The US House of Representatives on Tuesday urged China to end its "persecution" of the Falungong and rejected Beijing's charge that the banned spiritual movement is an "evil cult." In a nearly unanimous vote, the House called on China to free thousands of practitioners who are said to be imprisoned and to abolish an office tasked with fighting the ...

Under election-year pressure over trade-driven jobs, US senators unveiled legislation Tuesday that would impose tough new penalties on China if it failed to revalue its currency. The legislation, which enjoys support from both sides of the political aisle, would punish currency manipulation as an unfair subsidy and could trigger a set of retaliatory US action. The move came as lawmakers ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran's nuclear program, but remains doubtful sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was speaking after talks with visiting British Foreign Secretary (minister) David Miliband, where one of the key issues on the table was Iran. Yang's comments ...