Google access disrupted in China
Access to Google has been disrupted in parts of China, amid a row over what internet users can view.

China accused over unfair trade
The US and European Union file complaints with the WTO that China is unfairly limiting its raw material exports.

China debates sex change rules
China is set to formalise the rules covering sex change operations to ensure that all those who want surgery meet certain requirements.

China 'unfairly seen as eco-villain'
China's insatiable appetite for resources has led to the nation being unfairly portrayed as the world's biggest environmental villain.

Authors urge Liu Xiaobo release
More than 300 major authors have signed a petition in support of the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Surge in Chinese internet users
China's online population, already the world's largest, expands to 298 million, a government-linked report says.

China 'wants strong links to US'
China's defence ministry says it wants closer military ties with the US as it releases its biennial survey of defence issues.

China's elusive president
As China's Communist Party Congress opens, the BBC's James Reynolds examines the quiet rise and reclusive style of China's president.

China rejects BBC Darfur claims
China rejects BBC claims it is violating a UN arms embargo by helping Sudan.

China blames Dalai Lama for riots
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, organised recent unrest in Lhasa.

President makes live webcast
Chinese president takes part in his first chat forum - but only answers three easy questions.

China to raise military spending
China says it plans to increase its military spending by nearly 18%, and dismisses US criticism.

China's dilemma over Darfur
China wants to show it is doing all it can to resolve the crisis in Darfur, but does not want to sacrifice its close economic ties with Sudan, according to the BBC's Michael Bristow.

China arrests 'Olympic plotters'
China say it has arrested 82 suspected terrorists so far this year for plotting to sabotage the Olympic Games in Beijing.

Olympic tickets on sale illegally
Black market tickets for next year's Olympic Games in China are already being sold illegally on the internet.

Pay-TV turns off football fans
Fans of the English football in China are proving reluctant to switch to pay-TV, the BBC's Michael Bristow writes.

Deep concern over Three Gorges
There are fears that China's Three Gorges Dam is causing serious environmental problems, the BBC's Michael Bristow says.

Who owns Mao's millions?
Mao Zedong's writing continues to bring in royalties, but no one is sure who the money belongs to.

BBC website 'unblocked in China'
News stories on the BBC website are now accessible to people in China, after years of tight government control.

China and Japan strike gas deal
China and Japan reach an agreement in a long-running dispute over a gas field in the East China Sea.

Rising food prices upset shoppers
Rising food prices could put both prosperity and political stability at risk in China.

Oil costs hit China trade surplus
China's trade surplus fell 10% in May after a surge in imported energy and raw material costs, figures show.

Slowing exports curb growth
China's economy grew 10.1% over the past three months to June, a fall from 10.6% over the previous quarter.

China inflation down from highs
Chinese inflation falls back to an annual rate of 7.7% in May, official figures show, as food price growth slows.

Chinese chukkas
The sport of kings takes root among upwardly mobile

Thirty years on
The effect of Deng Xiaoping's reforms on modern China

'Locked up'
The people held in an asylum for daring to complain

Helping out?
Will China lend its currency reserves to the West?

Hidden Beijing
The best places to eat, drink and shop in China's capital

Post-Games China
The world wonders where China goes next