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    Jan 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Rethinking our China strategy

    Senate committees will soon be asked to vote on President Obama's nominees to head the departments of State and Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. Many, if not most, of the senators' questions will be focused on the nominees' views on the pressing security problems the United States faces in the greater Middle East and Afghanistan. But it would be a mistake for the committees to let the hearings pass without also examining the administration's own stated policy priority — the "pivot" or "rebalance" to the Asia-Pacific region.
    Senate committees will soon be asked to vote on President Obama's nominees to head the departments of State and Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. Many, if not most, of the senators' questions will be focused on the nominees' views on the...

    Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Pyongyang (North Korea), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Iran

    2. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Hong Kong International Film Festival takes on difficult issues

    BEIJING — China's one-child policy, sterilization and Japan-Sino relations are just some of the raw, real-life subjects tackled in a cluster of controversial independent Chinese films screening at the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF).
    BEIJING — China's one-child policy, sterilization and Japan-Sino relations are just some of the raw, real-life subjects tackled in a cluster of controversial independent Chinese films screening at the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival...

    Tags: Entertainment, Independent (Movie Genre), China, Film Festivals, Festive Events

    3. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Treasury Secretary Lew to press Chinese leaders on cyber attacks

    WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew plans to pressure Chinese leaders to crack down on cyber attacks against U.S. targets when he visits Beijing this week on his first foreign trip since being confirmed.
    WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew plans to pressure Chinese leaders to crack down on cyber attacks against U.S. targets when he visits Beijing this week on his first foreign trip since being confirmed. A senior Obama administration...

    Tags: Computer Crime, Jack Lew, China, Xi Jinping, Computing and Information Technology Industry

    4. Mar 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. China pledges restraint in government spending

    BEIJING -- The Chinese government pledged on Sunday a moratorium on new government offices and guesthouses along with a reduction in government payrolls and official cars.
    BEIJING -- The Chinese government pledged on Sunday a moratorium on new government offices and guesthouses along with a reduction in government payrolls and official cars. The newly installed premier, Li Keqiang, made the promise in his debut speech at...

    Tags: China, Government, Xi Jinping, Politics, U.S. Congress

    5. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. China's Xi Jinping formally assumes title of president

    BEIJING -- Capping a highly choreographed transition of power, Xi Jinping formally assumed the Chinese presidency Thursday after a secret vote at the National People's Congress.
    BEIJING -- Capping a highly choreographed transition of power, Xi Jinping formally assumed the Chinese presidency Thursday after a secret vote at the National People's Congress. The 59-year-old son of a former vice premier is the most successful of...

    Tags: China, Political Systems, Political Corruption, Xi Jinping, Politics

    6. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Ai Weiwei at work on a heavy-metal rock album and movie project

    Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie.
    Ai Weiwei isn't able to leave Beijing because of his ongoing legal battles with the Chinese government, but the world comes to him. The artist is keeping busy with projects that include a planned heavy-metal album and a new movie. Ai's debut album...

    Tags: Artists, Music, Entertainment, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Human Rights

    7. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. China's North Korea dilemma

    The U.N. Security Council is set to vote this week on a new round of sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's February nuclear test, and with China's backing, it is likely to pass.
    The U.N. Security Council is set to vote this week on a new round of sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's February nuclear test, and with China's backing, it is likely to pass. Beijing was "strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed" to...

    Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Kim Jong Un

    8. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Tighter U.N. sanctions target North Korean banking and cargo

    The United Nations Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on North Korea on Thursday in reaction to its defiant nuclear test last month, tightening financial restrictions on the isolated nation. The vote came after North Korea threatened to launch a nuclear attack that would “destroy the strongholds of the aggressors.”
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    The United Nations Security Council imposed a new round of sanctions on North Korea on Thursday in reaction to its defiant nuclear test last month, tightening financial restrictions on the isolated nation. The vote came after North Korea threatened to...

    Tags: Susan Rice, Pyongyang (North Korea), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Wars and Interventions

    9. Mar 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Chinese government launches screenwriting contest for U.S. writers

    In the latest effort by China to expand its cultural influence and build stronger ties to Hollywood, government officials in Beijing are looking for U.S.-based screenwriters to help tell their stories.
    In the latest effort by China to expand its cultural influence and build stronger ties to Hollywood, government officials in Beijing are looking for U.S.-based screenwriters to help tell their stories. The Cultural Assets Office of the Beijing Municipal...

    Tags: Vice (movie), China, AMC (tv network), The Pink Panther (movie, 1964), Harvard University

    10. Jan 30, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Face masks popular as Beijing air quality stays at hazardous levels

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    Beijing warned the city's 20 million people to prepare for at least another day of smog, and officials closed some factories and ordered government cars off the road as pollution remained at hazardous levels. Visibility was reduced to a few hundred...
    11. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. China condemns North Korean nuclear test

    <span class="runtimeTopic">BEIJING -- </span>China said Tuesday that it firmly opposed North Korea's testing of an atomic device and called for stability and a halt to nuclear proliferation in northeast Asia.
    BEIJING -- China said Tuesday that it firmly opposed North Korea's testing of an atomic device and called for stability and a halt to nuclear proliferation in northeast Asia. "The Chinese government calls on all parties to respond calmly, solve the...

    Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), China, Xi Jinping, North Korea

    12. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. North Korea appears to conduct nuclear test, defying world powers

    BEIJING -- North Korea appeared to conduct a nuclear test Tuesday in defiance of world powers, South Korean officials said,&nbsp;following through on the provocative step after weeks of threats.
    BEIJING -- North Korea appeared to conduct a nuclear test Tuesday in defiance of world powers, South Korean officials said, following through on the provocative step after weeks of threats. South Korea said it had detected a man-made seismic event...

    Tags: Communist Party of China, Military Equipment, China Earthquake (2010), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Seoul (South Korea)

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