Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Cambodia to send 20 Uighurs back to China: US rights group (AFP)
• China agrees to end "famous brand" subsidies (Reuters)
• U.S. may block China-backed mine development near Navy site (Reuters)
• Chinese environmental group wins 2 cases (AP)
• Chinese envoy's visit to test Taiwan's Ma (AP)
• China businesswoman gets death sentence for fraud (AP)
• Beijing Autos to explore new cooperation with Saab (AP)
• Chinese banks hide growing credit risks: Fitch (AFP)
• China protests against Rio-BHP iron ore tie-up (AP)
• Taiwan, China to hold free-trade talks (Reuters)

Cambodia to send 20 Uighurs back to China: US rights group (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST AFP - Cambodia is sending 20 Chinese Muslims who fled there after July unrest in Xinjiang back to China where they face possible persecution, a US-based Uighur rights organization said Friday.

China agrees to end "famous brand" subsidies (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 01:08 PM PST Reuters - China has agreed to end dozens of export subsidies for Chinese branded goods rather than fight a battle with the United States at the World Trade Organization, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Friday.

U.S. may block China-backed mine development near Navy site (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:42 AM PST Reuters - A company developing a gold mine in Nevada has warned that the United States may reject its proposed partnership with a Chinese mining firm on national security grounds because the mine is near a military installation.

Chinese environmental group wins 2 cases (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 07:06 AM PST AP - An environmental group backed by the government said Friday it had won two lawsuits on behalf of residents threatened by pollution, marking the first time such an organization has been allowed to file a public interest case.

Chinese envoy's visit to test Taiwan's Ma (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:42 AM PST AP - President Ma Ying-jeou's signature effort to boost ties with Beijing faces a key test next week when Taiwan's pro-independence opposition plans to take to the streets to protest the visit of a senior Chinese envoy.

China businesswoman gets death sentence for fraud (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:25 AM PST AP - A Chinese businesswoman was sentenced to death Friday for cheating investors out of $56 million — the latest case in the country's struggle against widespread corruption.

Beijing Autos to explore new cooperation with Saab (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 04:37 AM PST AP - Beijing Autos said Friday it wants to explore further cooperation with GM's Saab Automobile such as "new energy vehicles," after earlier announcing the purchase of car and engine technology from the struggling brand.

Chinese banks hide growing credit risks: Fitch (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2009 03:03 AM PST AFP - Chinese banks are creating a "growing pool of hidden credit risk" through financial moves that shift loans off balance sheets to comply with government capital requirements, Fitch Ratings warned Friday.

China protests against Rio-BHP iron ore tie-up (AP) Posted: 17 Dec 2009 10:58 PM PST AP - China's steel industry voiced opposition Friday to a proposed joint mining venture between global mining giants Rio Tinto Ltd. and BHP Billiton Ltd. and called for global opposition against it.

Taiwan, China to hold free-trade talks (Reuters) Posted: 17 Dec 2009 08:21 PM PST Reuters - Taiwan and China, political rivals for six decades, will discuss a free trade pact at formal talks next week amid protests planned by the island's opposition parties wary of deeper engagement with Beijing.

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