Watching China

Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday paid a morale-boosting visit to domestic athletes busy training for the upcoming Olympic Games, saying he was looking forward to their good performances.

Beijing - If any of China's leaders is seen on global television more often than President Hu Jintao during the Olympics, it is likely to be Xi Jinping, the man seen as Hu's successor as Communist Party leader in 2012 and state president in 2013. Xi,...

President Hu Jintao said on Monday that the relationship with Russia has been China's diplomatic priority. He made the comment while meeting with Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov.

BEIJING - President Hu Jintao said on Monday that the relationship with Russia has been China's diplomatic priority. He made the comment while meeting with Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov.

RBC, 21.07.2008, Moscow 09:55:25. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to the People's Republic of China on July 21-22, 2008. During the visit, Lavrov is expected to meet China's Head of State Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, as well as Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese troops began withdrawing from the quake-hit province of Sichuan on Monday, as rescue work shifts to reconstruction more than two months after the tremor killed at least 70,000 people. China mobilized 130,000 troops and armed police in the weeks following the May 12 earthquake. The first group of 40,000 began pulling out on the orders of President Hu Jintao, who also ...

Chinese troops began withdrawing from the quake-hit province of Sichuan on Monday, as rescue work shifts to reconstruction more than two months after the tremor killed at least 70,000 people. China mobilized 130,000 troops and armed police in the weeks following the May 12 earthquake. The first group of 40,000 began pulling out on the orders of President Hu Jintao, who also chairs the Central ...

Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) talks with foreign athletes as he visits east China's port city of Q...

Hu Jintao, chairman of China's Central Military Commission, has ordered the withdrawal of troops and armed police in different batches from quake-hit areas.

QINGDAO: President Hu Jintao visited the port city of Qingdao Sunday to inspect preparatory work for the 2008 Olympic Games' sailing event. He praised the organizers for having cleared green algae that had invaded the venue.

QINGDAO, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday visited east China's port city of...

China fears Dalai Lama would steal Chinese President Hu Jintao's thunder if invited for the Beijing Olympics.

MOSCOW, July 20 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will go on an Asian tour in China, Singapore and Tajikistan on Sunday. On July 21-22, Lavrov will visit China, where he will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier of the State Council Wen Jiabao.

KATHMANDU: Hundreds of protesters calling for independence for Tibet protested in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Friday, and police said they took 118 demonstrators into custody for organising anti-China demonstrations.

Hundreds of protesters calling for independence for Tibet have protested in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu, and police said they took 118 demonstrators into custody for organising anti-China demonstrations.

Hundreds of protesters calling for independence for Tibet protested in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu on Friday, and police said they took 118 demonstrators into custody for organizing anti-China demonstrations.

Beijing, July 18 (Xinhua) The Communist Party of China (CPC) said Friday it is willing to work with Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to promote strategic partnership.

Bloggers say the Communist Party is monitoring Twitter postings, forcing them to limit access to their Tweets

Hu Jintao, chairman of China's Central Military Commission, has approved a statute on the safety governance of the country's People's Liberation Army.

Children had the time of their life with President Hu Jintao at Zhongnanhai compound yesterday. As the 88 students from the quake-hit provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu crowded around Hu, he approached one. She glanced up and said: "Do you still remember me?"