Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Senators seek probe into China's yuan peg (Reuters)
• Congress urged to combat China trade practices (Reuters)
• AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist (AP)
• China tightens supervision of online games (AFP)
• US advisory panel warns of rampant Chinese spying (AP)
• Obama's China visit leaves dissidents disappointed (AFP)
• 1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China (AP)
• China tries dissident from U.S. after Obama leaves (Reuters)
• Former China student leader tried on fraud charges (AP)
• More English needed as China steps up peacekeeping (Reuters)
• Bankers poised to help China's richest invest $7.6 trln: group (Reuters)
• China Commercial Aircraft plans plant in Shanghai (AP)
• Deutsche Bank to be key player in Chinese bank (AFP)

Senators seek probe into China's yuan peg (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 02:41 PM PST Reuters - Expressing frustration over the Obama administration's light touch on China's yuan exchange rate, two U.S. senators asked the Commerce Department on Thursday to investigate alleged Chinese currency "manipulation."

Congress urged to combat China trade practices (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:19 PM PST Reuters - The United States must combat China's trade-distorting industrial and currency policies with U.S. trade laws and by using the World Trade Organization, a congressional advisory body said on Thursday.

AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 01:02 PM PST AP - Sometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm.

China tightens supervision of online games (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 09:04 AM PST AFP - China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fast-growing online games market, saying some games contained content that was "harmful" to players.

US advisory panel warns of rampant Chinese spying (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 07:00 AM PST AP - A U.S. congressional advisory panel said Thursday that Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets to use in building Beijing's military and economic strength.

Obama's China visit leaves dissidents disappointed (AFP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST AFP - Although US President Barack Obama raised the thorny issue of human rights during his first visit to China this week, he left many political dissidents -- those who were not locked up -- disappointed.

1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:24 AM PST AP - China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.

China tries dissident from U.S. after Obama leaves (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 06:17 AM PST Reuters - A student leader of China's 1989 pro-democracy movement who has long lived in the United States went on trial in China on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Barack Obama finished a visit that raised human rights.

Former China student leader tried on fraud charges (AP) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 04:36 AM PST AP - An exiled former leader of the 1989 student pro-democracy movement went on trial on financial fraud charges Thursday in southwestern China, a case highlighted by his controversial handover to the mainland from Hong Kong.

More English needed as China steps up peacekeeping (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:36 AM PST Reuters - A lack of proficiency in English has been one of the main factors hindering Chinese peacekeeping forces in their missions overseas, officials said on Thursday at a new training center outside Beijing.

Bankers poised to help China's richest invest $7.6 trln: group (Reuters) Posted: 19 Nov 2009 12:12 AM PST Reuters - The number of U.S.-dollar millionaires in China is expected to nearly double in five years, luring private bankers eager to help them invest an expected combined wealth over $7.6 trillion by 2013, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said on Thursday.

China Commercial Aircraft plans plant in Shanghai (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 09:42 PM PST AP - Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China plans to build an assembly line for its homegrown C919 jetliners in Shanghai, the latest step in the country's ambitions to become a leader in world aviation.

Deutsche Bank to be key player in Chinese bank (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2009 08:36 PM PST AFP - Deutsche Bank is set to become the largest shareholder in China's Huaxia Bank after agreeing to increase its stake in the mid-sized lender to 17.12 percent, the Chinese bank said Thursday.

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