Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Thailand wants China's help with Mekong drought: PM (AFP)
• China warns again against Hong Kong democracy push (AP)
• Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet (AP)
• China says only socialism can "save" Tibet (Reuters)
• More assertive China chafes at 'tough' label (AP)
• China indicates hard line on Dalai Lama succession (AFP)
• 198 convicted for unrest in China's Xinjiang (AFP)
• China expects further Xinjiang separatist attacks (AP)
• China says missing Panchen Lama is living in Tibet (AP)
• China defends growing links with Africa (AFP)
• China says Iran sanctions no cure (Reuters)
• China calls on US to mend fences (AFP)
• Chinese experts stress need for basic health care (AP)
• No signs of life from 31 trapped in Chinese mine (AP)
• China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions (Reuters)
• China foreign minister says U.S. ties "disrupted" (Reuters)
• China's gang-busting city boss gets a national audience (AFP)

Thailand wants China's help with Mekong drought: PM (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST AFP - Thailand will ask China for help in dealing with the record-low water levels in the Mekong River, on which more than 60 million people depend, the prime minister said Sunday.

China warns again against Hong Kong democracy push (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 08:24 AM PST AP - China has warned that a plan by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong to use a special election as a de facto referendum on democratic reform is a threat to stability in the former British colony.

Heavy security is the new normal in China's Tibet (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:05 AM PST AP - The troops with automatic rifles patrolling the Tibetan quarter of the capital of Chinese-controlled Tibet are as ever-present as Buddhist pilgrims.

China says only socialism can "save" Tibet (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:25 AM PST Reuters - The new Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet said on Sunday that only socialism can "save" the remote region and guarantee its development, and blamed the Dalai Lama for Tibet's problems.

More assertive China chafes at 'tough' label (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:17 AM PST AP - China's newly assertive diplomacy is an effort to safeguard its core interests and shouldn't be interpreted as combativeness, the country's foreign minister said Sunday.

China indicates hard line on Dalai Lama succession (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:13 AM PST AFP - China indicated Sunday it would take a hard line on the selection of a successor to the ageing Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in rare comments on the sensitive issue.

198 convicted for unrest in China's Xinjiang (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:45 AM PST AFP - China has so far convicted 198 people for involvement in deadly ethnic violence last July in its restive western region of Xinjiang, with more sentencings to come, a top official said Sunday.

China expects further Xinjiang separatist attacks (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:44 AM PST AP - China says it expects new attacks by separatists seeking independence for the traditionally Turkic Muslim region of Xinjiang after deadly ethnic violence there last year.

China says missing Panchen Lama is living in Tibet (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 01:52 AM PST AP - A boy who disappeared after being named Tibetan Buddhism's second-highest figure by the Dalai Lama is living with his family somewhere in Tibet, the Himalayan region's Chinese-appointed governor said Sunday.

China defends growing links with Africa (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:37 AM PST AFP - China rejected foreign concerns over its growing energy links with Africa on Sunday, saying it benefits African nations by bringing badly needed trade and infrastructure development.

China says Iran sanctions no cure (Reuters) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:23 PM PST Reuters - China's Foreign Minister said on Sunday new sanctions on Iran will not solve the standoff over its nuclear program, while chiding the United States after two months of tensions between the big powers.

China calls on US to mend fences (AFP) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:19 PM PST AFP - China has blamed the United States for causing "serious disturbances" in their relationship but also called for the two Pacific powers to work together to get ties back on track.

Chinese experts stress need for basic health care (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:01 PM PST AP - Improving basic medical services through better training of staff is crucial to fixing and restoring public trust in China's ailing health system, senior experts said Sunday.

No signs of life from 31 trapped in Chinese mine (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 09:38 PM PST AP - No signs of life have been detected from 31 coal miners trapped underground for a week by a flood in northern China, state media reported Sunday.

China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions (Reuters) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 08:11 PM PST Reuters - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signaled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did not shut the door completely to the possibility.

China foreign minister says U.S. ties "disrupted" (Reuters) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 06:57 PM PST Reuters - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Sunday that relations with the United States had been "seriously disrupted," after a rise in friction between the two big powers.

China's gang-busting city boss gets a national audience (AFP) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 05:57 PM PST AFP - Bo Xilai, the charismatic head of China's Chongqing municipality, was mobbed by reporters Saturday as he arrived for a meeting where he vowed to continue a sensational crackdown on organised crime.

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