2011年6月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


US lawmaker worries about Ai 'confession' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Chinese police have released detained artist Ai Weiwei, seen here in 2010, on bail after he confessed to tax evasion and because he suffers from a chronic disease, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - A US lawmaker voiced concern Wednesday that Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made a "confession" before his release, as the United States urged freedom for all those rounded up in a crackdown by Beijing.


China releases artist Ai Weiwei on bail (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Chinese police have released detained artist Ai Weiwei, seen here in 2010, on bail after he confessed to tax evasion and because he suffers from a chronic disease, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released on bail in Beijing Wednesday nearly three months after he was detained during the government's biggest crackdown on activists in years.


China artist Ai Weiwei stays quiet after freed on bail (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Reuters - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now.

Artist Ai Weiwei released by China, says he's fine (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Activist artist Ai Weiwei, right, shakes hand with unidentified foreign journalists gathered outside his home in Beijing, China, Wednesday, June 22, 2011.  Chinese state media said Ai Weiwei has been released on bail after confessing to tax evasion, following three month in detention.  Ai thanked reporters waiting outside his studio for their support but said under the conditions of his release he was not able to say more.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Renowned artist Ai Weiwei, the most high-profile target of a sweeping crackdown on activists in China, returned home late Wednesday after nearly three months in detention. Looking tired and thinner, he said the conditions of his release meant he could not talk more.


China warns US to stay out of maritime spat (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 07:58 AM PDT

The Chinese frigate 'Mianyang' steams through the swell in 2010. China has warned the United States to stay out of the deepening territorial spat in the South China Sea and accused other countries in the region of provocation, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - China on Wednesday warned the United States to stay out of the deepening territorial spat in the South China Sea and accused other countries in the region of provocation, a report said.


China restricts popular report-a-bribe websites (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:35 AM PDT

Chen Hong shows his bribery webpage on his laptop computer at a cafe in Beijing, China Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Fed up with the endless payoffs and bribes endemic in China, public relations consultant Chen Hong ripped off an idea from India: set up a website to let people post anonymous tips on official bribery. It proved wildly popular — and short-lived. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Fed up with the endless payoffs and bribes endemic in China, public relations consultant Chen Hong ripped off an idea from India: set up a website to let people post anonymous tips on official bribery. It proved wildly popular — and short-lived.


China warns US to keep out of S. China Sea dispute (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:45 AM PDT

AP - China urged the United States on Wednesday to restrain other countries from provoking Beijing in disputes over contested territories in the South China Sea, warning that Washington risks becoming embroiled in an unwanted conflict.

China: Libyan rebels increasingly represent public (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:38 AM PDT

AP - China's foreign minister sought to bolster ties with Libya's rebels on Wednesday, telling the opposition leader that his Transitional National Council represents a growing segment of the Libyan public.

China urges U.S. to stay out of sea dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:35 AM PDT

Reuters - China urged the United States on Wednesday to leave the South China Sea dispute to the claimant states, saying that U.S. involvement may make the situation worse, its most direct warning to Washington in recent weeks.

Report: Beijing-Shanghai railway speed claim faked (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:35 AM PDT

AP - China's Railway Ministry exaggerated the speed that a showcase rail link between Beijing and Shanghai is capable of operating at, a report said Wednesday, citing a retired top engineer.

Manila: US obliged to defend Filipinos in Spratlys (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:04 AM PDT

AP - U.S. forces are obliged to help defend Filipino troops, ships or aircraft under a 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty if they come under attack in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, Philippine officials said, citing past American assurances.

China says no cyber warfare between it, U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:46 AM PDT

Reuters - There is no cyber warfare taking place between China and the United States, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, after weeks of friction over accusations that China may have launched a string of Internet hacking attacks.

China allows yuan foreign direct investment (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:47 AM PDT

China has formalised rules allowing foreign firms to use yuan raised overseas to make investments in the country, a report said Wednesday, as part of moves to internationalise its currency.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China has formalised rules allowing foreign firms to use yuan raised overseas to make investments in the country, a report said Wednesday, as part of moves by Beijing to internationalise its currency.


Government: China's inflation to rise in June (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:32 AM PDT

In this photo taken  Friday June 17, 2011, a boatman ferry food and water to residents trapped after floods hit Zhoushang village of Xiangxi township in Lanxi city in eastern China's Zhejiang province. China's surging inflation should rise again this month after flooding damaged crops and pushed up food costs, the government said Wednesday, June 22, 2011.  (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - China's surging inflation should rise again this month after flooding damaged crops and pushed up food costs, the government said Wednesday.


China official says no cyber warfare between U.S., China (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 01:32 AM PDT

Reuters - There is no cyber warfare taking place between China and the United States, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday.

Chongqing, home of China's 'red' revival (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:01 PM PDT

People play traditional Chinese musical instruments as others gather to sing Communist songs in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing on June 1, 2011. At the international airport in Chongqing in southwest China, travellers are greeted with a massive sign inviting them to AFP - At the international airport in Chongqing in southwest China, travellers are greeted with a massive sign inviting them to "sing red songs" and spread the Communist party's good word.


China 'prone to corruption,' official says (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:55 PM PDT

File photo shows protesters marching in Beijing demanding the Communist Party make more effort to end government corruption. Rapid social and economic changes have made China AFP - Rapid social and economic changes have made China "prone to corruption" and the ruling Communist Party faces a major challenge stamping out deep-rooted official graft, an official said Wednesday.


China plans to step up fight against corruption (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:32 PM PDT

AP - China's ruling Communist Party said Wednesday that it plans more inspections and supervision of officials as it battles corruption, a deep-rooted problem that has gotten worse and could threaten political stability.

Encana gives up deal with PetroChina on shale gas (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:14 PM PDT

AP - Canadian natural gas supplier Encana says a $5.4 billion deal with PetroChina Ltd. for development of shale natural gas has fallen through.

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