Yahoo! News: World - China

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• US seeks to help defuse tensions in South China Sea (AFP)
• US 'very pleased' with China's release of dissident (AFP)
• China blurs A380 order, backs 747 amid EU row (Reuters)
• Ai release 'important signal': Germany (AFP)
• China's Wen says prices 'will be contained' (AFP)
• Analysis: Sino saga shows flaws in Canada's regulatory regime (Reuters)
• China accounting scandals put Big Four auditors on red (Reuters)
• No interviews, Twitter, travel for Ai Weiwei (Reuters)
• China sentences jailed journalist to 8 more years (AP)
• China's Wen says prices under control: report (Reuters)
• China's Communist Party members grow to 80 mln (AFP)
• China wants to ordain bishops 'without delay' (AFP)
• China's premier declares confidence on inflation (AP)
• China's Communist Party members exceed 80 million (AP)
• Volvo to spend $708 mn on second China plant (AFP)
• Don't burden me with all your hopes, says China's Li (AFP)

US seeks to help defuse tensions in South China Sea (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:08 PM PDT AFP - The United States said it will seek to help defuse tensions in the strategic and resource-rich South China Sea when it holds talks with China in in Hawaii on Saturday.

US 'very pleased' with China's release of dissident (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:23 AM PDT AFP - The United States on Friday welcomed the release from prison of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei but voiced deep concern over China's broader crackdown on critics.

China blurs A380 order, backs 747 amid EU row (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT Reuters - China downgraded the announcement of an Airbus superjumbo order and signed up for the Boeing 747-8 as deals worth $9 billion coincided with a row over European emissions trading rules, industry sources said.

Ai release 'important signal': Germany (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT AFP - Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's release from prison is an "important signal," Germany said Friday, as Prime Minister Wen Jiabao embarked on a trip to Europe that will also take in Berlin.

China's Wen says prices 'will be contained' (AFP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 08:18 AM PDT AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said he was confident the government would bring inflation under control this year, in comments carried by state media Friday, even as consumer costs keep soaring.

Analysis: Sino saga shows flaws in Canada's regulatory regime (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 05:48 AM PDT Reuters - Canadian regulators are under fire for their disappearing act as shares of Chinese forestry company Sino-Forest melted down, raising new questions about a regulatory regime that's long been criticized for lacking teeth.

China accounting scandals put Big Four auditors on red (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 03:42 AM PDT Reuters - The string of accounting problems and stock plunges at publicly traded Chinese groups has sparked deep concerns across the world's biggest audit firms, putting the so-called Big Four on alert from worries that their reputation could be brought down along with a growing list of stricken companies.

No interviews, Twitter, travel for Ai Weiwei (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 02:52 AM PDT Reuters - No talking, no tweeting and no travel for a year -- these are some of the conditions of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's release from more than two months in detention, underscoring Beijing's efforts to muzzle dissent.

China sentences jailed journalist to 8 more years (AP) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 02:16 AM PDT AP - The lawyer for a Chinese journalist jailed after he wrote about suspected wrongdoing by local officials says the reporter has been sentenced to another eight years behind bars.

China's Wen says prices under control: report (Reuters) Posted: 24 Jun 2011 12:03 AM PDT Reuters - China Premier Wen Jiabao sounded his most upbeat note this year on Beijing's fight against inflation, saying he expects price pressures to decline steadily even as the country keeps up its brisk economic growth.

China's Communist Party members grow to 80 mln (AFP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:29 PM PDT AFP - China's ruling Communist Party topped 80 million members last year, a yearly increase of nearly three percent, a top official said Friday as the party gears up for its 90th anniversary next week.

China wants to ordain bishops 'without delay' (AFP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:08 PM PDT AFP - China's state-controlled Catholic church wants to ordain at least 40 bishops "without delay", its vice president said Friday, in a move likely to further irritate ties with the Vatican.

China's premier declares confidence on inflation (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:14 PM PDT AP - China's premier expressed confidence Friday that Beijing can control surging inflation despite a government report this week that the rate will rise still higher this month.

China's Communist Party members exceed 80 million (AP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:08 PM PDT AP - China's Communist Party, the world's largest political party, said Friday that it has grown even bigger, with the number of members passing 80 million people last year.

Volvo to spend $708 mn on second China plant (AFP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:45 PM PDT AFP - Volvo, owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, will invest $708 million to build a second plant in China, the world's biggest auto market, the environment ministry in Beijing said.

Don't burden me with all your hopes, says China's Li (AFP) Posted: 23 Jun 2011 06:32 PM PDT AFP - China's Li Na was blown out of Wimbledon by German whirlwind Sabine Lisicki on Thursday and then warned her demanding nation that it must start lifting the burden of expectation off her shoulders.

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