Yahoo! News: World - China

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• U.S. and Google take hard line on China Web censorship (Reuters)
• For China, the worry now is growing too fast (AP)
• China stages missile test after spat with Taiwan (AFP)
• One dead, scores injured in China land brawl: witnesses (AFP)
• China did not notify US before anti-missile test: Pentagon (AFP)
• China plans for world's highest airport in Tibet (AP)
• China surprises with bank reserve hike, markets hit (Reuters)
• China to be short 24 million wives, study says (AP)
• Pro-Iran hackers hit China's top search engine (AFP)
• Pro-Iran hackers hit China search engine (AFP)
• China consumers to overtake U.S. in a decade: Credit Suisse (Reuters)
• China plans world's highest airport in Tibet (AFP)
• China scraps limits on foreign wind turbine parts (AFP)
• China central bank steps up cash drain (Reuters)
• Cisco restructures with focus on China (Reuters)

U.S. and Google take hard line on China Web censorship (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:40 PM PST Reuters - The United States and Google Inc separately said they would move against Chinese Internet censorship, possibly signaling the start of a harder line toward China by U.S. President Barack Obama and the end of Google's business in the country.

For China, the worry now is growing too fast (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:03 PM PST AP - While the rest of the world is trying to recover from recession, China is trying to slow its economy down.

China stages missile test after spat with Taiwan (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:18 AM PST AFP - China says it has successfully tested a missile intercept system, in what analysts said was a show of its advanced air defence capabilities amid tensions over US arms sales to Taiwan.

One dead, scores injured in China land brawl: witnesses (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:57 AM PST AFP - One person was killed and scores injured last week as police clashed with villagers in eastern China over the forced eviction of farmers from rural lands, residents and a human rights group said Tuesday.

China did not notify US before anti-missile test: Pentagon (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 07:49 AM PST AFP - China did not notify the United States in advance of a missile defence test and Washington has asked Beijing to clarify its intentions with the intercept weaponry, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

China plans for world's highest airport in Tibet (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 07:10 AM PST AP - China has announced plans to build the world's highest airport in Tibet by 2011, further accelerating investment into the restive Himalayan region, state media said Tuesday.

China surprises with bank reserve hike, markets hit (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:55 AM PST Reuters - China took its strongest step toward tightening monetary policy on Tuesday as the world's third-largest economy roars ahead, surprising investors with an increase in banks' required reserves that rocked global financial markets.

China to be short 24 million wives, study says (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 06:13 AM PST AP - Abortions of girl fetuses are expected to leave China with 24 million more men than women over the next decade, according to a study that warns the imbalance will dash many young men's chance at marriage and lead to increased crime.

Pro-Iran hackers hit China's top search engine (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 05:57 AM PST AFP - China's top search engine Baidu was hacked on Tuesday in what state media said was an attack by a pro-Iranian government group that replaced the usual home page with an Iranian flag.

Pro-Iran hackers hit China search engine (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:21 AM PST AFP - China's top search engine Baidu was hacked Tuesday in what state media said was an attack by a pro-Iranian government group that replaced the usual home page with an Iranian flag.

China consumers to overtake U.S. in a decade: Credit Suisse (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:37 AM PST Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) -Household income in China surged in the last six years, especially for top earners, putting the country on track to eclipse the United States as the biggest consumer market in a decade, Credit Suisse said in a report on Tuesday.

China plans world's highest airport in Tibet (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:59 AM PST AFP - China plans to build the world's highest airport in its Himalayan region of Tibet, at an elevation of nearly 4,500 metres, state media said Tuesday.

China scraps limits on foreign wind turbine parts (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:37 AM PST AFP - China has scrapped restrictions on the use of foreign parts in wind power turbines, state media reported, as the nation seeks access to more advanced technology to meet its clean energy targets.

China central bank steps up cash drain (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:27 AM PST Reuters - China's central bank signaled in its open market operations that it was tightening monetary conditions at a faster-than-expected pace in response to increasing concerns about the economy overheating.

Cisco restructures with focus on China (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2010 08:26 PM PST Reuters - U.S. network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc is restructuring its management in Asia to create a new segment for China, in a nod to the region's increasing importance.

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