Beijing to take petition system online;

Xi forms new counter-terror brigade  

Obama confirms disputed islands fall under U.S.-Japan treaty;

Report: Chinese informants active on Australian campuses  

China to sell subs to Bangladesh;

Taiwan requests diesel-electric subs from U.S.  

Tibetans in Nepal suffer from Chinese pressure;

Air quality standards under the microscope  

Protests in Taiwan over trade pact with China;

Beijing looks to boost flagging trade with Sudan