Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China protecting strategic interests with rare earths policy (AFP)
• Chances for missing Canadian mountaineer in China near zero (AFP)
• Senate unlikely to follow House on yuan (Reuters)
• Geithner in China for talks amid currency tensions (AP)
• Amid China's Economic Boom, Philanthropy Lags (Time.com)
• Geithner says China engaged on forex: report (Reuters)
• China breaks up anti-Japan protests (Reuters)
• Geithner, China's Wang discuss economic ties (Reuters)
• China defends language reform after Tibet protests (AFP)
• China's massive commodities appetite moves markets (AFP)

China protecting strategic interests with rare earths policy (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 03:07 PM PDT AFP - China's restrictions on exports of rare earths are aimed at maximising profit, strengthening its homegrown high-tech companies and forcing other nations to help sustain global supply, experts say.

Chances for missing Canadian mountaineer in China near zero (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:40 PM PDT AFP - Chinese rescuers said Sunday there was little chance of survival for a Canadian climber who went missing eight days ago near the summit of a mountain in southwestern China.

Senate unlikely to follow House on yuan (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 11:49 AM PDT Reuters - The Senate is unlikely to take up pending China currency legislation following a weekend promise by the Group of 20 economic powers to shun currency devaluations for trade advantage, analysts said on Sunday.

Geithner in China for talks amid currency tensions (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 10:13 AM PDT AP - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner held hastily arranged talks Sunday with a top Chinese finance official amid currency tensions after a weekend pledge by finance leaders to rebalance the global economy.

Amid China's Economic Boom, Philanthropy Lags (Time.com) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:45 AM PDT Time.com - Though China's number of billionaires is second only to the U.S., for most Chinese people, the idea of charity seems detached from their daily lives

Geithner says China engaged on forex: report (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:10 AM PDT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said China will continue to move toward exchange rate flexibility and is now actively engaged on global foreign exchange issues.

China breaks up anti-Japan protests (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 04:12 AM PDT Reuters - Chinese police on Sunday broke up protests against Japan in the northwestern city of Lanzhou over a territorial dispute that has stoked tensions between Asia's two biggest economies.

Geithner, China's Wang discuss economic ties (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2010 12:36 AM PDT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday discussed economic ties with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan in a brief meeting in eastern China.

China defends language reform after Tibet protests (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:27 PM PDT AFP - A top official in northwest China has defended an education reform plan that has sparked protests by Tibetan students over concerns that their mother-tongue is being sidelined.

China's massive commodities appetite moves markets (AFP) Posted: 23 Oct 2010 10:08 PM PDT AFP - China, the world's second largest economy and its number one energy consumer, is shaking up global commodities markets where its potent growth momentum is also powering a rise in metals prices.

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