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China's glorification of communism

01.10.09

China celebrated 60 years of communist rule today with its biggest -ever display of military hardware and a march past of 100,000 troops.... more

By kowtowing to China we simply betray its people

01.10.09

Today's 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China sees huge celebrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, the world's largest man-made space... more

Finchley boys get on the Goodfoot

21.09.09

Four London street dancers who specialise in 'locking, popping and breaking' have beaten flamenco dancers and classical ballerinas to be named one of the best groups in the world... more

WORLD: The women invoking Tiananmen’s spirit

07.07.09

Women fought with riot police as fresh protests broke out in China’s volatile Xinjiang province today... more

WORLD: Name Tiananmen massacre dead, Clinton tells China

04.06.09

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called for China to reveal how many people were killed in Tiananmen Square... more

China's censors can't stem the great web tide

04.06.09

There's little doubt that China's society has progressed in the past two decades. With luck, there will be no blood spilt in Tiananmen Square this year... more

Face it: the anarchist kids in hoodies did the summit a huge favour

02.04.09

Cameras, fight, action: the events in the City proved to be more photo opportunity than the bringing down of capitalism – mirroring the non-event of the summit itself... more

Chinese slowdown ‘threat to Party rule’

22.01.09

Economics: Fears are emerging that the rapid slowdown in Chinese growth may begin to threaten the stability of the country... more

Beijing pays Ł20,000 for Ken’s junket to Games

15.08.08

Ken Livingstone was given a £20,000 free trip to the Olympics by the Chinese government... more

King leads charge of the Brit brigade

11.08.08

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Beijing ring of steel over terror video alert

08.08.08

The tight security at the Beijing Olympics - the largest seen at a sporting event - was stepped up after Islamist terrorists released a video warning of attacks on the Games... more

Beijing's secret war on human rights activists

07.08.08

A Chinese campaigner has told how activists have been detained, put under house arrest or driven out of Beijing in a clampdown before the Olympic opening ceremony... more

My first encounter with the dark beauty of Beijing

07.08.08

An hour to walk across the most breath-taking Olympic park ever, the beautiful Bird's Nest that no camera can truly capture...... more

Don't bet on the Games giving China democracy

07.08.08

Beijing may look vastly different now, but once the Olympic caravan moves on, the billy clubs and handcuffs will come out again and the regime will revert to its true nature... more

Banker's daughter arrested in Beijing protest

06.08.08

A City millionaire's daughter was arrested by Chinese authorities after launching a dramatic "Free Tibet" protest at the Olympic stadium... more

Beijing on Thames

06.08.08

On the eve of the Olympics, Sir David Tang tells how the Chinese are creating a cultural - and business - revolution in London. We pick 20 names to watch... more

I'm going to run in the marathon, says Paula

04.08.08

Radcliffe ended all speculation about her fitness by declaring she will definitely run in the Olympic marathon... more

China refuses to lift ban on key websites

01.08.08

Politically sensitive websites in China remain closed to foreign journalists despite promises that all restrictions would be lifted during the Beijing Olympics... more

Struggling Radcliffe would need a miracle to win, admits chief

15.07.08

Britain's Beijing athletics chief admits it would now take a miracle for Paula Radcliffe to emerge from her injury woes and win Olympic gold... more

Who's the real joker - Boris or the Mayor?

17.04.08

The Mayoralty has a vast budget and the power to affect Londoners' lives. But Ken has spent too much time on PR stunts and issues over which he has no control... more

China's thugs and fears over 2012 'gun guards'

08.04.08

The Olympic flame fiasco has ignited a row over foreign security services helping to police the 2012 Olympics, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Shameful echoes in Lord Coe's defence of Olympic hypocrisy

07.04.08

The Beijing Olympics, Grand National, Premiership and FA Cup - Matthew Norman has his say... more

League's lust for Sky cash is damaging the health of our game

02.04.08

Sky's loot has been the making of the Premier League; what an irony if it should be the breaking of it... more

In the Oxygene tent

31.03.08

Jean Michel Jarre's show at the Royal Albert Hall lacked the elaborate staging with which he is usually associated but his music was as head-spinng as ever, says John Aizlewood.... more