Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Childhood aggression may be linked to stressful birth (Reuters)
• Summary Box: Boeing lifts China jet sales forecast (AP)
• France to hawk nuclear power, planes during China visit (AFP)
• China's central bank to ease 'counter-crisis' policies (AFP)
• Clinton says offer stands for talks with China, Japan (AFP)
• China decries any U.S. involvement in Japan dispute (Reuters)
• Boeing lifts 20-year China jet sales forecast (AP)
• Germany wants bigger China role in Afghanistan (Reuters)
• China quarantine bureau rejects U.S. corn cargo (Reuters)
• China objects to US offer over disputed islands (AP)
• British PM Cameron to visit Beijing next week (AP)
• China opposes US offer for three-way talks with Japan (AFP)
• Beijing police smash prostitute 'training' gang (AFP)
• Artist Ai Weiwei 'celebrates' studio demolition (AFP)
• UN chief's silence on China rights draws critics (AFP)
• UN chief criticized for failing to press China (AP)

Childhood aggression may be linked to stressful birth (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:03 PM PDT Reuters - Babies who undergo a difficult birth and are delivered using forceps are more likely to develop problems such as aggression during childhood compared with those born by Caesarean section, according to a study in China.

Summary Box: Boeing lifts China jet sales forecast (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:36 PM PDT AP - BRIGHTENING PROSPECTS: Boeing Co. raised its 20-year forecast of China's demand for commercial aircraft due to strong economic growth and more competitive Chinese carriers.

France to hawk nuclear power, planes during China visit (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:24 PM PDT AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy is to set out France's stall as a supplier of cutting edge nuclear and aviation technology this week as he hosts his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao on a three-day state visit.

China's central bank to ease 'counter-crisis' policies (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 10:27 AM PDT AFP - China's central bank said Tuesday it would move away from policies aimed at countering the global financial crisis and further tighten control over credit in the face of increased capital inflows.

Clinton says offer stands for talks with China, Japan (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 06:02 AM PDT AFP - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that her offer still stood for China and Japan to engage in a three-way dialogue with the United States over a maritime dispute and other issues.

China decries any U.S. involvement in Japan dispute (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:21 AM PDT Reuters - China on Tuesday denounced U.S. efforts to help in improving relations between Beijing and Tokyo which have been poisoned by a spat over a group of disputed islands, saying the argument was strictly bilateral.

Boeing lifts 20-year China jet sales forecast (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:00 AM PDT AP - Boeing Co. raised its 20-year forecast of China's demand for commercial aircraft due to strong economic growth and more competitive Chinese carriers.

Germany wants bigger China role in Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:50 AM PDT Reuters - Germany called on China on Tuesday to do more to help stabilize Afghanistan in the face of a growing insurgency and worsening violence, but also stressed there was no military role for the Chinese to play.

China quarantine bureau rejects U.S. corn cargo (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:22 AM PDT Reuters - China's quarantine bureau confirmed on Tuesday it had discovered traces of an unapproved genetically modified organism (GMO) in a U.S. corn cargo and had refused it entry into China.

China objects to US offer over disputed islands (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:16 AM PDT AP - China rejected Tuesday a U.S. offer to broker three-way talks with Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea, prompting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to reiterate the proposal.

British PM Cameron to visit Beijing next week (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 01:40 AM PDT AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron will visit Beijing next week at the head of the largest official British delegation to travel to the country, China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

China opposes US offer for three-way talks with Japan (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:43 AM PDT AFP - China and Japan alone should resolve their dispute over contested islands in the East China Sea, Beijing said Tuesday, rejecting a US offer for three-way talks to address the simmering row.

Beijing police smash prostitute 'training' gang (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:34 AM PDT AFP - Police in Beijing have cracked a gang suspected of forcing nearly 100 women into sex slavery after giving them a "training course" and requiring them to pass a "hooker test," state media said Tuesday.

Artist Ai Weiwei 'celebrates' studio demolition (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 10:54 PM PDT AFP - Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei says he is offering his supporters 10,000 river crabs -- an autumn delicacy -- to "celebrate" the government-ordered demolition of his new Shanghai studio.

UN chief's silence on China rights draws critics (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:48 PM PDT AFP - Rights groups criticized UN chief Ban Ki-moon for not raising the case of jailed Nobel prize winner Liu Xiaobo with China's leaders this week and some linked the silence to his personal ambition.

UN chief criticized for failing to press China (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:39 PM PDT AP - A human rights watchdog has slammed the U.N. secretary-general for failing to press China's president to release an imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate, accusing Ban Ki-Moon of caring more about his own re-election than the protection of dissidents.

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