Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China should trim state shareholdings: central bank adviser (Reuters)
• China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry (AP)
• Geithner says China has done "very little" on yuan: report (Reuters)
• China rejects Japan probe of ship incident (AFP)
• China investors ponder bid for UK's Pru: report (Reuters)
• China summons Japanese ambassador again over boat (AP)
• China raises pressure on Japan in sea dispute (Reuters)
• Schwarzenegger tries out China's high speed rail (AP)
• Taiwan-China pact to reduce tariffs takes effect (AP)

China should trim state shareholdings: central bank adviser (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:43 PM PDT Reuters - China should sell off some of its shareholdings in public companies, a senior government adviser wrote in an opinion piece in the China Daily newspaper on Monday.

China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:38 PM PDT AP - China's plans to vaccinate 100 million children and come a step closer to eradicating measles has set off a popular outcry that highlights widening public distrust of the authoritarian government after repeated health scandals.

Geithner says China has done "very little" on yuan: report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:03 PM PDT Reuters - China has made "very, very little" progress on letting the exchange rate of the yuan reflect market forces, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said in remarks published in the Wall Street Journal on Monday.

China rejects Japan probe of ship incident (AFP) Posted: 12 Sep 2010 11:22 AM PDT AFP - China warned on Sunday it would reject an investigation by Tokyo into a ship collision in disputed waters that ended with a Chinese trawler in Japanese custody, as a diplomatic row rumbled on.

China investors ponder bid for UK's Pru: report (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2010 08:05 AM PDT Reuters - A group of Chinese investors are in the early stages of considering a takeover offer for British insurer Prudential Plc , the Sunday Times reported without citing sources.

China summons Japanese ambassador again over boat (AP) Posted: 12 Sep 2010 07:52 AM PDT AP - China's top foreign policy official increased pressure on Japan on Sunday by summoning its ambassador to again demand the immediate release of Chinese fishermen and their boat detained near disputed islands.

China raises pressure on Japan in sea dispute (Reuters) Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:52 AM PDT Reuters - China's top-ranked diplomat intensified pressure on Japan over a territorial dispute, warning Tokyo on Sunday against making "misjudgments" over the seizure of a Chinese fishing boat in disputed seas.

Schwarzenegger tries out China's high speed rail (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:55 PM PDT AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is riding the rails — China's new high speed train lines — engaging in a little window shopping while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world's second-largest economy.

Taiwan-China pact to reduce tariffs takes effect (AP) Posted: 11 Sep 2010 09:28 PM PDT AP - A pact that will reduce tariffs on hundreds of products traded between Taiwan and China took effect Sunday, a significant step for the Taiwanese president's efforts to forge closer trade ties with Beijing.

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