China barely notes start of Cultural Revolution 50 years ago
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Exactly 50 years ago, China embarked on what was formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, a decade of tumult launched by Mao Zedong to revive…
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China’s Xi Jinping moves to take more direct command over military
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Chinese President Xi Jinping has assumed a more direct role over the country’s powerful armed forces as head of its increasingly important joint operations, displaying both his…
Taiwan-China meeting brings together former Cold War foes
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and RALPH JENNINGS The presidents of China and Taiwan are meeting this weekend for the first time since the Chinese revolution ended in 1949, with the once-bitter…
Chinese TV host to be punished for insulting Mao in private
Chinese authorities ordered a state broadcaster to punish a popular TV celebrity for insulting Communist Party founder Mao Zedong at a private dinner, state media reported. Bi Fujian was a…
ACTIVIST POET-PLAYWRIGHT AMIRI BARAKA DIES AT 79
By HILLEL ITALIE FILE – This Oct. 2, 2002 file photo shows Amiri Baraka, New Jersey’s poet laureate during a ceremony at the Newark Public Library in Newark, N.J. Baraka,…
TRIAL SHOWS GREED, MACHINATIONS OF CHINA’S ELITE
By GILLIAN WONG In this image taken from video, Former Chinese politician Bo Xilai, left, sits and speaks in a court room at Jinan Intermediate People’s Court in eastern China’s…
DISGRACED CHINESE POLITICIAN MOUNTS FEISTY DEFENSE
By GILLIAN WONG In this photo released by the Jinan Intermediate People’s Court, Bo Xilai, center, stands on trial at the court in eastern China’s Shandong province on Thursday Aug.…
WHO’S WHO IN CHINA’S BO XILAI POLITICAL SCANDAL
By The Associated Press In this March 11, 2012 photo, Bo Xilai, former Chongqing party secretary wipes his glasses during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress at the…