Yahoo! News: World - China

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• New US envoy says strong US economy good for China (AP)
• China officials told to be wary in demolitions (AP)
• Locke calls for open trade, investment in China-U.S. relations (Reuters)
• Auto group: China sales slow further in August (AP)
• 8 drown, 10 students rescued as China ferry sinks (AP)
• China paper tells U.S. not to play with fire over Taiwan (Reuters)
• Canada's Scotia buys stake in Bank of Guangzhou (AP)
• Exclusive: China c.bank withdraws 20 bln yuan from state lenders (Reuters)
• China inflation, growth cool, heralding rate pause (Reuters)
• Chinese activist gets 9 months for protesting (AP)
• China's inflation rate eases as economy cools (AP)
• Chinese paper warns US on arms sale to Taiwan (AP)
• China to monitor officials traveling abroad (AP)
• Popular China rights activist gets nine months' jail (Reuters)
• Insight: China's war on terror widens Xinjiang's ethnic divide (Reuters)
• Insight: Cisco suits on China rights abuses to test legal reach (Reuters)

New US envoy says strong US economy good for China (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 07:10 AM PDT AP - U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke said Friday a stronger U.S. economy is in China's interest and he will promote trade and human rights as the new envoy in Beijing, a focal point for U.S. diplomacy.

China officials told to be wary in demolitions (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 06:41 AM PDT AP - China's top court wants to make it harder for local governments to knock down private homes to make way for new development following a series of cases in which people set themselves on fire to protest such seizures.

Locke calls for open trade, investment in China-U.S. relations (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 04:16 AM PDT Reuters - China and the United States should reduce trade and investment barriers to create jobs, U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke said on Friday, striking a broadly cooperative tone in his first official public address since assuming the position in August.

Auto group: China sales slow further in August (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 04:11 AM PDT AP - China's auto sales rose 4 percent in August as growth in the world's biggest vehicle market cooled further, an industry group reported Friday.

8 drown, 10 students rescued as China ferry sinks (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 03:48 AM PDT AP - A Chinese official says at least eight students drowned and up to a dozen could be missing when a ferry carrying them on a holiday trip capsized in central China.

China paper tells U.S. not to play with fire over Taiwan (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 03:04 AM PDT Reuters - China's top official newspaper warned on Friday that "madmen" on Capitol Hill who want the United States to sell advanced weapons to Taiwan were playing with fire and could pay a "disastrous price," as the Obama administration nears a decision on a sale.

Canada's Scotia buys stake in Bank of Guangzhou (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 02:39 AM PDT AP - Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia said Friday it's buying a stake in the Bank of Guangzhou for Canadian dollars 719 million ($727 million), its second stake in a Chinese bank.

Exclusive: China c.bank withdraws 20 bln yuan from state lenders (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 01:49 AM PDT Reuters - China's central bank has withdrawn at least 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) from some state-owned lenders via designated central bank bills, banking sources told Reuters on Friday.

China inflation, growth cool, heralding rate pause (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 01:09 AM PDT Reuters - China's inflation pulled back in August from a three-year high while economic activity slowed, underlining expectations that the central bank can hold off on further tightening of monetary policy in the face of a global economic slowdown.

Chinese activist gets 9 months for protesting (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 12:55 AM PDT AP - A retired businesswoman and popular online activist was sentenced to nine months in jail Friday for staging a protest on behalf of other activists in a case that shows the government's unease about vocal, Internet-empowered social campaigners.

China's inflation rate eases as economy cools (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2011 12:49 AM PDT AP - China's inflation rate retreated from a three-year high in August as food price increases moderated, suggesting Beijing may be able to hold off on further monetary tightening as it copes with a slowing global economy.

Chinese paper warns US on arms sale to Taiwan (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 11:24 PM PDT AP - China is issuing a stern warning to the U.S. over damage to relations if President Barack Obama's administration proceeds with a possible arms sale to Taiwan.

China to monitor officials traveling abroad (AP) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 09:45 PM PDT AP - China has launched a program to try to stop corrupt officials from fleeing the country by monitoring transfers of funds and reviewing applications for overseas travel, a government management body said Friday.

Popular China rights activist gets nine months' jail (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 08:05 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese rights activist Wang Lihong was sentenced to nine months in jail on Friday in a case that has drawn condemnation from critics who see her as a victim of the Communist Party's crackdown on Internet-spread dissent.

Insight: China's war on terror widens Xinjiang's ethnic divide (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - The filthy back alleys and packed mosques of the remote far western Chinese city of Urumqi are one of the more obscure front lines in the U.S.-backed war on terror, launched after the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.

Insight: Cisco suits on China rights abuses to test legal reach (Reuters) Posted: 08 Sep 2011 05:33 PM PDT Reuters - Two lawsuits by three Chinese dissidents and a human rights group accusing Cisco Systems Inc. of abetting imprisonment and torture could have far-reaching impact on how U.S. technology companies conduct business in authoritarian regimes.

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