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Chinese President Hu Jintao (top) poses with ballet dancers as they visit the Matsuyama Ballet company in Tokyo. Hu said Thursday that Japan had nothing to fear from his country's rise and engaged in a round of ping-pong diplomacy, but he faced protests over Beijing's rule in Tibet.

China's Hu tells Japan not to fear

AFP - Thursday, May 8 05:12 pm

TOKYO (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday that Japan had nothing to fear from his country's rise and engaged in a round of ping-pong diplomacy, but he faced protests over Beijing's rule in Tibet. More »

China to hold formal talks on Tibet: Dalai Lama envoy
AFP - Thursday, May 8 08:00 am
DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - A date will soon be set for a seventh round of formal talks between the Dalai Lama's envoys and China on Tibet, an envoy of the spiritual leader said on Thursday. More »
Olympic flame reaches Mount Everest summit
AFP - Thursday, May 8 07:36 am
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese and Tibetan climbers bearing an Olympic torch reached Mount Everest's summit on Thursday, state television showed, in an historic moment for China exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games. More »
Tibetan envoy says China told to free Tibetan prisoners
AFP - Thursday, May 8 07:04 am
DHARAMSHALA, India (AFP) - Dalai Lama envoys told Beijing to release Tibetan prisoners and end 'reeducation' during weekend talks with Chinese officials over unrest in Tibet, one of the envoys said Thursday. More »
Olympic flame reaches top of Mount Everest: state television
AFP - Thursday, May 8 03:37 am
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame reached the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, state television showed, in an historic moment for China exactly three months ahead of the Beijing Games. More »
Everest torch climb nears summit: state media
AFP - Thursday, May 8 01:23 am
BEIJING (AFP) - A team of Chinese climbers carrying the Olympic flame was nearing the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, after hours earlier launching their ascent of the world's highest mountain, state media said. More »
China's Hu in Japan on rare visit of reconciliation
AFP - Tuesday, May 6 06:02 pm
TOKYO (AFP) - President Hu Jintao on Tuesday started the first visit by a Chinese leader to Japan in 10 years as the Asian powers eased decades of tension, but thousands took to the streets to protest over Tibet. More »
Dalai Lama envoy says China talks 'good first step'
AFP - Tuesday, May 6 08:30 am
HONG KONG (AFP) - Talks between Chinese officials and envoys from the Tibetan government-in-exile were a "good first step," one of the Dalai Lama's representatives said here on Tuesday. More »
Dalai Lama envoys 'very excited' after China talks
AFP - Tuesday, May 6 04:13 am
HONG KONG (AFP) - Talks between Chinese officials and envoys from the Tibetan government-in-exile were a "good first step," one of the Dalai Lama's representatives said here on Tuesday. More »