2009年7月27日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Obama calls for deeper U.S.-Chinese ties (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:53 PM PDT

China's State Councillor Dai Bingguo (L) and China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan (C) listen as President Barack Obama addresses the opening of the first joint meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington July 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - U.S. and Chinese officials began grappling on Monday with how and when to withdraw the huge economic stimulus spending each has applied and to put in place measures to promote steadier long-term growth.


Top US officials seek to reassure Chinese (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:03 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, meets with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, right, and Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo following his remarks during the opening session of the first U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, Monday, July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - President Barack Obama put forward his top economic officials on Monday to try to reassure China that the U.S. will not let huge budget deficits or runaway inflation jeopardize the value of Chinese investments here.


China unhappy with Uighur activist's Japan trip (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 07:17 AM PDT

AP - China's Foreign Ministry criticized Japan on Monday for allowing a visit this week by an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for deadly ethnic riots in western China.

Obama: Human rights important to US-China ties (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:57 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says the United States and China must cooperate across the range of issues but he knows the economic powerhouses will not agree on every issue.

Obama: US, China to work on halting nuclear spread (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:44 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S. and China have a shared interest in halting the spread of nuclear weapons.

Obama: US-China relations will shape 21st century (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:40 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama says the U.S.-China relationship will mold the 21st century.

China's Hu seeks common ground with US (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:18 AM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao, seen here in June 2009, called Monday for common ground with the United States, saying the two countries share major responsibilities in the world.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)AFP - China's President Hu Jintao called Monday for common ground with the United States, saying the two countries share major responsibilities in the world.


Taiwan, China leaders exchange 1st direct messages (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:09 AM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao speaks during his meeting with Croatia's President Stjepan Mesic in Zagreb in this June 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Nikola Solic/FilesAP - The Taiwanese and Chinese presidents swapped messages Monday, the first such exchange since the two sides split amid civil war 60 years ago.


Pandas face uncertain future after China quake (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 10, 2008 file photo, a giant panda eats special food prepared as result of shortage of bamboos while a landslide triggered by the May 12 earthquake on a nearby mountain is seen in the background at China Conservative and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, China's southwest Sichuan province.  About 35 pandas at a reserve in China's southwestern province of Sichuan face an uncertain future after nearly a quarter of their habitat was destroyed by the powerful earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people and left 5 million homeless last May, said a study published on Monday, July 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, File)AP - About 35 pandas at a reserve in southwestern China face an uncertain future after nearly a quarter of their habitat was destroyed by last year's powerful earthquake that killed nearly 70,000 people, according to a study published Monday.


Low bar, long horizon for U.S.-China talks (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:11 AM PDT

Security officers stand guard at the Great Hall of the People ahead of the second plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 9, 2009. REUTERS/Christina HuReuters - China is bringing 150 senior officials, including nearly its whole Cabinet, to the United States this week for talks whose symbolic value is likely to trump concrete achievements.


China, Taiwan leaders mark first contact since 1949 (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:44 AM PDT

Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou talks to journalists during a news conference after the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) chairman election in Taipei July 26, 2009. Ma was chosen on Sunday to chair his ruling Nationalist Party (KMT), a party representative said, giving the China-friendly leader more control over the island's once icy relations with Beijing. The Chinese characters read (L-R), Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao sent Taiwan counterpart Ma Ying-jeou a telegram on Monday applauding his election as party chief, the first direct communication between leaders of the two sides since the civil war ended in 1949.


Shanghai's first IPO in 11 months soars on debut (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:31 AM PDT

AP - The first company to list on China's main stock exchange in 11 months soared more than 300 percent in its trading debut Monday, reflecting renewed market activity following a sharp decline last year.

Report: 22 die in flooding in southwestern China (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:21 AM PDT

A villager carries relief supplies as he crosses a river in the rain in Qingchuan county, Sichuan province July 21, 2009. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters warned of serious floods along major rivers, as the peak flood season began, Xinhua News Agency reported. Picture taken July 21, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINAAP - Heavy flooding hit China's southwestern Sichuan province, leaving at least 22 dead and another seven missing, state media said Monday.


China's Xinjiang vows 'iron hand' against violence (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:54 AM PDT

Armed Chinese security personnel man their position on the periphery of the Uighur district of Urumqi on July 17 in northwest China's Xinjiang province. The second-in-command of China's Xinjiang region has vowed to crack down on violence with an AFP - The second-in-command of China's Xinjiang region has vowed to crack down on violence with an "iron hand," state media said Monday, weeks after ethnic unrest in the Muslim area left over 190 dead.


China takeover scrapped after workers kill manager (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:38 AM PDT

Construction workers sort steel rods at a building site in Shanghai on July 27. China scrapped the takeover of a steel plant, an official said Monday, after workers killed a manager in a possibly unique instance of industrial mob violence claiming the life of a senior executive.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - China scrapped the takeover of a steel plant, an official said Monday, after workers killed a manager in a possibly unique instance of industrial mob violence claiming the life of a senior executive.


China protests as Uighur leader plans Japan visit (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:29 AM PDT

China's ethnic minority Uighurs living in Japan rally against China in Tokyo on July 12. The exiled leader of China's Uighur minority, Rebiya Kadeer, will visit Japan this week, her supporters said Monday, prompting outrage from China which reportedly labelled her a AFP - The exiled leader of China's Uighur minority, Rebiya Kadeer, will visit Japan this week, her supporters said Monday, prompting outrage from China which reportedly labelled her a "criminal".


China slams Uighur leader Kadeer's Japan visit: report (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:03 AM PDT

Reuters - China's ambassador to Japan on Monday slammed a planned Tokyo visit by Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer, in an apparent escalation of Beijing's campaign against the exile it accuses of instigating deadly ethnic riots.

Uighur premiere a sell-out in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 12:43 AM PDT

Uighur democracy leader Rebiya Kadeer. The premiere of a documentary about her Chinese officials tried to have pulled from Australia's biggest film festival was a sell-out success, organisers said(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - The premiere of a documentary about a Uighur activist that Chinese officials tried to have pulled from Australia's biggest film festival was a sell-out success, organisers said Monday.


Audi to open new plant in China in September: report (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 09:52 PM PDT

German auto maker Audi plans to open a new plant in China in September to meet fast-growing demand for premium cars in the Asian country, state media reported Monday.(BELGA/AFP/File/Benoit Doppagne)AFP - German auto maker Audi plans to open a new plant in China in September to meet fast-growing demand for premium cars in the Asian country, state media reported Monday.


China wants 108 firms to list on local 'Nasdaq' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 08:31 PM PDT

The NASDAQ billboard in Times Square, New York City. China's securities regulator has received 108 applications to hold initial public offerings on a planned Nasdaq-style exchange for start-up firms, state media said(AFP/Getty Images/File/Stephen Chernin)AFP - China's securities regulator has received 108 applications to hold initial public offerings on a planned Nasdaq-style exchange for start-up firms, state media said Monday.


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