Sep 11 Watch Chinese Dissidents Committed to Mental Hospitals Special correspondent Shannon Van Sant reports on political dissidents being committed to mental hospitals in China. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch Budget Gap Shuts Down City Services in Chicago A $469-million budget gap forced a shutdown of non-essential city services, such as garbage collection, in Chicago on Monday. Ray Suarez talks to Elizabeth Brackett of WTTW about the move. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Media, Fans Going Online for 2008 Olympic Games While athletes at the Beijing Olympics are breaking records every day, coverage of the Games is itself breaking barriers in the way people are seeking coverage of the events. A media analyst discusses the role of Internet media during the… Continue watching
Aug 07 China Tells Bush Not to Meddle in Its Affairs By PBS News Hour China responded to President Bush's criticism of Beijing's repression Thursday, saying no one should interfere in other countries' internal affairs. Continue reading
Aug 05 President Bush Begins Weeklong Tour of Asia By PBS News Hour President Bush arrived Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, at the start of a weeklong tour that also will take him to Thailand and then China for the Olympics' opening ceremony. Continue reading
Jul 25 Thousands Stampede for Last of Olympics Tickets By PBS News Hour Scuffles broke out Friday as nearly 50,000 people who had waited up to two days for the final batch of tickets to next month's Olympic Games swarmed sales windows in Beijing. Continue reading
Jul 23 China to Set up Olympic Protest Zones By PBS News Hour The Chinese government will set aside three protest zones in city parks during the Olympic Games, Chinese officials said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 01 China, Tibetan Envoys Open New Round of Talks By PBS News Hour Envoys of Tibet's exiled government met with Chinese officials in Beijing on Tuesday in the second round of informal talks over the disputed region of Tibet, an area governed by China since the 1950s that was the site of violent… Continue reading
Jun 20 Beijing to Impose Odd-Even Car Ban During Olympics By PBS News Hour From July 20 to Sept. 20, Beijing will alternate the days that vehicles with even and odd registration numbers will be allowed on the road in order to reduce traffic and air pollution during the Olympic Games. Continue reading
May 29 Watch In China, an Evolving Effort to Establish a Place on World Stage The devastating quake in China and the government's response and transparency seem to have altered views both inside and outside the country. Margaret Warner speaks with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei about the changes within China. Continue watching