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"

Russia's military capabilities on the decline, notes state-run paper;

China warns against trade protectionism in U.S.