China invites US to hold hands, sing kumabaya

Jun 22, 2011
Chinese vice minister Cui Tiankai told reporters yesterday that China has no beef with the U.S. and that "'the international community ought to...

China battling for oil in the South China Sea

Jun 17, 2011
Chinese navy increases boat patrols to stop oil exploration by Vietnam and the Philippines.

US warns China of a vulnerability in its infrastructure software

Jun 17, 2011
The Department of Homeland Security is warning the Chinese government that the software being used to help run China's weapons systems, utilities,...

The Cyber Cold War is on

Jun 16, 2011
There have been lots of hacks these last few weeks - lots of hacks into the security networks of military contractors like Lockheed Martin Corp and...

Russia works to strike gas deal with China

Jun 16, 2011
This week, Russia is hosting the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. China's President Hu Jintao is attending this year's forum in hopes of announcing a new gas deal between China and Russia.

In China, inflation causes discontent

Jun 15, 2011
Rising food and gas prices in China are making millions of Chinese unhappy. The government is taking steps to prevent further unrest.

US questioned China over attack

Jun 15, 2011
In April, the US-based website Change.org launched an online petition regarding China's imprisonment of artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. Soon after...

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Chinese inflation hits a three-year high

Jun 14, 2011
Inflation in China soared in May to its highest level in 34 months. Prices grew 5.5 percent from a year ago.

Could China's efforts to cool the economy be working too well?

Jun 13, 2011
The Chinese communist government is intentionally trying to slow down the world's second-largest economy. But some are now worried that the slow down is coming too fast. Michael Pettis, economist at Peking University in Beijing, explains.

Audio Postcard: China's best economic indicator -- the people

Jun 10, 2011
The best way to find out how China works -- really works -- is to get out and about, as Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal came to find out on a Chongqing city bus.