2009年5月27日星期三

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Tiananmen protests a distant memory for China youth (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:56 PM PDT

Job seekers flock at a job fair held for graduate students in Taiyuan, Shanxi province February 2, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Final year Chinese university student Li Teng knows finding a job during the global economic crisis will be tough. Yet he shakes his head at the thought of taking to the streets to protest.

China lawyers in touchy cases could be disbarred (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 10:21 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Sept. 2, 2008, and released by Jiang Tianyong, Chinese laywer Jiang Tianyong poses for photos near Lake Geneva in Switzerland. China's legal authorities appear ready to disbar as many as 20 Chinese lawyers known for taking sensitive human rights cases, several of the lawyers said Wednesday, in the latest apparent clampdown on legal activists. Jiang Tianyong, a lawyer with Beijing's Gaobo Longhua Law Firm, said the Beijing Justice Bureau was dragging its feet in approving a mandatory annual renewal of his credentials. Though he has not received any notice about being disbarred, he said the stalling was at least meant as a warning. (AP Photo/Jiang Tianyong, HO)AP - China's judiciary is warning law firms to rein in lawyers who take up human rights and other politically sensitive cases, lawyers said Wednesday, increasing the pressure in a government campaign that has so far failed to curb growing legal activism.

China ready to cooperate with US on climate change: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 09:03 AM PDT

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (L) chats with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) during their meeting at the Zhong Nanhai in Beijing, China. China is ready to strengthen its cooperation with the United States to combat climate change, Wen told Pelosi on Wednesday, state media reported.(AFP/POOL/Andy Wong)AFP - China is ready to strengthen its cooperation with the United States to combat climate change, Premier Wen Jiabao told US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, state media reported.

Beijing protest honours Pelosi's visit (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 08:34 AM PDT

Chinese workers clean the walls of the news office of the State Council, China's cabinet, after protesters gathered outside in Beijing. At least 100 Chinese with grievances against their government staged a protest in honour of US congresswoman Nancy Pelosi in Beijing Wednesday, little more than a week before the Tiananmen anniversary.(AFP/Simon Lim)AFP - At least 100 Chinese with grievances against their government staged a protest in honour of US congresswoman Nancy Pelosi in Beijing Wednesday, little more than a week before the Tiananmen anniversary.

China unveils new measures to boost exports (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 07:48 AM PDT

Shenzhen port in southern China. China on Wednesday unveiled new measures to help exporters, which have been hard hit by falling overseas demand due to the global economic crisis, state media reported.(AFP/File/Francois Bougon)AFP - China on Wednesday unveiled new measures to help exporters, which have been hard hit by falling overseas demand due to the global economic crisis, state media reported.

Geithner to meet top Chinese leaders (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 07:47 AM PDT

US Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner, sseen here in March 2009, will meet with President Hu Jintao to discuss expansion of ties and current economic turmoil during his trip to Beijing on June 1-2, officials said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will meet with President Hu Jintao to discuss expansion of ties and current economic turmoil during his trip to Beijing on June 1-2, officials said Wednesday.

Geithner to meet Chinese leaders next week (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 06:58 AM PDT

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies about the Obama administration's budget proposals and goals for economic recovery and reform before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and Financial Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Jim BourgReuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will meet top Chinese government officials including President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing early next week, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.

Geithner to meet with top Chinese officials (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 06:54 AM PDT

AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiaboa next week as part of high-level discussions on ways to promote balanced and sustained growth in both nations.

China protesters see red over Pelosi visit (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:03 AM PDT

Petitioners scuffle with policemen during a protest outside the State Council Information Office in Beijing May 27, 2009. Chinese protesters gave their own raucous welcome for visiting U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, crying out for the lawmaker to live up to her reputation as a foe of human rights abuses. REUTERS/Reinhard KrauseReuters - Chinese protesters gave a raucous welcome for House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday, painting red slogans and crying out for the lawmaker to live up to her reputation as a foe of human rights abuses.

China celebrates Dragon Boat Festival (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 01:01 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 24, 2009, villagers race dragon boats in a rain to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival at Zhucun village in Guangzhou, in south China's Guangdong province. Many Chinese will spend Thursday eating sticky rice cakes wrapped in bamboo leaves and watching teams row boats with dragon-shaped prows up rivers in what may be the nation's most ironic official holiday, the Dragon Boat Festival. (AP Photo)AP - Many Chinese will spend Thursday eating sticky rice cakes wrapped in bamboo leaves and watching teams row boats with dragon-shaped prows up rivers in what may be the nation's most ironic official holiday — the Dragon Boat Festival.

Chinalco considering revising Rio deal: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:13 AM PDT

Handout photo from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto shows a worker inspecting iron ore at a mine in the Australian outback. China's Chinalco is planning to revise a 19.5-billion-dollar bid for part of the mineral resources giant, state media has reported.(AFP/HO/Rio Tinto/File/AFP)AFP - China's Chinalco is planning to revise a 19.5-billion-dollar bid for part of Rio Tinto after the Anglo-Australian mining giant's share price soared, state media reported.

Dissidents claim Tiananmen anniversary crackdown (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 12:00 AM PDT

A Chinese paramilitary policeman keeps watch on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. China is tightening curbs on key dissidents before next week's 20th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, even moving some of them out of town, activists and their relatives said.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China is tightening curbs on key dissidents before next week's sensitive 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, activists and their relatives said.

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