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20 years on, Tiananmen survivors demand 'truth' from China (AFP)
China to build world's largest quake simulator (AFP)
Climate change a 'game changer' in US-China relations (AFP)
Dalai Lama likely to be honored by Paris mayor (AP)
China says being demonized over fake drugs (Reuters)
China looking at boosting private role in industry (AP)
Pelosi calls for US-Chinese climate cooperation (AP)
China says it is not a center for fake drugs (AP)
HP recalls 15,000 laptop batteries sold in China (Reuters)
Pelosi says climate change could change U.S.-China game (Reuters)
China defends safety of drug exports (AFP)
China tea farmers attack police station (AFP)
Village officials jailed for China quake aid graft (AFP)
Rio Tinto says Chinalco deal situation "evolving" (Reuters)

20 years on, Tiananmen survivors demand 'truth' from China (AFP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 12:42 PM PDT

AFP - Exiled Chinese dissidents who survived the 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen Square demonstration said on Tuesday that, after 20 years, China should be held to account for the bloodshed.

China to build world's largest quake simulator (AFP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 09:06 AM PDT

AFP - A Chinese university said Tuesday it had started to build the world's largest quake simulator, a week after the first anniversary of the deadly earthquake in southwest China.

Climate change a 'game changer' in US-China relations (AFP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 08:32 AM PDT

AFP - US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that the fight against climate change was a "game changer" in China-US relations, as she visited Beijing on a trip focused on energy.

Dalai Lama likely to be honored by Paris mayor (AP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 06:02 AM PDT

AP - The Dalai Lama is likely to be honored by the mayor of Paris during a June visit, a Tibetan representative said Tuesday a meeting that could once again strain relations between France and China.

China says being demonized over fake drugs (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2009 05:42 AM PDT

Reuters - A senior Chinese health official complained on Tuesday that his country was being unfairly demonized as a center of fake drug production and defended the government's regulatory steps as sufficiently strong. China has been battling a string of tainted and counterfeit food and pharmaceutical cases over recent years and has vowed to get tough.

China looking at boosting private role in industry (AP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 03:54 AM PDT

AP - China says it may encourage private investment in state-controlled industries such as railways, oil and power generation in an effort to boost the efficiency of the world's third-largest economy.

Pelosi calls for US-Chinese climate cooperation (AP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 02:24 AM PDT

AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a frequent, fierce critic of China, called for U.S.-Chinese cooperation to fight climate change in a speech Tuesday that skirted human rights and other contentious issues.

China says it is not a center for fake drugs (AP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:56 AM PDT

AP - China has been unfairly branded a center of fake drugs, an official with the country's drug watchdog said Tuesday, blaming instead some overseas companies that source their raw materials through illegal suppliers.

HP recalls 15,000 laptop batteries sold in China (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Hewlett-Packard Co, the world's largest PC maker, is recalling 15,000 laptop batteries distributed in China because of a danger they could overheat, China said on Tuesday on its quality inspections web site.

Pelosi says climate change could change U.S.-China game (Reuters)

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Ties between the United States and China could be transformed by cooperation on climate change, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, linking environmental concerns to human rights and the rule of law.

China defends safety of drug exports (AFP)

Posted: 26 May 2009 01:06 AM PDT

AFP - Chinese pharmaceutical exports are safe, a senior official said Tuesday, dismissing media reports that the country was a major exporter of fake or shoddy drugs as "sensational."

China tea farmers attack police station (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 11:39 PM PDT

AFP - Hundreds of angry tea farmers attacked a police station in southern China after rumours spread that one man had been killed in custody for fighting for farmers' rights, state media said.

Village officials jailed for China quake aid graft (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 11:15 PM PDT

AFP - A court in southwestern China's quake zone sentenced three village officials to jail terms of seven years each for taking bribes to distribute earthquake relief funds, state media said.