Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Gates sees improvements in US-China relationship (AP)
• Malaysia: Asia shouldn't choose between US, China (AP)
• U.S., China hold cordial talks at Asian security meeting (Reuters)
• China helps unravel new E.coli for embattled Europe (Reuters)
• China calls US culprit in global 'Internet war' (AP)
• Tiananmen protesters still jailed in China, 22 years on (Reuters)
• Chinese officials removed over economic data leaks (AP)
• Minister: China needs to step up nuclear oversight (AP)
• PayPal to end partnership with Alibaba (Reuters)
• China confirms contact made with Libyan opposition (AP)
• China drought renews debate over Three Gorges Dam (AP)
• MGM China shares rise in 1st day of HK trading (AP)
• Chinese church mulling ordination of bishop (AFP)
• China says addressing pollution in Inner Mongolia (AP)
• China environment poses 'challenges': official (AFP)
• China factory town shudders at rising costs (Reuters)

Gates sees improvements in US-China relationship (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT AP - Putting a positive spin on a sometimes stormy relationship, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that military ties with China are "on a more positive trajectory" but need further strengthening.

Malaysia: Asia shouldn't choose between US, China (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:05 AM PDT AP - Asian countries shouldn't have to choose between being allies of the U.S. or China and must avoid another Cold War-style polarization in the region, Malaysia's prime minister said Friday.

U.S., China hold cordial talks at Asian security meeting (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:33 AM PDT Reuters - The defense ministers of the United States and China held talks in Singapore on Friday which aides described as cordial, as Malaysia's prime minister called for the region to avoid taking sides and slipping into another version of the Cold War.

China helps unravel new E.coli for embattled Europe (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:23 AM PDT Reuters - For three long weeks Europe was gripped with fear battling a mysterious E. coli epidemic, and it wasn't until late this week that China's genomics institute nearly 7,000 km away finally put its finger on the culprit.

China calls US culprit in global 'Internet war' (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 05:20 AM PDT AP - The Chinese military accused the U.S. on Friday of launching a global "Internet war" to bring down Arab and other governments, redirecting the spotlight away from allegations of major online attacks on Western targets originating in China.

Tiananmen protesters still jailed in China, 22 years on (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:34 AM PDT Reuters - Twenty-two years after China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests, at least five people remain in jail for joining in the tumult.

Chinese officials removed over economic data leaks (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:58 AM PDT AP - China's central bank and statistics bureau removed officials from their posts on suspicion of leaking valuable economic data to brokerages and reporters ahead of official announcements, a state-run newspaper said Friday.

Minister: China needs to step up nuclear oversight (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:48 AM PDT AP - China must increase oversight of its nuclear power plants after Japan's disaster, a senior Chinese official said Friday, as the country advances an ambitious program to build more reactors.

PayPal to end partnership with Alibaba (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:34 AM PDT Reuters - EBay's online payment unit, PayPal, will end its year-old partnership with AliExpress, the wholesale website of Alibaba.com, from early August, PayPal said on Friday.

China confirms contact made with Libyan opposition (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:21 AM PDT AP - China said Friday one of its envoys met with a Libyan rebel leader in what could signal Beijing's change of tactics on the conflict after staying on the sidelines and avoiding criticism of Libya's dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

China drought renews debate over Three Gorges Dam (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:16 AM PDT AP - Tao Jingun's graceful wooden fishing boat sits atop a vast, shell-studded basin that was the bottom of Poyang Lake just months ago but now is a dry ocean of green grass because of China's worst drought in decades.

MGM China shares rise in 1st day of HK trading (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 02:14 AM PDT AP - Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd. rose up to 6 percent on its Hong Kong stock exchange debut Friday, highlighting strong investor interest in the world's biggest gambling market.

Chinese church mulling ordination of bishop (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:40 AM PDT AFP - China's state-controlled Catholic Church said Friday it was considering ordaining a bishop not supported by the Vatican in a move likely to further strain ties with the Holy See.

China says addressing pollution in Inner Mongolia (AP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 01:38 AM PDT AP - A Chinese official says the government and local agencies are addressing pollution concerns that sparked clashes leading to a wave of ethnic protests across Inner Mongolia.

China environment poses 'challenges': official (AFP) Posted: 03 Jun 2011 12:42 AM PDT AFP - China admitted it faced "difficulties and challenges" in cleaning up its environment, with pollution from toxic metals aggravating the public and a severe drought further damaging waterways.

China factory town shudders at rising costs (Reuters) Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:37 PM PDT Reuters - In this wealthy eastern Chinese city known for its shrewd merchants, the owner of a factory that makes spectacles faces a difficult task: closing his money-losing business and dismissing his workers.

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