Louise Watt

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Gay rights campaigners act out electric shock treatment to protest outside a court where the first court case in China involving so-called conversion therapy is held in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 31, 2014. A gay Chinese man said Thursday he was suing a psychological clinic for carrying out electric shocks intended to turn him straight, as well as the search engine giant Baidu for advertising the center. Words on banners from left read: "Gays, no need to be treated," "Support Haidian Court, Against twisted treatment," and "Ms. Baidu promotes gay treatment by Li Yanhong (Chairman of Baidu)." (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese man brings gay conversion therapy lawsuit

Louise Watt · July 31, 2014 12:26 pm

HOLD FOR STORY CHINA LEFTOVER MONOLOGUES BY LOUISE WATT In this photo taken Sunday, July 20, 2014, Wang Anqi, center takes part in a game to warmup before rehearsing for "Leftover Monologues" at a cafe in Beijing, China. In the âLeftover Monologues,â a China-inspired version of âThe Vagina Monologues,â Chinese and foreign women and men will tell their own stories of searching for a partner, their observations of love and sex, and the frenzy the thought of becoming a leftover woman _ unmarried and over 27 _ sends new graduates into. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China’s love and dating scene laid out on stage

Louise Watt · July 24, 2014 7:20 am

In this Tuesday, July 15, 2014 photo released by Bobfu, imprisoned Chinese pastor Zhang Shaojie's daughter Zhang Huixin, second from left, her husband Sun Zhulei, left, and their daughter Sun Jiexi take photo with church members after they arrived at the Midland International Airport in Midland, Texas. Three members of an imprisoned pastor's family have sneaked out of China to the U.S. with the help of activists after complaining about an extended campaign of harassment by Chinese authorities, a Christian rights group said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Bobfu)

Jailed Chinese pastor’s family escapes to US

Louise Watt · July 16, 2014 3:18 am

China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi, left, shares a toast with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry before a working lunch at the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

China, US differ on global plan to cut emissions

Louise Watt · July 9, 2014 2:07 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, left, participate in a joint session on Climate Change and Clean Energy with China's Minister of Finance Lou Jiwei, third right, China's Vice Premier Wang Yang, second right, and State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing,China Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

China says it’s up to US to drive global economy

Louise Watt · July 9, 2014 12:47 pm

Chinese scenic spot plans to sue over Transformers

Chinese scenic spot plans to sue over Transformers

Louise Watt · July 8, 2014 8:11 am

China holds ceremony to mark China-Japan war

Louise Watt · July 7, 2014 12:40 pm

FILE - In this June 23, 2014 file photo, director Michael Bay, center, gestures to fans as he attends the premiere of movie "Transformers: Age of Extinction" at a theatre in Beijing, China. The latest "Transformers" movie, which features Chinese locations, actors and products, has so far earned almost as much in China as in the United States, driven by a record number of screenings for a foreign movie. "Transformers: Age of Extinction" has made an estimated $149 million in the U.S. and $134 million in China, the world's biggest and second-biggest movie markets, respectively, according to figures from box office tracking website Box Office Mojo. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)

‘Transformers’ could earn record China box office

Louise Watt · July 6, 2014 9:37 am

In this Monday June 23, 2014 photo, director Michael Bay, center, gestures to fans as he attends the premiere of movie "Transformers: Age of Extinction" at a theatre in Beijing, China. As box-office revenue growth flattens out at home, Hollywood studios are adding Chinese elements to their films to appeal to China, already the world's second biggest movie market with $3.6 billion in ticket sales last year and where studios reap much less money from merchandising and DVD sales. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

‘Transformers’ tries for delicate US-China balance

Louise Watt · June 26, 2014 12:43 pm

FILE - In this July 21, 2012 file photo, Chinese people chat in front of an administration office building for the Xisha, Nansha, Zhongsha islands on Yongxing Island, the government seat of Sansha City off the south China's Hainan province. China is building a school on the remote island in the South China Sea to serve the children of military personnel and others, deepening the facilities in the city it created in its campaign to claim the world's most disputed waters. (AP Photo/File) CHINA OUT

Philippines against South China Sea construction

Louise Watt · June 16, 2014 9:39 am

FILE - In this July 21, 2012 file photo, Chinese people chat in front of an administration office building for the Xisha, Nansha, Zhongsha islands on Yongxing Island, the government seat of Sansha City off the south China's Hainan province. China is building a school on the remote island in the South China Sea to serve the children of military personnel and others, deepening the facilities in the city it created in its campaign to claim the world's most disputed waters. (AP Photo/File) CHINA OUT

Philippines against South China Sea constructions

Louise Watt · June 16, 2014 4:20 am

A journalist tries out the real-time air quality app on her smartphone after its official launching at the Environmental Protection Bureau in Beijing, China Monday, June 9, 2014. A Chinese environmental group launched the smartphone app Monday that tracks and shames polluting factories, highlighting how the country is making environmental data more available and enabling public monitoring of companies that pollute. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chinese group launches app to shame polluters

Louise Watt · June 9, 2014 11:50 am