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China abstains from resolution declaring Crimean referendum illegitimate

After 96.6 percent of Crimeans voted to join Russia in a referendum Sunday, China has called for the de-escalation of tensions in the area.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 17 March 2014

Weekly Wrap-up: The most read China news stories of January 5-9

Our most read online news stories of the week January 5-9, 2015.

by Ryan Kilpatrick, 11 January 2015

Six things that will change with the loosening of China’s one-child policy

"Bank of America estimates that the change will lead to about 9.5 million new births a year, but just as importantly the change largely marks the end of a 30-year-old social engineering...

by James Griffiths, 15 November 2013

WWIII Watch: US and Chinese warships narrowly avoid collision in South China Sea

A U.S. guided missile cruiser operating in international waters in the South China Sea was forced to take evasive action last week to avoid a collision with a Chinese warship manoeuvring...

by James Griffiths, 14 December 2013

150,000 people evacuated during heavy storms in southern China

Around 150,000 people have been evacuated from parts Hainan province since Friday due to heavy rainfall. Authorities have dispatched speedboats for evacuation purposes.

by Jessica McGovern, 17 December 2013

Four more transparency activists put on trial in China

This week four more anti-corruption campaigners are to go on trial in China. This comes after Xu Zhiyong's four year prison sentence handed down on Sunday for "disturbing public order"....

by Marina Garvey Birch, 28 January 2014

Why did China impose an ‘air defense zone’ that was so likely to fail?

Max Fisher argues that recent sabre-rattling in the East China Sea was motivated by a desire to promote domestic legitimacy for the Communist Party, not a genuine belief that the US...

by James Griffiths, 30 November 2013

NYT gives South China Sea the 'Snowfall' approach

The New York Times has published a 'Snowfall'-style multimedia parallax scrolling all-kinds-of-awesome-looking piece on disputed territories in the South China Sea: 'A Game of Shark...

by James Griffiths, 25 October 2013