China
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Chronology of Coverage
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Mar. 10, 2014
Editorial contends China's increased defense budget raises legitimate concerns about its motives, especially at a time when regional tensions are rising; urges Congress to resist impulse to pump up military spending in response; calls for expanding Pres Obama's policy of expanding America's engagement in Asia while remaining cleareyed about China's capabilities.MORE » -
Mar. 10, 2014
Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carried vivid cross-section of Chinese citizens, representing nation in its fourth decade of a dizzying economic transformation.MORE » -
Mar. 6, 2014
Kashgar Journal; China has razed thousands of traditional homes as it modernizes ancient Silk Road city Kashgar, and results underscore divide between the government and Uighurs, Muslim ethnic minority; Chinese authorities promised to preserve Kashgar’s fabled Old City district, but many Uighurs view demolition as physical symbol of Chinese government’s efforts to destroy their cultural identity.MORE » -
Mar. 6, 2014
China announces that it will increase its military budget for 2014 to almost $132 billion, 12.2 percent rise over 2013.MORE » -
Mar. 5, 2014
Upbeat coverage of annual gathering of Communist Party leaders dominates airwaves in China as authorities seek to shift attention from massacre at Kunming train station; government faces quandary as it seeks sympathy from international community while trying to avoid inflaming public enmity toward Uighurs, Muslim minority blamed for killings; reports on capture of suspects in massacre is relegated to brief dispatch by state-run news service.MORE »
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