Yahoo! News: World - China

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• US files complaint against Chinese chicken tariffs (AP)
• WHO reports polio outbreak in China, warns of spread (Reuters)
• GM OK's electric vehicle cooperation with China (AP)
• China solar company pledges toxic waste cleanup (AP)
• China to launch "Heavenly Palace" on way to space (Reuters)
• U.S. ambassador urges China to lower trade barriers (Reuters)
• China worried Europe debt crisis will hit trade (AP)
• Flooding, heavy rains kills 14 in China (AP)
• ConocoPhillips sets up 2nd China oil spill fund (AP)
• China to keep buying U.S. Treasuries: report (Reuters)

US files complaint against Chinese chicken tariffs (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 02:51 PM PDT AP - The United States filed a complaint Tuesday with the World Trade Organization that says China violated international trade rules when it imposed tariffs last year on U.S. chicken exports.

WHO reports polio outbreak in China, warns of spread (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:16 AM PDT Reuters - Polio has broken out in China for the first time since 1999 after being imported from Pakistan, and there is a high risk of the crippling virus spreading further during the annual Haj pilgrimage, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

GM OK's electric vehicle cooperation with China (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 08:31 AM PDT AP - General Motors Co. agreed Tuesday to deepen cooperation with its flagship Chinese partner on development of electric vehicle knowhow amid pressure from Beijing to hand over proprietary technology.

China solar company pledges toxic waste cleanup (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:39 AM PDT AP - A solar panel maker targeted by violent protests over pollution from one of its factories in eastern China has apologized and says it will do what's necessary to clean it up.

China to launch "Heavenly Palace" on way to space (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 04:30 AM PDT Reuters - China will next week launch an experimental craft paving the way for its first space station, an official said on Tuesday, bringing the growing Asian power closer to matching the United States and Russia with a long-term manned outpost in space.

U.S. ambassador urges China to lower trade barriers (Reuters) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 01:30 AM PDT Reuters - China must reduce barriers to foreign companies if it is to meet its own development goals, the U.S. ambassador said in Beijing on Tuesday in a speech that reflected foreign investors' growing frustration with the pace of economic reforms in the country.

China worried Europe debt crisis will hit trade (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:30 AM PDT AP - China's Commerce Ministry said Tuesday it is worried that Europe's debt crisis could spark trade friction and hurt sales to the country's largest export market.

Flooding, heavy rains kills 14 in China (AP) Posted: 20 Sep 2011 12:13 AM PDT AP - Heavy rains that have unleashed flooding across southwest China and left at least 14 people dead will continue to pound the region in the coming days, the country's meteorological agency said Tuesday.

ConocoPhillips sets up 2nd China oil spill fund (AP) Posted: 19 Sep 2011 10:21 PM PDT AP - ConocoPhillips plans a new fund to address environmental problems in China's Bohai Bay, following harsh criticism from marine authorities and environmentalists over oil spills in the heavily polluted sea.

China to keep buying U.S. Treasuries: report (Reuters) Posted: 19 Sep 2011 06:22 PM PDT Reuters - China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, will keep buying U.S. Treasuries, the official People's Daily, the ruling Communist Party's mouthpiece reported on Tuesday, citing government researchers.

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