China news update 20080820

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Hua Guofeng, Mao's successor as Chinese leader, dies aged 87 Times Online - UK On his deathbed, Mao made clear his choice of successor with a phrase still familiar to almost every Chinese: “With you in charge my heart is at ease. ...

Chinese news update 20080702

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Zheng Jie becomes first Chinese grand slam semi-finalist The Australian - Sydney,Australia Zheng, 24, beat Czech 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 on Tuesday to become the first Chinese player to reach the last four of a Grand Slam. ... Chinese top ...

China News Update 20080626

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Chinese Authors Find Creative Outlets on the Web NPR - USA Her novels have found a wide audience on Xidian, a Chinese literary site. Now she's looking forward to her first mainstream publication. ... ...