Chinese human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang set for trial
Attorney who has represented dissidents faces eight years for ‘provoking trouble’
US ambassador to China urges end to crackdown on rights lawyers
Max Baucus urges Beijing to see rights lawyers as partners, not enemies
China accuses US of ‘cold war mentality’ on South China Sea
Beijing says it is prepared for conflict as US Navy patrols near Spratley Islands
China ‘prepared to fight’ for territorial rights in South China Sea
US ‘freedom of navigation’ exercises are coercing military conflict, says Chinese colonel
Obama: kiss of death?
Most US presidents end up as lame ducks. But Barack Obama’s power has waned early, and in November’s midterm elections he will struggle to keep control of the US Senate. One of the key battlegrounds is North Carolina
China accuses US of double standards on cyberspying
China to take ‘further action on the so-called charges by the United States’, ambassador told
Still no US ambassador to Ireland appointed after 15-month delay
Taoiseach Enda Kenny raised issue with Barack Obama at White House meeting
US Senate leaders poised to reach agreement
Hopes deal will bring a halt to fiscal standoff before US borrowing authority runs out
Conservatives hire Obama election chief
Jim Messina’s hiring is seen as major coup for party ahead of 2015 election
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