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China condemns Israeli air raid on UN post in Lebanon www.chinaview.cn 2006-07-26 11:45:07 Special report: Israel-Lebanon conflicts [Gallery] [Videos] [Special Report] Related story: 4 UN observers killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon, including 1 Chinese BEIJING, July 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday felt "deeply shocked" by and "strongly condemned" an Israeli air raid on a United Nations post in south Lebanon, and urged for immediate ceasefire. The air raid killed four UN observers, including one from China. "China urges the concerned sides, especially Israel, to take tangible measures to ensure the security of UN peacekeepers," said Foreign Ministry spokesman...

China's Hu in North Korea pushes for talks and reform BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao spent a second day in North Korea, gently pushing the country's dictator, Kim Jong-Il, to stay at the nuclear negotiating table and engage in bolder economic reforms. "I had frank, sincere and deep talks with General Secretary Kim Jong-Il yesterday," Hu told Kim Yong-Nam, the nation's number two. "We reached an important consensus," Hu was quoted as saying by China's state-run Xinhua news agency Hu was not quoted as elaborating on the consensus, but the agreement may have included a promise by Kim...

Chinese FM issues statement to condemn Koizumi's shrine visit www.chinaview.cn 2005-10-17 21:15:09 BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday to condemn Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, a place where World War II criminals were honored. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing urgently summoned Japanese Ambassador to China Koreshige Anami and seriously read the statement, expressing strong condemnation for Koizumi's visit. Regardless the strong opposition from China and other Asian countries and their peoples, Koizumi again visited Yasukuni Shrine,the statement said. Such a move "randomly hurt the feeling and dignity"...

Chinese car makers gear up to take on western competitors Jonathan Watts in Beijing Thursday July 7, 2005 The Guardian European consumers will soon be driving Chinese-made cars, after the arrival in Belgium this week of what is expected to be a new wave of manufacturing exports from the workshop of the world. The first Landwind vehicles, manufactured by the Jiangling car company, were unloaded at Antwerp on Tuesday. In a sign of the competition this presages for an already crowded market, all 200 vehicles have already been sold at almost half the price of rival models by better-known European,...

Another automotive entrepreneur plans to import Chinese cars to the United States. The Geeley Solo is a small, well-equipped sedan that is expected to sell for $6,995. David Shelburg, whose background includes work for Toledo, Ohio-based Jeep, expects to begin selling cars and trucks made by Chinese automakers Geeley, Baoding Great Wall Automobile Holding Company Ltd. and Zhongxing Automobile Company Ltd., as early as December. The Geeley Solo is a small, well-equipped sedan that is expected to sell for $6,995.

Video shows eight Chinese taken hostage in Iraq: Al-Jazeera DUBAI (AFP) - Kidnappers released footage of eight Chinese hostages held in Iraq (news - web sites) and threatened to execute them unless Beijing "clarifies its role" in Iraq within 48 hours. The Chinese embassy in Baghdad confirmed that eight construction workers from the southern province of Fujian had been abducted last week on the main highway from Iraq to Jordan, China's Xinhua official news agency reported. In the tape aired by Arabic news channel Al-Jazeera, which showed the hostages being guarded by two hooded gunmen, the kidnappers charged that their...

China calling Forward man helps American businesses enter Chinese market Sunday, June 06, 2004 By Ken McCarthy When the president of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian, was shot in a failed assassination attempt in March, a Butler County man was not far away. But it's really not surprising that David Fyock was in Taiwan then. He's been there and to mainland China several times over the course of his long career, including one trip in which he brought back a wife. Fyock has spoken before the United Nations several times on Chinese issues. He has also taught introductory courses on the subject...

China starts rescue work for hostages in Iraq BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese leaders are highly concerned with the case of Chinese nationals kidnapped in Iraq, and have instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese Embassy in Baghdad to begin rescue work with utmost efforts for an early release of the seven hostages, the Foreign Ministry said here Monday. Top leaders of the Communist Party of China and the Chinese government made the instructions after they learned of the kidnapping case in Iraq. The seven Chinese nationals were kidnapped by armed men in Fallujah, west of Baghdad on...

China takes countermeasures on US visa process www.chinaview.cn 2004-03-30 23:58:13 BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhuanet) -- China decided on Tuesday to take countermeasures against the US decision to fingerprint most Chinese who will go to the United States. The measures include granting ordinary visas and levying a visafee for US personnel who hold diplomatic or service passports who are traveling for personal purposes according to their intention and requiring interviews with some US citizens who are applying for visas to China in the Chinese embassy and consulates. The decision also banned US citizens from applying for visas upon their arrival, noting...

China issues 2003 US human rights record www.chinaview.cn 2004-03-01 10:07:07 BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhuanet) -- China issued the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2003 Monday in response to the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2003 issued by the U.S. on Feb. 25. Released by the Information Office of China's State Council, the Chinese report listed a multitude of cases to show that serious violations of human rights exist on the homeland of the United States. "As in any previous year, the United States once again acted as'the world human rights police' by distorting and censuring...

US General Myers given red carpet welcome in Chinese capital BEIJING, (AFP) - China's military rolled out the red carpet for visiting US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard Myers, the highest level military officer to visit since ties became strained three years ago. AFP Photo Myers was given an honor guard welcome as he met his counterpart General Liang Guanglie, chief of general staff of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). A 40-piece military band performed the two national athems in front of the Defense Ministry. "General Myers, respected American guest, today I'm very pleased to have...

Chinese scholar pleads guilty to illegally exporting technology to China 1 hour, 40 minutes ago WASHINGTON (AFP) - US-based Chinese scholar Gao Zhan, once convicted by Beijing of spying for Taiwan, admitted in a US court illegally exporting militarily sensitive US computer technology to China. AFP/HO/File Photo Reuters Slideshow: Gao Zhan In a sensational twist to a saga which soured US-China relations two years ago, Gao pleaded guilty to exporting 80 micro-processors to China without required authorization from the US Department of Commerce. The charge covered a transaction in October 2000, three months before Gao was arrested in China and...

China releases US human rights record in 2002 Xinhuanet 2003-04-03 12:25:51    BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhuanet) -- The Information Office of China's State Council published an article titled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2002" Thursday in response to the US State Department's " Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2002". The article uses the latest evidences to show that the United States has been releasing annually Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, censuring other countries for their human rights situations, but it has turned a blind eye to the serious violations of human rights...

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, March 20, 2003 China Strongly Calls for Immediate Stop of Military Actions Against Iraq China issued an urgent appeal for the immediate halt of military actions against Iraq and a return to the right track to seek a political solution to the Iraq issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said Thursday. @ China strongly calls for immediate stop of military actions against Iraq, return to track of political solution to Iraq issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said at the press conference Thursday. The military actions against Iraq, carried out despite opposition from...

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, December 30, 2002China's GDP Hit 1.23 Trillion US Dollars in 2002: NBS China's economic growth in 2002 is expected to reach 8 percent, Director of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Zhu Zhixin said Monday. Zhu told reporters in Beijing that this year's gross domestic product (GDP) hit 1.02 trillion yuan (about 123.2 billion US dollars), making a historical breakthrough. China's economic growth in 2002 is expected to reach 8 percent, Director of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Zhu Zhixin said on Monday. Zhu told reporters in Beijing that this year's gross...

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, December 26, 2001Christmas Atmosphere in China "For Chinese people, Christmas is more an opportunity to go out with their families and friends than a time for religious reflection," said Yang Hong, a young Beijing office employee, who planned to go to a bar with her colleagues last night. @ Hotels, restaurants, bars booked for celebration Many well-known hotels, restaurants and bars were fully booked for Christmas Eve days ago. "Our hotel has three ticket prices for the Christmas Eve Party - 688 yuan (US$82.89), 998 yuan (US$119.04) and 1,500 yuan (US$180.72). All of them...

I'm now in China and can't visited some of sites I used to browse from the US. I tried to use proxy servers to bypass the firewall, but didn't succeed. Looks like they are inspecting the strings within the requests and filtering all sites containing things they don't want people to see. Can anyone give me some ideas of how to break the wall? Thanks.

Taiwan opposition demands president explain apparent threat of independence Mon Jul 22,10:15 AM ET By WILLIAM FOREMAN, Associated Press Writer TAIPEI, Taiwan - Opposition leaders demanded Monday that Taiwan's president explain weekend comments that many interpreted as a threat to push the island toward independence, which could trigger a war with China. Despite the pressure, President Chen Shui-bian declined to expand on his Sunday speech giving China an ultimatum: Help Taiwan start peace talks or else the island's people might "walk down our own Taiwanese road to find Taiwan's future." China has yet to respond. The leader of Taiwan's largest...

Chinese President meets Russian security chief Xinhuanet 2002-07-19 05:01:45   BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese President Jiang Zemin said here Thursday that China and Russia should expand cooperation in a wide range of areas under the spirit of the Good-Neighborly Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation signed between the two countries last year. Jiang made the remarks during a meeting with Vladimir Rushailo,secretary of the Russian Security Council. Jiang and Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday exchanged congratulations on the first anniversary of the treaty. The treaty attracted much international attention after it was signed, demonstrating the signing of the...