2009年10月24日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Xu visit puts spotlight on China-US military ties (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 08:56 AM PDT

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) meets with Chinese Central Military Commission Vice Chairman General Xu Caihou in Beijing in 2007. Xu kicks off Saturday a week-long visit to the United States amid signs that testy military relations between the superpowers are thawing.(AFP/POOL/File/Andy Wong)AFP - China's second-highest ranking officer kicks off Saturday a week-long visit to the United States amid signs that testy military relations between the superpowers are thawing.


China-Guinea deal highlights Africa business ties (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 07:24 AM PDT

ADVANCE FOR OCT. 25; graphic shows trade statistics for China and AfricaAP - A $7 billion mining deal between Guinea's repressive military regime and a little-known Chinese company underscores China's full-throttle rush into Africa and its willingness to deal with brutal and corrupt governments.


Australia PM raises Rio case with China (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2009 05:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Leaders from China and Australia discussed on Saturday the issue of an Australian detained in China on suspicion of corporate espionage, but there was no resolution in a case that has strained their relations.

China's Xinjiang 'isolated' by email, phone blocks (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:27 PM PDT

Muslim Uighurs are seen on a street in Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang region. Residents in China's restive Xinjiang region remain isolated from the outside world with long-lasting Internet and phone cuts that have prompted some businesses to relocate, according to locals.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Residents in China's restive Xinjiang region remain isolated from the outside world with long-lasting Internet and phone cuts that have prompted some businesses to relocate, locals said Saturday.


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