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US Marine Corps General James Cartwright says the Chinese made two unsuccessful attempts at an anti-satellite intercept before the successful test in January.

While the Chinese might accuse the media of being anti-Chinese and yet very fair in the rest of its reporting, let me assure you that the media is going to be biased… I don’t think it is necessarily anti-Chinese, though I do think it is biased period.

Mou dan pi (cortex moutan, 牡丹皮, 簡稱丹皮); root bark of Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews ) is one of the common herbs found in anti-diabetic traditional Chinese medicine formulae. However, what constitutes its anti-diabetic effect is established only recently in a study by researchers in Hong Kong.

Cordyceps sinensis, or commonly known as catepillar fungus, is an expensive traditional Chinese medicine well-known for its anti-tumour, immunostimulant, antioxidant and anti-diabetic functions. This is why after the outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong in 2002, the price of the fungus shot up to US$7,000/kg, half the price of gold.

Microsoft was already generating criticism last summer, not long after the launch of its portal, because MSN Spaces users frequently experienced restrictions when they used certain words prohibited by the government. Until the beginning of this year, Zhao -- also known by his blog pseudonym Michael Anti -- was able to skirt complete censorship by Microsoft. Zhao told AsiaMedia on July 19, 2005 that he was able to avoid online censorship by knowing and avoiding using sensitive words.

Walk only streets are popular in metros to promote local business. This list shows 12 top streets in China. They are must-goes when you happen to have a chance to visit these cities.

The latest news from Xinhua on the epidemic of Hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) confirms 15,799 cases and 26 fatalities.

The organisers of the Beijing Games could not buy some good luck with all the tea in, well… China!

If it’s not anti-Olympic protests it’s… a medical epidemic!

A funny thing happened just before Beijing was scheduled to test their anti-air pollution campaign: they canceled it. if Beijing is not even willing to execute an extended practice run for air pollution reduction, you must question the political will needed to make a positive impression on the world

If you ask Ma Lik, people in Hong Kong only deserve suffrage when they all agree that Beijing is full of lovable overlords and Tiananmen Square really wasn't so bad as those disgruntled anti-China foreigners in the world's media say it was. ImageThief has a different take.