2009年3月11日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China navy officers harangue U.S. over ocean spat (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 09:21 PM PDT

Two Chinese trawlers stop in front of the USNS Impeccable, forcing the ship to conduct an emergency Reuters - Senior Chinese navy officers poured scorn on the United States in the wake of a weekend naval confrontation, with one saying the "Americans are villains crying foul" as fallout between the two giants simmered.

Officials: US ship in China spat was hunting subs (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 09:17 PM PDT

In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, the military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable is seen underway on Monday, March 9, 2009. The ship is one of five ocean surveillance ships that are part of the 25 ships in the Military Sealift Command Special Mission Ships Program. Impeccable directly supports the Navy by using both passive and active low frequency sonar arrays to detect and track undersea threats. The White House said Monday, March 9, that U.S. Navy ships will continue to operate in the South China Sea, where five Chinese vessels shadowed and maneuvered dangerously close to a Navy surveillance ship, prompting an American protest. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy)AP - The U.S. Navy ship that got into a scrape with five Chinese vessels last weekend in the South China Sea was looking for threats such as submarines — presumably Chinese — in waters that China claims as its own, defense officials acknowledged Tuesday.

China keeps tight security grip on Tibet (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 09:15 PM PDT

Tibetans participate in a protest march on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in front of the council at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama accused China of having brought AFP - China kept a tight security grip across the Tibetan plateau Wednesday and accused the Dalai Lama of behaving like a child for condemning its rule over the Himalayan region.

Dorm collapse buries seven China rail workers: state media (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 08:27 PM PDT

Local residents relax under a billboard featuring a high-speed train in Shanghai. At least seven workers were buried early Wednesday when a construction site for a high-speed rail line between the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai collapsed, state media reported.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - At least seven people were buried in eastern China on Wednesday when a dormitory for workers building a high-speed Beijing-Shanghai rail line collapsed, state media reported.

China urban fixed asset investment soars in Jan-Feb: govt (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 08:20 PM PDT

Beijing's expanding central business district. Investment in fixed assets in Chinese cities has gone up 26.5 percent in January and February compared with the same two months a year ago, the government has said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Chinese investment in plant and equipment soared in the first two months of the year, the government said Wednesday, indicating an economic stimulus package was kicking in.

China's nascent rock n' roll scene (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 07:56 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - Watch more Beijing videos at tripfilms.com   Check out this recently released video about rock n’ roll coming to Qingdao, the port city best known for its Tsingtao beer, and the emerging rock scene in Beijing.

China foreign minister in US amid Tibet, navy rifts (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 07:21 PM PDT

Two Chinese trawlers stop in front of the USNS Impeccable, forcing the ship to conduct an emergency AFP - China's foreign minister was slated for his first talks Wednesday in Washington as rifts emerged between the Pacific powers over Tibet and naval rights.

US urges China to 'reconsider' Tibet policy (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 05:44 PM PDT

Demonstrators mark the 50th anniversary of the failed revolt against Chinese rule in Tibet by rallying at the Chinese Embassy in Washington. The White House voiced concern Tuesday about human rights in Tibet on the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising and as China's foreign minister headed here in a bid to ease spiking tensions.(AFP/Chris Kleponis)AFP - The United States urged China to reconsider its policies and pursue dialogue with the Dalai Lama, voicing "deep concern" about human rights in the region 50 years after an uprising.

China-US sea confrontations could continue (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu invites a question at a news conference in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. A U.S. Navy mapping ship confronted by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea over the weekend was operating illegally, China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, in its first formal comment on the latest friction between the two militaries. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China responded sharply Tuesday to Washington's accusations over a confrontation at sea, an incident that analysts said could become more common as Beijing strengthens its navy and asserts claims to adjacent waters.

Tibetan exiles rally in Canada (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 02:15 PM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrives to address media representatives at his palace temple in Dharamshala. Hundreds of exiled Tibetans on Tuesday marched in Canadian cities to mark the 50th anniversary of Tibet's failed uprising, and to protest current conditions in the region.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Hundreds of exiled Tibetans on Tuesday marched in Canadian cities to mark the 50th anniversary of Tibet's failed uprising, and to protest current conditions in the region.

China's show of force keeps Tibet quiet (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:24 AM PDT

A pro-Tibet activist attends a demonstration in Paris March 10, 2009 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against China. The Dalai Lama marked 50 years in exile on Tuesday by demanding AP - Swarms of police and stepped-up security checks in Tibet and other parts of western China apparently stifled any large-scale protests to mark Tuesday's 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan revolt against Chinese rule.

Dalai Lama slams China over Tibet "suffering" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 11:19 AM PDT

Tibetans participate in a protest march on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in front of the council at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama accused China of having brought Reuters - The Dalai Lama said on Tuesday more and more Chinese were beginning to see a problem with Beijing's rule over Tibet, lamenting how the homeland he fled 50 years ago had become a "hell on earth."

China-U.S. dispute called worst in 8 years (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 10:09 AM PDT

Reuters - China's dispute with the United States over accusations it harassed a U.S. naval vessel is the worst between the two countries since the detention of a U.S. spy plane and crew in 2001, the top U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.

US vows support, Tibetans rally 50 years on (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 05:04 AM PDT

A Tibetan activist wears a button during a rally on AFP - US lawmakers vowed support for Tibet and exiles prayed outside of the White House, launching worldwide rallies 50 years to the day Tuesday of an uprising that forced the Dalai Lama to flee.

China adds deflation threat to economic woes (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:59 AM PDT

Farmers shovel corn cobs at Dajiagou in Dehui city of northeast China's Jilin province Monday, March 9, 2009. China's consumer price index, its main inflation benchmark, fell to minus 1.6 percent in February, but officials downplayed the risk that the country is succumbing to a potentially debilitating deflationary spiral. A 1.9 percent decline in food prices, a major component of the index, and declines in international commodity prices helped to drag the index below zero, the National Statistics Bureau reported Tuesday. (AP Photo)AP - China's consumer prices fell in February, adding the threat of deflation to the nation's economic woes, and officials warned the next few months look grim as the global downturn worsens.

China prices fall for first time since 2002 (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 04:51 AM PDT

A woman sells meals at a roadside restaurant in Beijing. China reported its first drop in consumer prices in more than six years on Tuesday, adding to worries about how the world's third-largest economy is weathering the global slowdown.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China reported its first drop in consumer prices in more than six years on Tuesday, adding to worries about how the world's third-largest economy is weathering the global slowdown.

Pro-Tibet groups pray, protest on anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2009 12:19 AM PDT

A Tibetan boy attends a protest calling for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet outside Parliament House in Canberra. The rally was held to commemorate 50 years since Tibetans rose up against Chinese rule and the Dalai Lama was forced into exile.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Pro-Tibet protesters tried to break through a police line guarding the Chinese embassy as they gathered in the Australian capital to mark the 50th anniversary Tuesday of a failed uprising against China.

China's consumer prices fall 1.6 percent (AP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 09:13 PM PDT

AP - China's consumer price index, its main inflation benchmark, fell to minus 1.6 percent in February, but officials downplayed the risk that the country is succumbing to a potentially debilitating deflationary spiral.

Dalai Lama to speak out 50 years after failed uprising (AFP)

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 08:13 PM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures while presiding over a prayer meeting at his palace temple in Dharamshala. The Dalai Lama was to address his community of exiles Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against China that forced him to flee to India.(AFP/Manan Vatsyayana)AFP - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was to address his community of exiles Tuesday, the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against China that forced him to flee to India.

U.S. says Chinese vessels harassed Navy ship (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 02:16 PM PDT

This US Navy file photo shows the military Sealift Command ocean surveillance ship USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS-23). Five Chinese vessels maneuvered dangerously close to a US Navy ship in the South China Sea on Sunday, approaching within 25 feet of the unarmed surveillance ship, the Pentagon said.(AFP/NVNS)Reuters - The United States Monday urged China to observe international maritime rules after the Pentagon said five Chinese ships, including a naval vessel, harassed a U.S. Navy ship in international waters.

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