It was the Dalai Lama’s birthday last week; he turned 77. China celebrated in its own unique way by severing public communication services, with...
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Chinese delegation pull out of Sheffield Doc/Fest after organisers refuse to censor programme
The Chinese delegation of commissioning editors has pulled out of the Sheffield Documentary Festival due to the screening of a film about artist Ai...
My Shanghai next door neighbour is Chinese dissident Feng Zhenghu
This piece originally appeared on the Huffington Post and is cross-posted with the author's permission Just down the street from Fudan University,...
Chen Guangcheng’s nephew arrested on attempted murder charges
UPDATE: Chen Guangcheng's relatives have described beatings by local authorities since the activist fled house arrest last month. His brother, Chen...
Al Jazeera correspondent expelled from China
Al Jazeera English's China correspondent, Melissa Chan, has been expelled from the People's Republic after five years in the country. The TV...
Playing cat and mouse with China’s censors
The twists and turns in the fate of "barefoot lawyer" Chen Guangcheng have held all in its thrall. Despite the vigilance of web censors, China's...
Chen Guangcheng asks to leave China with Hillary Clinton
In a day of dramatic developments, the blind Chinese lawyer who left the US embassy in Beijing yesterday has called on Barack Obama to do everything...
Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng leaves US embassy
Update: the Associated Press has spoken via Skype to a close friend of Chen, Zeng Jinyan, who claims that Chinese officials forced the activist to...
Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng escapes house arrest
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has reportedly fled to Beijing after a year and a half under house arrest. Chen is one of China's best-known...
China cuts nude Kate Winslet from 3D Titanic release
Like the rest of the world, China’s gone Titanic crazy again. The 3D version of James Cameron’s Titanic hit cinemas here today but Chinese...