Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Diplomats shut out of Chinese dissident's trial (AP)
• US says Chinese dissident trial 'uncharacteristic of a great country' (AFP)
• US blasts trial of Chinese dissident (AP)
• Management buys $5M in ChinaCast Education shares (AP)
• China tries leading dissident on subversion charge (AFP)
• China central bank says recovery still weak (AP)
• China negotiator: Taiwan trade pact "long process" (AP)
• China steps up reform of pension system: govt (AFP)
• China hits back after EU extends shoe taxes (AFP)
• China opens trial of leading dissident Liu Xiaobo (Reuters)

Diplomats shut out of Chinese dissident's trial (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:47 PM PST AP - A high-profile Chinese dissident accused of subversion was tried at a two-hour hearing Wednesday that shut out foreign diplomats concerned over a case that reflects the communist government's deep suspicion of calls for political reform.

US says Chinese dissident trial 'uncharacteristic of a great country' (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:30 PM PST AFP - The United States on Wednesday denounced China's trial of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as a political one that is "uncharacteristic of a great country."

US blasts trial of Chinese dissident (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:32 PM PST AP - The United States is sharply criticizing China's trial of a prominent Chinese dissident as being "uncharacteristic of a great country."

Management buys $5M in ChinaCast Education shares (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:24 AM PST AP - For-profit business school operator ChinaCast Education Corp. on Wednesday said its senior management team will buy $5 million in company shares.

China tries leading dissident on subversion charge (AFP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:23 AM PST AFP - Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo went on trial on subversion charges Wednesday, in a case criticised by rights groups and the West as politically motivated.

China central bank says recovery still weak (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:44 AM PST AP - China's central bank warned Wednesday that the country's economic recovery is still weak despite improving conditions and said changes in its development model are urgently needed.

China negotiator: Taiwan trade pact "long process" (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:29 AM PST AP - China's top Taiwan negotiator said Wednesday a proposed free-trade pact that has engendered fierce condemnation from Taiwan's pro-independence opposition will be a "long process" that can benefit both sides.

China steps up reform of pension system: govt (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:50 PM PST AFP - China said it will raise the state pension payment for retirees by 10 percent and enable hundreds of millions of migrant workers to transfer their retirement benefits when they move across provinces.

China hits back after EU extends shoe taxes (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 08:34 PM PST AFP - Beijing said Wednesday it would impose penalties on metal fasteners such as bolts and nails imported from the European Union, in apparent retaliation to the EU's extension of taxes on Chinese shoes.

China opens trial of leading dissident Liu Xiaobo (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:41 PM PST Reuters - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Liu Xiaobo, went on trial on subversion charges on Wednesday, drawing an outcry at home and abroad over the country's sweeping laws against political opponents.

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