Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China approves death sentence for 7 in Xinjiang (AP)
• China says funds for high-speed link embezzled (AFP)
• China could overtake US economy by 2030: WBank (AFP)
• Activist says China cracks down on ethnic Uighurs (AP)
• China says talks are way forward on Iran nuclear issue (Reuters)

China approves death sentence for 7 in Xinjiang (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:58 AM PDT AP - Seven people allegedly involved in plotting terrorist activities have been sentenced to death for robbery and murder in China's far western region of Xinjiang, a state-run news website said Wednesday.

China says funds for high-speed link embezzled (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:58 AM PDT AFP - China's state auditor said Wednesday that millions of dollars in funds for the construction of a high-speed railway linking Beijing and Shanghai were embezzled last year.

China could overtake US economy by 2030: WBank (AFP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:18 AM PDT AFP - China could overtake the United States as the world's largest economy if it maintains annual growth of eight percent over the next 20 years, the World Bank's chief economist said Wednesday.

Activist says China cracks down on ethnic Uighurs (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:15 AM PDT AP - China has responded to popular uprisings against governments in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya by cracking down on its Uighur ethnic minority, an exiled Uighur activist said Wednesday.

China says talks are way forward on Iran nuclear issue (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:27 PM PDT Reuters - China called for dialogue to resolve the international standoff over Iran's nuclear program, reiterating its long-held position that Tehran is entitled to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

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