Chen Guangqian's daughter Chen Xiaofeng (in portrait) was the hit-and-run driver's victim. Her death last month crystallized popular outrage at abuses by China's elite. (Associated Press)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomes Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Orly airport, south of Paris, on Thursday. The three-day state visit by Mr. Hu marks a dramatic turnaround from the tense ties of two years ago, when Mr. Sarkozy threatened to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics out of anger about China's treatment of Tibet. (Associated Press)
FILE - In this March 7, 2009 file photo, Chinese film director Jia Zhangke speaks during a press conference of his new film titled "24 City" in Shanghai, China. The Golden Lion-winning Chinese director best known for portraying working-class struggles on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 defended his decision to try his hand at commercial cinema as he prepares to make his first kung fu epic. (AP Photo/File)
In this Monday, Oct. 25, 2010 photo, six pandas selected for display at the upcoming Asian Games eat a meal at the Wolong China Pandas Protection and Research Center at Bifengxia base in Ya'an in southwestern China's Sichuan province. China's panda population is booming this year thanks to a record number of births in captivity, a rare accomplishment for the endangered species known for being poor breeders. (AP Photo)
Two driverless vehicles, in orange, equipped with laser scanners and cameras that work in concert to detect and help avoid obstacles, travel on the Shanghai Expo site to attend the official celebration of their arrival Thursday Oct. 28, 2010 in Shanghai, China. A team of Italian engineers launched what has been billed as the longest-ever test drive of driverless vehicles: a 13,000-kilometer (8,000-mile), three-month road trip from Italy to China. (AP Photo)
**FILE** In this photo from Sept. 29, 2010, a worker moves piles of brass tubes at a factory in Zhuji, in east China's Zhejiang province. (Associated Press)
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, here in 2007, has been promoted to a key position in the Communist Party's military commission, indicating that he will succeed President Hu Jintao. (Associated Press)
In this Oct. 3, 2010 photo, a customer purchases an a Apple iPad at a Target store in Cupertino, Calif. Apple's shares topped $300 for the first time Wednesday, Oct. 13, as stellar iPad sales and a planned expansion into China continued to give investors high hopes for the iPhone maker's already healthy prospects. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia greets spectators as he defeats Richard Gasquet of France in his men's singles round three match of the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Djokovic won 6-1, 6-1. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
