Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Factbox: U.S. executives to meet China's Hu in Washington (Reuters)
• China toll dodger's life sentence is dropped (AP)
• Obama summons pageantry for China's Hu (AFP)
• U.S., Chinese companies to meet with Hu and Obama (Reuters)
• Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights (Reuters)
• Deals, yuan in focus as China's Hu visits U.S. (Reuters)
• Summary Box: US companies broaden goals on China (AP)
• US House Speaker snubs Hu dinner invite (AFP)
• Alcoa signs $7.5 bn deal with China's CPI (AFP)
• White House defends Hu state visit invite (AFP)
• Summary Box: Foreign investment in China rises (AP)
• Summary Box: China rare earths exports up in 2010 (AP)
• White House: "more must be done" on China currency (Reuters)
• US companies expand goals as China leader arrives (AP)
• China's Hu to engage in rare Q&A with media in US (AP)
• China's President Hu Jintao goes to Washington (The Christian Science Monitor)
• China's Premier vows to tackle lending frenzy (Reuters)
• China commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing far off (AP)
• Change tugs at US-China ties ahead of Hu visit (AFP)
• China rare earth exports up 14.5% January-November (AFP)

Factbox: U.S. executives to meet China's Hu in Washington (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:30 PM PST Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Barack Obama will meet with U.S. and Chinese business leaders at the White House on Wednesday to discuss ways to expand trade and investment opportunities, with the U.S. executives seeking deals to tap into China's economic growth.

China toll dodger's life sentence is dropped (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:25 PM PST AP - Chinese state media says authorities have overturned the sentence of life in prison for a farmer who evaded highway tolls.

Obama summons pageantry for China's Hu (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST AFP - US President Barack Obama lays on the grandeur of a state visit for China's Hu Jintao Wednesday, in a meeting likely to merely put a cordial gloss on glaring differences between two great powers.

U.S., Chinese companies to meet with Hu and Obama (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 05:34 PM PST Reuters - Executives from General Electric, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Coca-Cola, Boeing, Intel and Carlyle Group will be among U.S. business leaders at a meeting on Wednesday hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama with Chinese President Hu Jintao, a White House official said.

Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:59 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to publicly speak out against Beijing's harsh treatment of political and religious dissidents during a state visit this week by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

Deals, yuan in focus as China's Hu visits U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:31 PM PST Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in the United States on Tuesday for a four-day state visit peppered by U.S. complaints about Beijing's currency policies but sweetened by some $8.5 billion in business deals.

Summary Box: US companies broaden goals on China (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:09 PM PST AP - BROADER PRIORITIES: As President Hu Jintao of China visits Washington, U.S. companies want China to let its currency's value rise freely, to make U.S. goods cheaper overseas. They're also stressing other goals: Stopping the theft of intellectual property. And getting a fair chance to win government contracts.

US House Speaker snubs Hu dinner invite (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:08 PM PST AFP - Republican US House Speaker John Boehner has turned down a White House invitation to attend a state dinner this week in honor of Chinese President Hu Jintao, his office confirmed Tuesday.

Alcoa signs $7.5 bn deal with China's CPI (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:02 PM PST AFP - US aluminum giant Alcoa said Tuesday it had signed a deal with energy group China Power Investment Corporation for projects worth a possible $7.5 billion.

White House defends Hu state visit invite (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:30 AM PST AFP - The White House Tuesday defended its decision to hold a state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao, insisting his lavish welcome would not mute US criticism of Beijing's human rights record.

Summary Box: Foreign investment in China rises (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:55 AM PST AP - INVESTING IN CHINA: Foreign direct investment in China rose more than 17 percent in 2010 to nearly $106 billion. That marked a reversal from 2009, when China's FDI declined 2.3 percent compared with the previous year amid a global economic crisis.

Summary Box: China rare earths exports up in 2010 (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:42 AM PST AP - CHINA MINING: China said its exports of rare earths grew nearly 15 percent during the first 11 months of last year, to 35,000 tons.

White House: "more must be done" on China currency (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:49 AM PST Reuters - The White House on Tuesday urged China to take more steps to allow its yuan currency to strengthen.

US companies expand goals as China leader arrives (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 09:10 AM PST AP - U.S. companies have long demanded that China let its currency rise to make U.S. exports cheaper. But as President Hu Jintao visits Washington this week, U.S. companies are stressing other goals: Stopping the theft of intellectual property. And getting a fair chance to win government contracts.

China's Hu to engage in rare Q&A with media in US (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 06:12 AM PST AP - When it comes to public appearances, China's president is no Barack Obama.

China's President Hu Jintao goes to Washington (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 04:31 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Mismatched expectations of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit to the United States, which starts Tuesday, appear to put Beijing and Washington at odds even as both sides seek to calm their troubled relationship.

China's Premier vows to tackle lending frenzy (Reuters) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 03:49 AM PST Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed on Tuesday to slam the brakes on a credit surge at the start of this year, following reports that the central bank has cut the 2011 lending target for banks by 10 percent.

China commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing far off (AP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 02:21 AM PST AP - China's state nuclear power company says it's at least a decade away from beginning large-scale commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing.

Change tugs at US-China ties ahead of Hu visit (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 01:03 AM PST AFP - China's President Hu Jintao has set out for the United States at a time of flux and stress in Sino-US ties, with America weakened by crisis and Beijing flexing a new range of powers.

China rare earth exports up 14.5% January-November (AFP) Posted: 18 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST AFP - China said Tuesday its rare earth exports rose 14.5 percent in the first 11 months of last year as prices more than doubled, with most of the shipments going to Japan, Europe and the United States.

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