China to tax the biggest polluters

CHINA will hit "outdated" highly polluting industry with a big electricity price surcharge as part of a push to dramatically slow the growth of the country's greenhouse emissions over the next five years, a senior Chinese official has said.

China accuses Dalai Lama of deception

China has said that the Dalai Lama's announcement that he will give up his political role is a trick.

McCain warns Australia over rise of China

FORMER presidential candidate John McCain has declared that Australia and the US should ensure that an increasingly assertive China observe basic principles such as "freedom of the seas".