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China says its president cuts short G8 trip (AP)
China's Hu skips G8 to deal with Xinjiang riots (Reuters)
Hu breaks off trip to Italy and heads home: ANSA (AFP)
Clinton urges restraint in riots in western China (AP)
Mobs spread ethnic strife in western China (AP)
China's Urumqi city in chaos (AFP)
Uighurs stage protests in Turkey, Norway (AP)
Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest (AP)
US House Speaker urges Beijing/Uighur dialogue (AFP)
Canada 'alarmed' by unrest in China: FM (AFP)
China's 2Q growth may top 7.5 pct, researcher says (AP)
Han Chinese vow revenge after deadly riots: AFP (AFP)
BAIC plans Opel plant in China, Europe job cuts (AFP)
Chinese oil firms may bid for Iraqi oil fields (AFP)
China's CNPC bids for 75 pct stake in Spain's YPF (AFP)
Uighur leader wants probe into Xinjiang unrest (AFP)
Exiled Uighur leader once a Chinese success story (AP)
China police hold 1,434 over Xinjiang riots (AFP)

China says its president cuts short G8 trip (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:13 PM PDT

AP - China says President Hu Jintao has cut short an official trip to Europe to deal with the outbreak of violence in western Xinjiang where at least 156 people have died in rioting.

China's Hu skips G8 to deal with Xinjiang riots (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao abandoned plans to attend a G8 summit in Italy on Wednesday, returning home early to deal with ethnic violence in the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang.

Hu breaks off trip to Italy and heads home: ANSA (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 04:19 PM PDT

AFP - President Hu Jintao, on an official visit to Italy for the G8 summit, has decided to return to China due to the situation in Xinjiang where riots have claimed more than 150 lives, ANSA news agency reported early Wednesday.

Clinton urges restraint in riots in western China (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:50 PM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging restraint in clashes in western China.

Mobs spread ethnic strife in western China (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:25 PM PDT

AP - Sobbing Muslim women scuffled with riot police, and Chinese men wielding steel pipes, meat cleavers and sticks rampaged through the streets Tuesday as ethnic tensions worsened in China's oil-rich Xinjiang territory, forcing officials to declare a curfew.

China's Urumqi city in chaos (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:24 PM PDT

AFP - Thousands of angry Han Chinese armed with poles, meat cleavers and other makeshift weapons stormed through Urumqi Tuesday as the flashpoint city riven by ethnic tensions descended into chaos.

Uighurs stage protests in Turkey, Norway (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:09 PM PDT

AP - Uighur expatriates staged protests on Tuesday outside the Chinese embassies in Turkey and Norway, denouncing violence in western China that has killed at least 156 people.

Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:58 AM PDT

AP - The brawl between Han Chinese and Uighurs in southern China was scarcely covered by state media, but accounts and photos spread quickly via the Internet and became a spark that helped ignite deadly riots thousands of miles away in the Uighur homeland.

US House Speaker urges Beijing/Uighur dialogue (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:48 AM PDT

AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday blamed China's "harsh policies" for fueling resentment among its Uighur population and urged Beijing to seek a dialogue with the Muslim minority.

Canada 'alarmed' by unrest in China: FM (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:13 AM PDT

AFP - Canada on Monday expressed alarm over violence in the ethnic Uighur enclave of Xinjiang in China, where scores of protesters were killed during weekend protests against the Beijing government.

China's 2Q growth may top 7.5 pct, researcher says (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 03:49 AM PDT

AP - China's economy is improving and growth might top 7.5 percent for the quarter that ended in June, a central bank researcher said in an official journal.

Han Chinese vow revenge after deadly riots: AFP (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:50 AM PDT

AFP - Thousands of Han Chinese protesters armed with makeshift weapons have marched through China's Urumqi city vowing revenge after ethnic unrest claimed 156 lives, an AFP reporter witnessed.

BAIC plans Opel plant in China, Europe job cuts (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:01 AM PDT

AFP - Chinese auto maker BAIC, which is offering 922 million dollars for a majority stake in Opel, plans to build a plant in China and cut jobs in Europe if its bid succeeds, a report said.

Chinese oil firms may bid for Iraqi oil fields (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 11:57 PM PDT

AFP - China's three largest oil companies may take part in Iraq's second auction of oil and gas fields, as the Asian giant seeks to strengthen its foothold in the oil-rich nation, state media said.

China's CNPC bids for 75 pct stake in Spain's YPF (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 09:08 PM PDT

AFP - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has offered between 13.2 billion and 14.5 billion dollars for a 75 percent stake in an affiliate of Spanish oil major Repsol, a report has said.

Uighur leader wants probe into Xinjiang unrest (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 08:40 PM PDT

AFP - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer called on the international community to probe the deadly violence that rocked China's Xinjiang region over the weekend, accusing Beijing of fudging the truth and playing down the death toll.

Exiled Uighur leader once a Chinese success story (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 08:04 PM PDT

AP - Not long ago, Rebiya Kadeer was considered a symbol of success in modern China: a woman, a Muslim and a millionaire entrepreneur who also held a prestigious post with the Communist government.