Romney, Ryan Slam Obama Administration on China Trade Policies
Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Romney-Ryan ticket came out swinging Saturday at two separate campaign events, where the politicians blasted President Obama for delaying the release of a report that could label China a currency manipulator. “…
Ryan Hits Obama for Not Being Tough on China
Steve Pope/Getty Images(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — Paul Ryan hit the Obama administration for delaying the decision to “label China a currency manipulator” until after Election Day, telling a crowd on Saturday in this Democratic county in the cru…
$65M Marriage Reward: Chinese Billionaire Wants Daughter to Go Straight
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The Hong Kong billionaire who offered millions to any man who could successfully woo his lesbian daughter told ABC’s 20/20 in an exclusive new interview that he wouldn’t force her to change her “gay tendency,” but seems to hold ou…
Chinese Women Protest Gender Discrimination in Education
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Seven young women in Beijing have defied authorities to ignite a grassroots confrontation with the Chinese Ministry of Education on gender discrimination.Four of them shaved their heads Aug. 30 in the center of Guangz…
Obama Ad Says Romney Backed ‘Sweatshop’ Conditions in China
J.D. Pooley/Getty Images(CHICAGO) — A hard-hitting new TV ad from the Obama campaign accuses Mitt Romney of profiting from and indirectly supporting “sweatshop conditions” at a Chinese appliance company in which his Bain Capital invested.&…
Obama Blocks Chinese Firm From Purchasing US Wind Farms
Photodisc/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — President Obama Friday blocked a Chinese firm from acquiring four wind-farm projects near a Naval facility in Oregon, citing national security concerns.“There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that …
China’s Disgraced Leader Faces Bribery and Sex Charges
Nelson Ching/Bloomberg via Getty Images(BEIJING) — The fall of Bo Xilai was nearly complete Friday when China’s Politburo expelled him from the Communist Party, paving the way for him to stand trial on a list of charges that include bribery, inv…
Bo Xilai’s Top Cop Gets 15 Years
Kevin Horan/Stone(BEIJING) — China’s most famous ex-cop, Wang Lijun, the former police chief to fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for charges that included attempted defection to the United States and …
Foxconn Closes Factory After Massive Brawl
Karson Yiu/ABC News(BEIJING) — Foxconn Technology Group, owned by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., suspended production at one of its largest factories in northern China on Monday following a violent incident involving 2,000 workers.Foxconn, a major su…
US Ambassador to China’s Vehicle Caught in Protests
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — The vehicle carrying U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke was briefly detained in anti-Japanese protests in Beijing on Tuesday. No one was injured.A crowd of at least 50 boisterous protestors surrounded the car as it approached…
China: Bo Xilai’s Former Ally Emerges from ‘Vacation-Style Therapy’ for Trial
George Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Amidst the distraction of the widespread anti-Japanese demonstrations raging across China, Wang Lijun, the former police chief of the city of Chongqing, finally emerged from seven months of “vacation-style ther…
Panetta Steps into China-Japan Dispute over Islands
Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has found himself caught in the middle of a simmering dispute between China and Japan over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea that has boiled over i…
Panetta Steps into China-Japan Dispute over Islands
Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force(WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has found himself caught in the middle of a simmering dispute between China and Japan over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea that has boiled over i…
Citing Communist Chinese News Agency as Proof, ‘Good Vice President’ Biden Accuses Romney of Doing Nothing About China’s Unfair Trade Practices
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(BURLINGTON, Iowa) — Vice President Joe Biden railed against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney for not standing up to China, saying there is “nothing he has done” to fight against unfair trade practices.As …
Obama Challenges China with WTO Over Cars
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) — Looking to bolster his standing with blue-collar voters, President Obama has for the second time in as many months filed suit against China for unfair trade practices on the eve of a major campaign swing thro…
Tensions Rise in China-Japan Standoff
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — Six Chinese patrol boats entered territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu islands on Friday, escalating tensions in an ongoing standoff between China and Japan.China’s Foreign Ministry said the ships…
Where in the World Is China’s Xi Jingping?
PAIROJ/AFP/Getty Images(TIANJIN, China) — No one outside the Chinese government knows for sure where Vice President Xi Jingping is these days. The presumed leader in waiting has not been seen in public for over a week. As the mystery over his whereabo…
Yangtze River Turns Red and Turns Up a Mystery
ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images(CHONGQUING, China) — For a river known as the “golden watercourse,” red is a strange color to see.Yet that’s the shade turning up in the Yangtze River and officials have no idea why.The …
5.6-Magnitude Quake Hits Southwestern China; Dozens Dead
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — A 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook China’s southwestern Yunnan and Guizhou provinces on Friday, leaving at least 43 people dead and 150 others injured, according to the Xinhua News Agency.The U.S. Geological Survey says…
Hillary Clinton Makes Likely Last Trip to China as Secretary of State
SAUL LOEB/AFP/GettyImages(BEIJING) — In what she described as very likely her last trip to China as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton met with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday to mend fences in a somewhat battered U.S.-China relation…