2009年7月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China says its president cuts short G8 trip (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:13 PM PDT

AP - China says President Hu Jintao has cut short an official trip to Europe to deal with the outbreak of violence in western Xinjiang where at least 156 people have died in rioting.

China's Hu skips G8 to deal with Xinjiang riots (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:11 PM PDT

A woman lies on the ground as people try to revive her in front of Chinese soldiers in riot gear as a crowd of angry locals confront security forces on a street in the city of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region July 7, 2009. REUTERS/David GrayReuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao abandoned plans to attend a G8 summit in Italy on Wednesday, returning home early to deal with ethnic violence in the restive northwestern region of Xinjiang.

Hu breaks off trip to Italy and heads home: ANSA (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 04:19 PM PDT

China First lady Liu Yongqing (L) and China President Hu Jintao, flanked by bodyguards, take a tour in Venice. Hu, on an official visit to Italy for the G8 summit, has decided to return to China due to the situation in Xinjiang where riots have claimed more than 150 lives, ANSA news agency reported early Wednesday.(AFP/Andrea Pattaro)AFP - President Hu Jintao, on an official visit to Italy for the G8 summit, has decided to return to China due to the situation in Xinjiang where riots have claimed more than 150 lives, ANSA news agency reported early Wednesday.

Clinton urges restraint in riots in western China (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:50 PM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging restraint in clashes in western China.

Mobs spread ethnic strife in western China (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:25 PM PDT

An Uighur woman protests before a group of paramilitary police in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, July 7 , 2009. Ethnic Uighurs scuffled with armed police Tuesday in a fresh protest in the western region of Xinjiang, where at least 156 people have been killed and more than 1,400 people arrested in western China's worst ethnic violence in decades. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Sobbing Muslim women scuffled with riot police, and Chinese men wielding steel pipes, meat cleavers and sticks rampaged through the streets Tuesday as ethnic tensions worsened in China's oil-rich Xinjiang territory, forcing officials to declare a curfew.

China's Urumqi city in chaos (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:24 PM PDT

Police on Tuesday fired clouds of acrid tear gas to disperse thousands of Han Chinese protesters, as chaos gripped this flashpoint city riven by ethnic tensions. Thousands of heavily armed police deployed across Urumqi, the capital of China's remote northwest Xinjiang region, but tensions spiked dramatically following weekend rioting that claimed at least 156 lives.(AFPTV)AFP - Thousands of angry Han Chinese armed with poles, meat cleavers and other makeshift weapons stormed through Urumqi Tuesday as the flashpoint city riven by ethnic tensions descended into chaos.

Uighurs stage protests in Turkey, Norway (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:09 PM PDT

Uighur Turks living in Turkey march under a flag of East Turkestan as they protest against China in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, July 6, 2009, after riots and street battles killed at least 140 people in China's western Xinjiang province and injured 828 others in the deadliest ethnic unrest to hit the region in decades. Police sealed off streets in parts of the provincial capital, Urumqi, after discord between ethnic Muslim Uighur people and China's Han majority erupted into violence. Witnesses reported a new, smaller protest Monday in a second city, Kashgar. (AP Photo / Ibrahim Usta)AP - Uighur expatriates staged protests on Tuesday outside the Chinese embassies in Turkey and Norway, denouncing violence in western China that has killed at least 156 people.

Internet plays key role in China's latest unrest (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:58 AM PDT

A Han Chinese man carries a spiked steel bar while using his cell phone to take photos as he joins a mob of Han Chinese men attacking Uighur properties in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The brawl between Han Chinese and Uighurs in southern China was scarcely covered by state media, but accounts and photos spread quickly via the Internet and became a spark that helped ignite deadly riots thousands of miles away in the Uighur homeland.

US House Speaker urges Beijing/Uighur dialogue (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:48 AM PDT

Chinese riot police watch a Muslim ethnic Uighur woman protest in Urumqi in China's far west Xinjiang province. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday blamed China's AFP - US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday blamed China's "harsh policies" for fueling resentment among its Uighur population and urged Beijing to seek a dialogue with the Muslim minority.

Canada 'alarmed' by unrest in China: FM (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:13 AM PDT

Chinese riot police watch a Muslim ethnic Uighur woman protest in Urumqi in China's far west Xinjiang province following a third day of unrest. Canada on Monday expressed alarm over violence in the ethnic Uighur enclave of Xinjiang in China, where scores of protesters were killed during weekend protests against the Beijing government.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Canada on Monday expressed alarm over violence in the ethnic Uighur enclave of Xinjiang in China, where scores of protesters were killed during weekend protests against the Beijing government.

China's 2Q growth may top 7.5 pct, researcher says (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 03:49 AM PDT

AP - China's economy is improving and growth might top 7.5 percent for the quarter that ended in June, a central bank researcher said in an official journal.

Han Chinese vow revenge after deadly riots: AFP (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:50 AM PDT

Ethnic Uighur women grab at a riot policeman as they protest in Urumqi in China's far west Xinjiang province. Thousands of Han Chinese protesters armed with makeshift weapons have marched through China's Urumqi city vowing revenge after ethnic unrest claimed 156 lives, an AFP reporter witnessed.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Thousands of Han Chinese protesters armed with makeshift weapons have marched through China's Urumqi city vowing revenge after ethnic unrest claimed 156 lives, an AFP reporter witnessed.

BAIC plans Opel plant in China, Europe job cuts (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:01 AM PDT

A flag bearing the logo of German carmaker Opel. Chinese auto maker BAIC, which is offering 922 million dollars for a majority stake in Opel, plans to build a plant in China and cut jobs in Europe if its bid succeeds, a report said.(DDP/AFP/File/Philipp Guelland)AFP - Chinese auto maker BAIC, which is offering 922 million dollars for a majority stake in Opel, plans to build a plant in China and cut jobs in Europe if its bid succeeds, a report said.

Chinese oil firms may bid for Iraqi oil fields (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 11:57 PM PDT

An oil refinery in Shuaiba, southwest of Basra, Iraq. China's three largest oil companies may take part in Iraq's second auction of oil and gas fields, as the Asian giant seeks to strengthen its foothold in the oil-rich nation, state media said.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - China's three largest oil companies may take part in Iraq's second auction of oil and gas fields, as the Asian giant seeks to strengthen its foothold in the oil-rich nation, state media said.

China's CNPC bids for 75 pct stake in Spain's YPF (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 09:08 PM PDT

The Repsol logo is pictured at the headquarters of the Spanish oil giant in Madrid. China National Petroleum Corp has offered between 13.2 billion and 14.5 billion dollars for a 75 percent stake in an affiliate of the Spanish oil firm.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has offered between 13.2 billion and 14.5 billion dollars for a 75 percent stake in an affiliate of Spanish oil major Repsol, a report has said.

Uighur leader wants probe into Xinjiang unrest (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 08:40 PM PDT

Uighur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer at the National Press Club in Washington. Kadeer called for international probes into the deadly violence that rocked the restive region of Xinjiang which authorities in China have blamed on rioting Muslim Uighurs.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer called on the international community to probe the deadly violence that rocked China's Xinjiang region over the weekend, accusing Beijing of fudging the truth and playing down the death toll.

Exiled Uighur leader once a Chinese success story (AP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 08:04 PM PDT

Rebiya Kadeer, president of the Uyghurs American Association sits in her seat before the start of her news conference at the Nationals Press Club in Washington, Monday, July 6, 2009. Kadeer, the exiled leader of a Muslim minority group is denying Chinese government accusations that she incited riots that have left 156 people dead in western China. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Not long ago, Rebiya Kadeer was considered a symbol of success in modern China: a woman, a Muslim and a millionaire entrepreneur who also held a prestigious post with the Communist government.

China police hold 1,434 over Xinjiang riots (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 07:19 PM PDT

The burnt wreck of a car sits in a street in Urumqi in China's far west Xinjiang province on July 6. Police in the region arrested 1,434 suspects over deadly weekend riots, state media have reported.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Chinese police arrested 1,434 suspects over deadly weekend riots in the northwestern region of Xinjiang, state media have reported.

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