CHARLES HUTZLER

Associated Press
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Loss, fear, threats drive North Korea's mass grief

The scenes of mass grief coming from North Korea — people falling to the ground weeping and cries of anguish amid somber crowds — look forced.

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Kim's death gives region jitters over NKorea

It was the scenario strategists from Beijing to Washington worried about: Kim Jong Il of North Korea dies suddenly, before the isolated regime can complete a transfer of power to his young son and rejoin disarmament talks with the U.S.

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Kim's death befogs NKorea, gives region jitters

It was the scenario strategists from Beijing to Washington fretted over: Kim Jong Il's sudden death befalls North Korea, before the isolated regime completed a power transfer to his young son and rejoined disarmament talks with the U.S.

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AP EXCLUSIVE: US scientist trapped in China

In the year-plus since he was released from jail, scientist Hu Zhicheng has been free, free to drive from his Shanghai apartment to his office two hours away, free to get acupuncture treatment for chronic back pain, free except to leave China and rejoin his family in America.

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As China Communist Party turns 90, a debate erupts

China is marking the 90th birthday of the Communist Party with its typically over-the-top celebrations and an unusually rancorous debate about whether the government needs a major change in direction to sustain the country's resurgence.

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Analysis: Discontent, but no revolt in China — yet

For those who rule out the possibility of a Middle East-style democracy revolution in China, consider the town of Xiangshui.

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China court rejects appeal by jailed US geologist

A Beijing appeals court upheld Friday the eight-year prison sentence given to an American geologist for obtaining information on the Chinese oil industry, dimming hopes for his release in a case that has further strained U.S.-China relations.

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AP Exclusive: Missing Chinese lawyer told of abuse

The police stripped Gao Zhisheng bare and pummeled him with handguns in holsters. For two days and nights, they took turns beating him and did things he refused to describe. When all three officers tired, they bound his arms and legs with plastic bags and threw him to the floor until they caught their breath to resume the abuse.

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Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years

An American geologist held by Chinese state security agents who stubbed lit cigarettes on his arms was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on China's oil industry — a case that highlights the government's use of vague secrets laws to restrict business information.

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Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years

An American geologist held and tortured by China's state security agents was sentenced to eight years in prison Monday for gathering data on the Chinese oil industry in a case that highlights the government's use of vague secrets laws to restrict business information.

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Mongolia counts carcasses after harsh winter

Before he can fully tend to his dwindling herd, Demberel has to bury the dead cows, goats and sheep in earth barely thawed from Mongolia's worst winter in decades.

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Chinese city opens its books in a step for reform

In front of a roomful of government officials, businessman Zhou Jusheng took the mic and made a simple demand: finish paving and landscaping the industrial park that houses his drill-bit factory.

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Setbacks lead China to tone down anti-US rhetoric

China is softening its recent muscular global posture, muting criticisms of the U.S. at a time of delicate negotiations with Washington and simmering economic troubles at home.

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China bans poet from traveling to US conference

A pixie-ish literature professor is the latest person to run afoul of China's government, denied permission to travel to a prominent academic conference in the United States this week.

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China holds US engineer on trade secrets charge

Chinese police have detained an American automotive engineer for more than a year on accusations he misused trade secrets — the latest case of vague secrecy laws being used against an American in China.

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Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs

President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip.

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AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist

Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.

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Analysis: Obama's China trip shows power shifting

President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals.

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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama tours Forbidden City

Playing tourist on his first visit ever to China, President Barack Obama drew a chilly comparison between the Chinese capital and his Illinois hometown.

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WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Language skills on display

Chinese students visiting Monday with President Barack Obama during a town hall-style meeting wanted to show off their language skills. The U.S. ambassador to China did the same.

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US Official: Climate agreement will take time

A senior Obama administration official says world leaders agree that next month's much-anticipated international summit on climate change will be a preliminary step that will require subsequent efforts to tackle global warming.

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Obama confronts an Asia reshaped by China's rise

Days after coming to power in September, Japan's new prime minister broached forming a new East Asian trading bloc with rival China — one that would exclude the United States.

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Communist China marks 60 years with tanks, kitsch

Jets, tanks and missile-toting trucks thundered through Beijing on Thursday in a show of military muscle to celebrate six decades of communist rule and China's transformation from a war-battered regional player into global economic superpower.

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Dry run: Beijing shuts early for parade practice

Police cleared streets and office buildings in parts of China's capital Friday for a full dress rehearsal of celebrations for 60 years of communist rule, touching off a mixture of excitement and resentment among ordinary Chinese told to stay away.

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New US ambassador: global issues test China ties

Wrangling over the troubled global economy, climate change and security hotspots will test sometimes unsteady U.S.-China relations the rest of this year, the new U.S. ambassador to Beijing said Wednesday.

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