Jul 30 U.K. grants 6-month visa to Ai Weiwei, reversing earlier decision By Corinne Segal Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been denied a 6-month visa to the U.K., who made disputed claims that he lied on his application. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 7:44 Does Obama’s Africa visit come too late? By PBS News Hour What’s the significance of President Obama’s historic trip to Africa? Judy Woodruff discusses the visit and the president’s record on Africa with Johnnie Carson of the United States Institute of Peace and William Gumede of the University of the Witwatersrand. Continue watching
Jul 25 Data breach may help Chinese government identify U.S. spies By Kenzi Abou-Sabe Several United States government and intelligence officials have expressed concern that a sweeping data breach of the Office of Personnel Management, first reported in early June, might have further ramifications. Continue reading
Jul 22 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei gets his passport back By Corinne Segal The Chinese government returned artist and activist Ai Weiwei's passport Wednesday after holding it since 2011. Continue reading
Jul 19 China’s record under scrutiny as congress weighs nuclear energy deal By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press China's record on nuclear proliferation is facing congressional criticism as the Obama administration seeks renewal of a 30-year agreement that enables American involvement in the Asian nation's fast-growing atomic energy industry… Continue reading
Jul 12 Deported Uighurs intended to join Mideast jihad, China claims By Daniel Costa-Roberts The Chinese government claims that members of the Uighur ethnic group who were deported from Thailand Thursday were extremists on their way to wage holy war in Iraq, Syria or Turkey… Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 4:13 What’s behind the boom and bust cycles in Chinese markets? By PBS News Hour Big boom and bust cycles are typical for China’s stock markets, which are often marked by huge volatility, as we saw this week. Orville Schell of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society joins us from Boston to… Continue watching
Jul 11 Photos: Typhoon Chan-hom, the strongest in 35 years, slams China’s east coast By Cathy Zhao Typhoon Chan-hom, packing winds of up to 110 miles per hour, hit the southeast coast of China in Zhejiang province Saturday morning, forcing more than a million people to evacuate coastal cities. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 4:30 As Iran talks continue, lifting arms embargo is non-starter for U.S. By PBS News Hour Though a number of self-imposed deadlines have come and gone, the world's major powers will continue to negotiate on an Iranian nuclear deal throughout the weekend in hopes of clinching an agreement. Judy Woodruff gets an update from Michael Gordon… Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch 4:05 Will China’s market crisis spur a confidence crisis for President Xi? By PBS News Hour The sudden slide in the Chinese stock markets has spurred worries that the panic could spread beyond China's borders. What’s the root cause of the deflating bubble? Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to discuss the economic… Continue watching