Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Senate bill would penalize China over yuan (Reuters)
• White House presses China for "market-based" currency (Reuters)
• China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions (Reuters)
• Senators say China currency bill likely to pass (Reuters)
• Britain presses China on well-known missing dissident (Reuters)
• China dismisses US lawmakers on currency (AFP)
• Family of world's shortest man shocked by his death (AFP)
• Artists in China compensated after daring protest (AFP)
• China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out (Reuters)
• China shows no sign of budging on Iran sanctions (AP)
• China criticizes US pressure over currency (AP)
• Land prices smash records in Beijing property frenzy (Reuters)
• China says missing lawyer sentenced for subversion (AP)
• Gov't pledges to improve strained China ties (AFP)
• China again tells Google to obey the law (AFP)
• China's Liu upbeat after athletics loss (AFP)
• China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP)
• China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap (Reuters)
• Record number of Chinese unhappy over inflation (Reuters)
• 3 tigers very ill at Chinese zoo where 11 starved (AP)

Senate bill would penalize China over yuan (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:29 PM PDT Reuters - Members of the Congress on Tuesday threatened Beijing with duties on some of its exports if it fails to revalue its currency, pressuring the Obama administration to label China a currency manipulator.

White House presses China for "market-based" currency (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 11:08 AM PDT Reuters - The White House said on Tuesday President Barack Obama wanted China to take a more market-based approach to its currency.

China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:32 AM PDT Reuters - China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran's nuclear program, but remains doubtful sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Senators say China currency bill likely to pass (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 10:21 AM PDT Reuters - Bipartisan Senate sponsors of a bill that would slap duties on some Chinese exports to the United States if it does not realign its currency said on Tuesday the measure enjoyed strong support in Congress and would likely pass.

Britain presses China on well-known missing dissident (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 08:30 AM PDT Reuters - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Tuesday he had pressed China about the whereabouts of one of the country's best known activist lawyers, Gao Zhisheng, as confusion remained about his fate.

China dismisses US lawmakers on currency (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 07:33 AM PDT AFP - China on Tuesday dismissed calls from US lawmakers for Beijing to be labelled a currency manipulator, saying the value of the yuan was not to blame for global trade imbalances.

Family of world's shortest man shocked by his death (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 07:07 AM PDT AFP - The family of He Pingping, the world's shortest man, said Tuesday they were shocked by his unexpected death in Italy, saying he had shown no previous signs of bad health.

Artists in China compensated after daring protest (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:34 AM PDT AFP - A group of artists who held a daring protest in Beijing over the razing of their studio district have received one million dollars in compensation from developers, their spokeswoman said Tuesday.

China warns Google to obey rules even if it pulls out (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:34 AM PDT Reuters - Google should obey Chinese government rules even if it decides to retreat from the country over hacking and censorship complaints, a Chinese government spokesman said on Tuesday.

China shows no sign of budging on Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:25 AM PDT AP - China showed no sign Tuesday of throwing its support behind new sanctions against Iran following talks with Britain's foreign minister, who had hoped to persuade Beijing to join a growing international consensus for more stringent measures.

China criticizes US pressure over currency (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 04:02 AM PDT AP - China on Tuesday rejected U.S. calls to ease currency controls and said criticism would not help efforts to end the global crisis.

Land prices smash records in Beijing property frenzy (Reuters) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:45 AM PDT Reuters - Two land sales in Beijing have shattered price records and both buyers were state-owned companies, sparking outrage and astonishment at the city's frothy property market.

China says missing lawyer sentenced for subversion (AP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:38 AM PDT AP - China's foreign minister added to the mystery surrounding missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng on Tuesday, saying he had been sentenced on subversion charges but offering no details on his present status or whereabouts.

Gov't pledges to improve strained China ties (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 03:14 AM PDT AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi pledged Tuesday to work together to strengthen ties after the two nations clashed over human rights, climate change and Iran's nuclear drive.

China again tells Google to obey the law (AFP) Posted: 16 Mar 2010 01:04 AM PDT AFP - China on Tuesday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as speculation mounted about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyberattacks.

China's Liu upbeat after athletics loss (AFP) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:33 PM PDT AFP - Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang has vowed to regain world-class form after finishing a lowly seventh in his international return at the World Indoor Championships, state press said Tuesday.

China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:14 PM PDT AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.

China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 11:09 PM PDT Reuters - China on Tuesday shunned mounting U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying again that its currency is not the cause of its big trade surplus and vowing to keep the currency stable to shore up exports.

Record number of Chinese unhappy over inflation (Reuters) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 10:55 PM PDT Reuters - More than one in two Chinese savers regard the current inflation rate as unacceptable, according to a central bank survey on Tuesday that is likely to fan official concern about deteriorating inflation expectations.

3 tigers very ill at Chinese zoo where 11 starved (AP) Posted: 15 Mar 2010 08:55 PM PDT AP - Zookeepers are scrambling to save three seriously ill Siberian tigers at a cash-strapped zoo in northeastern China where 11 of the big cats starved to death recently.

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