2010年1月26日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China issues warning over US arms sales to Taiwan (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:41 AM PST

A Taiwan navy anti-submarine helicopter S-70C reels down a sonar into the sea in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. China criticized the U.S. Tuesday ahead of the expected announcement of new arms sales to Taiwan, the latest in a series of disputes raising tensions between Washington and Beijing.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)AP - Contacts with China's military would likely be the first to suffer if Beijing moves to retaliate over upcoming U.S. arms sales to Taiwan — the latest in a flurry of disputes elevating tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Britain the best? Chinese ambassador not so sure (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 09:19 AM PST

China's outgoing ambassador Fu Ying carries the Olympic torch through London in April 2008. She criticised what she described as British arrogance, in a BBC interview before her return to China to become a vice foreign minister.(AFP/File/Ian Walton)AFP - China's outgoing ambassador to London criticised what she portrayed as British arrogance after being questioned about Google's threat to pull out of her country in a BBC interview on Tuesday.

China sentences four more to death for Urumqi riot (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 06:00 AM PST

Swiss President Doris Leuthard gives a press conference in 2009. The case of two Chinese Uighurs detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba was not raised at Chinese-Swiss trade talks on Tuesday, the Swiss president's office said.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)Reuters - A Chinese court sentenced four more people to death for their part in bloody ethnic rioting in July last year in Urumqi, the capital of far western Xinjiang region, state media reported on Tuesday.

China sentences four more to death in Xinjiang (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:04 AM PST

A Chinese soldier patrol the streets of Urumqi after deadly ethnic clashes in July 2009. A court in China's Xinjiang region has sentenced four people to death over deadly riots -- bringing to 26 the number of those condemned to die for the unrest.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A court in China's Xinjiang region has sentenced four people to death over deadly riots in July, bringing to 26 the number of those condemned to die for the unrest, a government official said on Tuesday.

New evidence of China ordering banks to halt January lending (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 05:02 AM PST

Chinese 100 Yuan notes are counted at a bank in Shanghai. Fresh evidence emerged Tuesday that Chinese authorities had ordered several banks to stop issuing new loans this month as fears grow that the extra money is fuelling inflation.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Fresh evidence emerged Tuesday that Chinese authorities had ordered several banks to stop issuing new loans this month as fears grow that the extra money is fuelling inflation.

Gates weighs in on Google-China spat (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:45 AM PST

Alaptop computer screen in Beijing illustrating the homepage of Google.cn, 2006. Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and Web giant Google over cyberattacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the Internet were AFP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and Web giant Google over cyberattacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the Internet were "fortunately ...very limited."

China, Dalai Lama envoys to meet after stalemate (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 03:08 AM PST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama wears a ceremonial hat during a prayer ceremony at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. The Central Tibetan Administration led by the Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche organized a prayer ceremony for the longevity of Dalai Lama's life. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)AP - Beijing told the Dalai Lama on Tuesday to make the best of the first meeting between Chinese officials and the Tibetan spiritual leader's envoys in 15 months but publicly showed no sign of easing its hardline stance on their disagreements.

China tightening worries spook investors, hit markets (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 02:51 AM PST

An investor walks past electronic screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Wuhan, Hubei province, January 26, 2010. China implemented a planned increase in required reserves for some banks on Tuesday, sources said, sparking knee-jerk selling of Asian stocks which underscored how sensitive global investors are to Beijing's tightening of monetary policy. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Fears of more Chinese policy tightening spooked global markets on Tuesday after Beijing ordered some banks to comply immediately with a planned increase in reserves and a report suggested earlier attempts at curbing lending had failed.

Chinese media scorn U.S. over Google dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 01:15 AM PST

A man walks past a logo of Google China in front of its headquarters in Beijing January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee CHINAReuters - Chinese state media stepped up their war of words with the United States over Internet control on Tuesday, with a top newspaper claiming a U.S. conspiracy and saying China can live without Google.

China urges Dalai Lama to 'cherish' new talks (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2010 12:45 AM PST

Tibetan Buddhist Nuns shout anti-Chinese slogans during a protest in New Delhi in late December. China has urged the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday to AFP - China urged the Dalai Lama on Tuesday to "cherish" the opportunity of fresh talks with Beijing on the political status of Tibet as the spiritual leader's envoys arrived for the discussions.

Dog meat could come off Chinese menus (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

People gather to watch workers slaughter dogs at a shop selling meat from the creatures. Dog and cat meat - age-old delicacies in China - could be off the menu in the food-loving nation under its first law against animal abuse, state press said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Dog and cat meat -- age-old delicacies in China -- could be off the menu in the food-loving nation under its first law against animal abuse, state press said Tuesday.

China says to handle petitioners more "kindly" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:29 PM PST

Reuters - China's top official charged with security warned that China's legions of petitioners should be treated 'kindly', the Xinhua news agency said late on Monday, warning that mishandling them could threaten social stability.

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