Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China tries new openness with foreign media (AP)
• Chinese troops flood streets after riots (AP)
• Australian executive held on spy charge in China (AP)
• China says Urumqi 'under control' after show of force (AFP)
• China detains Rio Tinto staff (Reuters)
• G8 rifts emerge as economic danger signs spied (AFP)
• Police, Uighurs stand off in China's Urumqi: AFP reporter (AFP)
• Chinese president skips G8 after Urumqi riots (Reuters)
• Huge show of force in China's Urumqi: witnesses (AFP)
• Hu cuts short trip to Italy over Xinjiang riots (AFP)

China tries new openness with foreign media (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:52 PM PDT AP - When riots broke out in the restive west this week, China took a different tack with foreign journalists: Instead of being barred, reporters were invited on an official tour of Xinjiang's capital.

Chinese troops flood streets after riots (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:06 PM PDT AP - Thousands of Chinese troops flooded into this city Wednesday to separate feuding ethnic groups after three days of communal violence left 156 people dead, and a senior Communist Party official vowed to execute those guilty of murder in the rioting in western China.

Australian executive held on spy charge in China (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 01:42 PM PDT AP - China has detained an Australian executive of the world's third-largest mining company on suspicion of espionage amid the company's tough negotiations with China on iron ore prices, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

China says Urumqi 'under control' after show of force (AFP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 12:44 PM PDT AFP - Authorities said the restive Chinese city of Urumqi was "under control" Wednesday following sporadic violence as mobs wielding makeshift weapons roamed despite a massive security presence.

China detains Rio Tinto staff (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 11:07 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese authorities are detaining Rio Tinto Ltd's top iron ore negotiator on suspicion of espionage and stealing state secrets, Australia said on Wednesday, threatening to strain already fraying ties.

G8 rifts emerge as economic danger signs spied (AFP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 03:45 PM PDT AFP - The world's most powerful leaders warned Wednesday the global economy is still in peril, at a summit marred by Russia's renunciation of climate change targets and splits over Iran.

Police, Uighurs stand off in China's Urumqi: AFP reporter (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:19 PM PDT AFP - Hundreds of Muslim Uighurs wielding makeshift weapons engaged in a fresh stand-off with police in China's flashpoint Urumqi city, an AFP reporter witnessed.

Chinese president skips G8 after Urumqi riots (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 08:24 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao is flying back to Beijing following rioting in the northwestern region of Xinjiang and will miss this week's G8 summit hosted by Italy, state media said on Wednesday.

Huge show of force in China's Urumqi: witnesses (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:18 PM PDT AFP - Chinese authorities put on a huge show of force in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi as hundreds of trucks full of armed police and soldiers poured in to prevent further deadly riots.

Hu cuts short trip to Italy over Xinjiang riots (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:43 PM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has cut short an official visit to Italy for the G8 summit and is returning home following deadly rioting in the Xinjiang region, state media reported.

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