Nov 16 Obama Touts Internet Freedoms at Forum in China By Larisa Epatko President Obama, speaking Monday at a town hall-style forum with Chinese university students in Shanghai, made a pitch for greater access to the Internet and social-networking sites, calling such freedom a source of strength. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Beijing Residents React to President Obama’s Visit GlobalPost correspondent Josh Shin gets reactions from Beijing residents about President Obama's three-day trip to China. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch In China, Obama Pushes for More Freedoms During his visit to China, President Obama urged the government to scale back its censorship, but he also called for more cooperation with the U.S. Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch News Wrap: Markets Drop on Mix of Weak Reports In other news, markets fell on a rise in claims for unemployment benefits and drops in auto sales and factory activity, and a key Senate committee neared the end of its work on health care reform. Continue watching
Jul 08 Watch Other News: Chinese Troops Move to Halt Ethnic Violence In other news, Chinese troops moved into the Xinjiang Province to stop the ethnic rioting that has left 156 dead since Sunday, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has appeared in public for the first time since last April. Continue watching
Apr 01 Obama Meets With Russian, Chinese Leaders on Sidelines of G20 By Admin, PBS News Hour President Barack Obama met one-on-one with leaders from Russia and China in London Wednesday, announcing new cooperative efforts with each of the countries ahead of the G20 summit on the economic crisis. Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch China Aims to Boost Global Standing Through Olympics Years of preparation for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games culminated Friday as world leaders converged in China to watch the Games' opening ceremonies. Analysts examine what the event means for China's place on the global political and economic stage. Continue watching
May 22 Death Toll from China Quake Could Reach 80,000 By PBS News Hour More than 80,000 people are estimated dead or missing 10 days after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan province in central China, the government said Thursday, as fears rose that disease, rainy weather and aftershocks could stir more problems. Continue reading
May 19 Workers Killed as China Mourns Quake Victims By PBS News Hour More than 200 workers repairing quake-shattered roads in China's Sichuan province were buried over the past three days by mudslides, state media reported Monday as millions of Chinese people paused to mark the first week since the deadly quake. Continue reading
May 12 Watch Earthquake Rocks Western China, Killing Thousands A earthquake devastated southwestern China on Monday, killing as many as 10,000 people and trapping hundreds of others under flattened buildings, state media reported. After an update on the impact of the quake, Time Magazine's Beijing correspondent, Austin Ramzy, discusses… Continue watching