Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Obama presses China for help on Iran, NKorea (AP)
• China, U.S. promise bold steps to protect climate (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Obama offers free trade commitment to China's Hu (AFP)
• Obama, Hu vow to forge dynamic ties (AFP)
• Policy center urges deeper US-China relationship (AP)
• China shuts Tibet to foreigners before anniversary (AP)
• China and U.S. try to jumpstart stalled climate talks (Reuters)
• China pledges to curb carbon emissions (AFP)
• China appeals US win in WTO music, films dispute (AP)
• China says first H1N1 flu vaccinations a success (Reuters)
• China appeals WTO ruling on entertainment imports (Reuters)
• China finds new section to its Great Wall: report (AFP)
• Japanese PM proposes East Asian community to China (AFP)
• China to invest $850 million in commodities firm (AFP)
• Mystery of China VP's military appointment deepens (AP)
• Ford to announce 3rd China car plant: source (Reuters)
• China party scholar hints at Xi Jinping promotion (Reuters)
• Chinese cyberattacks target media ahead of anniversary (Reuters)
• China bans foreigners from Tibet: tourism office (AFP)
• China open on rebalancing, to a degree: researchers (Reuters)

Obama presses China for help on Iran, NKorea (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao offered each other diplomatic assurances Tuesday as the U.S. sought help from China in dealing with Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs at a testy time in ties between Washington and Beijing.

China, U.S. promise bold steps to protect climate (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:44 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - UNITED NATIONS — Presidents Barack Obama and Hu Jintao of China _the leaders of the two countries that emit the most greenhouse gases — pledged at a United Nations summit Tuesday that their countries would take bold actions to protect the Earth's future climate from irreversible damages.

Obama offers free trade commitment to China's Hu (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:32 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama Tuesday told Chinese President Hu Jintao that the United States was "firmly committed" to free trade, despite a dispute over Chinese tire imports, an official said.

Obama, Hu vow to forge dynamic ties (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:59 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was looking forward to visiting China in November, as he met Chinese President Hu Jintao and both sides vowed to forge a "comprehensive" relationship.

Policy center urges deeper US-China relationship (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:39 PM PDT AP - A strategic think tank with close connections to the Obama administration is calling on the White House to develop better and broader relations with China.

China shuts Tibet to foreigners before anniversary (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 09:56 AM PDT AP - China has closed Tibet to foreign tourists and deployed soldiers armed with machine guns in the streets of Beijing — part of a raft of stringent security measures ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule. Even kite-flying has been banned in the capital.

China and U.S. try to jumpstart stalled climate talks (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 01:29 PM PDT Reuters - World leaders tried to inject momentum into climate change talks on Tuesday but new proposals by China and a rallying cry from U.S. President Barack Obama did little to break a United Nations deadlock.

China pledges to curb carbon emissions (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 08:36 AM PDT AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday pledged to curb the growth of China's carbon dioxide emissions by a "notable margin" by 2020 from their 2005 levels.

China appeals US win in WTO music, films dispute (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 08:32 AM PDT AP - China appealed Tuesday a United States win in a trade dispute over restrictions on the sale of U.S. music, films and books in the Asian country.

China says first H1N1 flu vaccinations a success (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:58 AM PDT Reuters - The first batch of people to receive vaccinations against the new swine flu -- a group of students in China -- has reported no serious side effects, Chinese officials said on Tuesday.

China appeals WTO ruling on entertainment imports (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 07:45 AM PDT Reuters - China appealed at the last minute on Tuesday against a World Trade Organization ruling upholding parts of a U.S. complaint about Chinese restrictions on imports of films, books and other audio-visual material.

China finds new section to its Great Wall: report (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 06:23 AM PDT AFP - Chinese archaeologists have discovered a new section of the Great Wall, showing that it stretched at least 11 kilometres further east than previously thought, state media said on Tuesday.

Japanese PM proposes East Asian community to China (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 06:14 AM PDT AFP - Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama made his global debut Monday with a message of reconciliation to China, asking President Hu Jintao to work together for an EU-style East Asian community.

China to invest $850 million in commodities firm (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 05:47 AM PDT AFP - China Investment Corp (CIC), the country's 200-billion-dollar sovereign wealth fund, said on Tuesday it had agreed to take a significant stake in Hong Kong-based commodities firm Noble Group.

Mystery of China VP's military appointment deepens (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:29 AM PDT AP - The mystery surrounding the expected appointment of China's vice president to a powerful military commission deepened Tuesday, with a leading Communist scholar saying the matter wasn't even on the agenda at last week's annual meeting of the party's policy-setting Central Committee.

Ford to announce 3rd China car plant: source (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:54 AM PDT Reuters - Ford Motor Co and its Chinese partner will announce plans on Friday for their third car manufacturing plant in China, where sales may soon outpace its existing capacity, an industry source said on Tuesday.

China party scholar hints at Xi Jinping promotion (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:52 AM PDT Reuters - A Chinese Communist official on Tuesday held out the possibility that Vice President Xi Jinping could still be promoted to a military position, in a step toward ultimately taking over the nation's top leadership post.

Chinese cyberattacks target media ahead of anniversary (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:08 AM PDT Reuters - Foreign media in China have been targeted by emails laden with malicious computer software in attacks that appear to be tied to the run-up to the National Day military parade on October 1.

China bans foreigners from Tibet: tourism office (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2009 12:42 AM PDT AFP - China has barred foreigners from travelling to Tibet until after sensitive October 1 celebrations marking the 60th birthday of communist China, a government tourism office and travel agents said Tuesday.

China open on rebalancing, to a degree: researchers (Reuters) Posted: 21 Sep 2009 11:25 PM PDT Reuters - China will probably be open to a U.S. proposal for more coordination among Group of 20 countries on tackling global imbalances as long as its currency is not a focal point, a pair of government economists said on Tuesday.

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