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• Bikes thrive in China despite car invasion
SHANGHAI, China - For a vivid insight into the clash of old and new in China, follow the bicycle. Morning rush hour in Beijing and Shanghai used to be rivers of cyclists flowing in a majestic hush down broad bike lanes. Today, many of those lanes ...
• G-8 leaders face demands on climate, oil, Africa
... Britain, France, Canada, Italy and Russia — began gathering in the northern Japanese resort village of Toyako on Sunday for three days of meetings among themselves and with heads of African nations and rapidly developing countries such as China.
• Hodgepodge of activists protest G-8
The grab-bag of causes represented at the summit has expanded as the number of nonmember nations invited — such as African countries and up-and-coming economic powers like China — has increased, bringing a widening circle of concerns to the table
• Chinese arrive on historic flights to Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Hundreds of Chinese tourists flew into Taiwan Friday in the first wave of regular cross-straits commercial flights in nearly six decades that could transform ties between the old foes. The first flight, a China Southern Airlines ...
• Audi's half-year Chinese sales up 23 pct
FRANKFURT, Germany - German carmaker Audi AG said Friday its sales rose 23 percent in the first half of the year in China. Audi said it sold a record 60,509 vehicles in China, including Hong Kong, from January to June. Audi is based in Ingolstadt and ...

See also:

• Regional: Asia: China: Society and Culture: Politics: Human Rights and Liberties  (9)
• Society: Issues: Human Rights and Liberties: Political Prisoners: Tibet  (1)

» China And Tibet - Profiles of political prisoners held: including Chinese pro-democracy and labor rights activists, dissidents, journalists, and intellectuals.
» The Rebiya Kadeer Case - Learn about Rebiya Kadeer, a prominent women's rights activist and businesswoman from the Muslim Uighur region in China. She was arrested by Chinese officials in August 1999 while on her way to meet with members of the US Congressional Research Service.
» The 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet - Information on the world's youngest political prisoner, the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet. Abducted by the Chinese Government at the age of 6.
» Tiananmen Square -- 12 Years On, Still No Justice - A report from Amnesty International on the efforts of the mothers of Tiananmen victims to hold Chinese officials accountable for the massacre at Tiananmen Square in 1989. Includes background information and a petition.
» Wei Jingsheng Foundation - News and comments from this well-known Chinese political prisoner. Also links to other human rights stories concerning China.