Proview sues Apple on its home turf
Chinese firm Proview, which claims it owns the iPad name in the country, has taken its case to the US by filing a suit in a California court. Proview claims that Apple acted deceptively in buying the trademark, More...
China sees “trust deficit” before Xi’s U.S. trip
China and the United States suffer a “trust deficit” that Vice President Xi Jinping’s trip to Washington could help ease, a Chinese diplomat said in a speech published on Tuesday, playing down More...
Dalai Lama and West “distorting protests” to tarnish China
The Tibetan government-in-exile has colluded with Western governments to distort a recent string of police shootings in Tibetan areas of China in a bid to discredit the government, an official Chinese newspaper More...
China says EU ban on Iran oil not “constructive”
China on Thursday criticized the European Union for banning oil imports from Iran, Beijing’s third biggest crude supplier and a major trading partner. The European Union agreed on Monday to ban imports of More...
Is the X-37B space plane spying on China?
A new report indicates that the X-37B – a top-secret space plane operated by the US Air Force – may be spying on China. The X-37B was lofted into orbit some 10 months ago. Although the Pentagon has understandably More...
China official says Wukan protest shows rights demands on rise
The senior Chinese official who helped defuse a standoff with protesting villagers has told officials to get used to citizens who are increasingly assertive about their rights and likened erring local governments More...
China urges others to help keep North Korea stable
China, which may have received advanced notice of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, has moved swiftly to call on the United States and other countries to help maintain stability in the reclusive state, More...
Deal by deal, U.S. ambassador turns salesman in China
Businessmen in sober suits leapt to their feet, jostling with cameras and mobile phones to snap a quick shot as the new U.S. ambassador to China strode to the podium at a hotel ballroom in Jinan, in coastal Shandong More...
China solar executives aim to avoid trade war with U.S.
Heads of China’s solar industry on Tuesday said they strongly oppose an investigation by the U.S. into Chinese-made solar panels and asserted that competitive advantages alone explained their success on the More...
China artist Ai Weiwei says wife detained, released
The wife of prominent Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei was taken away by police for three hours of questioning on Tuesday, Ai said, adding that he still had not spoken to his wife Lu Qing about the reasons for More...