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Beijing professor's remarks spark angry protests (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2009 10:12 AM PDT AP - Protesters tried to storm their way into one of China's top universities Friday to confront a professor who said nearly all petitioners — people who come to Beijing to ask the central government for help — are mentally ill and should be put away.

China's birth limits create dangerous gender gap (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2009 09:02 AM PDT AP - China has 32 million more young men than young women — a gender gap that could lead to increasing crime — because parents facing strict birth limits abort female fetuses to have a son, a study released Friday said.

Report: China denies alleged steel pipe dumping (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2009 04:34 AM PDT AP - China's steelmakers are abiding by international trade rules and reject charges of dumping, government and industry officials said in comments published Friday, amid brewing tensions over surging U.S. imports of Chinese steel.

China's trade decline eases in March (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:57 AM PDT AP - The plunge in Chinese exports that has wiped out millions of jobs eased in March amid signs the collapse in global demand might be bottoming out.

China dairy industry appeals for government funds (AP) Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:21 AM PDT AP - China's dairy sector has appealed for government financial aid after being hit hard last year by the tainted milk scandal that left at least six babies dead and sickened tens of thousands, a top dairy industry official said Friday.

China exports fall for fifth straight month (AFP) Posted: 10 Apr 2009 03:09 AM PDT AFP - China's vital exports fell 17.1 percent in March, their fifth straight monthly decline, the government said on Friday, but the drop was not as sharp as the previous month.

China: Silk Market traders strike back (AFP) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 10:47 PM PDT AFP - A group of traders at Beijing's famous Silk Street Market have launched legal action after being temporarily shut down for selling fake luxury brand goods, state press reported.

China's milk industry seeks govt aid: state media (AFP) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 08:38 PM PDT AFP - China's dairy industry is seeking government aid as it struggles to recover from last year's tainted milk scandal that left at least six babies dead, state media reported.

China Rises! (but without me) (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 08:35 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - All good things come to an end, and that is true today for myself and China Rises. This blog is taking a rest. At some point in the near future, a new McClatchy correspondent will arrive in China and likely take over this blog â€" certainly with a different perspective than my own.

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