China Detains 3 Leading Critics
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The detentions were the latest in a string of arrests and official harassment of journalists, writers and scholars.
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BEIJING, Oct. 29 -- China said Monday that it had arrested 774 people in a crackdown on substandard goods, part of its efforts to calm international worries over the quality of the country's products.
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A routine ID check has led to the detention of a prime suspect in a Chinese scandal over the sale of fake milk powder that led to the deaths of at least 13 babies, state media said Tuesday.
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Prominent Chinese activist Hu Jia is formally arrested more than a month after being taken into custody.
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Three people suspected of being members of a dissident group opposed to the Northern Ireland peace process were arrested in Ireland and were being questioned under anti-terrorist laws, police here said.
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Dozens of people have been detained or placed under house arrest, as the trial of a high-profile Beijing activist opens in a local court, said some of the detainees.
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Dr. Gao Yaojieâs detention sheds light on Chinaâs intolerance for grass-roots AIDS activists.
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China's arrest of a prominent rights campaigner is part of an increasing crackdown on critics that breaks promises it made to land the Olympics, said activists who called for world pressure on Beijing.
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China upheld convictions on Friday in two high-profile political cases, highlighting the Communist Party's intent to contain dissent in the face of criticism from rights groups and foreign governments.
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Chinese police detained two prominent dissident writers Monday night in an apparent campaign by the government to reassert authority over liberal intellectuals who have been increasingly outspoken in their criticism of the governing Communist Party, friends and family members said.
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Three Chinese nationals accused of importing thousands of counterfeit luxury handbags in the United States have been arrested in the past two days, federal authorities announced Thursday.
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Chinese authorities are reported to have detained at least 60 people, believed to be North Korean asylum seekers, who tried to enter the South Korean consulate in Beijing.
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SHANGHAI -- While he lived, China's Communist Party considered ousted leader Zhao Ziyang such a potent threat that it kept him under house arrest for 15 years.
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A Chinese civil rights activist who chronicled the plight of other dissidents before being taken from his home in December has been officially arrested and charged with subversion, his lawyer said Friday.
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One was held on suspicion of leaking state secrets to foreigners. Another was accused of corruption, detained for five months and then released without charge.
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BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have arrested or reprimanded more than 750 officials in recent months in connection with billions of dollars in financial irregularities ranging from unpaid taxes to embezzlement, according to a report made public yesterday.
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A Chinese activist whose writings frequently criticized the ruling Communist Party was released Tuesday after being detained by police, in what appears to be the latest in the government's ongoing efforts to tighten control over public dissent.