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China, Taiwan ruling parties to talk next month (Reuters) Posted: 24 Nov 2008 03:30 AM CST Reuters - China's Communists and Taiwan's ruling party, putting years of distrust between the two sides aside, will meet next month to discuss investment and financial cooperation, a party official said on Monday.

Chinese billionaire home appliance king detained: state media (AFP) Posted: 24 Nov 2008 02:51 AM CST AFP - Shares in China's largest home appliance chain were suspended Monday amid reports its billionaire owner, the nation's second-richest man, had been detained on suspicion of market manipulation.

Court to hear case of Uighurs held at Guantanamo (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2008 02:50 AM CST AP - A federal appeals court is considering the fate of 17 Turkic Muslims being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a constitutional showdown over presidential power that could speed efforts to close the military prison.

Report: China at work on new stimulus plan (AP) Posted: 24 Nov 2008 01:50 AM CST AP - China is working on an additional economic stimulus plan to supplement the $586 billion package announced this month with spending on health care and schools, according to a news report.

Reports: Chinese appliance tycoon in share probe (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 10:54 PM CST AP - Appliance king Wong Kwong-yu, one of China's richest tycoons, is under police investigation for alleged share trading violations, local newspapers reported Monday.

Economy, not rights, rules the new China-US world (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 10:20 PM 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.

Hu's LatAm trip expands China's profile in US backyard (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 09:48 PM CST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has left Latin America with one free trade agreement in hand, another in the works and a deeper Chinese footprint in a region long seen as the US backyard.

China to reduce tariffs by 20-30 percent: report (Reuters) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 07:39 PM CST Reuters - China will cut tariffs on agricultural and non-agricultural products by 20 to 30 percent, the China Securities Journal quoted a senior trade official as saying on Monday.

China, Russia pledge deeper cooperation (AFP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 01:05 PM CST AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday pledged closer cooperation to face the world financial crisis, a Chinese spokesman said.

Chinese provinces line up for stimulus projects (AP) Posted: 23 Nov 2008 10:00 AM CST AP - China's provinces have drawn up long wish lists for roads and other projects since Beijing unveiled its economic stimulus plan, state TV said Sunday, indicating local leaders are rushing to take advantage of a new willingness to spend amid the global economic crisis.

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