Chinese security forces rounded up more government critics ahead of Saturday's anniversary of the crushing of the 1989 pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, adding to an already harsh crackdown on dissent, activists said.Full story
A large statue of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius, controversially erected outside a Communist Party museum in central Beijing, has quietly been removed from its plinth. Full story
Clapping solemnly, dignitaries in Norway honored this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, with an empty chair. Full story
A Pakistan national flag flies alongside a Chinese national flag in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong on Beijing's Tiananmen Square during Pakistan' Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's visit May 18, 2011. PM Yusuf Raza Gilani's visit to China from Tuesday allows Islamabad to show it has an
Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers get ready for the march past Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2009. China celebrated 60 years of communist rule with a massive military parade and elaborate pageantry on Beijing's Tiananmen Square showcasing the natio
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PATRICK BAERT A file photo taken on November 1, 2002 shows a chubby baby smiling in front of a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Child obesity is ballooning into a big problem in China as 'little emperors' are increasingly getting
