Yahoo! News: World - China

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• US asks China not to harm family of Uighur leader (AFP)
• Beijing plugs patriotic films ahead of anniversary (AFP)
• China says must reduce emissions, but mentions no targets (AFP)
• China iPhone launch plans due this week (AFP)
• China opposes Taiwan decision to invite Dalai Lama (AP)
• China lawmakers clarify role of riot police (Reuters)
• End military surveillance missions, China tells US (AP)
• China urges U.S. to halt surveillance near its shores (Reuters)
• Shanghai residents protest train line construction (AP)

US asks China not to harm family of Uighur leader (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 03:42 PM PDT AFP - The United States on Thursday appealed to China not to retaliate against the family of exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer after she said Beijing planned to demolish her family's home.

Beijing plugs patriotic films ahead of anniversary (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 09:41 AM PDT AFP - Beijing cinemas will hand out nearly a million free movie coupons to encourage citizens to watch patriotic films as China tries to foster love of country ahead of the nation's 60th birthday.

China says must reduce emissions, but mentions no targets (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 09:19 AM PDT AFP - China must reorient its economic development to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to a legislative resolution passed Thursday that, however, made no mention of any reduction targets.

China iPhone launch plans due this week (AFP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 07:33 AM PDT AFP - China Unicom and computer giant Apple are to announce plans by the end of the week to sell a stripped down iPhone without Wi-Fi in China, the world's biggest mobile market, local media said Thursday.

China opposes Taiwan decision to invite Dalai Lama (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 06:57 AM PDT AP - China said Thursday that it "resolutely opposes" a decision by Taiwan's president to allow the Dalai Lama to visit the island.

China lawmakers clarify role of riot police (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 06:20 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation bolstering central control of paramilitary police and spelling out their role in quelling riots and protests, less then two months after deadly unrest in Xinjiang.

End military surveillance missions, China tells US (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 05:54 AM PDT AP - China demanded Thursday that the U.S. military cease its surveillance missions off the Chinese coast, reviving a dispute that continues to upset relations between the sides.

China urges U.S. to halt surveillance near its shores (Reuters) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 04:20 AM PDT Reuters - China called on the United States to reduce and eventually halt air and sea military surveillance close to its shores after a series of territorial disputes this year.

Shanghai residents protest train line construction (AP) Posted: 27 Aug 2009 02:02 AM PDT AP - Construction of a high-speed rail link between Shanghai and the nearby city of Hangzhou is raising protests among residents who say the trains will run too close to their apartments — the latest hiccup in the long-debated project.

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