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China rejects UN report on torture as 'untrue' (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:25 PM CST AP - The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday rejected a U.N. panel's report alleging that police in China used torture, calling the accusations "untrue and slanderous" and saying some panel members were prejudiced against Beijing.

China protests against "prejudiced" U.N. torture report (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 09:54 PM CST Reuters - A United Nations panel on torture that criticized China's record had prejudiced and politicized members, the foreign ministry said late on Saturday.

China dismisses UN report on torture (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 09:36 PM CST AFP - China has dismissed a UN report on allegations of widespread torture in the country, accusing those who compiled it of using false information.

Obama sees long haul ahead, China offers help (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 06:09 PM CST Reuters - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort.

Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:41 AM CST AP - As a dangerous confrontation flared between China and Taiwan in 1996, Bill Clinton deployed the Seventh Fleet to deter the two rivals from going to war. Five years later, when a U.S. spy plane collided with a Chinese fighter, George W. Bush faced a prolonged international crisis. Meanwhile, human rights and democracy in China were a perennial hot-button issue.

'Nostalgic' Bush, Hu, discuss NKorea, Obama (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 10:33 AM CST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao thanked US President George W. Bush on Friday for improving Sino-US ties and said he hoped Barack Obama will follow suit upon taking office January 20, a Chinese official said.

Panda in China zoo bites student who wanted a hug (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 09:18 AM CST AP - A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug, state media and a park employee said Saturday.

Tibetans decide to stick to Dalai Lama's "Middle Way" (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 09:04 AM CST Reuters - Tibetan exiles reaffirmed their commitment to the so-called "Middle Way" approach to China on Saturday but expressed impatience with the lack of progress in autonomy talks with Beijing.

Obama says long haul ahead (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 07:48 AM CST Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama said on Saturday he was crafting a two-year plan to fight an economic crisis of "historic proportions" and Chinese leader Hu Jintao said his country was ready to play a big role in the global effort.

China dismisses US espionage report as misleading (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 03:57 AM CST AP - China has denounced a U.S. congressional panel that issued a report accusing it of stepping up computer espionage attacks on the American government, its defense contractors and businesses.

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