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While China is busy winning, its athletes might be losing
LONDON — Listed at 6-foot-3-inches and 198 pounds, wing spiker Yimei Wang intimidates as the great wall of China's women's volleyball team. In a 25-foot mural of Wang in the concourse of Earls Court, the Chinese Olympian resembles basketball star...
Tags: Michael Phelps, Awards and Prizes, Swimming, Barack Obama, Sports
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Hu's the boss
"They say, 'Tony, you're so crazy.' Yes, I am."
You heard it from Tony Hu himself, chieftain of Chinatown. Something's off in his bitter melon. A sane businessman wouldn't open seven restaurants within a half-square-mile area, yet here we are, an...Tags: Local Government, Chicago Tribune, China, Chicago Mayor, Dining and Drinking
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China's Xi Jinping appears in public after lengthy absence
World NowChinese Vice President Xi Jinping appeared in public on Saturday after a nearly two-week absence that sparked intense speculation about his health and possible infighting in the top ranks of the Communist Party.... -
Hong Kong police arrest 7 in harbor collision that killed 38 people
World NowHong Kong police arrested two captains and five crew members Tuesday in connection with the collision of a pleasure boat and a ferry that left 38 people dead and more than 100 injured in the territory’s worst maritime accident in four decades.... -
In China, questions abound despite verdict in Gu Kailai trial
World NowLegal experts are questioning the trial of Gu Kailai -- the wife of a former Chinese Politburo member -- who was given a suspended death sentence for poisoning British businessman Neil Heywood.... -
China sends patrol ships to islands at center of Japan dispute
World NowChina said it has sent surveillance ships to waters near three islands at the center of a dispute with Japan, one day after Tokyo announced plans to purchase the uninhabited territories.... -
Beijing car crash opens door to another scandal in China
World NowBefore dawn on March 18, a black Ferrari slammed into a concrete barrier in Beijing, killing the young male driver, badly injuring two young women and setting off yet another episode in the soap opera that has become Chinese politics. Chinese-language... -
Clinton draws criticism from Chinese ahead of talks
World NowSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flew into a storm of criticism in Beijing on Tuesday in the midst of a six-nation tour perceived by China as aimed at curbing its influence in Asia.... -
China's future leader takes a pass on meeting with Clinton
World NowIn a short, frustrating visit to Beijing, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was stood up Wednesday by the future leader of China and delivered a stern lecture on China’s rights in the South China seas. Both China and the United States also... -
Former police official linked to China scandal faces charges
World NowWang Lijun, the Chinese police official who sought refuge at a U.S. consulate earlier this year, was formally charged Wednesday with defection, abuse of power, bribe-taking and what was described by the state press as “bending the law for selfish... -
Japan says it will soon buy disputed islands claimed by China
World NowThis post has been updated. See the note below. BEIJING -- Japan’s government said Monday it would buy three uninhabited islands southwest of Okinawa from the Japanese landowners, ratcheting up a territorial dispute with China. Chief Cabinet... -
China media: Quiet on Communist Party Congress, gaga for U.S. election
World NowIf you picked up a Chinese newspaper in the past week, here's a smattering of the details you could have learned about the U.S. presidential campaign: Mitt Romney might be tanning himself in a bid to appeal to minorities; at 7-Eleven convenience stores,...
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