2010年1月22日星期五

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China, U.S. spar over Internet censorship (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 02:53 PM PST

People walk past a logo of Google China in front of its headquarters in Beijing January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jason LeeReuters - China hit back at U.S. criticism of Internet censorship and hacking on Friday, warning that relations between the two global heavyweights were being hurt by a feud centered on web giant Google.


USTR mulling WTO case on China web barriers: lawyer (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:44 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. trade officials have asked for more information as they weigh whether to pursue a case against Chinese Internet restrictions that impede Google and other companies, an attorney for a U.S. free speech group said on Friday.

Namibia court unblocks assets in China graft case (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:41 AM PST

A Namibian court has unblocked assets of three suspects arrested in a graft probe involving a firm linked to the son of China's President Hu Jintao, seen here in April 2009.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - A Namibian court unblocked Friday the assets of a Chinese national and two Namibians accused of graft worth millions of dollars involving a firm linked to the son of China's President Hu Jintao.


China says missing lawyer 'is where he should be' (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:29 AM PST

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 file photo, Gao Zhisheng gestures during an interview at a tea house in Beijing, China. The Chinese human rights lawyer missing for almost a year has been judged by legal authorities and 'is where he should be,' a Foreign Ministry official said in China's first public comment on the case. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - A Chinese human rights lawyer missing for almost a year has been judged by legal authorities and "is where he should be," a Foreign Ministry official said in China's first public comment on the case.


China: Clinton Internet speech harms ties with US (AP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:30 AM PST

A Chinese flag flutters near the Google logo on top of Google's China headquarters in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led search angle Google to threaten to pull out of that country, and challenged Beijing to openly publish its findings. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China rejected Friday a call by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet in the communist country, denouncing her criticism as false and damaging to bilateral ties.


China hits back at US Internet criticism (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 03:37 AM PST

China has rejected criticism of its Internet censorship by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here, saying it harmed relations, as a row over Google's threat to leave the Chinese market escalated.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - China on Friday rejected criticism of its Internet censorship by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying it harmed relations, as a row over Google's threat to leave the Chinese market escalated.


Clinton Internet criticism harms Sino-US ties: China (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:19 AM PST

<p/>(AFP)AFP - China on Friday said US calls for Internet freedom were "harmful" to bilateral ties, after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticised Chinese censorship of the web.


China says U.S. Internet accusations harm ties (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:59 PM PST

A woman uses a computer in an internet cafe at the centre of Shanghai in this January 13, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - China condemned on Friday U.S. criticism of Beijing's controls on the Internet, saying that Washington's push against online censorship could harm relations between the two big powers.


China disqualifies marathon 'cheats' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 11:04 PM PST

At least 30 runners in a marathon in China cheated their way into the top 100, hopping on to public transport during the race or hiring faster runners, sporting authorities said Friday.(AFP/File/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - At least 30 runners in a marathon in China cheated their way into the top 100, hopping on to public transport during the race or hiring faster runners, sporting authorities said Friday.


Media in China dismiss U.S. Internet push (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2010 06:04 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese media on Friday dismissed Washington's call to lift Internet censorship, after a top Chinese diplomat warned the Obama administration to heed alarm bells over trade, Taiwan and Tibet.
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