Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Chinese who camped in Tokyo's airport to head home (AP)
• China export hubs fear labor exodus over new year (Reuters)
• China urges U.S. to cancel Obama-Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters)
• China urges US to cancel meeting with Dalai Lama (AP)
• China urges U.S. to cancel Obama's Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters)
• Canada 'disappointed' by China dissident jail decision (AFP)
• Obama to meet Dalai Lama on Feb 18: White House (Reuters)
• China upholds jail term for leading dissident (AFP)
• China's January inflation eases to 1.5 percent (AP)
• Rio says China partnership key ahead of bribe trial (Reuters)
• China central bank hints at credit curbs (AFP)
• China to put Rio Tinto employees on trial (AP)
• China says it has 'no dissidents' (AFP)
• Air China agrees to buy 20 Airbus planes (AFP)
• Renewed focus on China position on Iran sanctions (AP)
• China's social networks bloom without Twitter, Facebook (AFP)

Chinese who camped in Tokyo's airport to head home (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:24 PM PST AP - A Chinese activist who spent more than three months camped inside Tokyo's international airport as part of a protest plans to return home to China on Friday, assuming authorities will let him in.

China export hubs fear labor exodus over new year (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:16 PM PST Reuters - After six months working long, grinding hours churning out a stream of sports goods on a factory line in southern China, Wang Lili tried to quit her job, only to be rebuffed by her bosses who threatened to fine her instead.

China urges U.S. to cancel Obama-Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:25 PM PST Reuters - China urged the United States on Friday to scrap plans for President Barack Obama to meet the Dalai Lama next week, the latest source of friction in already strained Sino-U.S. relations.

China urges US to cancel meeting with Dalai Lama (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:19 PM PST AP - China urged the United States on Friday to immediately cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama next week, warning the move could further hurt ties.

China urges U.S. to cancel Obama's Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 03:50 PM PST Reuters - China has urged the United States to "immediately withdraw" plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.

Canada 'disappointed' by China dissident jail decision (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 03:28 PM PST AFP - Canada said Thursday it was "extremely disappointed" that a Chinese court had decided to uphold an 11-year jail sentence against leading dissident Liu Xiaobo.

Obama to meet Dalai Lama on Feb 18: White House (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:54 AM PST Reuters - The White House announced on Thursday that President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would meet on February 18, despite China's warning that such talks could hurt already-strained Sino-U.S. relations.

China upholds jail term for leading dissident (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 08:44 AM PST AFP - A Beijing court on Thursday upheld on appeal an 11-year prison term against leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo for subversion, triggering swift condemnation from the United States and Europe.

China's January inflation eases to 1.5 percent (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:19 AM PST AP - A spike in China's inflation eased in January, reducing pressure for Beijing to hike interest rates and cool surging prices as it tries to keep a recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track.

Rio says China partnership key ahead of bribe trial (Reuters) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:13 AM PST Reuters - Australia urged China to deal transparently with the trials of four Rio Tinto staff accused of bribery and stealing commercial secrets, as the firm's CEO said the Asian country remained a key part of its long-term plans.

China central bank hints at credit curbs (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 05:48 AM PST AFP - China's central bank warned of possible "hidden risks" to the financial system and called for controls on new credit after government data showed new lending surged in January.

China to put Rio Tinto employees on trial (AP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:58 AM PST AP - Australian mining giant Rio Tinto expressed concern Thursday over charges of stealing commercial secrets and bribe-taking against four of its employees in China, a case highlighting Beijing's efforts to control the country's strategically important steel industry.

China says it has 'no dissidents' (AFP) Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:37 AM PST AFP - China declared Thursday it had "no dissidents", just hours after a Beijing court upheld an 11-year jail term for one of the country's top pro-democracy voices.

Air China agrees to buy 20 Airbus planes (AFP) Posted: 10 Feb 2010 11:31 PM PST AFP - Flag carrier Air China said it has agreed to buy 20 Airbus 320 planes as it expands its fleet size to meet growing demand.

Renewed focus on China position on Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 10 Feb 2010 11:28 PM PST AP - China's refusal to sign on to new sanctions against Iran risks prompting a backlash affecting its increasingly complex interests abroad, experts say.

China's social networks bloom without Twitter, Facebook (AFP) Posted: 10 Feb 2010 07:22 PM PST AFP - Cissy Ding says she finally gave in at the start of the year and joined China's social networking bandwagon, setting up an account on local micro-blogging service Weibo.

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