Vice president, a veteran politician, has had experience both in the Chinese countryside and in the country's top halls of power
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping is widely expected to be chosen as China's next top leader. The veteran politician has had experience both in the Chinese countryside and in the country's top halls of power. We have this profile of the ascendant leader written by Stephanie Ho and voiced by Bill Ide.
Ningxia wines caused some stir last December when they beat similarly-priced wines from Bordeaux in informal blind-taste test in Beijing
Diminished trade figures, European debt woes and Japanese earthquake partially blamed for downturn
Many say most important lasting legacy of the games is a sense of national pride
Swath of land outside regional capital Yinchuan being cleared for new business district aimed at attracting Arab Muslims to live, work
Xinhua news agency says successful mission is an important step in country's plans to establish a permanent manned space station around 2020
Like all religions, Beijing to maintains close watch over Islamic activities
The spacecraft carries a crew of three astronauts, including China's first female in space, Liu Yang
Astronauts, including China's first female in space, will live and work on a space station for more than a week
Beijing refuses visa to former Norwegian PM, indicates it still blames Norway for Nobel committee awarding peace prize to Liu Xiaobo in 2010
Popular western movies like 'Kung Fu Panda' present challenge for Chinese animators
United States excludes Beijing from list of economies exempt from sanctions on Iranian oil imports
But Chinese officials give no details on whether authorities would allow Chen Guangcheng back into country should he choose to return from US
Kidnappers want $190,000 by Thursday and threaten to sell off fishermen's boats if demands are not met
China wants Manila to acknowledge its clear, consistent position that it has indisputable sovereignty over island
Melissa Chan worked as Al-Jazeera English’s China correspondent, filing reports on wide variety of stories
Chen Guangcheng's saga dominated international media coverage of last week's US-China talks, but story was largely ignored by Chinese news media
Case of Chen Guangcheng, who left US Embassy earlier this week, has overshadowed high-level US-China talks
Fearing for his safety, Cheng Guangcheng backtracks telling reporters he wants to leave China
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