BEIJING — Faced with political turmoil at the top, a slowing economy, and a young and wired population restless for change, China’s Communist rulers appear to have dusted off a time-tested tactic: blaming foreigners for the country’s problems. Read full article > >

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In China, foreigner-bashing brings backlash

Communist Party veterans write to China’s president to urge him to sack security chief Zhou Yongkang for supporting disgraced politician Bo Xilai.

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A senior White House official said Sunday that President Obama wants to strike the “appropriate balance” in dealing with a Chinese dissident who fled house arrest last Sunday and reportedly is under American protection inside the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. Read full article > >

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BEIJING — Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has seized upon the ouster of his Communist Party rival Bo Xilai to reinvigorate what had until recently seemed a lonely campaign for Western-style economic liberalization and a battle against corruption. Read full article > >

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HONG KONG — When Chinese authorities launched an investigation in 2006 into potential foreign currency violations by Beijing Henderson Properties, the real estate developer called in some curious outside help. It turned to a Chinese investment company with no evident expertise in currency regulations and to a murky Hong Kong foundation with no dis­cern­ible offices and no listed telephone number. Read full article > >

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As China’s communist party admit that Neil Heywood may have been murdered, there are still questions about whether the real reason for the British businessman’s death will ever emerge.

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BEIJING — The dramatic ouster of Bo Xilai as Communist Party chief in Chongqing has prompted an outpouring from people who say their relatives were wrongly jailed under his rule and want the government to reopen their cases. Read full article > >

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In the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, Reuters now reports that two unnamed individuals assert money was the motivation behind his death. In an exclusive report , Reuters cites two individuals with knowledge of the police investigation who claim Heywood was poisoned after a falling out with Bo Gu Kailai, the wife of one of China’s top Communist Party leaders, Bo Xilai. Bo Gu Kailai reportedly became angry at Heywood after he threatened to reveal her plan to move money abroad. Heywood was found dead in a hotel room in November. Bo Gu Kailai is now in police custody under suspicion of murder and her husband’s once-promising career in the Communist Party has been demolished and his whereabouts are unknown. Read full article > >

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HONG KONG — With China’s propaganda apparatus in overdrive as the Communist Party demolishes the reputation of one of its former stars, a few defiant and angry fans are sticking to their guns. “We support the Chongqing Model and Bo Xilai,” declared a call to arms posted on the Web site of the Progress Society, a pugnacious “new left” fraternity that trumpets the ousted Chongqing Party boss as a hero. Its logo features a panda wearing a Mao cap and clutching a rifle in front of a Chinese flag. Read full article > >

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Fans of Bo Xilai rally to ousted chief in China

Bo Xilai, once tipped as a future Chinese leader, is dismissed from key posts in the ruling Communist Party, state media report.

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Bo stripped of key Chinese posts

For weeks, there has been frenzied politicking at the top of the Communist Party as it attempts to seal rifts in its leadership.

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As publisher of the secret journal of purged Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang and other political blockbusters, New Century Press has grown accustomed to dealing with bursts of rage from Beijing. But it never expected a fuss over its latest venture: a densely footnoted monograph on political theory by an 83-year-old communist with a heart condition. Read full article > >

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China hits out at US criticism over Syria, with the official Communist Party newspaper describes it as “super arrogant”.

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China condemns US Syria critique

MOSCOW — Thousands of ebullient Russians stood in a nearly continuous 10-mile chain circling the center of Moscow on Sunday, warning Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that his years of undisputed rule are over even as he prepares to take the presidency in an avalanche of votes next week. Read full article > >

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Jeremy Lin’s stunning success with the Knicks over the last week and a half has captured the imagination of China, from Communist Party bosses to the often-persecuted Christian minority.

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In China, Knicks’ Lin Emerges as a Star and a Symbol