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Chen Guangcheng's Brother Flees Chinese Village

Rob Quinn — Thu, 24 May 2012 03:52:47 CDT

The brother of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has followed in his younger brother's footsteps and fled their closely guarded village in Shandong province, reports AP . Chen Guangfu has made his way to Beijing with the help of supporters, and is now seeking legal advice on how to protect his son...

New Rule for Beijing Public Toilets: Only 2 Flies

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:19:33 CDT

The Chinese government is implementing new rules to spruce up its capital city's notoriously dirty public bathrooms. The weirdest of the bunch: a toilet in Beijing can be home to a maximum of two flies, reports the BBC . It's not clear how rigidly the measures will be enforced, but the...

US Aircraft Riddled With Fake China Parts

Kevin Spak — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:28:48 CDT

The US military's planes and helicopters are full of counterfeit electronic parts, most of which originated in China, according to a new Senate report. The year-long Armed Services Committee probe identified 1,800 cases of fake parts being found in aircraft, particularly in Navy helicopters, cargo planes, and Poseidon jets....

In Biggest-Ever Buy of US Company, China Grabs AMC

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:36:05 CDT

A Chinese conglomerate announced today it will buy major US cinema chain AMC for $2.6 billion in China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co. says its purchase will create the world's biggest movie theater operator. The Beijing-based company said it will invest an...

Yahoo, Alibaba End Years of Bickering With $7B Deal

Matt Cantor — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:45:38 CDT

It's a resolution for what All Things Digital's Kara Swisher calls "perhaps the longest running global cat fight in Internet history": In a $7.1 billion deal, Yahoo is selling back up to half its 40% stake in China's Alibaba , the Wall Street Journal reports. For the US internet giant,...

What China's Blind Activist Said When He Landed

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:05:05 CDT

A blind Chinese activist said yesterday that leaving his homeland and arriving on US soil was strangely nostalgic, the New York Times reports. "I don’t really feel that happy, but rather sentimental,” Chen Guangcheng said near the New York University apartment where he will live. “After all the suffering for...

China Clears Google's Motorola Takeover

Mark Russell — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:44:38 CDT

Google's $12.5 billion bid for Motorola got the OK from Chinese authorities yesterday, the last regulatory obstacle in the online giant's quest to move into mobile phone production, reports Reuters . A condition for China's approval requires Google to keep its Android software free and open for at least five...

Blind Chinese Activist Lands in the US

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:47:29 CDT

The blind legal activist who suddenly left China after years of prison and house arrest has landed safely in the United States, the AP reports. Chen Guangcheng's wife and two children accompanied him today at Newark Liberty International Airport near New York City. A few hours ago, Chinese officials rushed...

Blind Chinese Activist Chen En Route to US

Sat, 19 May 2012 05:18:52 CDT

The blind Chinese activist whose escape from a rural village set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington is on his way to the United States. Chen Guangcheng, his wife, and their two children were on United Airlines Flight 88, which took off from the Beijing airport en route...