Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Diplomats kept away from China dissident's trial (AP)
• Leading China dissident set for trial (AFP)
• Argentine judge asks China arrests over Falun Gong (Reuters)
• China tightened trade regime in 2009: USTR (Reuters)
• 'Misunderstandings' with China are bygones: French PM (AFP)
• Chinese activists warned over dissident trial (AFP)
• China says trial for condemned Briton was fair (AP)
• China denies aid package, Uighur expulsions linked (AP)
• Auto sales in rural markets boost China to No. 1 (AP)
• China 'regrets' WTO decision on film, music trade (AFP)
• China sentences tiger killer to 12 years in jail (AFP)
• French PM calls for more flexible yuan (AFP)
• Atmosphere of fear at Christmas in north China (AFP)
• Liu trial a travesty: Human Rights Watch (AFP)

Diplomats kept away from China dissident's trial (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:37 PM PST AP - Authorities barred diplomats from the U.S. and other countries from attending the trial Wednesday of a high-profile Chinese dissident who has called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance.

Leading China dissident set for trial (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:07 PM PST AFP - Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was due to go on trial Wednesday on subversion charges, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.

Argentine judge asks China arrests over Falun Gong (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:18 PM PST Reuters - An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of China's former President Jiang Zemin and another top official for "crimes against humanity" in the alleged persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

China tightened trade regime in 2009: USTR (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:19 PM PST Reuters - The United States saw additional evidence in 2009 that China was moving toward a more restrictive trade regime, but talks with Beijing also produced concrete results, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.

'Misunderstandings' with China are bygones: French PM (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST AFP - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told Chinese students Tuesday that any "misunderstandings" between Paris and Beijing were a thing of the past, following a heated row last year over Tibet.

Chinese activists warned over dissident trial (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:33 AM PST AFP - Reform activists in Beijing said Tuesday they had been warned not to attend the trial this week of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, as European and US diplomats were refused access to the hearing.

China says trial for condemned Briton was fair (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:28 AM PST AP - China on Tuesday dismissed an appeal from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to spare a British man set to be executed next week for drug smuggling, saying he had a fair trial despite concerns he suffers mental health problems and was duped into the crime.

China denies aid package, Uighur expulsions linked (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:53 AM PST AP - The Chinese government denied Tuesday that $1.2 billion in aid it gave Cambodia was linked to the Southeast Asian nation's deportation of 20 Muslims who had sought asylum after fleeing ethnic violence in China's far west.

Auto sales in rural markets boost China to No. 1 (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:56 AM PST AP - Minivan salesman Zhu Yi has a problem that most auto dealers elsewhere would happily swap for their own — he doesn't have enough vehicles to satisfy customer demand.

China 'regrets' WTO decision on film, music trade (AFP) Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:13 PM PST AFP - China said Tuesday it "regrets" a decision by the World Trade Organization to reject its appeal against a ruling that orders Beijing to free up distribution of US films, music and books.

China sentences tiger killer to 12 years in jail (AFP) Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:23 PM PST AFP - A man who shot dead a rare tiger in southwestern China was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 580,000 yuan (85,000 dollars), state media reported Tuesday.

French PM calls for more flexible yuan (AFP) Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:06 PM PST AFP - Visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Tuesday called for a more flexible yuan, saying such a policy would help boost domestic consumption in China and resolve global trade imbalances.

Atmosphere of fear at Christmas in north China (AFP) Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:43 PM PST AFP - Christians in north China are facing a Christmas of fear after 10 local religious leaders were jailed in recent weeks and their new church shut down amid a crackdown on unauthorised worship.

Liu trial a travesty: Human Rights Watch (AFP) Posted: 21 Dec 2009 07:14 PM PST AFP - China's most prominent dissident is set to face a "pre-determined political trial" with Beijing "showing contempt for its universal human rights commitments," Human Rights Watch charged Tuesday.

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