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Zhang Wei stands accused of opposing censorship by the ruling party, having an affair, and taking bribes.

A Canadian news site publishes formerly secret diplomatic cables from Beijing, released 25 years later.

Petitioners report tight security and heavy surveillance in Beijing as two major meetings get under way.

China's leadership has called for 'stability' in Tibet as the anniversary of region-wide unrest approaches.

The "retraining" program could spell uncertainty for a member of China's Politburo Standing Committee.

According to a new directive from provincial police, security cameras are now compulsory in public areas, with fines for noncompliance.

Police in the central province of Hunan are holding Xie Wenfei after he penned a poem about the coronavirus epidemic.

Chinese authorities prepare to quash any efforts to remember the victims of the Tiananmen crackdown.

Chinese authorities react to demonstrations seeking protection of traditional grasslands.

China's clampdown in Inner Mongolia intensifies.

Clampdown continues over Tiananmen memorial events and ahead of the Xinjiang deadly violence anniversary.

A land grab by developers sparks another 'mass incident' in China.

The wife of a People's Liberation Army veteran says her husband and eight others were detained for petitioning for retirement payments.

Villagers in southern China say officials have sold off their land.

Chinese authorities move quickly to stop ethnic tensions from erupting again.

Police are targeting ethnic minorities, migrant workers and anyone critical of the government ahead of a cross-border cooperation summit on June 9.

The veteran dissident, who has said he expects never to be genuinely free, believes the added security is linked to the ruling Chinese Communist Party congress ...

Chinese petitioners hope to catch world attention during German leader's visit.

Authorities target would-be independent candidates for China's legislature.

Wang Yu's professional ID is taken away after she prepares a complaint over allegations of forced confession.

Du Yanlin felt he 'should definitely do something' to mark the anniversary of the massacre.

Pu Zhiqiang is being held under criminal detention.

They call for 'good faith' talks to end the deadlock over election reforms for the former British colony.

A request to return outspoken bookseller Lam Wing-kei to police in China's Ningbo sparks fear and outrage in the former British colony.

The law professor had criticized the ruling Chinese Communist Party's grip on power.

A high-profile drunk driver in China is convicted of manslaughter but many seem unhappy with the punishment.

The court also orders the retrieval of U.S.$10 billion of Wu Xiaohui's personal assets and any "illegal gains" from his activities.

The sentence comes weeks after angry protests over the killing of a herdsman in China's Inner Mongolia.

Lei Zhengfu is sentenced for accepting bribes, while those who blackmailed him get shorter sentences.

A Chinese court hands down stiff sentences in restive Xinjiang, but will they prompt a backlash?