Yahoo! News: World - China

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• World wants "major reserve currencies" stable: China (Reuters)
• US House Speaker slams China arrest of democracy advocate (AFP)
• China arrests leading democracy advocate: state media (AFP)
• Pelosi Statement on the Arrest of Chinese Human Rights Leader Liu Xiaobo (PR Newswire)
• China arrests dissident who championed reforms (AP)
• China, US hail defence talks despite lingering tensions (AFP)
• China's top dissident arrested for subversion (Reuters)
• US, China pledge effort to avoid sea confrontations (AP)
• China defends export curbs after US, EU complaints (AP)
• China defends export policies against WTO complaint (Reuters)
• China says North Korea a "serious concern" (Reuters)
• U.S., EU act against China on raw material exports (Reuters)

World wants "major reserve currencies" stable: China (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - One of the lessons that the global financial crisis has taught the world is that the top reserve currencies should be kept stable, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday.

US House Speaker slams China arrest of democracy advocate (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:28 PM PDT AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged worldwide condemnation of China's decision to arrest prominent pro-democracy dissident Liu Xiaobo.

China arrests leading democracy advocate: state media (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 01:39 PM PDT AFP - Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, a leading force behind a petition calling for democratic reforms, has been formally arrested for subversive activities, state media said Wednesday.

Pelosi Statement on the Arrest of Chinese Human Rights Leader Liu Xiaobo (PR Newswire) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 12:17 PM PDT PR Newswire - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today in response to reports from China's official Xinhua news agency that human rights leader Liu Xiaobo has been formally arrested on the criminal charge of "inciting subversion of state power." Liu Xiaobo was one of the original signers of Charter 08, an online petition calling for new policies to improve human rights and democracy in China. It now has more than 8,000 signatories, a number of whom have been harassed and intimidated by Chinese authorities. Speaker Pelosi had previously written a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for the release of Liu Xiaobo and certain individuals detained or imprisoned solely for exercising internationally-recognized rights guaranteed to them under Chinese law.

China arrests dissident who championed reforms (AP) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 10:40 AM PDT AP - A well-known Chinese dissident who co-authored a bold political manifesto calling for greater freedom and an end to one-party rule has been arrested in an attempt to cow dissent ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule this fall.

China, US hail defence talks despite lingering tensions (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 09:00 AM PDT AFP - China and the United States Wednesday hailed defence talks here as a step forward in mutual understanding and agreed to meet again in July to discuss how to avoid a repeat of recent high-seas standoffs.

China's top dissident arrested for subversion (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:50 AM PDT Reuters - One of China's best known dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, has been formally arrested on suspicion of inciting subversion, following his detention late last year for promoting a petition calling for an end to one-party rule.

US, China pledge effort to avoid sea confrontations (AP) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:33 AM PDT AP - (AP) — Top U.S. and Chinese military officials said Wednesday the countries will work together to avoid confrontations at sea that have sparked worries of a crisis in overall relations.

China defends export curbs after US, EU complaints (AP) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:38 AM PDT AP - China defended its curbs on exports of industrial raw materials against unfair-trade complaints by the United States and Europe and announced Wednesday it has filed its own challenge to a U.S. ban on imports of Chinese poultry.

China defends export policies against WTO complaint (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:15 AM PDT Reuters - China on Wednesday rejected U.S. and European charges that its restrictions on raw materials exports violate international trade rules, saying that its policies were in keeping with WTO regulations.

China says North Korea a "serious concern" (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jun 2009 11:26 PM PDT Reuters - China shares the region's "serious concerns" about a nuclear North Korea and urged all parties to keep negotiating, a senior Chinese military officer said Wednesday after talks with Pentagon officials.

U.S., EU act against China on raw material exports (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jun 2009 05:38 PM PDT Reuters - The United States and European Union took action against China on Tuesday for restricting exports of industrial raw materials, intensifying a trade struggle at a delicate time for the global economy.

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