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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 06:05 UTC

Hollywood yielding to China's growing film clout

Coming soon to a theater near you: China's Communist Party.

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Seattle Times, 24.04.13 04:11 UTC

Group calls on China to improve Internet security

An American business group has called on China to improve its Internet security, ease controls on Web use by businesses and open its online industries wider to foreign participation.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 20:33 UTC

Emeritus chairman charts senior projects in China

A company run by the founder and chairman of Emeritus, the nation s largest operator of assisted living facilities, said it has partnered with a large Chinese real estate developer to build senior care facilities in Beijing.

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 11:10 UTC

Wife of China's jailed Nobel winner: I'm not free

Liu Xia, under house arrest in China's capital since her imprisoned husband Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, made a rare appearance Tuesday at a trial, yelling out a car window: "I'm not free."

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 11:10 UTC

Japan war shrine reflects ruling party nationalism

Visits by Cabinet ministers and lawmakers to a shrine honoring Japan's war dead, including 14 World War II leaders convicted of atrocities, signal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's determination to pursue a more nationalist agenda after months of focusing on the economy.

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Telegraph, 23.04.13 10:45 UTC

Liu Xiaobo's brother-in-law goes on trial

The brother-in-law of Liu Xiaobo, the Chinese activist, has gone on trial, in a case human rights activists claim is another part of the political vendetta against members of the Nobel laureate's family.

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CNN Top Stories, 23.04.13 10:22 UTC

China, Japan ships crowd disputed isles

Hong Kong (CNN) -- The fragile relationship between China and Japan came under fresh strain Tuesday as ships from both sides crowded into the waters around a disputed group of islands and nearly 170 ...

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BBC World News, 23.04.13 09:47 UTC

Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's wife attends brother's trial

The wife of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has made a rare appearance outside house arrest as her brother went on trial for fraud in Beijing.

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NPR, 23.04.13 07:55 UTC

For Chinese Women, Marriage Depends On Right 'Bride Price'

Women hold up half the sky, China's Chairman Mao famously said. But in China, the one-child policy and the traditional preference for boys mean that 117 boys are born for every 100 baby girls. By one ...

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 04:43 UTC

Relative of China's jailed Nobel laureate on trial

The brother-in-law of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiabao has gone on trial on fraud charges that his lawyers say amount to a trumped-up case aimed at punishing the family.

Mo Shaoping China brother-in-law real estate dispute defense lawyer Beijing

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Beijing (also known as Peking) is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a municipality under direct administration of the central government, Beijing borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and for a small section in the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast. Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. B...

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