People walk through a cemetery in Shanghai on Tomb Sweeping Day, April 4, 2013.

Guangzhou's Elite Cemetery Plans Spark Chinese Ire

Netizens joke that they 'can't afford to die,' while hitting out at further privileges for those in positions of power.

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Police Probe Fresh Clashes in Inner Mongolia

Rights groups say ethnic Mongolian herders were 'severely beaten' in a face-off with Han Chinese residents.
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Parole Refusal Sparks Fears For Jailed Chinese Dissident's Health

Veteran democracy activist Zhu Yufu's wife is warned not to speak out about his health.
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Mayor's Tweet Sparks Anger Over Chinese PX Plan

While government censors bar talk of the protest, comments fly thick and fast.
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Death Sentence for Zhejiang Woman Who Played Markets

Lin Haiyan is found guilty of illegal fundraising in what some say is a harsh blow to private enterprise in China.
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China Graft Probe 'Likely First of Many'

Top planning official Liu Tienan's dismissal is seen as an attack on political interests linked to ex-premier Li Peng.
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China's Sex Workers Suffer Attacks, Abuse

Chinese prostitutes risk HIV infection and fear harassment and violence from police, a report says.
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Man Sues Chinese Hospital Over Forced Psychiatric Admission

Lawyers say a new law should make it harder to commit people.
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Bereaved Parents 'Let Down' After 2008 Sichuan Quake

They say the ruling Communist Party has never investigated the widespread collapse of schools in the disaster.
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Lawyers Held, Beaten After Sichuan 'Black Jail' Visit

They were trying to help several hundred people held illegally, a lawyer says.
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China To Probe Zhang Yimou Amid Online Anger Over Children

The director faces the prospect of being fined millions of dollars.
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Mongolian Medical College Founder Jailed For Three Years

He is arrested in Guangzhou and accused of seeking political asylum.
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Chinese Police Detain Anti-Graft Activist's Supporters

Police question a lawyer who tried to visit Liu Ping, detained on subversion charges after calling for transparency.
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China's State Media Hits Out at Big Tweeters

Some fear the articles may herald a fresh crackdown on the country's hugely popular Twitter-like services.
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Chinese Netizens' White House Petition Draws Beijing Response

The appeal over the 19-year-old poisoning case gets more than 100,000 signatures.
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Official Children Get Crop of Chinese Graduate Jobs

Graduates with a parent in officialdom earn on average 15 percent more than their peers in their first job.
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Chinese Women With HIV Suffer Harassment and Stigma

Repressive policies hamper prevention goals, a leading doctor says.
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China Hits Back at Magazine Over Labor Camp Expose

Work on the May edition is delayed after last month's cover story draws official ire.
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Mongolian Herders Beaten for Refusing to Extend Lease to Chinese Farmers

The herders say they are victims of China's exploitation of resources.
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Chengdu Activists Held Ahead of Chemical Plant Protest

The demonstration falls on the sensitive May 4th Movement anniversary.
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