China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China resumed fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.
Nations:China People:Nicolas Sarkozy Hu Jintao Dalai Lama Activities:2008 Dalai Lama Talk Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-01
Beijing boasts stunning new buildings
BEIJING - This ancient capital city, long known for the architectural splendor of its centuries-old palaces and temples, is getting a new look that could have been plucked from science fiction.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
China announces Olympics stability drive after riot
BEIJING - China has launched a nationwide campaign to defuse protest ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games, state media reported on Monday, days after a riot in the country's southwest highlighted volatile social strains.
People:Hu Jintao Activities:Weng'an County Incident 2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-29
China groups seen as timely boost to U.S. tourism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 200 tourists from China will get a cabinet-level official welcome in the United States this week -- a sign the U.S. tour industry hopes millions more will follow in their footsteps.
Nations:China U.S. Activities:China-U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-18
Landmark cross-Straits deals signed in Beijing
Beijing - Chinese mainland tourists will be able to visit Taiwan via chartered flights on weekends from next month, according to two landmark agreements signed on Friday.
People:Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Cross-strait Talk Source:(China Daily)
2008-06-15
China, Taiwan sign historic deals on travel
BEIJING, June 13, 2008 (AFP) - China and Taiwan signed historic agreements on Friday that from next month will see thousands more people travel every day between the two traditional rivals.
People:Wu Poh-hsiung Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Cross-strait Talk Source:(AFP)
2008-06-13
China, Taiwan agree to exchanges during historic talks
BEIJING (AFP) - China and Taiwan agreed on Thursday to set up their first ever offices in each others' territories, as they began historic talks aimed at consolidating a dramatic rapprochement and building trade ties.
People:Chiang Pin-kun Wu Poh-hsiung Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Cross-strait Talk Source:(AFP)
2008-06-12
Taiwan envoy in China for historic talks
BEIJING (AFP) - Taiwan's top China negotiator arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for historic talks in which the two rivals will seek to build on a recent improvement in once icy cross-strait relations.
People:Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Hu Jintao Sun Yat-sen Chiang Pin-kun Activities:2008 Cross-strait Talk Source:(AFP)
2008-06-11
Taiwan, China talk about adding charter flights
BEIJING - A Taiwanese delegation arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for talks on expanding charter flights between Taiwan and China -- the first formal discussions between the sides since 1999.
People:Chiang Pin-kun Ma Ying-jeou Activities:2008 Cross-strait Talk Source:(AP)
2008-06-11
Taiwan envoy leaves on historic trip to China
TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's top negotiator with China left for Beijing Wednesday ahead of historic talks which will be the first direct dialogue between the two sides in more than a decade.
People:Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Cross-strait Talk Source:(AFP)
2008-06-11
Honors for Mao Mao the panda killed in China quake
WOLONG, China - Mao Mao the panda's remains were gently laid in a wooden crate and wheeled to a patch of ground in China's famed Wolong Nature Reserve where a freshly dug grave awaited.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Earthquake Source:(AP)
2008-06-10
China stands still to remember quake victims
China stood still Monday in mourning over tens of thousands of earthquake victims, and the government appealed for more international aid to cope with the country's deadliest disaster in a generation.
Nations:China People:Hu Jintao Activities:2008 China Earthquake
2008-05-19
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