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China tensions high after Tibet monk sets himself alight (AFP) Posted: 28 Feb 2009 08:26 AM PST AFP - Tensions were high in a flashpoint town of southwest China Saturday after a Tibetan monk set himself on fire in protest against Chinese rule, activist groups and residents said.

Tibetan monk reportedly sets himself on fire (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2009 06:10 AM PST AP - A Tibetan Buddhist monk doused himself with gasoline and set himself ablaze in western China in an apparent protest against government restrictions on religion, and security forces shot him, international Tibetan advocacy groups reported Saturday.

China premier says stimulus is off to good start (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2009 02:42 AM PST Reuters - China's stimulus spending has started to nudge the economy in the right direction but the global financial crisis could still take a turn for the worse, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told an online forum on Saturday.

U.S. looks to China for support on Afghanistan: Pentagon (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:57 AM PST Reuters - The United States is looking to stronger Chinese cooperation on Afghanistan, piracy, and other international troubles, a Pentagon official said on Saturday after talks that he said also addressed strains over Taiwan.

China, US to hold military exchanges (AFP) Posted: 28 Feb 2009 01:31 AM PST AFP - China and the United States have agreed to resume high-level military exchanges, a US defence official said Saturday, as he described two days of talks between the two powers as extremely positive.

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