Sino-U.S. naval spat in the Pacific;

Sino-U.S. mil-mil relations still "

in a difficult period"

Special Issue: Chinese National People's Congress

Chinese flock to Beijing to air local grievances before NPC;

Beijing riled by Philippine move to annex islands

Economic crisis shrinks Russia-China trade...;

...and China's oil refining sector

China curries Muslim favor with Mecca-Medina rail link;

Chinese snap up real estate on U.S. "

buying tours"