Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Chinese military backs closer U.S. ties (Reuters)
• Celanese expands manufacturing facility in China (AP)
• 13 W.Va. firms head to China for mining trade show (AP)
• China, US agree to boost consumer safety (AFP)
• US safety chief says China helping on drywall (AP)
• US man jailed in China for skull sale: state media (AFP)
• China should boost euro, yen in reserves: report (AFP)

Chinese military backs closer U.S. ties (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT Reuters - China's military sought to assure the United States on Monday that its arms buildup was not a threat and said Beijing wanted to expand cooperation with the Pentagon to reduce the risk of future conflicts.

Celanese expands manufacturing facility in China (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:16 PM PDT AP - Chemical maker Celanese Corp. said Monday it is expanding one of its manufacturing facilities in China.

13 W.Va. firms head to China for mining trade show (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 12:50 PM PDT AP - Thirteen West Virginia companies that supply the state's coal mining industry are heading to China with the hopes of landing contracts there.

China, US agree to boost consumer safety (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 09:21 AM PDT AFP - China and the United States on Monday agreed to increase efforts to boost consumer safety, after several scandals in recent years involving dangerous Chinese-made products.

US safety chief says China helping on drywall (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2009 01:19 AM PDT AP - China is helping American officials investigate reports of contaminated Chinese drywall after thousands of American homeowners complained the building material made them sick or damaged their houses, a top U.S. safety official said Monday.

US man jailed in China for skull sale: state media (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 11:21 PM PDT AFP - A Chinese-American academic has been sentenced to eight years in prison for selling human skulls unearthed in China to buyers overseas, state media reported Monday.

China should boost euro, yen in reserves: report (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2009 10:19 PM PDT AFP - China should keep the dollar as the primary currency in its foreign exchange reserves but raise the share of euros and yen, a newspaper linked to the country's central bank said Monday.

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