Yahoo! News: World - China

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• As US fights, China spends to gain Afghan foothold (AP)
• Report says Chinese electronics workers end strike (AP)
• China mudslide toll 'at 26, with 73 still missing' (AFP)
• US urges China to respect rights in Xinjiang region (AFP)
• Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years (Reuters)

As US fights, China spends to gain Afghan foothold (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:30 AM PDT AP - Gul Akbar's tiny store is crammed from floor to ceiling with rolls of electric cables, plugs of all sizes and piles of extension cords. Virtually everything comes from China, as do most of the appliances and electronics being sold in Kabul's busy Nader Pashtun Market.

Report says Chinese electronics workers end strike (AP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 03:34 AM PDT AP - Workers at a Japanese-owned electronics plant in northern China have ended a strike over pay and benefits after four days, Chinese state media said Saturday.

China mudslide toll 'at 26, with 73 still missing' (AFP) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 02:24 AM PDT AFP - Twenty-six people have been confirmed dead and 73 others remained missing in southwestern China after heavy rains triggered a landslide this week, state media reported Saturday.

US urges China to respect rights in Xinjiang region (AFP) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 11:03 PM PDT AFP - The United States is urging Beijing to be more transparent in its restive northwestern region of Xinjiang ahead of the tense anniversary of China's worst ethnic bloodshed in decades.

Tibetan environmentalist jailed for 5 years (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jul 2010 10:02 PM PDT Reuters - A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan environmentalist who organized villagers to pick up litter and plant trees to five years in jail for inciting to split the nation on Saturday, his lawyer said.

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