Yahoo! News: World - China

China stocks up on hopes for new economy measures (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:50 AM CST AP - Chinese shares rose Monday for a sixth straight session on hopes the government will take new steps to boost economic growth after a high-level planning meeting this week.

Japan urges Chinese ships to leave disputed waters (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 02:35 AM CST AP - Japan's coast guard urged Chinese survey ships to leave waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, and the government lodged a protest with Beijing, officials said.

Expect consequences, Chinese media warns France's Sarkozy (AFP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 01:14 AM CST AFP - China's state-controlled press warned Monday that French President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama could have a negative impact on trade, but Beijing did not announce any immediate action.

WITNESS: China's long march from Mao to modernity (Reuters) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 01:00 AM CST Reuters - Jonathan Sharp first reported in China for Reuters from 1972 to 1974, when he witnessed the stirrings of the nation's emergence from the trauma of Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution.

Chinese media slams Sarkozy for Dalai Lama meeting (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 12:49 AM CST AP - China piled criticism Monday on French President Nicolas Sarkozy for meeting with the Dalai Lama, with a newspaper calling him "arrogant" a day after Beijing summoned the French ambassador to protest the meeting.

China weighs new plans to boost economic growth (AP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 12:23 AM CST AP - Chinese leaders began weighing possible plans Monday to expand a massive stimulus package with higher spending on health and social programs amid signs an economic slowdown is worsening.

China city locks up 'petitioners' in mental asylum: state media (AFP) Posted: 08 Dec 2008 12:20 AM CST AFP - The government of an eastern Chinese city is abducting citizens who complain to higher authorities over local injustices and holding them in mental asylums, state media reported on Monday.

China says Sarkozy to pay price for meeting Dalai Lama (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 10:18 PM CST Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will pay a "heavy price" for meeting the Dalai Lama, a Chinese state paper said on Monday, keeping up Beijing's vitriol over Sarkozy's encounter with the exiled Buddhist leader.

"Made in China" label battered by product scandals (Reuters) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 08:02 PM CST Reuters - Milk, toothpaste, cough syrup, pet food, eels, blood thinner, car parts, pork, eggs, honey, chicken, dumplings, cooking oil and rice -- if you can fake it or taint it, you can almost guarantee it's happened in China.

China in 'strong protest' to France over Dalai Lama meet (AFP) Posted: 07 Dec 2008 05:44 AM CST AFP - China has lodged a "strong protest" with France over President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama, Chinese state television reported on Sunday.

You are subscribed to email updates from Yahoo! News: World - China To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner
Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of Yahoo! News: World - China in a feed reader.
If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Yahoo! News: World - China, c/o FeedBurner, 20 W Kinzie, 9th Floor, Chicago IL USA 60610