Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Jets soar over Beijing as China prepares for Oct 1 (AP)
• Hu Jintao-Barack Obama Meeting: China Leader's Position (Time.com)
• China's military power takes 'quantum leap': defence minister (AFP)
• China says military arsenal comparable with West (AP)
• Uighur film screening in Taiwan has angered China (AP)
• Beijing halts knife sales, attack fears: retailers (AFP)
• China blames Xinjiang violence for slowed development (Reuters)
• Ten Chinese growth firms set to take IPO orders (AFP)
• Beijing to curb flights during National Day gala (AFP)

Jets soar over Beijing as China prepares for Oct 1 (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:07 AM PDT AP - Dozens of fighter jets and other warplanes soared over Beijing on Monday as China stepped up preparations for the 60th anniversary of communist rule, tightening security with restrictions on knife sales and plans to ground flights on Oct. 1.

Hu Jintao-Barack Obama Meeting: China Leader's Position (Time.com) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 10:50 AM PDT Time.com - Chinese President Hu Jintao sits down for a one-on-one talk with U.S.President Barack Obama this week in New York. Here's what an unscripted Humight have to say

China's military power takes 'quantum leap': defence minister (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:30 AM PDT AFP - China's military capability has taken a "quantum leap" thanks to a modernisation drive and its weaponry rivals that of Western countries, the nation's defence minister said in an interview Monday.

China says military arsenal comparable with West (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 08:36 AM PDT AP - China's military now possesses most of the sophisticated weapon systems found in the arsenals of developed Western nations, the country's defense minister said in comments published Monday.

Uighur film screening in Taiwan has angered China (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 06:24 AM PDT AP - Hackers on Monday posted vulgarities and pro-Chinese slogans on a Taiwanese film festival's Web site to protest plans to screen a documentary about an exiled Uighur activist accused by Beijing of inciting recent ethnic violence in China's west.

Beijing halts knife sales, attack fears: retailers (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 12:39 AM PDT AFP - China has temporarily banned knife sales after two stabbing incidents in Beijing, major retailers said here Monday, in the latest sign of official security fears ahead of National Day on October 1.

China blames Xinjiang violence for slowed development (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 12:07 AM PDT Reuters - Violence and unrest instigated by separatists agitating for an independent Xinjiang have hit economic development hard in the far western Chinese region, a government policy paper said on Monday.

Ten Chinese growth firms set to take IPO orders (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2009 11:37 PM PDT AFP - Ten small- and medium-sized companies slated to list on China's planned Nasdaq-style board said Monday they would accept subscriptions for their initial public offerings at the end of the week.

Beijing to curb flights during National Day gala (AFP) Posted: 20 Sep 2009 09:53 PM PDT AFP - Flights out of Beijing will be delayed on October 1 as part of ramped-up security aimed at ensuring smooth celebrations for communist China's 60th birthday, state media reported on Monday.

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