Changing China
Changing China

Page last updated at 17:45 GMT, Thursday, 4 February 2010

Chinese steel welder
China defends its policies after US President Barack Obama promised to take a tougher line with Beijing over trade.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Family fear for China's missing dissident lawyer
China's highs and lows of internet freedom
Three men describe the compromises they live with

BACKGROUND GUIDES

A guide to the main people and events that have shaped China over the past decades

SPECIAL INTEREST

China from 1949-2009 as the country marks anniversary of Communist rule



FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Timeline charting the course of melamine scandal
The people held in an asylum for daring to complain
Will China lend its currency reserves to the West?

KEY STORIES
IN PICTURES

Woman drinking Prosecco at the pre-launch of a Western cosmetics brand in Beijing


Chinese student Listen and learn
Pick up some useful phrases and learn basic Mandarin



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