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China executes 2 for deadly attack on police (AP) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 09:10 AM PDT AP - China executed two members of a Muslim minority on Thursday after finding the men guilty of killing 17 police in an attack last year in the country's far west that Beijing said was an attempt to sabotage the Beijing Olympics.

Officials punished in milk scandal get new jobs (AP) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 06:33 AM PDT AP - Two Chinese officials who were disciplined in a tainted milk scandal that sickened tens of thousands of children have been reappointed to new posts, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday.

China auto sales hit record 1.11 million in March (AP) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 04:31 AM PDT AP - China's auto sales hit a monthly record of 1.11 million vehicles in March, exceeding U.S. sales for the third month in a row, as tax cuts and rebates for small car purchases lured buyers back into showrooms, according to industry figures.

China executes two for pre-Olympics attack in Xinjiang (Reuters) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 03:01 AM PDT Reuters - China executed two minority Uighurs in restive far-west Xinjiang Thursday after a court convicted them over a deadly attack on police in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics.

China executes two over pre-Olympic 'terrorism' (AFP) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 02:18 AM PDT AFP - China executed two Muslim men in its far northwest on Thursday for a "terrorist" attack that was aimed at sabotaging last year's Olympics and left 17 policemen dead, state media reported.

GM aims to double China sales: state media (AFP) Posted: 09 Apr 2009 12:31 AM PDT AFP - Embattled US auto maker General Motors is aiming to double its sales in China over the next five years, the head of the firm's Chinese operations said in comments published Thursday.

China executes two for Xinjiang attack (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 11:54 PM PDT AFP - China executed two Uighurs in the restive northwestern Xinjiang region for a "terrorist" attack on border police that took place before last year's Olympic Games, state media said Thursday.

5,000 clash with police in China: rights group (AFP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 10:31 PM PDT AFP - About 5,000 villagers clashed with police in eastern China after laying seige to a coal mine blamed for damaging local farmlands, a human rights group said.

McCain urges China to get tough on North Korea (AP) Posted: 08 Apr 2009 08:34 PM PDT AP - U.S. Senator John McCain urged China on Thursday to take a firmer stand against North Korea following Pyongyang's latest rocket firing, saying Beijing had more leverage than any other country to influence the North's behavior.

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