2009年7月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China tries new openness with foreign media (AP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:52 PM PDT

A paramilitary officer tries to persuade two Uighur women to leave when they attempted to face off a group of paramilitary police following a visit by journalists in the area in Urumqi, China, Tuesday, July 7 , 2009. Urumqi was tense Tuesday, with protests happening in several parts of the city and both Han Chinese and Uighur groups facing off with armed police. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - When riots broke out in the restive west this week, China took a different tack with foreign journalists: Instead of being barred, reporters were invited on an official tour of Xinjiang's capital.

Chinese troops flood streets after riots (AP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:06 PM PDT

Chinese paramilitary police patrol in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. China flooded the capital of western Xinjiang province with security forces Wednesday after ethnic riots left at least 156 dead. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Thousands of Chinese troops flooded into this city Wednesday to separate feuding ethnic groups after three days of communal violence left 156 people dead, and a senior Communist Party official vowed to execute those guilty of murder in the rioting in western China.

Australian executive held on spy charge in China (AP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 01:42 PM PDT

A man walks past a Rio Tinto office in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, July 8, 2009. An Australian who heads Rio Tinto's iron ore operations in China has been arrested in Shanghai and accused of espionage, Australia's foreign minister said Wednesday. (AP Photo)AP - China has detained an Australian executive of the world's third-largest mining company on suspicion of espionage amid the company's tough negotiations with China on iron ore prices, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

China says Urumqi 'under control' after show of force (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 12:44 PM PDT

Chinese soldiers are seen on the streets of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang province. Mobs wielding makeshift weapons roamed this restive city Wednesday, with vigilantes pummelling two Uighur Muslims, despite a massive show of force by Chinese troops that brought some calm.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Authorities said the restive Chinese city of Urumqi was "under control" Wednesday following sporadic violence as mobs wielding makeshift weapons roamed despite a massive security presence.

China detains Rio Tinto staff (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 11:07 AM PDT

A employee is seen at Rio Tinto Limited Shanghai Representative Office in Shanghai July 8, 2009. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - Chinese authorities are detaining Rio Tinto Ltd's top iron ore negotiator on suspicion of espionage and stealing state secrets, Australia said on Wednesday, threatening to strain already fraying ties.

G8 rifts emerge as economic danger signs spied (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jul 2009 03:45 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (R) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) speak during the Group of Eight (G8) summit in L'Aquila, central Italy. Leaders of the world's most powerful countries warned the global economy remained in danger Wednesday at a summit marred by Russia's renunciation of climate change targets and splits over Iran.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - The world's most powerful leaders warned Wednesday the global economy is still in peril, at a summit marred by Russia's renunciation of climate change targets and splits over Iran.

Police, Uighurs stand off in China's Urumqi: AFP reporter (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 10:19 PM PDT

Muslim ethnic Uighurs help a woman who collapsed during a protest in Urumqi in China's far west Xinjiang province. Hundreds of Muslim Uighurs wielding makeshift weapons engaged in a fresh stand-off with police in Urumqi Wednesday, an AFP reporter witnessed.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Hundreds of Muslim Uighurs wielding makeshift weapons engaged in a fresh stand-off with police in China's flashpoint Urumqi city, an AFP reporter witnessed.

Chinese president skips G8 after Urumqi riots (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 08:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao is flying back to Beijing following rioting in the northwestern region of Xinjiang and will miss this week's G8 summit hosted by Italy, state media said on Wednesday.

Huge show of force in China's Urumqi: witnesses (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:18 PM PDT

Chinese riot police watch a Muslim ethnic Uighur woman protest in Urumqi in China's far west Xinjiang province. Chinese authorities put on a huge show of force in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi as hundreds of trucks full of armed police and soldiers poured in to prevent further deadly riots.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Chinese authorities put on a huge show of force in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi as hundreds of trucks full of armed police and soldiers poured in to prevent further deadly riots.

Hu cuts short trip to Italy over Xinjiang riots (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 05:43 PM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao listens during a joint press conference with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano following their meeting on July 6 at The Quirinale, the Italian Presidential palace in Rome. Hu has cut short an official visit to Italy for the G8 summit and is returning home following deadly rioting in the Xinjiang region, state media reported.(AFP/Tiziana Fabi)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao has cut short an official visit to Italy for the G8 summit and is returning home following deadly rioting in the Xinjiang region, state media reported.

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