May 19 Watch As China Mourns, Government Navigates Quake’s Aftermath China paused for three minutes of silence Monday to remember victims of last week's earthquake and to begin three days of mourning. Margaret Warner reports from Beijing and Shanghai on how both the government and Chinese citizens are handling the… Continue watching
Apr 25 China to Hold Talks With Dalai Lama Aide By PBS News Hour China agreed Friday to hold talks with an envoy of exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, a move that follows weeks of calls for dialogue after a wave of anti-government protests have rocked Tibet and disrupted the worldwide Olympic torch… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch Olympic Torch Relay Puts Chinese Policies in Focus China is facing increasing scrutiny for many of its policies as the Summer Games in Beijing draw closer -- and protesters have seized the Olympic torch's current global tour as a platform to voice opposition to China's rule of Tibet,… Continue watching
Apr 09 San Francisco Braces for Olympic Torch Protests By PBS News Hour Security was tightened around San Francisco Wednesday as city officials braced for a wave of protests in response to the Olympic torch's only North American appearance on its journey to Beijing. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Protests Against China, Violence Continue in Tibet Anti-Chinese protests and violence continued Tuesday in Tibet. The Chinese government blamed the exiled Dalai Lama for the violence. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the situation in Tibet. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Chinese Brick Factory Faces Allegations of Slave Labor The Chinese government has fired two labor officials and issued a formal apology from a provincial governor in an effort to address suspicions of slave labor. Independent Television News reports on the allegations. Continue watching
Apr 26 Beijing Rules Out Direct Elections in Hong Kong in 2007 and 2008 Mainland China Monday quashed Hong Kong residents' hopes of directly electing their chief executive or all of their lawmakers in 2007 or 2008. Continue reading
Apr 24 Powell Warns North Korea As Beijing Talks End Early Secretary of State Colin Powell announced that three-way talks between the U.S., China and North Korea aimed at ending a diplomatic standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program ended Thursday, a day earlier than scheduled. Continue reading
Apr 24 Beijing Hospital Sealed Off Due to SARS Threat China sealed off a major Beijing hospital Thursday in an attempt to control the city's outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome. Continue reading
Apr 23 WHO Warns Against Travel to Toronto, Beijing Due to SARS The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned against travel to Toronto, Beijing and China's Shanxi Province as the number of severe acute respiratory syndrome cases in those areas continues to rise. Continue reading