Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China's growing thirst for African oil (AFP)
• China adopts "malaria diplomacy" as part of Africa push (Reuters)
• U.S. sets more duties on China pipe in record case (Reuters)
• Senator: No fed money for US-China wind project (AP)
• Chinese activist risks jail with letter to Obama (AP)
• China air force much improved though still lagging (AP)
• India restricts coverage of Dalai Lama's trip (AP)
• China disavows general's comments on space militarisation (AFP)
• Activist: Chinese guard at black jail admits rape (AP)
• Dow Chemical, Shenhua revive $10 billion China project (Reuters)
• China says space plans peaceful (Reuters)

China's growing thirst for African oil (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:02 PM PST AFP - China has dangled a near open cheque book to Africa's major oil producers in a bid to guarantee supplies for decades to come.

China adopts "malaria diplomacy" as part of Africa push (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:58 PM PST Reuters - In a laboratory in China's southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin -- the best drug to fight malaria -- is derived.

U.S. sets more duties on China pipe in record case (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:41 PM PST Reuters - The United States on Thursday slapped preliminary anti-dumping duties ranging up to 99 percent on Chinese-made oil well pipe in the biggest U.S. trade action against China.

Senator: No fed money for US-China wind project (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:58 PM PST AP - A Democratic senator on Thursday called on the Obama administration to reject an expected request for federal economic stimulus money as part of a $1.5 billion West Texas wind energy project, saying it will generate Chinese, not American, jobs — a claim strongly disputed by the project's developer.

Chinese activist risks jail with letter to Obama (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:31 AM PST AP - Thousands of people will send letters to President Barack Obama this year. Few besides Yang Zili are likely to risk jail by doing so.

China air force much improved though still lagging (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:21 AM PST AP - China's rapidly modernizing air force is planning a display of its new military might for its 60th anniversary, showcasing a wide-ranging technical upgrade that has boosted its capabilities, though it still lags far behind its main rival, the United States.

India restricts coverage of Dalai Lama's trip (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:15 AM PST AP - India effectively barred foreign journalists Thursday from covering a rare visit by the Dalai Lama to a Buddhist monastery close to Tibet in an apparent effort to ease Chinese anger by reducing news coverage of the trip.

China disavows general's comments on space militarisation (AFP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:04 AM PST AFP - China on Thursday denied it would ever participate in a space arms race, disavowing comments by a top general who said Chinese armed forces should prepare for the militarisation of outer space.

Activist: Chinese guard at black jail admits rape (AP) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:09 AM PST AP - A guard at an unofficial jail in the Chinese capital has pleaded guilty to raping a young detainee, an activist said Thursday, in a case that has put a spotlight on "black jails" where a growing number of people seeking justice from the government end up.

Dow Chemical, Shenhua revive $10 billion China project (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 03:40 AM PST Reuters - Dow Chemical Co and Shenhua Group, China's largest coal miner, will reportedly move ahead with their planned $10 billion coal-to-chemical project in Shaanxi province after a delay of at least one year.

China says space plans peaceful (Reuters) Posted: 05 Nov 2009 02:41 AM PST Reuters - China's foreign ministry insisted on Thursday that the country's intentions in space were peaceful, after comments from top air force brass preparing to celebrate a 60th anniversary worried analysts in the United States.

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