2009年9月14日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Meltdown 101: China-US trade spat and tire prices (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 03:41 PM PDT

AP - China and the U.S. are bickering over tariffs on tires and exports of chicken.

US-China tire spat unlikely to trigger trade war (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 03:25 PM PDT

A worker plays with a screw nut next to a tire store in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. President Barack Obama's decision to impose trade penalties on Chinese tires has infuriated Beijing at a time when the United States badly needs Chinese help on climate change, nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea and the global economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China's complaint Monday over new U.S. tariffs on Chinese tires raised pressure on Washington but isn't likely to incite a full-blown trade war. Each side knows its economy has too much to lose.

Obama move on China tires could spur more requests (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:09 PM PDT

A Chinese-made tire sits outside of the Redco Tire Inc tire dealer in Denver, Colorado September 14, 2009. The tire will be subject to a U.S. decision to impose special duties on Chinese tires which could open the door to a host of trade complaints against Chinese products, creating tensions as Western nations seek Beijing's support at a G20 meeting. REUTERS/Rick WilkingReuters - President Barack Obama's decision to restrict tire imports from China after union workers complained of a surge could lead to copycat cases in areas such as steel, clothing, paper, machinery and consumer goods, trade experts said on Monday

U.S. tire duties fuel trade tension with China (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 01:24 PM PDT

A worker inspects a tire at a shop in Beijing September 14, 2009. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - A U.S. decision to impose special duties on Chinese tires could trigger a host of trade complaints against Chinese products and a backlash from Beijing, creating tensions as Western nations seek China's support at a G20 meeting.

China VP set to get military post in a step to top (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 11:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo, Xi Jinping is introduced to the media as part of the new Politburo Standing Committee, in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China. Xi Jinping, China's vice president, is poised to gain a seat on the Communist Party's powerful Central Military Commission this week, further cementing his status as leader-in-waiting of the world's most populous nation and helping institutionalize the party's often chaotic succession process. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - China's communist elite are expected to name the country's vice president to a powerful military commission this week in a move that would cement his status as heir to the presidency of the ascendant power.

Gay Chinese stand up to police sweep of hangout (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 11:01 AM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, Shi Heng, 47, a gay hotel worker, sits on a bench waiting to meet other men at the People's Park in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/William Foreman)AP - When the police descend on People's Park and shoo away the gay men gathered there, the men usually scatter to avoid trouble. But recently, about 50 or so confronted five officers who began a sweep and finally forced a police retreat after a heated but nonviolent standoff.

China files WTO complaint on US tire tariffs (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 10:52 AM PDT

A worker plays with a screw nut next to a tire store in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. President Barack Obama's decision to impose trade penalties on Chinese tires has infuriated Beijing at a time when the United States badly needs Chinese help on climate change, nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea and the global economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - As Beijing launched a case Monday against new U.S. tariffs on Chinese tires, President Barack Obama defended the duties, saying trading agreements must be enforced in order for trading systems to work.

China lodges WTO complaint over US tyre tariffs (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 10:37 AM PDT

A dealer at a tyre shop in Beijing. China has hauled the United States to the World Trade Organisation over what it alleged were unfair tariffs imposed by Washington on Chinese tyre imports.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China lodged a complaint against US tariffs on Chinese tyres at the World Trade Organisation on Monday, deepening a trade row as US President Barack Obama denied that the move amounted to protectionism.

Obama says trade agreements must be enforced (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 09:27 AM PDT

AP - President Barack Obama is defending his decision to impose punitive tariffs on imported Chinese tires.

AES shares rise on report of China interest (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 09:00 AM PDT

AP - Shares of AES Corp. briefly rose to a 52-week high on Monday on a published report that China's investment arm is interested in buying a stake in the U.S. utility company and power plant developer.

1.27 million displaced by China's Three Gorges Dam (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 06:19 AM PDT

A woman at her makeshift hut built on the sides of the expanding man-made lake generated as a result of the construction of the Three Gorges dam. China has relocated 1.27 million people to make way for the controversial development, the world's largest hydroelectric project, state media reported.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China has relocated 1.27 million people to make way for the controversial Three Gorges dam development, the world's largest hydroelectric project, state media reported.

China lodges complaint at WTO over US tyre tariffs (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 05:47 AM PDT

A dealer at a tyre shop in Beijing. China has hauled the United States to the World Trade Organisation over what it alleged were unfair tariffs imposed by Washington on Chinese tyre imports.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China on Monday hauled the United States to the World Trade Organisation over what it alleged were unfair tariffs imposed by Washington on Chinese tyre imports.

China starts building new space launch centre (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 05:17 AM PDT

Chinese astronauts at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in a remote desert area of northwest China's Gansu province. The country has begun construction of its fourth space launch centre as the nation gears up for future manned space flights aboard a new generation of carrier rockets, state media has reported.(AFP/Xinhua/File)AFP - China on Monday began the construction of its fourth space launch centre as the nation gears up for future manned space flights aboard a new generation of carrier rockets, state media reported.

China breaks ground on space launch center (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 03:29 AM PDT

People walk past a China's space program decoration setup as part of the up-coming 60th National Day celebration in Beijing Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. China broke ground Monday on the country's fourth space center that will launches of communications satellites as well as components for a future space station and deep space exploration. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China broke ground on its fourth space center Monday, highlighting the country's soaring space ambitions six years after it sent its first man into orbit.

China showers gifts on resources-rich Timor (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 12:05 AM PDT

East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta (L) inspects Dili's new presidential palace, a gift from China, with China's ambassador Fu Yuancong August 27, 2009. REUTERS/Lirio Da FonsecaReuters - Dili's gleaming new Presidential Palace and Foreign Ministry, gifts from China, stand in stark contrast to nearby burned-out buildings and are symbols of how the energy-hungry superpower is growing closer to tiny, oil-rich East Timor.

Xinjiang needle jab attacks not toxic: report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 10:39 PM PDT

Chinese troops march along a street of Urumqi, capital of the restive Xinjiang region on September 5. Authorities there have found nothing toxic in blood samples taken from victims of a wave of needle attacks, state press said Monday.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Authorities in western China's restive Xinjiang region have found nothing toxic in blood samples taken from victims of a wave of needle attacks, state press said Monday.

China's sway over Myanmar limited, says crisis group (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2009 06:45 PM PDT

Reuters - Beijing's sway over Myanmar may be too weak to deter the junta from launching fresh offensives against armed ethnic groups on its volatile frontier with China, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a new report.

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