Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China says inflation up 5.1 percent in November (AP)
• Jailed Chinese dissident awarded Nobel (Reuters)
• Report: Gates to visit China next month (AP)
• China protests Japanese visit to disputed islands (Reuters)
• China censors Nobel ceremony honoring dissident (AP)

China says inflation up 5.1 percent in November (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2010 02:34 AM PST AP - China's inflation surged to a 28-month high in November, officials said Saturday, despite government efforts to increase food supplies and end diesel shortages.

Jailed Chinese dissident awarded Nobel (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2010 01:43 AM PST Reuters - Jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in a ceremony where he was represented by an empty chair and he dedicated it from prison to the "lost souls" of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Report: Gates to visit China next month (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2010 01:17 AM PST AP - China says U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will visit next month as the two militaries exchange high-level visits to boost communication following recent tensions.

China protests Japanese visit to disputed islands (Reuters) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 08:12 PM PST Reuters - China on Saturday denounced a visit by two Japanese local lawmakers to disputed islands in the East China Sea at the heart of a territorial row between the two Asian powers.

China censors Nobel ceremony honoring dissident (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2010 06:06 PM PST AP - China repeated its claim Saturday that the world is meddling in its affairs after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in absentia to imprisoned democracy activist Liu Xiaobo. The ceremony was censored in China, which has seen a clampdown on dissidents and some news websites blocked in recent days.

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