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China says flaws may have led to school collapses
AP - Thu Sep 4, 2:52 PM ETBEIJING - Nearly four months after China's devastating earthquake, a government scientist acknowledged Thursday that a rush to build schools in recent years likely led to construction flaws causing so many of them to collapse.
Off the Wires
- Paralympics: China Games set to open in style AFP - 57 minutes ago
- Dalai Lama's brother dies in U.S Reuters - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
- US nuclear envoy meets China in N. Korea impasse AP - 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
- Riot police quell two separate large protests in China AFP - Fri Sep 5, 8:07 AM ET
- Investment scheme sparks clashes in Chinese city Reuters - Fri Sep 5, 5:22 AM ET
News Stories
- Would-Be Protesters Detained in China at The New York Times - Mon, Aug 18, 2008
- Specter of Arrest Deters Demonstrators in China at The New York Times - Thu, Aug 14, 2008
- Renewed violence in west China at BBC - Tue, Aug 12, 2008
- Georgia Asks China for Help With Russia at VOA News - Mon, Aug 11, 2008
- New Spasm of Violence in Western China as 11 Die in Wave of Bombings at The New York Times - Sun, Aug 10, 2008
Feature Articles
- After Glow of Games, What Next for China? at The New York Times - Mon, Aug 25, 2008
- Bloggers enraged over "pretty face" fakery Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed, Aug 13, 2008
- Talking to Taiwan's New President Time.com via Yahoo! News - Tue, Aug 12, 2008
- Mystery torch guard becomes Chinese sex symbol Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue, Aug 12, 2008
- Beijing Puts On Happy Face for Games, Without Wrinkles at The New York Times - Mon, Aug 11, 2008
- Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Sun, Jul 20, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- The Beijing Olympics is bringing the IOC into disrepute Daily Telegraph (UK) - Thu, Aug 14, 2008
- When China Starved at The Washington Post - Tue, Aug 12, 2008
- A Long Wait at the Gate to Greatness at The Washington Post - Mon, Jul 28, 2008
- Japan and China's gunboat diplomacy at The London Times - Wed, Jun 25, 2008
- Return to Repression at The Washington Post - Mon, Jun 23, 2008
- Saved by China at The Washington Post - Wed, May 14, 2008
Related Web Sites
- China Internet Information Center
- government site with news and press releases. Also has reports and position papers, including ones on human rights, Tibet, and arms controls and disarmament.
- People's Republic of China Washington D.C. Embassy
- includes section on US-China relations.
- Profile: Hu Jintao
- biographical sketch of the Chinese president. From the BBC.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study: China
- introduction to the country, with sections on party and government, politics and foreign relations, the social system, history, and more.
- Sino-American Relations: Key Government Documents
- includes U.S. policy papers on the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. From the U.S. Consul, Hong Kong.
- The United States and China
- addresses issues in U.S.-China relations, and includes official texts, key documents and reports, and testimony to Congress. From the U.S. Department of State.