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Gates: no doubt on China president's control of military (Reuters)
U.S. calls for "more equitable" trade with China (Reuters)
BCIU Presents Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Award for Sport to Guo Jie, China's Leading Sports Entrepreneur at United States Sports Academy (PR Newswire)
Obama to touch broad range of issues with China's Hu (Reuters)
Analysis: Obama on human rights in China: agree to disagree? (Reuters)
U.S. currency legislation less of a threat for China (Reuters)
Confucius shows up on China's Tiananmen Square (AP)
China seen to be cool on U.S. trade-for-yuan deal (Reuters)
China arrests 96 over tainted milk: source (Reuters)
India, China in new visa row over disputed state (AP)
China effectively rejects Iran nuclear invite (Reuters)
China arrests 96 over tainted milk: report (Reuters)
Treasury's Geithner says China needs faster yuan rise (Reuters)
China's Li into Sydney tennis final (AFP)
China animal rights groups protest seal meat deal (AFP)
Fireworks blast kills 9 in China ahead of New Year (AP)
Carmakers target inland China to maintain growth (AFP)
Special Report: Vietnam capitalist roaders follow China's trail (Reuters)

Gates: no doubt on China president's control of military (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:49 PM PST

Reuters - The United States has no doubt that China's President Hu Jintao is in control of his country's military, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.

U.S. calls for "more equitable" trade with China (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:53 PM PST

Reuters - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke complained that China often fails to keep promises to open its markets and called for a "more equitable commercial relationship," days before China's president visits Washington.

BCIU Presents Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Award for Sport to Guo Jie, China's Leading Sports Entrepreneur at United States Sports Academy (PR Newswire)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:30 PM PST

PR Newswire - NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) announced the recipient of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Global Award for Sport, which was presented to Mr. Guo Jie by BCIU President Peter Tichansky on Jan. 6th at the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama.

Obama to touch broad range of issues with China's Hu (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:10 AM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama will discuss a wide range of issues, from the global economy to human rights, when he meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the White House next week.

Analysis: Obama on human rights in China: agree to disagree? (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:14 AM PST

Reuters - Few diplomatic rituals are more predictable than U.S. presidents prodding Chinese leaders over China's human rights record.

U.S. currency legislation less of a threat for China (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:35 AM PST

Reuters - U.S. legislation pressing for a rise in the yuan currency looms as less of a threat for China on the eve of President Hu Jintao's visit to Washington, now that Republicans control one house of Congress.

Confucius shows up on China's Tiananmen Square (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 04:10 AM PST

AP - There's a new face keeping Chairman Mao company on Tiananmen Square.

China seen to be cool on U.S. trade-for-yuan deal (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 03:45 AM PST

Reuters - China will cast a sceptical eye over a U.S. offer to free up trade in high-tech goods and will refuse to be drawn into a bargain to speed up appreciation of its yuan currency, Chinese government advisers and economists said on Thursday.

China arrests 96 over tainted milk: source (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 03:10 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese police have arrested 96 people for using melamine-tainted milk powder to produce dairy products, state media said on Thursday, the same chemical that killed several babies in a milk powder scandal in 2008.

India, China in new visa row over disputed state (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:39 AM PST

AP - A new row has erupted between India and China following Beijing's refusal to stamp visas in passports of residents from the disputed eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

China effectively rejects Iran nuclear invite (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:35 AM PST

Reuters - China effectively rejected Iran's invite to tour Tehran's nuclear facilities on Thursday, potentially smoothing a source of friction ahead of President Hu Jintao's state visit to the United States next week.

China arrests 96 over tainted milk: report (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:06 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese police have arrested 96 people for lacing milk powder with the toxic additive melamine, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, the same chemical that killed several babies in a milk powder scandal in 2008.

Treasury's Geithner says China needs faster yuan rise (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:56 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that China needs to raise the value of the yuan more quickly and faster progress could pave the way for greater access to U.S. high-tech goods.

China's Li into Sydney tennis final (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:45 PM PST

AFP - China's Li Na won through to the final of the Sydney International with a straight sets win over Bojana Jovanovski on Thursday.

China animal rights groups protest seal meat deal (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:25 PM PST

AFP - More than 40 Chinese animal rights groups on Thursday hit out at Canada for turning China into a "dumping ground" for its seal meat and oils, after the products were banned in the European Union.

Fireworks blast kills 9 in China ahead of New Year (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:21 PM PST

AP - A state news agency has reported that a blast at an illegal fireworks factory in rural China has killed at least nine people.

Carmakers target inland China to maintain growth (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:17 PM PST

AFP - Carmakers, having conquered China's coasts, have now set their sights on the country's vast interior as they bid to extend their phenomenal growth in the world's largest auto market, analysts say.