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Archive: China
UK furious at Russia and China after Syria veto
Russia and China "sided with the Syrian regime" by blocking a United Nations resolution against Bashar al-Assad's regime, William Hague has said.
UK celebrates after UN passes Syria resolution
UK quits Damascus embassy amid Syria violence
Frustrated Hague puts hopes in Syria 'stranglehold'
Hague heads cyberspace conference
London is hosting the first international conference looking at the challenges - and threats - posed by cyberspace.
Trade trumps human rights as Chinese premier visits
Whitehall officials are firmly focused on improving Britain's trade links with China as Wen Jiabao visits London - to the frustration of human rights campaigners.
Comment: The name no-one dared mention
Does the name Liu Xiabo mean anything to you? He is China's first-ever Nobel peace prize laureate.
Free-Tibet and Chinese counter-protest in pictures
See all the images from this afternoon's Free-Tibet protest, which triggered a counter-demonstration from Chinese groups.
Comment: Wen Jiabao's smile shields cruelty
When David Cameron shakes the hand of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, he shakes the hand of a man who rules the world's largest remaining tyranny.
Analysis: UK makes money, not war
The stakes are simply too high for diplomats to risk a confrontation with China over its human rights record.
Activists target Chinese visit
Demonstrators will launch a series of coordinated protests against the visit of Wen Jiabao to London today.
Free Tibet: Business shouldn't trump human rights
Stephanie Brigden, Free Tibet director, calls on David Cameron to address human rights issues and not to be gagged by promises of investment.
Downing St: UK needs Chinese investment
A Downing Street spokesperson talks up the benefits of conducting business with China.
Amnesty International: PM has a duty to raise human rights
Tim Hancock, campaigns director at Amnesty International UK, implores Cameron to raise human rights issues.
CBI: Chinese market is a big opportunity
Rhian Chilcott, international director of CBI, speaking to politics.co.uk, welcomes new trade deals with China.
HRW: Pressure on China should be stepped up
David Mepham, UK director of Human Rights Watch, demands a strong stance on China's human rights record from David Cameron.
Hague risks Chinese anger by honouring Nobel winner
William Hague has used the occasion of international human rights day to praise imprisoned Nobel prize-winner Liu Xiaopo.
Cameron demands political freedom in China
David Cameron has made an unequivocal call for greater political freedom in China, in a speech delivered to students in Beijing.
Cameron treads lightly in China
David Cameron went out of his way not to offend his Chinese hosts today, promising not to "hector" the country on its human rights record.
UK 'puts trade before human rights' in China
David Cameron is travelling to China tonight, amid fears that human rights concerns will be overshadowed by trade negotiations.
Comment: Hague must end his silence on China
Ai Weiwei's Tate Modern installation should remind us of London's shameful tolerance for Chinese human rights abuse.
Chinese human rights champion takes peace prize
Chinese human rights campaigner Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel peace prize.
Review: Beijing Coma
This magnificent work of fiction about the Tiananmen Square massacre is destined to become a modern classic.
Give £40m in aid to China, MPs urge
Britain should pay China £40 million after its aid programme agreement ends in 2011, MPs have recommended.
Pressure on UK on anniversary of Tibet uprising
Pro-Tibet activists are putting pressure on the UK government to secure action from China on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising.
Man charged with throwing shoe at Chinese premier
A man has been charged by police after a shoe was hurled at Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University.
Chinese visit continues despite protests
Gordon Brown and David Cameron have both met premier Wen Jiabao despite widespread protests against the Chinese leader.
Chinese visit prompts nationwide protests
Protests are being planned across the country this weekend to coincide with the visit of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao to the UK.
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