2009年12月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Diplomats kept away from China dissident's trial (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:37 PM PST

AP - Authorities barred diplomats from the U.S. and other countries from attending the trial Wednesday of a high-profile Chinese dissident who has called for sweeping political reforms and an end to Communist Party dominance.

Leading China dissident set for trial (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 05:07 PM PST

A protestor holding a picture of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo marches to the US consulate in Hong Kong in November 2009. Liu was due to go on trial Wednesday on subversion charges, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was due to go on trial Wednesday on subversion charges, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.

Argentine judge asks China arrests over Falun Gong (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:18 PM PST

Reuters - An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of China's former President Jiang Zemin and another top official for "crimes against humanity" in the alleged persecution of the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

China tightened trade regime in 2009: USTR (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 12:19 PM PST

Reuters - The United States saw additional evidence in 2009 that China was moving toward a more restrictive trade regime, but talks with Beijing also produced concrete results, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.

'Misunderstandings' with China are bygones: French PM (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 11:24 AM PST

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (L) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao in Beijing. Fillon has told Chinese students that any AFP - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon told Chinese students Tuesday that any "misunderstandings" between Paris and Beijing were a thing of the past, following a heated row last year over Tibet.

Chinese activists warned over dissident trial (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 10:33 AM PST

A protestor holding a picture of Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo marches to the US consulate in Hong Kong in November 2009. Liu was due to go on trial Wednesday on subversion charges, in a case criticised by the United States, the European Union and rights groups as politically motivated.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Reform activists in Beijing said Tuesday they had been warned not to attend the trial this week of leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, as European and US diplomats were refused access to the hearing.

China says trial for condemned Briton was fair (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 09:28 AM PST

AP - China on Tuesday dismissed an appeal from Prime Minister Gordon Brown to spare a British man set to be executed next week for drug smuggling, saying he had a fair trial despite concerns he suffers mental health problems and was duped into the crime.

China denies aid package, Uighur expulsions linked (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 04:53 AM PST

AP - The Chinese government denied Tuesday that $1.2 billion in aid it gave Cambodia was linked to the Southeast Asian nation's deportation of 20 Muslims who had sought asylum after fleeing ethnic violence in China's far west.

Auto sales in rural markets boost China to No. 1 (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2009 03:56 AM PST

In this Nov. 26, 2009 photo a worker polishes a car at a BYD dealership in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province. As growing numbers of Chinese shop for their first vehicles, or trade up for newer models, sales in China's immense hinterland are booming, encouraged by tax cuts, government subsidies and growing consumer spending power. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Minivan salesman Zhu Yi has a problem that most auto dealers elsewhere would happily swap for their own — he doesn't have enough vehicles to satisfy customer demand.

China 'regrets' WTO decision on film, music trade (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 11:13 PM PST

Promotional posters of foreign movies are seen in Beijing. China said Tuesday it AFP - China said Tuesday it "regrets" a decision by the World Trade Organization to reject its appeal against a ruling that orders Beijing to free up distribution of US films, music and books.

China sentences tiger killer to 12 years in jail (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:23 PM PST

File photo of an Indochinese tiger. A man who shot dead a rare tiger in southwestern China was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 580,000 yuan (85,000 dollars), state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/File/Jimin Lai)AFP - A man who shot dead a rare tiger in southwestern China was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined 580,000 yuan (85,000 dollars), state media reported Tuesday.

French PM calls for more flexible yuan (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 10:06 PM PST

China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (L) walks with his French counterpart Francois Fillon (C) during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Fillon on Tuesday called for a more flexible yuan, saying such a policy would help boost domestic consumption in China and resolve global trade imbalances.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Tuesday called for a more flexible yuan, saying such a policy would help boost domestic consumption in China and resolve global trade imbalances.

Atmosphere of fear at Christmas in north China (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 08:43 PM PST

The Golden Lamp Church, a giant unregistered place of worship in Linfen Prefecture, has seen those who spearheaded its construction handed lengthy prison sentences. Christians in north China are facing a Christmas of fear after the local religious leaders were jailed and their new church shut down amid a crackdown on unauthorised worship.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Christians in north China are facing a Christmas of fear after 10 local religious leaders were jailed in recent weeks and their new church shut down amid a crackdown on unauthorised worship.

Liu trial a travesty: Human Rights Watch (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2009 07:14 PM PST

A lone man in Beijing displays a protest slogan on his forehead reading: AFP - China's most prominent dissident is set to face a "pre-determined political trial" with Beijing "showing contempt for its universal human rights commitments," Human Rights Watch charged Tuesday.

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