Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Taiwan, Tibet, and trade loom over U.S.-China ties (AP)
• China to send lower-level envoy to talks on Iran (Reuters)
• White House supports Google's moves in China (Reuters)
• Starwood plans 2 new luxury hotels in China (AP)
• Beijing to host first Mr. Gay China pageant (AP)
• WWF to help expand China's panda reserves (AFP)
• China investigates toxic jewellery claims: state media (AFP)
• China defends censorship after Google threat (Reuters)
• Brother: Police say China lawyer 'went missing' (AP)
• China tells Web companies to obey controls (AP)
• Taiwan says seeks U.S. arms for strength in China talks (Reuters)
• Fitch ratings indicate caution for booming China (AFP)
• Police shoot five in China land protest: official (AFP)
• Google could find new road in China (Reuters)
• LA law firm says it was target of cyber attacks (AP)
• China to report double-digit GDP growth in Q4 (Reuters)

Taiwan, Tibet, and trade loom over U.S.-China ties (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 04:23 PM PST AP - Barely two weeks into the new year, U.S.-China relations are being roiled by old tensions over Taiwan, Tibet and trade, along with new irritations including Google's charges it had been hacked and Pentagon concerns over the People's Liberation Army's massive buildup.

China to send lower-level envoy to talks on Iran (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST Reuters - China has decided to send a lower-level official to talks among major powers in New York on Saturday about possibly imposing new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programs, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.

White House supports Google's moves in China (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 11:43 AM PST Reuters - The White House backs Google's decision to no longer support China's censoring of searches that happen on the Google platform, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said on Thursday.

Starwood plans 2 new luxury hotels in China (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:29 AM PST AP - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said it plans to open two luxury hotels in China in the next two years.

Beijing to host first Mr. Gay China pageant (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 10:27 AM PST AP - The Mr. Gay China pageant is coming up and contestant David Wu is a bit worried.

WWF to help expand China's panda reserves (AFP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:20 AM PST AFP - The World Wildlife Fund said on Thursday it planned to spend 40 million yuan (5.9 million dollars) over the next three years to increase the number of giant panda reserves in China.

China investigates toxic jewellery claims: state media (AFP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 09:03 AM PST AFP - China is investigating claims that children's jewellery exported to the United States contained a highly toxic metal used to make batteries and plastics, state media reported Thursday.

China defends censorship after Google threat (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 06:02 AM PST Reuters - China defended its extensive censorship and brushed aside hacking claims on Thursday, telling companies not to buck state control of the Internet after U.S. search giant Google threatened to quit the country.

Brother: Police say China lawyer 'went missing' (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 03:43 AM PST AP - The brother of an activist Chinese lawyer who security forces are believed to have taken into custody almost a year ago said Thursday that police told him his brother "went missing" in September.

China tells Web companies to obey controls (AP) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:37 AM PST AP - In China's first official response to Google's threat to leave the country, the government Thursday said foreign Internet companies are welcome but must obey the law and gave no hint of a possible compromise over Web censorship.

Taiwan says seeks U.S. arms for strength in China talks (Reuters) Posted: 14 Jan 2010 02:01 AM PST Reuters - Taiwan needs advanced defensive weaponry from the United States to give it strength in talks with political and military rival China, the island government said on Thursday following criticism from Beijing.

Fitch ratings indicate caution for booming China (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 11:53 PM PST AFP - Fitch Ratings on Thursday affirmed its sovereign credit ratings for China, citing the country's exceptional financial position, its recent economic performance and low government debt levels.

Police shoot five in China land protest: official (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 10:14 PM PST AFP - Police in south China shot and wounded at least five demonstrators in clashes over a land dispute that also left 11 law enforcement officers injured, state media and an official said Thursday.

Google could find new road in China (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 08:29 PM PST Reuters - Google Inc says it may be forced to leave China, but the search giant has room to compromise in its battle with Beijing, and both sides have reason to do so.

LA law firm says it was target of cyber attacks (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:12 PM PST AP - The law firm representing a Santa Barbara company that sued China for allegedly pirating its Internet content filtering software says it has been the target of cyber attacks from within China.

China to report double-digit GDP growth in Q4 (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:45 PM PST Reuters - * WHAT: China's Q4 GDP growth

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