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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:36:29 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:16:18 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/asiapacific/china/society(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1088a734-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1088a734-cd42-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlChina has executed nine people convicted of violent crimes during ethnic rioting in the far western Xinjiang region in July, the first to be put to death over the unrest, the China News Service saysMon, 9 Nov 2009 15:36:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/31635a72-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31635a72-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html Over the past nine months, the government has tightened online censorship to an extent not seen in years and there is a growing realisation the new roadblocks are here to stay Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:03:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9921423a-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9921423a-c96f-11de-a071-00144feabdc0.htmlA tour operators lobby group says a repeat of the Beijing pattern for London could cause a loss of 2.5m visitors to the UK capital and £1.5bn of visitor spending in the Olympics yearThu, 5 Nov 2009 02:29:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/463fc552-c31e-11de-8eca-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/463fc552-c31e-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlWhen Chen Fashu, the 15th richest man in China this year, announced he would donate about Rmb8.3bn to his new charitable foundation, state media questioned his motivesTue, 27 Oct 2009 17:45:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b671f746-bffe-11de-aed2-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b671f746-bffe-11de-aed2-00144feab49a.htmlAs calls mount for Chinese consumers to spend more to help fix global imbalances, it appears they have learnt at least one lesson from their US counterparts – bigger is better when it comes to flat-screen televisions Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:43:47 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b3f5e-be54-11de-9195-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/019b3f5e-be54-11de-9195-00144feab49a.htmlAs its export sector shows signs of flickering back to life, the country's leaders will also count themselves lucky to have escaped the financial crisis without widespread unrestWed, 21 Oct 2009 17:27:26 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa33053a-bc0a-11de-9426-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fa33053a-bc0a-11de-9426-00144feab49a.htmlChina's banking regulator has promised to deliver basic financial services to every town in the country within three years in an ambitious programme backed by state-owned banksSun, 18 Oct 2009 23:36:38 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/448e0e3a-b81a-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/448e0e3a-b81a-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a.htmlBeijing's appearance as guest of honour at the world's largest book fair is seen as an opportunity for it to make itself heard and communicate its global goalsWed, 14 Oct 2009 02:48:38 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ecfe7f22-b7da-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ecfe7f22-b7da-11de-8ca9-00144feab49a.htmlAsia's wealthy were hit harder by the global financial crisis than rich Americans and Europeans, and are still nursing losses in spite of the recovery in the equity marketsTue, 13 Oct 2009 17:44:27 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b07213a4-b355-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b07213a4-b355-11de-ae8d-00144feab49a.htmlReforms in finance, the monetisation of land and social welfare appear poised to turn the countryside from a backwater to a driver of economic growth over the next decadeWed, 7 Oct 2009 17:43:17 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c90d1fa-b1f6-11de-a271-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c90d1fa-b1f6-11de-a271-00144feab49a.htmlA mainland connoisseur splashed out $93,077 for a bottle of 1982 Chateau Petrus Imperial in another example of how wealthy Chinese are setting records in markets from wine to propertyMon, 5 Oct 2009 22:40:21 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/aced14c0-b1c7-11de-a271-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aced14c0-b1c7-11de-a271-00144feab49a.htmlChina's star-studded propaganda blockbuster, which marks 60 years of communist rule, is on track to match the country's box office record set by the Hollywood film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in JulyMon, 5 Oct 2009 17:19:15 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/33bb0db0-aed3-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/33bb0db0-aed3-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0.htmlThe past 60 years have shown it is foolish to underestimate the Communist party's staying power. But, by the same token, its need to adapt is as pressing as everThu, 1 Oct 2009 22:47:27 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/91c85780-ae62-11de-8464-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/91c85780-ae62-11de-8464-00144feabdc0.htmlAudio slideshow: Hear Geoff Dyer's account of China's spectacular military and civilian parade to celebrate the 60th birthday of the People's RepublicThu, 1 Oct 2009 11:30:05 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1054574c-ae0a-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=0a8cf74c-6d6d-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fsocietyhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1054574c-ae0a-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlCitizens are aware of their country's failings and contradictions. Yet a common view is that these are inevitable side-effects of development. They are tolerable so long as tomorrow is better, writes David Pilling Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:44:52 +0100