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China Rising : Fact Sheet
Shareholders and heads of Dalian Wanda Group and AMC meet to announce the Chinese conglomerate's acquisition of the American theater chain.

Why a Chinese company is buying AMC movie theaters

With the addition of AMC's 5,000 screens, Dalian Wanda Group is now the world's largest theater operator. But was this really a smart acquisition?

 
China Rising : The List
China could "easily kickstart growth" by enacting a fiscal stimulus plan, but the government is concerned that a flood of money would cause prices to spike.

5 reasons China's economy is slowing down

After years of furious growth, the world's second-largest economy is losing steam, and the falloff will likely have negative repercussions for the rest of the world

 
China Rising : Opinion Brief
Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist who exposed abuses under China's one-child policy, hopes to move to the United States with his family.

The Chen Guangcheng exile deal: Happy ending or disaster?

After a tense showdown between the U.S. and China, a blind activist waits to see whether Beijing will honor an agreement to let him study in the U.S.

 
China Rising : Opinion Brief
Chen Guangcheng, in the wheelchair, meets his wife Yuan Weijing, right, and two young children at a hospital in Beijing on May 2. Although Chen willingly left the U.S. embassy, he now says he would like to leave China altogether.

The Chen Guangcheng deal: Who won?

The blind activist leaves the U.S. Embassy after Chinese officials assure his safety, but the agreement to return Chen to his normal life seems to be unraveling

 
China Rising : Analysis
Protesters wearing sunglasses in support of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng demonstrate outside the Chinese liaison office in Hong Kong.

Showdown in Beijing: Is the U.S. wrong to shelter a Chinese dissident?

American diplomats are reportedly hiding Chen Guangcheng, a blind activist who escaped house arrest — a move that some worry will harm U.S.-China ties

 
China Rising : Instant Guide
Last year, DreamWorks Animation smashed China's box office records with "Kung Fu Panda 2," which earned some $100 million, and now other top Hollywood studios want in on the action.

Is Hollywood bribing the Chinese government?

U.S. authorities are investigating Tinseltown's biggest studios, as the battle to screen more American movies in the world's most populous nation heats up

 
China Rising : Controversy
A Tibetan exile reads a note written by Jamphel Yeshi, a fellow exile who set himself on fire Monday in protest of Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to India.

Tibet's 'horrific' wave of self-immolations: An instant guide

The dramatic — and often fatal — form of protest has become an increasingly common way to call attention to China's policies in ethnic Tibetan regions

 
China Rising : Burning Question
While both the U.S. and China engage in massive government spending, China's funds tend to go toward infrastructure projects like high-speed rail, while America's go to entitlement programs.

Is China better at capitalism than America?

Conventional wisdom holds that Uncle Sam's free-market model is the best in the world. But China's growing clout is causing economists to think twice

 
China Rising : Opinion Brief
A Chinese worker handles the production of to-be-exported yarn: China has relied heavily on cheap exports to build its economy, the growth of which is expected to slow to 7.5 percent this year.

Is China's 'inevitable' slowdown good for the global economy?

The world's second-largest economy is cooling off after years of torrid growth — and Chinese consumers and U.S. manufacturers alike may be cheering the news

 
China Rising : Fact Sheet
An excavator loads a truck with rare earth in Lianyungang city: Thanks to lax regulations, it's significantly cheaper to mine rare earths in China than it is in the U.S.

Obama vs. China: The battle over 'rare earths'

The U.S. accuses the world's most populous nation of hoarding precious metals that are vital to the creation of high-tech products, from iPhones to missiles

 
China Rising : Forecast
Chinese workers in a shoe factory: China is moving beyond manufacturing cheap exports, such as shoes and clothes, and on to higher value work.

Is the era of a 'cheap China' coming to an end?

China has long been known as a teeming source of inexpensive labor, but many businesses say that's no longer true

 
China Rising : Analysis
Chinese paramilitary policemen exercise during a training session in Wuxi city: The government is boosting military spending by 11.2 percent this year.

China's ballooning military budget: Should America worry?

The world's most populous nation boosts its defense spending, raising concerns that it's building the 'biggest, baddest' army in Asia

 
China Rising : Burning Question
A bustling Hong Kong street: China, the world's second-largest economy, is being urged by the West to overhaul its financial and business practices.

Is China heading toward an economic crisis?

A new World Bank report warns that China must drastically overhaul the way it does business — or risk financial catastrophe

 
China Rising : The Bullpen
Daniel Larison

Daniel Larison: The problem with political bloviating on China

U.S. presidential candidates love to harp on the world's most populous nation. But once they're in office, they quickly start singing a different tune

 
China Rising : Instant Guide
Chinese gamers at an internet cafe: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) says Chinese hackers are illegally stealing business secrets from American firms.

Hacked: How China is stealing America's business secrets

Sen. John Kerry is fed up with China's penchant for looting technology from U.S. businesses — up to $400 billion worth of data each year. When will it stop?

 
China Rising : The Bullpen
Yunte Huang

Yunte Huang: Why Republicans should lay off China

Pete Hoekstra sparked a media firestorm with his racist "yellowgirl" ad. Sadly, he's hardly the only Republican trafficking in xenophobic Beijing-bashing

 

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