<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Ruling China</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/world/issues/chinarule?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><description>Ruling China</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[8 Slashed to Death in Chinese High School]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13728-2004Nov26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13728-2004Nov26.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The unexplained attack is the latest and most serious in a series of such knifings that have alarmed the Chinese public and led police to reinforce security at schools and day-care centers.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In China's Cities, a Turn From Factories]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48818-2004Sep24.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48818-2004Sep24.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The country's labor force is stalling as urban workers, tired of paltry pay and rat-infested apartments, seek higher wages and better conditions in rural areas.]]></description><author> Peter S. Goodman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Declares War on Electronic Porn]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17019-2004Aug19.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17019-2004Aug19.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Even for authoritarian rulers, the decree that plugged-in Chinese must be back on the sexual straight and narrow by Oct. 1 will not become reality easily.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Plea for Honesty Transfixes China]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63705-2004Aug13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63705-2004Aug13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An obscure Communist Party cadre in southern China burst into the national limelight Friday with an open complaint that his efforts to fight corruption had been stymied by more senior officials.]]></description><author> Edward Cody</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing Tightens Control Of Hong Kong]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54094-2004Apr6.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54094-2004Apr6.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Chinese government ruled Tuesday that it alone had the power to initiate political reform in Hong Kong, generating an immediate outcry from pro-democracy activists in this former British colony.]]></description><author> Edward Cody  and Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hu Calls for Political Reforms In China]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31062-2003Oct1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31062-2003Oct1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Hu Jintao has made his most significant call for reform and the expansion of the Chinese people's participation in politics, the official news agency reported.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Trying a Softer Sell in Hong Kong]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56090-2003Aug27.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56090-2003Aug27.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In dealing with this summer's unprecedented demonstrations against the government in Hong Kong, Chinese officials are betting that residents of this shopper's paradise care more about their pocketbooks than the ballot box.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong's Chief Ousts 2 Key Aides Targeted in Protests]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2399-2003Jul16.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2399-2003Jul16.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In another victory for pro-democracy protesters, Hong Kong's chief executive  announced the resignations Wednesday of his two most unpopular cabinet members, including his outspoken security chief.]]></description><author> Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hong Kong's Summer of Discontent]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56308-2003Jul14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56308-2003Jul14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hong Kong's recent mass demonstrations have put China's leaders on the defensive, forcing a retreat in their reshaping of the former colony and encouraging those who hope its liberal traditions might instead reshape China.]]></description><author> Philip P. Pan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth Grows From Seed Money in China]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13507-2003Jul5.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13507-2003Jul5.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Entrepreneurs are using the state's money and gaining control of once publicly owned companies to build private corporate empires.]]></description><author> Peter S. Goodman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands Assail Hong Kong's Chief]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60355-2003Jul1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60355-2003Jul1.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[On the sixth anniversary Tuesday of the handover of Hong Kong to China, hundreds of thousands of residents made an unprecedented public show of dissatisfaction with the Beijing-controlled government.]]></description><author> Alexandra A. Seno</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Orders Officials To Give Full SARS Data]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51624-2003May13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51624-2003May13.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Chinese leadership has taken steps to prevent further coverups of the SARS epidemic, ordering government officials throughout the country to provide full and immediate data on the virus, news reports said Tuesday.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outbreak Gave China's Hu an Opening]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47408-2003May12.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47408-2003May12.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Chinese president's decision to   acknowledge Beijing's lies about SARS reflect the tumultuous pace of change in China, as technological and cultural influences vie with Communist Party doctrine.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's Leader Outlines a Social Agenda]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49141-2003Mar18.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49141-2003Mar18.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The new Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, offered his vision Tuesday of a kinder, gentler government, focusing on the country's growing problems of unemployment and economic distress.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Shanghai, Old Ways Prove Barrier to Reform]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30847-2003Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30847-2003Mar15.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The condom trade in the city has been used as a way for government officials to garner personal profits.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China's New Leaders Try to Change Tack]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27332-2003Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27332-2003Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[China's new president and premier have moved subtly to distinguish themselves from Jiang and signaled a significant change in tack for the nation's government.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government Projects Put China to Work and in Debt]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27349-2003Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27349-2003Mar14.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Some 27 million have lost jobs in recent years as unprofitable state businesses have shut down. Farm incomes are dropping, prompting peasants to move to cities in search of work.]]></description><author> Peter S. Goodman</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security Forces Pack Beijing for Elections]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7696-2003Mar10.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7696-2003Mar10.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Police officers, soldiers and an army of volunteers have fanned out across Beijing, creating the tightest security web in years as China's legislature prepares to elect a new president and prime minister later this week.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Delegates Test One-Party Rule]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37252-2003Mar3.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37252-2003Mar3.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officially sanctioned candidates are losing elections in China, an unheard-of event in 50-plus years of Communist domination.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Executes Tibetan Monk for Alleged Bombings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49293-2003Jan27.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49293-2003Jan27.html?nav=rss_world/issues/chinarule</guid><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:05:57 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hours after rejecting an appeal, China executed a former Tibetan monk on Sunday for allegedly carrying out a string of bombings to protest China's rule over Tibet.]]></description><author> John Pomfret</author></item></channel></rss>