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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Jul 8, 2008
BEIJING -- A dusty black van sits on the street outside the State Bureau for Letters and Visits. The driver puffs on a cigarette, his knit shirt pulled up to expose his belly to the breeze. His license plate shows he's …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - May 31, 2008
XUNLU, China, May 30 -- To the cheers of local farmers, the Olympic torch passed swiftly through Xunlu on Friday as part of a determined campaign to cultivate national pride in the Beijing Games despite the May 12 …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific - Apr 28, 2008
BEIJING, April 28 -- A speeding express train derailed and crashed into an oncoming regional train early Monday in eastern China, throwing a dozen carriages down an embankment and killing at least 70 people …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Op-Ed Columns - Apr 5, 2008
This week, a Beijing court sentenced human rights activist Hu Jia to 3 1/2 years in prison for subverting state authority and to one additional year's loss of his "political rights." He was arrested in part for …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Mar 14, 2008
BEIJING -- China is awash in policy proposals as more than 5,000 people meet this month to ratify laws handed down by Communist Party leaders. The official Chinese news media portray it as democracy in action -- …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Feb 7, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 6 -- A U.S. company and two Chinese businesses were indicted Wednesday in a case related to tainted pet food that may have killed thousands of animals last year and raised worries about products …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Business - Jan 13, 2008
CHANGCHUNLING, China -- About 1,000 farmers gathered in the village meeting hall here at 8 a.m. on Dec. 19 and proclaimed what amounted to a revolt against China's communist land-ownership system.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - World - Dec 1, 2007
BEIJING, Nov. 30 -- China on Friday appointed a new acting mayor in Beijing, an ally of President Hu Jintao and a former party boss in Tibet who will be in charge of a city scrambling to prepare for the 2008 Olympic …
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific - Nov 12, 2007
BEIJING -- A few weeks ago, Pang Jiaoming's career as a reporter ended, just two years after it began.
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washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Asia/Pacific - Oct 22, 2007
BEIJING -- Vice Premier Wu Yi, the only woman in China's 24-member Politburo, is known in the West as China's Miss Fix-It, a steely and capable problem solver often assigned to tackle high-profile issues such as food …
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