2009年6月3日星期三

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China security tight in Tiananmen; U.S. critical (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:44 PM PDT

Roses are placed in front of the statue of the Goddess of Democracy during a 64-hour hunger strike by students at Times Square in Hong Kong June 2, 2009, two days before the 20th anniversary of the June 4 military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Chinese police were out in force on Thursday to stop any commemoration of the crackdown on pro-democracy protesters around Tiananmen Square 20 years ago, a day after Washington demanded Beijing account for those killed.

Clinton urges Beijing to name Tiananmen dead (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:21 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Organization of American States in San Pedro Sula, Honduras on June 2, 2009. Clinton has called on Beijing to publish the names of those killed or missing in the Tiananmen Square protests on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown.(AFP/File/Orlando Sierra)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called on Beijing to publish the names of those killed or missing in the Tiananmen Square protests on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown.

Tiananmen security tight on crackdown anniversary (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:08 PM PDT

Chinese soldiers march against the backdrop of Tiananmen square and Tianamen gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Foreign journalists were barred from Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Wednesday amid heavy security on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on 1989 pro-democracy protests. The move comes after authorities blocked social networking and image sharing Web sites such as Twitter, and confined dissidents to their homes or forced them to leave Beijing. The efforts aim to prevent commemorations of the protests or remembrances of the hundreds, possibly thousands, who died in the military assault on the night of June 3-4 1989.(AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - Police ringed China's iconic Tiananmen Square on Thursday as the government blocked any attempts to mark the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists.

Tiananmen anniversary amid tight security (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:01 PM PDT

Military guards outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China imposed a security clampdown to stop any event marking the 20th anniversary of the crushing of the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, as it faced renewed calls to account for the bloodshed(AFP/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - China imposed a security clampdown to stop any event marking the 20th anniversary of the crushing of the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, as it faced renewed calls to account for the bloodshed.

Hummer's Chinese buyer a newcomer to auto industry (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:48 PM PDT

Customers walk between two Hummer vehicles in a parking lot of an auto market in Beijing Wednesday, June 3, 2009. China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., said Tuesday it is buying the maker of luxury military-style SUVs from General Motors Corp. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Hummer owners are an unusual breed, but a little-known Chinese company's surprise purchase of the American maker of gas-guzzling, military-style SUVs is audacious even by their standards.

China clamps down ahead of Tiananmen anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:15 PM PDT

Military guards outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China imposed a security clampdown to stop any event marking the 20th anniversary of the crushing of the Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, as it faced renewed calls to account for the bloodshed(AFP/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - China threw a massive security cordon around Tiananmen Square Wednesday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy protests, as dissidents said they faced even tighter curbs.

US role in new climate treaty hinges on China (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 01:35 PM PDT

AP - The United States is not likely to enter into a new international treaty to reduce the emissions blamed for global warming without China and other major greenhouse-gas emitters on board, the Obama administration's chief climate negotiator said Wednesday.

Uighur exile leader rejects China 'terror' report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:55 PM PDT

Uighur rights activist Rebiya Kadeer speaks during an interview in Washington in April 2009. The leader of Uighurs in exile on Wednesday voiced AFP - The leader of Uighurs in exile on Wednesday voiced "utmost" skepticism after China said it smashed "terror cells" in their predominantly Muslim region.

Dalai Lama begins Dutch visit (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 10:55 AM PDT

The Dalai Lama gives a press conference at Schiphol Airport The Netherlands. Amid Chinese outrage, Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrived in the Netherlands Wednesday for a three-day visit he described as AFP - Amid Chinese outrage, Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrived in the Netherlands Wednesday for a three-day visit he described as "non-political".

China launches trade probe of US, Russia steel (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 08:22 AM PDT

AP - China is investigating imports of U.S. and Russian steel under anti-dumping rules amid a rise in Chinese imports of the metal.

Exiled Tiananmen dissident tries to re-enter China (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 07:08 AM PDT

Chinese dissident Wu'er Kaixi attends a press conference in Taipei on May 24, 2009. Former Chinese students leaders called on Taiwan to continue its support to China's democracy movement while acting to improve ties with Beijing, saying that a democratic China would be in the best interest of Taipei. AFP PHOTO / Sam YEH(AFP/Sam Yeh)AFP - One of the main student leaders from the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 flew to China's southern territory of Macau on Wednesday and said he wanted to turn himself in to face trial on the mainland.

China to play major role in Hummer future: buyer (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:24 AM PDT

Hummer vehicles are offered for sale at Woodfield Hummer, a Hummer and Chevrolet dealership, in Schaumburg, Illinois, United States. The Chinese firm planning to buy the Hummer brand from struggling US auto giant General Motors said Wednesday the market in China is likely to play an important role in its global strategy.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)AFP - The Chinese firm planning to buy the Hummer brand from struggling US auto giant General Motors said Wednesday the market in China is likely to play an important role in its global strategy.

HSBC, StanChart prepare to issue yuan bonds in China (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 06:05 AM PDT

Reuters - HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Bank (2888.HK) said on Wednesday that they were preparing for yuan-denominated bond issuance in China to help the country develop its local-currency financial markets.

China tightens security for Tiananmen anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 05:16 AM PDT

An armoured personnel carrier burns after students set it on fire near Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. China has thrown a massive security cordon around Tiananmen Square on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy protests. Chinese dissidents have meanwhile complained that the face even tighter curbs.(AFP/File/Tommy Cheng)AFP - China on Wednesday kept a tight lid on content related to the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, blacking out foreign TV reports about the 20th anniversary of the incident and expanding curbs on websites.

China protest shifts with economic backdrop post-'89 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Twenty years after the crackdown on pro-democracy protests centered on Beijing's Tiananmen Square, China's economy has developed to the point that similar protests on the same scale are highly unlikely today.

Thousands of China milk sites closed: state media (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:20 AM PDT

Zheng Shuzhen is restrained while holding a portrait of her deceased grand-daughter Zhou Mengxin outside the Complaints Department of the Ministry of Health in Beijing. Over 3,900 substandard milk collection stations have been shut down in China following a contamination scandal last year that left at least six children dead(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Over 3,900 substandard milk collection stations have been shut down in China following a contamination scandal last year that left at least six children dead, state media said.

China closes 4,000 milk collection stations (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2009 12:16 AM PDT

AP - China has shut down nearly 4,000 milk collection stations for failing to meet safety standards, nine months after tainted milk products were blamed for sickening hundreds of thousands of babies and killing six children, the official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday.

China's Hu, Obama, discuss North Korea (AP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 11:56 PM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama discussed the crisis on the Korean Peninsula with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in a phone call early Wednesday, Chinese state media reported.

China shuts down 7 'terror cells' in Muslim region (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 11:31 PM PDT

File photo shows ethnic Uighurs having their bags searched in the main square in Kashgar in China's mainly Muslim Xinjiang region. Chinese police have smashed seven terror cells so far this year in the country's predominantly Muslim far-western region of Xinjiang, state media reported.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Chinese police have smashed seven terror cells so far this year in the country's predominantly Muslim far-western region of Xinjiang, state media reported.

Chinese web users demonstrate their strength (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jun 2009 08:37 PM PDT

File photo shows workers using their computers in a coffee shop in Chengdu, in China's Sichuan Province. Chinese web users are claiming a temporary victory against censorship after taking up the case of a young woman accused of murdering a local official who she says tried to force himself on her.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Chinese web users are claiming a temporary victory against censorship after taking up the case of a young woman accused of murdering a local official who she says tried to force himself on her.

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