The United States has named China as one of eight "countries of particular concern" in its annual report on religious freedom issued on Monday.
China on Friday refuted criticism on its human rights situation from a US State Department official, urging the country to focus more on its own human rights improvement.
The International Leadership Foundation has awarded its Leadership for Peace honor to Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang.
US presidential hopefuls are blaming China's economic policies for the US recession in a fit of "China-bashing" that may harm bilateral ties.
The 17th annual China-US human rights talks were a "candid, open and constructive" dialogue that will help both sides deepen mutual understanding.
A "candid, open and constructive" dialogue that will help deepen mutual understanding, was the verdict on the 17th annual China-US human rights talks.
Robert Lawrence Kuhn says the West often doesn't understand the Chinese leadership's key priorities for China, but there seems an exception.
The US and China should work toward positive and stable interaction in the Asia-Pacific region, not confrontation, a top military officer said.
He has called on US to properly handle sensitive issues between the two countries to ensure bilateral relations move forward in a healthy and stable way.
The US National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon will meet with Chinese leaders in talks analysts are describing as a "fire extinguisher" for the two countries.
Chinese protest outside the Japanese consulate in New York on July 19 over Japan's stance in a dispute with China over the Diaoyu Islands. Japan on Sunday temporarily recalled its ambassador in Beijing for discussions over the islands, which Tokyo has said it will "nationalize".
Edward Schumacher-Matos (left), Ombudsman of National Public Radio, reacts to a point made by Brookings Institution senior policy analyst Neil Ruiz (right), at a July 18 forum on the US H1-B visa program for highly skilled foreign workers.