Yahoo! News: World - China

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• US raps China for 'serious backsliding' on rights (AFP)
• Sen. Schumer revives threat of action on China yuan (Reuters)
• Policy or not, many urban Chinese only want one child (Reuters)
• China food scandals spark new safety fears (AFP)
• China calls Tibet exile govt 'illegal' after vote (AFP)
• China's population grows older and more urban (Reuters)
• U.S. ends rights talks with China "deeply concerned" (Reuters)
• Census: China's 1.34 billion are more urban, older (AP)
• US envoy says rights talks with China yield little (AP)
• China c.bank governor vows to make policy more flexible (Reuters)
• Chinese population ageing, moving to the cities (AFP)
• Australia to boost military ties with China (AFP)
• Chinese police smash diamond-smuggling ring (AFP)
• Malaysia, China sign pacts to boost investment (AP)
• Taiwan official sentenced for spying for China (AP)
• World Bank warns of China property downturn risk (AFP)
• Death toll in Beijing fire rises to 18: media (AFP)

US raps China for 'serious backsliding' on rights (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:18 PM PDT AFP - A United States envoy accused China of "serious backsliding" on human rights Thursday after talks held as Beijing cracks down on government critics.

Sen. Schumer revives threat of action on China yuan (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:23 PM PDT Reuters - A top senator on Thursday said he was "more convinced than ever" of the need to pass legislation to force China to raise the value of its currency against U.S. dollar.

Policy or not, many urban Chinese only want one child (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:37 AM PDT Reuters - For many young Beijing parents, debate about China's restrictive "one-child" policy is far less pressing than the task at hand -- how to afford the cost of bringing up even one child.

China food scandals spark new safety fears (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:07 AM PDT AFP - A wave of tainted-food scares has renewed fears in China over continued product-safety problems despite a government promise to clean up the food industry following a deadly 2008 milk scandal.

China calls Tibet exile govt 'illegal' after vote (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:38 AM PDT AFP - China on Thursday attacked the Tibetan government-in-exile as "illegal" following the election of a new prime minister to take over the organisation's political duties from the ageing Dalai Lama.

China's population grows older and more urban (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:45 AM PDT Reuters - Half of China's 1.34 billion population live in cities and towns, according to a census on Thursday that pointed to the daunting tasks ahead for policymakers as the labor market shrinks and the nation grows older.

U.S. ends rights talks with China "deeply concerned" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:29 AM PDT Reuters - The United States is "deeply concerned" about a crackdown on dissidents and rights lawyers in China, and the friction could impede the two powers' ties, Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner said on Thursday after "tough" talks in Beijing.

Census: China's 1.34 billion are more urban, older (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:21 AM PDT AP - China's population is aging rapidly, the government said Thursday, though its leaders are refusing to relax strict family planning controls that are part of the cause.

US envoy says rights talks with China yield little (AP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:37 AM PDT AP - An American human rights envoy said Thursday that China provided no useful information when probed about specific cases of individuals who have been detained or who disappeared in a major crackdown on dissent in recent months.

China c.bank governor vows to make policy more flexible (Reuters) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:20 AM PDT Reuters - China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan reiterated that China will make its monetary policy more flexible and targeted, amid intense speculation that the bank may increase interest rates as early as this weekend.

Chinese population ageing, moving to the cities (AFP) Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:46 AM PDT AFP - China's population is ageing and flocking to cities, according to the latest national census results released on Thursday, showing the world's most populous country now counted 1.339 billion people.

Australia to boost military ties with China (AFP) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:53 PM PDT AFP - Australia will host more Chinese warships and increase live-firing and other defence exercises with the Asian powerhouse in a bid to boost ties, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Thursday.

Chinese police smash diamond-smuggling ring (AFP) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:25 PM PDT AFP - A Hong Kong-based diamond-smuggling ring has been smashed resulting in one of the largest seizures of the precious stones in recent years, mainland Chinese officials said Thursday.

Malaysia, China sign pacts to boost investment (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:22 PM PDT AP - China and Malaysia signed agreements Thursday to boost investment in a string of projects involving energy, infrastructure and communications that add to Beijing's influence in Southeast Asia.

Taiwan official sentenced for spying for China (AP) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 10:55 PM PDT AP - Taiwan's Defense Ministry says a military court has sentenced a defense intelligence official to life in prison for leaking secrets to China.

World Bank warns of China property downturn risk (AFP) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:24 PM PDT AFP - The World Bank warned Thursday measures to cool China's red-hot real estate sector could trigger a sudden downturn in the market, posing risks for the world's second-largest economy.

Death toll in Beijing fire rises to 18: media (AFP) Posted: 27 Apr 2011 08:44 PM PDT AFP - The death toll from a fire that swept through an illegally constructed Beijing building this week rose to 18 when one of the two dozen people injured died, state media reported Thursday.

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