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Jackie Chan's comments that freedom may not be good for China were taken out of context, his spokesman said Tuesday, while Facebook users and Chinese scholars condemned the veteran actor on the Internet in a spreading backlash.

An explosion at a detonator and dynamite warehouse at a coal mine in central China killed at least 18 people on Friday, according to Xinhua.

The Chinese cyber spies have penetrated so deep into the US system — ranging from its secure defence network, banking system, electricity grid to putting spy chips into its defence planes — that it can cause serious damage to the US any time, a top US official on counter-intelligence has said.

China is investing heavily in electric-vehicle technology and offering subsidies to taxis and government agencies.

President says he'll visit China to talk money matters later this year, also accepts invitation to visit Moscow.

Foreigners able to visit Tibet from April 5.

Beijing issues written statement denying involvment in GhostNet hacker network, calls accusations part of 'propaganda campaign.'

Google said it was responding to the phenomenal popularity of free music downloads in China, one of the few markets where the company lags, by forming an alliance with the music industry.

A cyber spy network based mainly in China hacked into classified documents from government and private organizations in 103 countries, including the computers of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan exiles, Canadian researchers said Saturday.

The US reports on China's increasing "disruptive" military reach and calls for more transparency from Beijing.