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Obama, China's Yang urge steps on world economy (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 03:59 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday called for urgent steps to revive the world economy and agreed to work to prevent further military confrontations at sea.

Feds say husband and wife sold tech to China (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 03:54 PM PDT AP - A Walter Reed Army Medical Center worker and his wife were charged Thursday with conspiring to sell sensitive technology to China.

Obama calls for more military talks with China (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 02:49 PM PDT AP - As tension rose over a U.S.-China sea dispute, President Barack Obama met China's top diplomat Thursday and stressed the need for more frequent and intense communications to avoid military confrontations that could upset a relationship crucial to solving global crises.

On display: conflicting Chinese, Tibetan views (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 12:11 PM PDT AP - The image is iconic: Smiling Tibetan farmers hoist a giant portrait of China's communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong as they walk under a clear blue sky.

EU lawmakers urge China to discuss real autonomy with Tibet (AFP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 09:57 AM PDT AFP - European lawmakers urged China Thursday to renew dialogue on real autonomy for Tibet, in a resolution marking 50 years since a failed uprising there forced the Tibetan spiritual leader into exile.

Official: US ship in scrape now has armed escort (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 08:25 AM PDT AP - The Navy has assigned a heavily armed destroyer to escort the U.S. surveillance ship that got into a high-seas confrontation with Chinese ships last weekend.

USGS: 5.0-magnitude earthquake hits central China (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 07:31 AM PDT AP - A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck central China's Sichuan province on Thursday near the border with Gansu province, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

SARS whistleblower wants apology from China (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 06:42 AM PDT AP - A Chinese doctor who exposed the extent of Beijing's SARS outbreak has asked the government to apologize for detaining him after he criticized the 1989 crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square.

China protests U.S. poultry rule at WTO meeting (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 06:32 AM PDT Reuters - China complained about a U.S. law blocking imports of Chinese poultry products at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on Thursday.

China criticizes US for resolution on Tibet (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 06:30 AM PDT AP - China accused the U.S. Congress on Thursday of damaging relations and meddling in China's internal affairs by passing a resolution recognizing the plight of Tibet's people and their exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama reincarnation must have China approval: report (AFP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 06:23 AM PDT AFP - China's communist government will decide on the reincarnated successor of the Dalai Lama when Tibetan Buddhism's highest spiritual leader passes away, state press said Thursday.

5.0 quake hits SW China: USGS (AFP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 04:39 AM PDT AFP - An 5.0-magnitude earthquake on Thursday struck the region of southwest China devastated last year by a massive quake, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of casualties.

China consumers ready to spend a bit more: survey (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 03:30 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese urban consumers are slightly more confident about their future incomes, encouraging them to want to spend a little more and save less, according to a quarterly central bank survey released on Thursday.

Peking Uni transfers outspoken prof to west China (AP) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 03:27 AM PDT AP - University authorities reassigned an outspoken Beijing law professor to teach in remote western China — a move he said Thursday may be retaliation for his signing a landmark petition calling for political reform.

China worries too few foreigners learning Chinese (Reuters) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 01:19 AM PDT Reuters - There has been a big rise in the number of foreigners learning Chinese, but still too few are studying the language, officials said on Thursday, worried this may affect efforts to soften China's global image.

China goes Miami Vice (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 12 Mar 2009 12:33 AM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - If the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas ever gets built the way its designers foresee, it will be the largest resort of any in the Caribbean region. And China will play a huge role.

China's SARS hero demands apology for detention (Reuters) Posted: 11 Mar 2009 11:35 PM PDT Reuters - A military surgeon who blew the whistle on China's SARS cover-up in 2003 and asked the Communist Party to reassess its 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen protesters has asked the government to apologize for detaining him.

Tibet's Potala Palace receives protection boost (AP) Posted: 11 Mar 2009 11:16 PM PDT AP - China has tightened restrictions on advertising and construction outside Tibet's famed Potala Palace, following calls from the United Nations to better preserve the UNESCO World Heritage Site's natural setting.

China plans subsidies for unemployed migrants (AP) Posted: 11 Mar 2009 10:39 PM PDT AP - China announced plans Thursday to assist millions of unemployed migrant workers with increases in grain subsidies and rural infrastructure projects, a top Agriculture Ministry official said.

China demands end of US Navy surveillance (AP) Posted: 11 Mar 2009 09:47 PM PDT AP - China's Defense Ministry has demanded that the U.S. Navy end surveillance missions off the country's southern coast following a weekend confrontation between an American vessel and Chinese ships.

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