Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China hits back at Japan after boat captain returns (Reuters)
• Summary Box: China targeted in currency bill (AP)
• Obama, Asian leaders discuss South China Sea (Reuters)
• China targeted in bill on currency manipulation (AP)
• Critics urge pressure as China one-child policy hits 30 (AFP)
• Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP)
• House panel cranks up pressure on China currency (Reuters)
• Typhoon Fanapi death toll hits 70 in China: state media (AFP)
• US backs Japan move to end row with China (AFP)
• Japan trading firms say China blocked rare earths exports (AFP)
• On 30th Anniversary of China's One-Child Policy, Former Tiananmen Square Leader Chai Ling Calls for End to Gendercide and Forced Abortions with Ne (PR Newswire)
• Special report: BRIC breaking: Brazil's China syndrome (Reuters)
• Banks sell $2 billion worth of China Mobile stake: report (Reuters)
• Beijing faces worsening traffic gridlock (AP)
• China panda keeper finalists begin training (AFP)
• China steps up efforts to reverse 'Brain Drain' (AP)
• China says 4 Japanese filmed military targets (AP)
• Traders: China halts rare earth exports to Japan (AP)
• Japanese quizzed in China as maritime row escalates (AFP)
• Japan confirms 4 nationals detained in China (Reuters)

China hits back at Japan after boat captain returns (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - China on Saturday demanded that Japan apologize for holding a Chinese boat captain, showing little immediate sign of giving ground in a dispute between the two Asian powers after Japan released him.

Summary Box: China targeted in currency bill (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:40 PM PDT AP - CHINA CURRENCY: The House Ways and Means Committee approves a bill that would give the government the power to impose economic sanctions on China and other countries found to be manipulating their currencies to gain trade advantages.

Obama, Asian leaders discuss South China Sea (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:39 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama and Southeast Asian leaders called on Friday for a peaceful resolution to territorial disputes in the South China Sea, an issue China warned Washington to stay out of this week.

China targeted in bill on currency manipulation (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:38 PM PDT AP - A bill that would give the U.S. government the power to impose economic sanctions on China and other countries found to be manipulating their currencies to gain trade advantages has won approval from a key House committee.

Critics urge pressure as China one-child policy hits 30 (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:33 PM PDT AFP - Against a backdrop of the US Capitol, lawmakers and activists were joinedCritics of China's one-child-only law appealed for greater global pressure as the policy turns 30 on Saturday, saying that millions of women have suffered indignities in the most intimate part of their lives.

Japan releases Chinese boat captain amid dispute (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:29 PM PDT AP - Japan on Saturday morning released a Chinese fishing boat captain involved in a collision near disputed islands, following intense pressure from China in the worst spat between the Asian neighbors in years.

House panel cranks up pressure on China currency (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT Reuters - A congressional panel turned up the pressure on China over the yuan on Friday, approving a bill that would let the United States slap duties on goods from countries with undervalued currencies.

Typhoon Fanapi death toll hits 70 in China: state media (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT AFP - The death toll from Typhoon Fanapi, one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, has reached 70, state media reported Saturday, after rescuers uncovered more than a dozen bodies.

US backs Japan move to end row with China (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:36 AM PDT AFP - The United States on Friday backed US ally Japan's decision to release a Chinese ship captain and end its row with China, expecting the move will "significantly reduce" tension in the region.

Japan trading firms say China blocked rare earths exports (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 08:16 AM PDT AFP - China blocked rare earth exports to Japan days before Tokyo's decision Friday to free a Chinese boat captain whose detention sparked the worst diplomatic row between the sides in years, traders said.

On 30th Anniversary of China's One-Child Policy, Former Tiananmen Square Leader Chai Ling Calls for End to Gendercide and Forced Abortions with Ne (PR Newswire) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:15 AM PDT PR Newswire - New non-profit organization reveals injustice of the One-Child Policy and restores value to girls and mothers in China

Special report: BRIC breaking: Brazil's China syndrome (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 05:08 AM PDT Reuters - Even among emerging market powerhouses, Brazil and China stand out.

Banks sell $2 billion worth of China Mobile stake: report (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 04:16 AM PDT Reuters - Joint bookrunners Goldman Sachs , Morgan Stanley and UBS have sold about $2 billion worth of their remaining positions in China Mobile Ltd (0941.HK) after a $6.5 billion block sale failed to clear the market at the first attempt, IFR reported on Friday.

Beijing faces worsening traffic gridlock (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 03:01 AM PDT AP - It was a dubious record of sorts: Last week, it took taxi driver Liu Chunwang two hours to drive his passenger 4 miles (7 kilometers).

China panda keeper finalists begin training (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2010 01:06 AM PDT AFP - Twelve finalists in a worldwide contest to be a panda keeper in China for one month have begun their training, learning to feed and study the endangered animals, organisers said on Friday.

China steps up efforts to reverse 'Brain Drain' (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:56 PM PDT AP - Having worked for two years at a tech company in Japan and picking up the language, Qiu Zhaohua has decided to return to China, lured by a job in the eastern tech hub of Dalian that pays as much 200,000 yuan a year, or about $29,000 — a handsome starting salary by China's standards.

China says 4 Japanese filmed military targets (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:01 PM PDT AP - China is investigating four Japanese suspected of illegally filming military targets and entering a military zone without authorization, state media reported amid a tense diplomatic spat between Beijing and Tokyo over a fishing boat collision near disputed islands.

Traders: China halts rare earth exports to Japan (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:40 PM PDT AP - Japanese trading company officials say China's exports to Japan of rare earth elements — which are crucial for advanced manufacturing — have been halted.

Japanese quizzed in China as maritime row escalates (AFP) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 06:38 PM PDT AFP - China is investigating four Japanese nationals over claims they filmed sensitive military installations, in an escalation of a damaging row between the two countries.

Japan confirms 4 nationals detained in China (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2010 06:34 PM PDT Reuters - A Japanese foreign ministry spokesman confirmed Friday that four Japanese nationals had been detained in China on suspicion of violating Chinese law regarding the protection of military facilities, as tensions rise between Asia's two biggest economies.

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