Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China backpedals on filtering software order (AP)
• Police fatally wound man during protest in China's Xinjiang (AFP)
• Court frees woman who stabbed Chinese official (AP)
• China tries 2 men accused of being gang bosses (AP)
• Vatican China envoy to get tough with Beijing (AP)
• Report: NKorean leader's son secretly visits China (AP)
• Chinese waitress walks free after killing official (AFP)
• China acknowledges incident between sub, US ship (AP)
• China city kills 36,000 dogs after rabies deaths (Reuters)
• Russia, China seek greater international clout (AP)
• China Communist Party newspaper to expand coverage (AP)
• Beijing to adopt lethal injection (AFP)
• China to swap bullets for lethal injections (Reuters)
• China drafts law to protect animals: state media (AFP)

China backpedals on filtering software order (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:43 AM PDT AP - China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of online life.

Police fatally wound man during protest in China's Xinjiang (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:22 AM PDT AFP - Police in China's western-most Muslim region of Xinjiang fired warning shots to disperse a crowd protesting against a real estate project Tuesday, fatally wounding a man, state media said.

Court frees woman who stabbed Chinese official (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 09:36 AM PDT AP - A Chinese woman who became a folk hero after fatally stabbing a Communist Party official to fend off his demands for sex was freed by a court Tuesday, a decision that likely avoided a storm of public criticism over the carefully watched case.

China tries 2 men accused of being gang bosses (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 09:20 AM PDT AP - Scores of police gripping black clubs guarded a courthouse in southern China on Tuesday — the first day of a trial for two alleged gangster bosses, the "Hammerhead" and "Spicy Qin," accused of using violence to build an empire that included everything from underground casinos to cement factories, truck lines and poultry markets.

Vatican China envoy to get tough with Beijing (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 08:52 AM PDT AP - The Vatican's top envoy for China says the time has come for the Holy See to get tough with Beijing and not compromise over religious freedom, saying relations are taking a "worrisome slide" for the worse.

Report: NKorean leader's son secretly visits China (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 05:24 AM PDT AP - The youngest son — and reportedly heir apparent — of North Korea's ailing leader Kim Jong Il secretly visited China last week and was urged by President Hu Jintao to have the North halt additional nuclear tests, a top Japanese newspaper said Tuesday.

Chinese waitress walks free after killing official (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 04:30 AM PDT AFP - A Chinese waitress convicted of killing an official who demanded sex walked free from court Tuesday, after a nationwide Internet campaign hailed her as a heroine for standing up to government sleaze.

China acknowledges incident between sub, US ship (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 04:21 AM PDT AP - China's Foreign Ministry acknowledged for the first time Tuesday a collision last week between a Chinese submarine and a sonar being towed by a U.S. Navy destroyer.

China city kills 36,000 dogs after rabies deaths (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 03:11 AM PDT Reuters - A Chinese city has killed 36,000 stray and pet dogs in a bid to wipe out rabies, state media said on Tuesday, as the country considers a draft law recognizing animal rights and making such a cull illegal.

Russia, China seek greater international clout (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:45 PM PDT AP - The leaders of four major emerging economies — Russia, China, Brazil and India — apparently failed Tuesday to reach consensus on reducing the dominance of the U.S. dollar despite growing calls for an alternative global reserve currency.

China Communist Party newspaper to expand coverage (AP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:20 AM PDT AP - The ruling Chinese Communist Party's official newspaper, the People's Daily, is expanding its coverage as part of a reported multibillion-dollar drive to expand China's international media influence.

Beijing to adopt lethal injection (AFP) Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:06 AM PDT AFP - Criminals sentenced to death in Beijing are to be killed by lethal injection, not by gunshot, by year's end, state media has said in China, the nation that executes more convicts than any other.

China to swap bullets for lethal injections (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 10:34 PM PDT Reuters - China's capital plans to use lethal injections in executions by the end of the year and firing squads will eventually be phased out across the country, state media on said on Tuesday, quoting law officials.

China drafts law to protect animals: state media (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 09:52 PM PDT AFP - China is drafting its first law to protect animals from abuse, which could see serious violators end up in jail, state media reported.

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