Liu Xiaobo
Norway, China in first contacts since Nobel row
Nov 05, 2012 09:10 EST
Norway and China met Monday on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe summit, marking their first official contact since Beijing objected to a Chinese dissident being named the 2010 Nobel peace laureate, Norwegian media reported.
China's new leaders to face emboldened critics
Nov 04, 2012 03:10 EST
A year ago, the villagers of Wukan in China forced their corrupt local leader to flee in a rebellion that shook the Communist Party and which serves as a warning to the country's incoming leaders.
China's new leaders to face emboldened critics
Nov 03, 2012 22:46 EDT
A year ago, the villagers of Wukan in China forced their corrupt local leader to flee in a rebellion that shook the Communist Party and which serves as a warning to the country's incoming leaders.
China Nobel winner defends prize -- and Mao
Oct 12, 2012 07:18 EDT
Chinese author Mo Yan on Friday defended his Nobel prize from dissidents who accused him of being a communist stooge, and expressed hope for the early release of jailed fellow laureate Liu Xiaobo.
Knives come out over China writer's Nobel win
Oct 12, 2012 03:05 EDT
Chinese dissidents assailed Mo Yan's Nobel literature prize as a disgraceful vindication of the Communist Party's control of creative expression Friday, accusing the author of being a stooge of officialdom.
Writers must take on political issues: China's Mo Yan
Oct 11, 2012 23:17 EDT
Chinese author Mo Yan, some of whose works have cast an unflattering eye on official policy, said after winning the literature Nobel that it was a writer's duty to spotlight political and social issues.
China dissident criticizes literature Nobel
Oct 11, 2012 16:40 EDT
Prominent Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng on Thursday criticized the awarding of the Nobel literature prize to officially tolerated author Mo Yan, saying the move was meant to please Beijing.
Mo Yan of China wins Nobel Literature Prize
Oct 11, 2012 15:36 EDT
Mo Yan, one of China's leading writers of the past half-century, on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for his writing that mixes folk tales, history and the contemporary, the Swedish Academy announced.
Liu still China's invisible man two years after Nobel
Oct 11, 2012 02:17 EDT
Two years after his Nobel peace prize, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo remains imprisoned, relatives are under house arrest or cowed into silence and, supporters say, the democratic change he sought seems further away than ever.
Calls to free Chinese Nobel winner Liu
Oct 09, 2012 16:20 EDT
Activists on Tuesday urged democracies to speak out for the release of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, fearing that pressure on Beijing has eased two years after he won the Nobel peace prize.
China frees Yahoo! dissident after 10 years
Aug 31, 2012 17:48 EDT
A Chinese dissident convicted based on evidence provided by US Internet giant Yahoo! was released from prison on Friday after serving a 10-year term for subversion, his wife said.
First gold for Serbia, history for Gabon in taekwondo
Aug 11, 2012 20:00 EDT
Milica Mandic won Serbia's debut gold of the London Games Saturday as Anthony Obame made history with Gabon's first ever Olympic medal in the women's and men's heavyweight taekwondo.
Italy's Molfetta wins heavyweight taekwondo gold, Gabon silver
Aug 11, 2012 18:14 EDT
Carlo Molfetta won the men's over-80kg taekwondo title as beaten finalist Anthony Obame of Gabon became his country's first ever Olympic medallist on Saturday.
US slams deteriorating human rights in China
Jul 25, 2012 16:13 EDT
US officials and lawmakers took aim at China Wednesday, saying human rights were deteriorating in the communist-run nation as Chinese leaders move to quash even the slightest sign of dissent.
Rights advocates say Obama must do more on China
Jul 25, 2012 13:11 EDT
US lawmakers took Beijing to task Wednesday for its "deplorable" human rights record, while advocates called on President Barack Obama to personally engage with the Chinese on rights cases.
Human rights in China deteriorating: US official
Jul 25, 2012 13:06 EDT
Human rights in China are worsening, a top US official said Wednesday after holding two days of talks in Washington with leading Chinese officials.
Chen revives debate on US influence in China
May 21, 2012 23:53 EDT
The United States has achieved a rare human rights breakthrough with China by negotiating the departure of dissident Chen Guangcheng, but few are ready to predict that the case will set a precedent.
Communist veterans call for China police czar's ouster
May 16, 2012 12:08 EDT
A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of a once-a-decade leadership transition.
Chinese activist could find life in US tough: exiles
May 07, 2012 01:37 EDT
Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng will escape Chinese persecution if he leaves for the United States, but will find life tough, and may struggle to make an impact abroad, current exiles said.
Writer fled China to 'publish book' on dissident
Apr 06, 2012 12:55 EDT
A Chinese dissident who wrote a book critical of the country's leadership has said he fled into exile after being warned against publishing a biography of a jailed Nobel laureate.
