Chinese ban transport of explosives in Urumqi

BEIJING — Chinese police on Tuesday banned explosives from being transported in the western region of Xinjiang, the scene of deadly ethnic rioting this summer, while more suspects were being investigated for a spate of mysterious syringe attacks. The Xinjiang Public Security Ministry said transport ...

China’s Secretive Military Opens Up in Cyberspace

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BEIJING — China’s military launched a long-promised strategic assault Thursday on its skeptics and detractors, a globe-spanning offensive powered not by arms, but entirely by charm. The weapon was the Defense Ministry’s new Web site, its sharp home page topped by a photograph of a winding Great ...