China blocks access to New York Times Web site BEIJING - China has blocked access to the New York Times Web site, the newspaper said Saturday, days after the central government defended its right to censor online content it deems illegal. China to help Taiwan amid global crisis BEIJING (AFP) - China will come to Taiwan's aid if the impact of the global economic crisis worsens, a top Chinese official was quoted saying on Saturday in the latest gesture of goodwill between the two longtime rivals. Hu Jintao pledges open China amid 30-year celebration BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged Thursday that China would never turn back on its path of opening to the world, as he led celebrations for the nation's 30 years of spectacular economic reforms.
Chinese film cleared for Berlin festival Authorities have approved a Chinese film about a massage parlor boss and one of his workers to compete at the Berlin International Film Festival after five revisions, the movie's producer said.