Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Clinton says China seeks to outflank Exxon in Papua New Guinea (Reuters)
• Libya unrest tests China's interests in the Middle East (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Turkmenistan to boost gas deliveries to China (AP)
• China warns journalists on 'Jasmine' rallies (AFP)
• California firm to sell China-made electric cars (AP)
• China casts wide security net ahead of leadership show (Reuters)
• Libya exposes risks of China's African ventures (AP)
• Top China government advisory body to open session (AP)
• Special Report: Huntsman's path to White House starts in China (Reuters)
• Beijing steps up security ahead of parliament (AFP)
• China railways scandal widens, raising criticism (AP)
• Taiwan, China bust joint kidnapping case (AP)
• China to revamp growth model in next five years (AFP)

Clinton says China seeks to outflank Exxon in Papua New Guinea (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PST Reuters - China wants to elbow oil giant Exxon Mobil out of a $15 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Papua New Guinea, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday in an example of the new competition Beijing presents to U.S. interests.

Libya unrest tests China's interests in the Middle East (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:57 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - As tens of thousands of migrant workers from a multitude of countries languish at Libya’s border with Tunisia, trapped in a humanitarian crisis trying to flee mounting violence, Chinese TV viewers are being treated to a very different sight.

Turkmenistan to boost gas deliveries to China (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:47 AM PST AP - Energy-hungry China is set to sign an agreement with the Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan later this year to boost its future annual natural gas purchases by 20 billion cubic meters, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan reported Wednesday.

China warns journalists on 'Jasmine' rallies (AFP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:40 AM PST AFP - Chinese police warned foreign journalists on Wednesday to obey restrictions on covering rallies called by an online protest campaign or face possible loss of their permission to work in China.

California firm to sell China-made electric cars (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:06 AM PST AP - A startup California developer of electric cars said Wednesday its first model will be manufactured in China and go on sale in the United States this year.

China casts wide security net ahead of leadership show (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:15 AM PST Reuters - China is locking down droves of people it fears could stir unrest during the annual parliament session, and Wednesday tightened media controls, worried that uprisings in the Middle East could embolden dissent.

Libya exposes risks of China's African ventures (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:07 AM PST AP - Tens of thousands of Chinese workers are scrambling to escape the chaos in Libya, highlighting the risks taken by Chinese businesses piling into unstable African countries in search of oil, gas and other resources.

Top China government advisory body to open session (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:05 AM PST AP - China's top government advisory body is beginning its annual session amid growing concerns over housing, urban congestion and skyrocketing food prices.

Special Report: Huntsman's path to White House starts in China (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:03 AM PST Reuters - Jon Huntsman is a savvy operator who knows how to work a crowd. But it was someone in a crowd who worked Huntsman on a bitterly cold Sunday last month when the U.S. envoy to China was seen at a small anti-government protest in Beijing.

Beijing steps up security ahead of parliament (AFP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:24 AM PST AFP - Authorities have ramped up security in Beijing ahead of China's upcoming parliamentary session, and amid ongoing calls for anti-government protests, state media and rights groups said.

China railways scandal widens, raising criticism (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:16 AM PST AP - A widening probe into corruption in China's powerful Railways Ministry is raising questions over the scale and pace of its multibillion-dollar drive to build costly high-speed railways, though it is unlikely to derail the program.

Taiwan, China bust joint kidnapping case (AP) Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:00 PM PST AP - Taiwan and China have cooperated to free a Taiwanese businessman who had been kidnapped on the mainland by a team of gangsters from both sides.

China to revamp growth model in next five years (AFP) Posted: 01 Mar 2011 07:47 PM PST AFP - China, long the bargain workshop to the world, plans in the next five years to boost wages and narrow a worrying wealth gap as it vies to head off social unrest in a new and improved economic model.

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