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Thousands Of Muslims Gather In China To Protest Mosque Demolition

1:29pm August 10, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The brand-new Grand Mosque in Weizhou is slated for destruction. The Chinese government says it lacked the right permits, but worshipers see the demolition as an attack on their faith.

Authorities in China have demolished the Beijing studio of contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei, a dissident and longtime critic of the Chinese government.

Ai Wei Wei's Beijing Studio Destroyed By Chinese Authorities

5:13pm August 04, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The Chinese dissident artist says his studio is in the process of being demolished. The surrounding arts district, which Ai created, is also being destroyed.

Containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on July 6. China has announced a plan to impose more tariffs on U.S. goods, in response to escalating trade threats from the Trump administration.

China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs On $60 Billion In U.S. Goods

7:05pm August 03, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Earlier this week, the Trump administration threatened to increase tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25 percent from 10 percent. China quickly vowed to take countermeasures.

The Trump administration threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent, escalating U.S. trade tensions with Beijing.

Trump Administration Threatens Even Higher Tariffs On China

7:28pm August 01, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

President Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on China over trade. The administration threatened to raise proposed tariffs on Chinese imports from 10 percent to 25 percent.

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Yuan Ruiyu, 26, says he and his friends are under pressure from both the government and their parents to hurry up and marry, and it's having the opposite effect on them.

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China's Marriage Rate Plummets As Women Choose To Stay Single Longer

3:59pm July 31, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

"Before, in China, you married to survive," says a Shanghai magazine editor. "Now I'm living well by myself, so I have higher expectations in marriage."

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Chinese officials work near the site of a reported blast just south of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, on Thursday.

Small Bomb Detonated Near U.S. Embassy In Beijing

11:40am July 26, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Police apprehended a 26-year-old man, whom they say detonated a small, homemade device. There were no reports of injuries other than the suspect.

Young hogs are seen at a farm in Farmville, N.C. From farmers to meat-storage facilities, to auto parts manufacturers, the impact of tariffs is spreading.

Tariffs Are Having A Chilling Effect On More U.S. Businesses

11:05am July 25, 2018

by Chris Arnold

From farmers to meat-storage facilities, to auto parts manufacturers, the impact of tariffs is spreading. And if trade tensions escalate more, industries warn it could get much worse.

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China's leaders have vowed to impose stiff penalties on drug companies who break the law, after a large vaccine company was found to have faked its records. Here, a child receives a vaccination shot at a hospital in China's southern Guangxi region on Mond

Chinese Company's Flawed Vaccines Draw Anger And A Criminal Inquiry

5:23pm July 23, 2018

by Bill Chappell

President Xi Jinping has promised serious punishment after a drug company was found to have faked production records for a rabies vaccine and sold a substandard infant vaccine.

Actor Wu Lei and actress Zhang Yishang attend a media conference for the film Asura in January in Beijing.

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China's Most Expensive Film Could Prove Its Biggest Movie Flop

5:13am July 17, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Asura, billed as an epic fantasy based on Buddhist mythology that cost $112 million to make, had a dismal box office in its opening weekend and was promptly pulled by producers.

A newborn girl is the first baby born in the New Year at Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Hospital on January 1, 2018 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China.

Despite The End Of China's One-Child Policy, Births Are Still Lagging

2:45pm July 16, 2018

Beijing hoped that by ending its infamous policy restricting women to one child, it would see a quick turnaround in the number of births. But the old policy has had a lasting impact.