Rise of China

It's the most populous nation on earth, and its economic growth is in double digits. The 21st century may well belong to China.

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Beijing games 'send wrong message' »

That's the view of the stadium's architect. Not the view of the Chinese government, of course. Lindsey Hilsum reports.

Lindsey Hilsum re-tells her meeting with the elderly Chinese women who "seriously disturbed the public order".

There's now an easier way to watch Channel 4 News when you want to.

The latest Olympics news from Lindsey Hilsum and the China bureau.

China as seen by Chinese photographers, from 1949 to the present.

Lindsey Hilsum evades minders and a shadowy, silver Mitsubishi on the trail of the Uighur.

Guest blogger Danny Vincent on the changing face of China.

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The biggest stories and the best pictures.

Political commentary from our blog artist Beau Bo D'Or.