The United Nations Climate Change Conference is held at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 7-18, 2009. According to the Bali Road Map, a framework for climate change mitigation beyond 2012 is to be agreed there. China, currently the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has taken an active role in the Copenhagen conference. It has pledged to reduce its carbon intensity by up to 45 percent within the next ten years.

In 1949, when the communists came to power, Chinese history was set on a whole new course which would see the nation rise to unprecedented wealth and power. Although the last six decades have been marked by both many hardships and great triumphs, all these past events have played a key role in making China what it is today. Now, it is time for China to look back and celebrate all the great achievements of the last 60 years.

On July 5, riots broke out in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The violence left 156 people dead and more than a thousand injured. This Special Report compiles Western and Chinese media coverage of what has been the most violent incident in China in decades.

Much has been written about Tibet and the developments that have taken place in the region. In this special report, we take a look at how Tibet is seen by experts, the media – both Chinese and Western – and the ordinary people.

Unlike the US and some countries in the Eurozone, China seems to have been spared the brunt of the global financial crisis. Read about how the global credit crunch is affecting the lives of ordinary Chinese and the measures that the government is taking to lessen its impact in this Special Report.

The Wenchuan quake on May 12 claimed thousands of lives. Read about the struggles of the people of Sichuan province as they deal with the immeasurable loss brought on by this tragedy and rebuild their lives in this Special Report.