China said Sunday it was concerned about U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite that is hurtling toward Earth with 1,000 pounds of toxic fuel.

*Awesome, now we've got China and Russia worried. Top Notch job! picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Hackers allegedly hijacked satellite TV signals in southern China to broadcast anti-government messages, news reports said Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing up to 5,000 people in a single county and trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school

80 percent of the buildings had collapsed in Beichuan county in Sichuan province picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

MIANYANG, China - A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday amid concerns over rising water levels in a lake formed by landslides from the massive May 12 temblor.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the aftershock struck at 12:41 p.m. (12:41 a.m. EDT) just south of the town of Qingchuan at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

The satellite, named the Chang'e I after a female figure from Chinese mythology who lives on the moon, will trace a path around the moon's poles. It will orbit the moon for more than a year, allowing it to map nearly every part of its terrain and overall structure. Schedule launch on 24th Oct. picked by carusonline 10 months ago

China has tied the United States as the online population leader with its government reporting that the number of Internet users there has soared to 221 million. picked by 2longdogs 4 months ago

China has found microscopic worms in wooden packaging from the United States and uncovered substandard U.S. vitamin pills and fish oil for children, Chinese media said on Friday in the latest volley of cross-border accusations. picked by Neiako 12 months ago

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 2 weeks ago

China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic. picked by Green84 1 year ago

A Senate lawmaker accused the Chinese government on Thursday of ordering U.S.-owned hotels in China to install Internet filters that can spy on international visitors coming to see the summer Olympic games. picked by deEPCHill 4 months ago

'The rise to number one emitter may put pressure on Beijing to do more to help a U.N.-led fight against global warming.

"China's 2006 carbon dioxide emissions surpassed those of the United States by 8 percent," the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency said in a statement. In 2005, it said China's emissions were 2 percent below those of the United States.' picked by julea 1 year ago

President Bush has ordered the Pentagon to use a Navy missile to attempt to destroy a broken U.S. spy satellite - and thereby minimize the risk to humans from its toxic fuel - by intercepting it just before it re-enters the atmosphere, officials said Thursday.
*update to this story. picked by dollyllama 6 months ago

Take That!, former "Take That" member picked by wildminou 7 months ago

Lawmakers of the South China province Guandong intend to ban the tradition of keeping mistresses to preserve marital bond and social stability. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Boxun News, a Chinese-language Web site based outside China, reported that an unnamed expert has claimed that there was a nuclear explosion near the epicenter of the Sichuan earthquake, based on witness reports and the discovery of concrete rubble believed to have come from an underground military installation. The news of this nuclear explosion has raised questions about the cause of the earthqua... read full post picked by bingo 2 months ago