Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China's first aircraft carrier makes maiden sea trial (Reuters)
• First direct flight from China arrives in Honolulu (AP)
• China backs global efforts on financial crisis (AP)
• Geithner, China's Wang discuss markets and global economy (Reuters)
• Analysis:Chinese swagger over U.S. distress could sour relations (Reuters)
• China's Wen urges global action to calm markets (Reuters)
• Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa in China as West turns up war crimes heat (Reuters)
• China's July output cools while inflation stays hot (Reuters)
• Analysis: Don't bank on China to reprise 2008 global savior role (Reuters)
• GM launches low-priced Baojun sedan in China (AP)
• Taiwanese man sentenced on espionage charges (AP)
• Land seizures in China's Kashgar fuel anger among Uighurs (Reuters)
• GM rolls out new brand in China, targets small cities (Reuters)
• China inflation rises to 37-month high in July (AP)
• China vows to support Sudan after southern secession (Reuters)

China's first aircraft carrier makes maiden sea trial (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT Reuters - China's first aircraft carrier held its first sea trial Wednesday morning, in a step likely to stoke patriotic pride at home and jitters abroad about Beijing's naval ambitions.

First direct flight from China arrives in Honolulu (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 02:38 PM PDT AP - The first regularly scheduled direct flight between China and Hawaii has arrived in Honolulu.

China backs global efforts on financial crisis (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 10:38 AM PDT AP - China's Cabinet on Tuesday issued strong support for the latest global efforts to handle financial uncertainty and urged continued effort to reduce fiscal deficits.

Geithner, China's Wang discuss markets and global economy (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 09:43 AM PDT Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner discussed the global economy and the state of financial markets on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Wang Qishan, the Treasury said.

Analysis:Chinese swagger over U.S. distress could sour relations (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 07:31 AM PDT Reuters - America's debt troubles have triggered a burst of popular anger and swaggering self-confidence in China that, if unchecked, could complicate the broader U.S.-China relationship, making it harder for leaders to manage disputes from Tibet to Taiwan.

China's Wen urges global action to calm markets (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 07:17 AM PDT Reuters - China's Premier Wen Jiabao urged nations to work together to stabilize turbulent financial markets on Tuesday as global stocks stumbled on fears that the world economy is headed for a downturn.

Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa in China as West turns up war crimes heat (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:13 AM PDT Reuters - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa landed in China on Tuesday seeking tighter economic ties in a stormy financial world, and against the backdrop of an aggressive Western push for a probe into war crimes allegations.

China's July output cools while inflation stays hot (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 06:12 AM PDT Reuters - China's industrial output grew at a slower pace in July while inflation unexpectedly quickened, putting the central bank in a bind as it tries to keep prices in check without dragging down an economy facing increasing threats from abroad.

Analysis: Don't bank on China to reprise 2008 global savior role (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 05:35 AM PDT Reuters - China is still nursing a hangover from its 2008 stimulus spending spree and may be reluctant to kick off another big round, leaving less potent options on the table should the global economy tilt toward a cliff.

GM launches low-priced Baojun sedan in China (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:36 AM PDT AP - General Motors Co. on Tuesday launched a new low-priced sedan in China as part of a push to develop new business in untapped areas of the world's largest automobile market.

Taiwanese man sentenced on espionage charges (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 03:12 AM PDT AP - Taiwan's High Court has sentenced a Taiwanese man to 18 months in prison for spying for China.

Land seizures in China's Kashgar fuel anger among Uighurs (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 02:06 AM PDT Reuters - Uighur merchant Obul Kasim carries emotional scars from his confrontation with an unbending government after he failed to save his 100-year-old mud-brick home from demolition, a victim of the urban renewal marching across the historic Silk Road.

GM rolls out new brand in China, targets small cities (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 01:19 AM PDT Reuters - General Motors , the biggest overseas automaker in China, rolled out its first car under its newly created Baojun brand in the country on Tuesday.

China inflation rises to 37-month high in July (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2011 12:16 AM PDT AP - China's inflation rose to a 37-month high in July, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders to cool living costs while keeping economic growth on track as the U.S. and European outlook worsens.

China vows to support Sudan after southern secession (Reuters) Posted: 08 Aug 2011 05:10 PM PDT Reuters - China will support Sudan to develop its oil sector and other industries, its foreign minister said on Sunday, after the highest-level talks between the two allies since South Sudan became independent.

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