05-10 21:16:29 Xinhua Weibo BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Historical evidence and international laws strongly support China's sovereignty...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) holds a welcoming ceremony for Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Ding Lin) BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on ...  

The venture has the potential to rival the California shops that turn out hits like "Kung Fu Panda" and the "Incredibles ... President Hu Jintao's son, Hu Haifeng, once managed a state-controlled firm that held a monopoly on security scanners ...  

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao said Tuesday that China will more actively pursue its strategy of opening up to the outside world, as well as promote the balanced development of foreign trade. Hu made the remarks in a congratulatory message ...  

The spiritual leader speaks of Chinese women agents who have tried to poison him. The communist government denies it: "We would not have waited so long, if we had wanted to kill him." A source tells AsiaNews: "We continue to pray for his long life and success of his mission."  

LONDON (Reuters) - Tibet's Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, fears China may have plotted to kill him by training female agents with poison in their hair and on their clothing, he told Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper. China has ruled Tibet since 1950, and the Chinese government has repeatedly accused exiled Tibetans, including the Dalai Lama, of stoking dissent against its rule. The spiritual leader fled to India in 1959 after a failed...  

President Hu Jintao's son, Hu Haifeng, once managed a state-controlled firm that held a monopoly on security scanners used in China's airports, shipping ports and subway stations. And in 2006, Feng Shaodong, the son-in-law of Wu Bangguo ...  

China dissident Chen Guangcheng is in the US embassy in Beijing following his dramatic escape from house arrest, fellow activist Hu Jia has told the BBC. Mr Hu said Mr Chen - who is blind - had scaled a high wall and was driven hundreds of kilometres to Beijing. Mr Chen escaped on Sunday, activists say, and has since released a video addressed to Prime Minister Wen Jiabao. There are reports that his brother and nephew have now been held by...  

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A push by Chinese President Hu Jintao to shrink the size of the nation's nine-member leadership body, as revealed by Reuters this week, could have far-reaching implications for his anointed successor and for future economic ...  

Domestic seed manufacturers are enhancing their corn seed production in Xinjiang, China's largest region in the northwest.Guangzhou, Guangdong -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/02/2012 -- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang), lies in the northwestern corner of China, with unique natural environment for corn planting and corn seed production. In recent years, the status of Xinjiang has been highlighted in domestic corn seed production, with the more...  

Hu Jintao is the third most powerful person in the world. Hu currently holds three offices- President of People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission. His rise to the ...  

BEIJING/HONG KONG -- A push by Chinese President Hu Jintao to shrink the size of the nation's nine-member leadership body, as revealed by Reuters this week, could have far-reaching implications ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks at a ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC), in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2012. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao Friday ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao attends the ceremony marking the 90th anniversary of the founding of Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) at the Great Hall of the People on Friday, May 4, in Beijing. [Photo: Xinhua] President Hu Jintao said Friday that the ...  

China has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, its most elaborate attempt so far to shape international opinion about the protests against Chinese rule.  

A group of veteran Communist Party members in China have written to President Hu Jintao to ask him to sack leading politician Zhou Yongkang. Mr Zhou is currently in charge of China's security apparatus. In an open letter to President Hu ...  

Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China and the US should promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Thursday. Hu made the remarks when addressing the opening session of the fourth round of the China-US ...  

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Vice Premier Li Keqiang met with former Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio in Beijing on Friday, during which Li reiterated China's principled stance on issues regarding Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the Diaoyu Islands.  

The selection of new members on China’s powerful Politburo Standing Committee, to be finalized at the 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Central Committee this fall, is already in progress. Having made good use of recent political ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2012. (Xinhua/Ding Lin) BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China on Thursday called for an early start of negotiations on a free trade ...  

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China will make its utmost efforts to ensure the success of the Beijing summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), President Hu Jintao said Friday. Hu made the pledge during a meeting with foreign ministers from the ...  

But Bo's campaign only alienated the key leaders of China, President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao. While other party leaders made visits to Chongqing, even taking part in Bo's concerts, Hu and Wen never visited, indirectly distancing themselves from the campaign.  

Tibetans on meeting the Dalai Lama frequently give him scarves and bow their heads. Rinzin Choedon, coordinator with the Students for a Free Tibet activist group, said Sunday she has no doubt China is capable of such an attack, but said security ...  

BEIJING: China's President Hu Jintao says that China and the United States must repect each other even if they disagree. Hu spoke at an annual foreign policy and economic issues meeting that opened Thursday and has been overshadowed by the fate ...  

Beijing, May 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to nourish friendship between the two peoples. Hu made the remark when addressing the opening session of the fourth round of the China-U.S. Strategic ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (Back) in Beijing, capital of China, May 4, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo) BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao met with U.S ...  

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend the opening ceremony of the US-China meet in Beijing yesterday. Photo: AFPAfp, Beijing Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday called for the United States and China to respect each ...  

CHANGSHA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- A medical training course for 101 directors of township-level hospitals in west China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region began on Wednesday in central China's Hunan province. The nine-day course was launched in the provincial ...  

President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to escape from the outdated thinking that major powers are predestined to engage in conflict. Hu also said that the two countries should seek new ways to enhance their relations in ...  

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao said Friday that the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) has proven itself to be a loyal aide and reserve force of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the past 90 years. Hu made the remarks while ...  

The remarks - consistent with the easing policy bias that has been in place since autumn 2011 when Premier Wen Jiabao unveiled his "fine-tuning" campaign to support growth - came after China's bank lending surged in March to 1.01 trillion yuan, the biggest ...  

Chinese leader Hu Jintao had just wrapped up a state visit, and Phnom Penh’s main thoroughfares were still strung with hundreds of miniature Chinese flags in celebration of the trip. Hu and his wife gazed down from billboards erected at major intersectio ...  

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to break the traditional belief that big powers will enter into conflicts, and seek new ways to develop relations between major countries. Hu made the ...  

A smiling President Hu Jintao, together with heir-apparent Xi Jinping, showed up at the meetings, although the talks had not included Mr. Hu’s head-of-state counterpart, Mr. Obama. There were positive signs that these bilateral discussions could lead to ...  

China's President Hu Jintao says that China and the United States must repect each other even if they disagree. Hu spoke at an annual foreign policy and economic issues meeting that opened Thursday and has been overshadowed by the fate of a blind dissident ...  

In Beijing, the South Korean president Lee Myung-bak and Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda have attended a trilateral summit with the president and prime minister of their host China. Negotiations for a possible free trade agreement topped the agenda.  

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to escape from the outdated thinking that major powers are predestined to engage in conflict. Hu also said that the two c .....  

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to expand common ground and properly deal with their differences. Hu made the remarks when addressing the Opening Session of the Fourth Round of the China-U.S. Strategic and ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Thursday that China and the United States should promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Hu made the remarks when addressing the opening session of the fourth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to nourish friendship between the two peoples. Hu made the remark when addressing the opening session of the fourth round of the China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogues (S ...  

Beijing, May 17 : China has reportedly released a documentary that accuses the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans. China Central Television (CCTV) has released the documentary, which features police surveillance footage of ...  

A decline in lending in April and May means it’s likely the banks’ total new loans for 2012 will be about 7 trillion yuan ($1.1 trillion), less than the government goal of 8 trillion yuan to 8.5 trillion yuan, said one of the officials ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) attends a welcoming ceremony held for him by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Poland, April 25, 2012. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) WARSAW, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Polish Prime ...  

BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to nourish friendship between the two peoples. Hu made the remark when addressing the opening session of the fourth round of the China-US Strategic and Economic ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk hold a joint press briefing in Warsaw, Poland, April 25, 2012. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) WARSAW, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday that relations ...  

Hu Jintao met in Beijing Monday morning with Lee Myung-bak and Yoshihiko Noda.  • Hu hailed the positive results achieved during the trilateral summit meeting.  • China, Japan and the ROK signed Sunday a deal to promote and protect trilateral investment.  

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra during a meeting in Beijing, capital of China, April 18, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Tao) BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Wednesday China and ...  

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on Friday urged the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) to strengthen its grassroots organizations and serve all of the country's youth. Hu made the remark while giving a keynote speech at a rally in ...  

BEIJING (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday that relations between their two countries were the strongest they had ever been, even as the two countries are engaged in a spat over China's ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2012. BEIJING, April 24 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday urged South Sudan and Sudan to maintain calm and ...  

BEIJING, May 7 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao's speech marking the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) has been published, according to a statement from the publisher. Hu delivered a keynote speech on May 4 at a rally ...  

(Xinhua/Rao Aimin) BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- When marking the 90th anniversary of China's national youth organization on Friday, President Hu Jintao stressed the importance of fostering youth organizations and improving the Party's influence among young people.  

China's President Hu Jintao (R) speaks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 4, 2012. Hu Jintao called for the US and China to respect each other's concerns. PHOTO/ AFP US Secretary of State ...  

China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co, the country's largest State-owned shipping conglomerate, reported a loss of 2.7 billion yuan for the first three months of this year after seeing a historic loss of 10.5 billion yuan last year. China Shipping (Group ...  

President Hu Jintao welcomes US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the opening session of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing on Thursday as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice-Premier Wang Qishan look on. President Hu ...  

DHARAMSHALA, India - Chinese agencies are secretly collecting samples of the Dalai Lama's blood, urine and hair and are stepping up efforts to harm him, the Tibetan government in exile said Sunday. Citing "a variety of threats" to the spiritual leader's ...  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao addresses the opening ceremony of China-Germany Business Summit in Hannover, Germany, April 23, 2012. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin) HANNOVER, Germany, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday called for more concerted ...  

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday called on China and the United States to expand common ground and properly deal with their differences. Hu made the remarks when addressing the Opening Session of the Fourth Round of the ...  

BLOOMSBURG, Pa., Jan. 21, 2011 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States this past week has been met by both praise and political posturing. Hu, an intellectual with a strong sense of culture, hopes he is leading what he wishes to be "a ...  

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on Friday urged the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) to strengthen its grassroots organizations and serve all of the country's youth. During a keynote speech at a rally in Beijing to mark the CYLC's 90th ...  

"On a January 2011 visit to the United States, Chinese President Hu Jintao reportedly denied that China was forcing women to submit to abortions," CNN writes, adding, "Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) who gave Hu a list of human rights concerns ...  

BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Wednesday China and Thailand will continue to strengthen friendly exchanges at all levels and enhance mutual trust and friendship. Chinese President Hu Jintao shakes hands with Thailand's Prime Minister ...  

President Hu Jintao welcomes US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner at the opening session of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing on Thursday as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice-Premier Wang Qishan look on. [Xu Jingxing ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Beijing, capital of China, April 24, 2012. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen) Meeting his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir in Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese President Hu ...  

Market-oriented Geithner told President Hu Jintao yesterday that China's moves toward a more market-oriented exchange rate were "very promising" and said economic relations are improving despite occasional tensions. Geithner met Hu along with US Secretary ...  

At the meeting, Tsai also fielded questions by ruling Kuomintang Legislator Lin Yu-fang on the mission of China's first aircraft carrier, which begun sea trials last August. The latest U.S. report on China's military power said the aircraft carrier would ...  

BEIJING (AP) — China's President Hu Jintao says that China and the United States must repect each other even if they disagree. Hu spoke at an annual foreign policy and economic issues meeting that opened Thursday and has been overshadowed by the fate of ...  

Disgraced former Communist party chief Bo Xilai had spied on China president Hu Jintao, the New York Times reported late Wednesday. That wiretap, made when Hu spoke to a top anti-corruption official visiting Bo's province in Chongqing, and another ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday hailed the "positive results ... under the shadow of a dissident seeking refuge in the American embassy in Beijing [ Images]. Hu lauded the talks and appreciated the "excellent work" of the teams from ...  

The Associated PressHu attends opening ceremony of China-US high-level dialogueXinhuaBEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday attended the opening ceremony of the fourth round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED). Hu is scheduled to address the opening ceremony of the annual gathering of ...Chinese activist Chen leaves US Embassy for hospital, is surrounded by policeWashington PostGoodspeed Analysis...  

BEIJING (Reuters) - A wiretapping network run by Chongqing officials was detected on a phone call made to Chinese President Hu Jintao in August, a discovery that helped topple the city's ambitious party chief Bo Xilai, the New York Times reported.  

BEIJING (Reuters) - A wiretapping network run by Chongqing officials was detected on a phone call made to Chinese President Hu Jintao in August, a discovery that helped topple the city's ambitious party chief Bo Xilai, the New York Times reported.  

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States need to know how to trust each other, Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Thursday at the start of annual U.S.-China talks. The Strategic and Economic Dialogue gets under way in Beijing as China and the United States attempt to resolve a thorny dispute involving the fate of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. China has sharply criticized the ...  

Sydney Morning HeraldChina may use dissident sect against Dalai Lama: TibetTimes of IndiaDHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan government-in-exile on Monday pointed its finger towards a splinter community among Tibetans - the around 5000-strong Dorje Shugden community - after the Dalai Lama had raised an alarm on Sunday over threat to his life.Assassination plot: Dalai Lama's charge groundless, says ChinaIndian ExpressDalai Lama warns against 'hopelessness...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Thursday that China and the United States should promote peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and beyond. Hu made the remarks when addressing the opening ...  

(Xinhua/Li Tao) BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on Friday hailed the "positive results" of the latest round of a high-level dialogue between China and the United States as he met with U.S. negotiators attending the annual gathering.  

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Beijing, capital of China, April 17, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo) BEIJING, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao and his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra met in ...  

But the daily said Beijing's stance appears to have changed since Chinese President Hu Jintao met his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul last month, when Hu pledged to "respect" the South's ...  

China has started a cross-border yuan center in a south-west province bordering Myanmar as that country opens up to foreign business, according to a Chinese government website. The yuan center in the city of Ruili, in Yunnan province ...  

Wednesday's national newspapers focus on talks between Chinese President Hu Jintao and his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir. China Daily and People's Daily say Mr Hu told Mr Kiir that China wanted the fighting to stop and disputes to be settled by negotiations.  

BEIJING May 20 (Reuters) - Thirty of China's biggest state-owned businesses have signed contracts worth about 350 billion yuan ($55.3 billion) with the southwestern municipality Chongqing, Chinese media reported on Sunday, in a sign of Beijing's ...  

Toronto StarChinese President Hu lauds North Korea ties despite tensionReuters| BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Monday to bolster ties with North Korea and backed its young leader, Kim Jong-un, despite an international outcry over the North's recent rocket launch and the possibility of a third nuclear ...China, NKorea reaffirm ties after rocket testThe Associated PressN. Korea threatens military strike against S...  

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao called for restraint from the two Sudans on Tuesday after South Sudan President Salva Kiir told Hu that his country's larger northern neighbor had declared war on the newly-independent state. Hu "stated that ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday told a visiting North Korean official that the two countries should work towards "peace and stability" after a missile launch by Pyongyang, state media said. Speaking in a meeting with Kim Yong-Il, a top official of ...  

BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said here Monday that advancing friendship and cooperation between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will continue to be the guideline of the ruling party and government of China.  

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao told visiting South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Tuesday that he hoped for calm and restraint between the two Sudans, state television reported. Kiir's visit to Beijing comes days after he ordered troops to ...  

Disgraced former Communist party chieftain Bo Xilai had spied on China president Hu Jintao, the New York Times reported late Wednesday. That wiretap, made when Hu spoke to a top anti-corruption official visiting Bo's province in Chongqing ...  

Disgraced former Communist party chief Bo Xilai had spied on China president Hu Jintao, the New York Times reported late Wednesday. That wiretap, made when Hu spoke to a top anti-corruption official visiting Bo's province in Chongqing, and ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing, agreeing to expand cooperation and advance friendly ties. Hu said bilateral relations have had a good start although it hasn't been a ...  

BERLIN, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's attendance at the Hannover Industrial Fair will add new momentum to China-Germany ties, the Chinese ambassador to Germany said. In a recent interview with Xinhua, Ambassador Wu Hongbo said Wen would ...  

SHANGHAI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourist numbers to the Philippines are dropping as the ongoing territorial dispute continues over Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. Many Chinese travel agencies have halted tours to the Philippines, which China ...  

WOLFSBURG/BEIJING - Auto giant Volkswagen on Monday sealed a deal to build a new factory in China - where it plans to invest 14 billion euros (S$22.9 billion) in five years - as visiting Premier Wen Jiabao and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended the ...  

Telegraph.co.ukHu says US, China Must Respect Each OtherTIMEBy AP Wednesday, May 02, 2012 (BEIJING) — China's President Hu Jintao says that China and the United States must respect each other even if they disagree. Hu spoke at an annual foreign policy and economic issues meeting that opened Thursday and has ...China's Hu says US, China need to trust each otherReutersBlind Chinese Activist Faces Familiar ChoiceVoice of AmericaEscape from house...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing. Hu welcomed Kiir's visit to China on behalf of the Chinese government and people, and congratulated Kiir for South Susan's ...  

China has ruled Tibet since 1950, and the Chinese government has repeatedly accused exiled Tibetans, including the Dalai Lama, of stoking dissent against its rule. LONDON: Tibet's Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, fears China may have plotted to ...  

BEIJING - Fallen Chinese leader Bo Xilai ran an eavesdropping operation on an extensive wire-tapping system to spy on top officials including President Hu Jintao, which contributed to his downfall, ac  

(Xinhua/Guo Qun) RIGA, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said here Sunday that Latvia is a good friend and partner of China in the European Union (EU) and in the Baltic area. Liang, also a state counselor, made the remarks ...  

As for the attempt of the Philippines to submit the Huangyan Island issue to the "international court," Zhang Haiwen said it is a trick of the Philippines, aiming to internationalize the issue. It is completely unnecessary and legally groundless to bring ...  

Zhou made a four-day inspection tour to Xinjiang from May 13 to 16. (Xinhua/Li Tao) URUMQI, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang has called for continuous efforts to promote the development and maintain stability in northwest China's ...  

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pose for a group photo at the Pentagon in Washington, the United States, May 7, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun) WASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States have ...  

The 78-year-old Jiang, however, has given no public sign of illness. Xu Caihou, 61, will replace Hu as deputy chairman, Xinhua said. In 1999, Xu became a vice director in the People's Liberation Army, China's massive military. Jiang's retirement would ...  

Political careers have been made, not broken, by brutal repression of unrest—in 1989 an official named Hu Jintao imposed martial law after riots in Tibet. Mr Hu is now China’s president. In 2011 a Hu protégé, Hu Chunhua (no relation), burnished his ...  

Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the opening session of the fourth round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, May 3, 2012. Photo: ...  

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd announced on Tuesday a new investment plan totaling 2 billion yuan ($317 million) in China while cutting jobs and costs in its ... capital to 4.5 billion yuan. Chief Executive Officer Mike Smith said the ...  

BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China is confident in the European economy and stability of the euro, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The European ...  

The Central Political and Legal Commission (CPLC), or zhengfawei ... Wei-wen expenditures available to departments under the CPLC grew from 514.0 billion yuan (US$81.3 billion) in 2010 to 624.4 billion yuan in 2011- and to 701.7 billion yuan this year.  

Beijing — The President of the Republic H.E Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday April 24th, 2012 evening at Peoples' Great Hall in Beijing met his Chinese counterpart H.E Hun Jintao. The meeting primarily centered on the bilateral relationship with China ...  

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd announced on Tuesday a new investment plan totaling 2 billion yuan ($317 million) in China while cutting jobs and costs in its ... capital to 4.5 billion yuan. Chief Executive Officer Mike Smith said the ...  

(Photo: Xinhua/Zhang Jun) WASHINGTON, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, who is visiting the United States, on Monday met with representatives of the "Flying Tigers" and their families, noting that China will never forget those who ...  

BEIJIN -- State media say a major Chinese airline will suspend some flights to the Philippines to reflect a drop in tourists traveling there amid a standoff between Beijing and Manila over territory in the South China Sea. The official Xinhua News Agency ...  

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, said Wednesday he would not alter his non-violent quest for greater Tibetan autonomy ... China's Tibetan-inhabited areas since the start of 2011 in protest at Chinese rule. Many Tibetans in China complain ...  

The world renowned activist, who for years has been fighting against the spreading of AIDS, was arrested on December 27th and is now in prison accused of subversion. The Chinese Human Rights Defenders accuse China of its ferocity against dissidents and ...  

China aims to achieve sales of 6 trillion yuan ($951 billion) in the advanced equipment manufacturing sector by 2015. [Photo / Xinhua] China is looking to triple the sales revenue of its high-end equipment manufacturing industry to 6 trillion yuan ($951 ...  

The survey includes data from 140 collection points, including 30 rural credit agencies, 28 micro-lending companies, 30 credit guarantee companies and 50 pawnbrokers and social lending agents, Xinhua reported. (Reporting by Gabriel Wildau ...  

There are probably several reasons for this. The Dalai Lama, the most visible living symbol of Tibet's national aspirations, has been gradually retreating from his political role. Then there's the increasing allure of China for the entertainment industry.  

A total of 34 Tibetans, many of them Buddhist monks and nuns, are reported to have attempted to kill themselves by setting themselves on fire in China's Tibetan-inhabited areas since the start of 2011 in protest ... saying his non-violent "Middle Way ...  

The documentary shown globally by state broadcaster China Central Television features police surveillance ... Arabic and Russian channels twice earlier this month as well as on CCTV-4, the international Chinese language station.  

During the early Ming Dynasty China's capital was moved from Nanjing to Beijing. In 1644 Beijing was sacked by a coalition of rebel forces led by Li Zicheng, a minor Ming official turned leader of the peasant revolt. The last Ming Chongzhen ...  

If not properly managed, it could tear China apart. Most Americans may know Hu Jintao as the president of China. But in fact, the sphinxlike Hu is a man who wears many hats. Today, in order to reconcile potentially fatal institutional and ...