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Wen Jiabao Orders Probe Into His Own Family's Finances
Despite the fact that Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has already denied a recent New York Times report that suggested his extended family had billions in assets (and hinted at legal action against...
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Despite Chinese Protests, Toyota Just Tripled Its Quarterly Net Profit
Toyota raised its full-year net profit forecast to £6bn even after sales in China, the world's biggest car market, were battered by a popular backlash against Japan over a territorial dispute.Sales at...
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China Is Keeping Journalists In The Dark About Its Historic Leadership Handover
China is all set to begin its leadership handover at the the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party on November 8. But Beijing has been deliberately coy about just what to expect. Hannah Beech...
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The Surprising Results Of A Massive Chinese Wealth Survey
The dynamics of the Chinese economy continue to be a mystery to most people.One thing the world assumed about China was that wealth was distributed pretty uniformly among the population with some...
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British Man Whose Death Sparked Huge Chinese Scandal May Have Been Working As...
The death of Neil Heywood, a British businessman who worked in China, was the spark that brought down Chinese leader Bo Xilai and his wife, Gui Kalai.The official version goes something like this—...
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REPORT: China Considering Small Measure Of Democracy
China's current leader, Hu Jintao, and his heir apparent, Xi Jinping, are pushing the ruling communist party to adopt an internal election system for determining new leadership, according to reports in...
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Why Micro Apartments Are The Next Big Trend In City Living
With big city dreams come small city apartments.Urban dwellers must face the reality that cities are becoming increasingly over-crowded which means that housing is in short supply.In New York City, 1.8...
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Gmail Is Partially Down In China And People Suspect A Conspiracy
Chinese Gmail users have noticed that their service has been a little spotty in the last few days — with some users finding it impossible to connect to the service at all.Chinese tech blog...
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26 Epic Propaganda Posters From Chinese Communists
November 8 marks the handover of power to the 'fifth generation' of China's communist party leaders. In preparation for the once-in-a-decade event, Beijing has enacted bizarre security measures and has...
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Here's What We Know About The Man Everyone Thinks Will Soon Control China's...
Back in 2010, WikiLeaks (then still working with the Guardian), published a 2007 U.S. diplomatic cable featuring an unknown diplomat's assessment of a rising star in the Chinese Communist Party, Li...
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IT BEGINS: China's Once-In-Decade Leadership Transition Kicks Off
How China's Mysterious Leadership Transition WorksMeet China's President In Waiting: Xi JinpingThis Man May Soon Control China's EconomyCracking Down On Everything From Taxis To ToysThe Communist...
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The Communist Party's Enigmatic Hierarchy Explained In One Simple Chart
In the same week that the U.S. relected president Obama, China has kicked off its once-in-a-decade leadership transition. While the U.S. electoral system is well known, the structure of the Chinese...
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This Timeline Reveals How China's Incredibly Complex Leadership Handover Will...
China is kicking off its leadership handover November 8. We've previously explained hierarchy of the communist party and how the leadership handover works.But there's still some confusion about when...
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HU JINTAO: Corruption Could Be 'Fatal' For The Communist Party But China Will...
Hu Jintao kicked off the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress at the Great Hall of The People in Beijing.With anger mounting over corruption in China, the current president spent a...
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Here's How We Know Beijing Is Terrified About Social Unrest
It's been 91 years since China's Communist Party was first founded but, the party is growing increasingly antsy about its survival.The Bo Xilai scandal has drawn attention to rampant corruption within...
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Shanghai Is Finally Becoming A Serious City For Art
All eyes in the art world are currently turned towards Shanghai, where two major art museums have opened within the past month—and many more are on the way.China's most populous city has been...
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China Does Not Want You To See This Picture Of Former President Jiang Looking...
While everyone's eyes have been on the US elections this week, in fact the most important leadership transition has been happening in China.But don't get too excited. While the 12th National People's...
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This Photo Shows Chinese Firefighters Are On Hand In Tiananmen Square Just In...
China is in the middle of a once-in-a-decade leadership transition, and the stakes are very high. Many in the country are suddenly finding their access to email a little spotty, and there are reports...
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SPOTTED: A Menacing Black Lamborghini Murcielago In China
Just about any Lamborghini Murcielago is a beautiful thing. But this one, spotted in Chengdu, China, is gorgeous in a scary way. The limited edition LP670-4 SV is all black, with tinted windows. The...
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Chinese Police Discover 10,000 Bottles Of Red Wine In An Abandoned House
Some 10,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild red wine has been found in a derelict house in China.Police are yet to determine whether the wine - one of the most expensive reds in the world - is...
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