2009年7月28日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China


US, China pledge closer cooperation (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:55 PM PDT

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner sits amid scattered chairs in the atrium of the Ronald Reagan Building after hours of meetings during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue with China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan, in Washington,  Monday,  July 27, 2009.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The United States and China on Tuesday pledged closer cooperation to deal with global hot spots such as Iran and the worst financial crisis since the 1930s.


Train derails in southern China, killing 4 (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:29 PM PDT

AP - State TV says a train has derailed in southern China, killing at least four people and injuring 50.

U.S., China vow closer ties to lead global recovery (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:04 PM PDT

China's State Councilor Dai Bingguo (L), China's Vice Premier Wang Qishan and U.S Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) wait to deliver their parts of a joint statement after the first meeting of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington, July 28, 2009.    REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst    (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)Reuters - The United States and China laid out a shared vision on Tuesday of how to lead the global economy out of recession but had little to show diplomatically from two days of talks on topics from climate change to North Korea.


China welcomes 'moderate' US response to riots (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - A Chinese diplomat voiced appreciation Tuesday for what he called the "moderate attitude" of the U.S. toward the ethnic clashes in China's oil-rich Xinjiang region that killed nearly 200 people.

USDA should reform meat import approvals: lawmaker (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:22 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. Agriculture Department should review its system for approving meat imports because it cedes too much control over food safety to foreign countries, an influential lawmaker said on Tuesday.

China shares U.S. concerns about nuclear Iran: Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Reuters - China shares U.S. concerns about Iran's suspected ambitions to develop nuclear weapons and the destabilizing effect it would have on the Middle East, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.

Geithner: US, China response halted global crisis (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:31 PM PDT

AP - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner credits the response of the United States and Chinese governments for pulling the global financial system back from the brink of failure.

Clinton: U.S.-China to cooperate on challenges (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States and China have agreed to cooperate on difficult foreign policy challenges such as North Korea and Iran as well as counterterrorism and climate change.

Party secretary suspended for Shanghai building collapse (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 09:10 AM PDT

This picture taken in June 2009, shows a 13-storey residential building under construction that collapsed in Shanghai. A mid-level Communist Party secretary in Shanghai has been suspended and 13 people face criminal charges a month after a building collapsed nearly intact, the government said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - A mid-level Communist Party secretary in Shanghai has been suspended and 13 people face criminal charges a month after a building collapsed nearly intact, the government said Tuesday.


China energy firms must take action on climate: Greenpeace (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 09:06 AM PDT

Greenpeace activists unfurl a banner condemning the use of coal, on a dry riverbed near one of the Beijing's biggest coal-fired power plants. China's energy firms must do more to combat climate change and reduce dependence on coal, environmental group Greenpeace said on Tuesday, warning of a rise in AFP - China's energy firms must do more to combat climate change and reduce dependence on coal, environmental group Greenpeace said on Tuesday, warning of a rise in "extreme" weather.


China: U.S. must manage dollar supply (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 07:51 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Tuesday urged the United States to carefully manage the impact of the massive fiscal and monetary policy stimulus it has issued to counter a devastating financial crisis and deep economic recession.

Chinese leader stresses ethnic unity to minorities (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 07:31 AM PDT

AP - China's president called Tuesday for the strengthening of ethnic unity in the country — his first public comments on the issue more than three weeks after deadly riots in the far west killed nearly 200 people.

China says it seizes metals bound for NKorea (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 07:20 AM PDT

AP - Chinese customs authorities have seized a stash of vanadium, a strategic metal used to strengthen steel, hidden in fruit boxes on a truck bound for North Korea, an official said Tuesday.

Geithner says US and China seeking stability (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 06:30 AM PDT

AP - Treasury Secretary Timonthy Geithner (GUYT'-nur) says the United States and China are committed to building a more stable and balanced global economy.

China allows rare glimpse inside PLA base (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 06:02 AM PDT

Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers show off their fighting skills at a media event on the outskirts of Beijing. China allowed foreign reporters a rare glimpse inside an army base, part of a charm offensive apparently aimed at countering foreign fears over the nation's military build-up.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - China allowed foreign reporters a rare glimpse inside an army base on Tuesday, part of a charm offensive apparently aimed at countering foreign fears over the nation's military build-up.


Greenpeace: China power companies hurting climate (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:44 AM PDT

AP - China's three largest energy suppliers emitted more greenhouse gases than all of Britain last year, environmental watchdog Greenpeace China said in a report issued Tuesday.

China's military cautiously tries out new openness (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:41 AM PDT

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers attend a drill during a reporting trip to the Third Guard Division of the PLA in Beijing July 28, 2009. August 1 marks the 82nd anniversary of the founding of the PLA. REUTERS/Reinhard KrauseReuters - The Chinese soldiers shot down targets, overpowered black-clad terrorists and then lined up at attention in front of journalists.


Exiled Uighur leader's Japan visit angers Beijing (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:15 AM PDT

President of World Uighur Congress Rebiya Kadeer speaks to journalists upon her arrival in Japan. The exiled leader of China's Uighur minority has arrived in Japan for a visit that has angered Beijing, which accuses her of masterminding recent ethnic violence in the country's remote northwest.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - The exiled leader of China's Uighur minority arrived in Japan Tuesday for a visit that has angered Beijing, which accuses her of masterminding recent ethnic violence in the country's remote northwest.


China seizes smuggled metal bound for North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:08 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese border police have seized 70 kg (154 lb) of the strategic metal vanadium bound for North Korea, a local newspaper said on Tuesday, foiling an attempt to smuggle a material used to make missile parts.

China to ban violent online games (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:44 AM PDT

AP - China has banned Web sites from advertising or linking to games that glamorize violence, another step in China's censorship campaign aimed at ensuring social stability ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule on Oct. 1.
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