Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Senate approves China yuan bill, House fate unclear (Reuters)
• Senate passes bill to sanction China over currency (AP)
• Exclusive: China launches lobbying push on currency bill (Reuters)
• China attacks 'Dalai clique' over self-immolations (AP)
• Senior Republican presses Obama on China yuan bill (Reuters)
• Russia says close to final stage on China gas deal (Reuters)
• China solar panel maker restarts after cleanup (AP)
• China buys bank shares to prop up stock market (AP)
• Russian PM Putin in China seeking closer ties (AP)
• China media liken U.S. yuan bill to Great Depression act (Reuters)
• Analysis: China's bank share buys may herald slow easing cycle (Reuters)
• China imposes nationwide tax on energy, resources (AP)
• China rural migrants young, restless and online: report (Reuters)

Senate approves China yuan bill, House fate unclear (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 05:02 PM PDT Reuters - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a controversial bill to punish China over its currency in an effort to save American jobs, sending it to the House of Representatives where its fate is uncertain.

Senate passes bill to sanction China over currency (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:43 PM PDT AP - The Senate voted Tuesday to threaten China with higher tariffs on Chinese products made cheap through an artificially undervalued currency, which lawmakers blame for destroying American jobs. The House, though, is unlikely to take up the bill, which some American businesses warn could trigger a trade war.

Exclusive: China launches lobbying push on currency bill (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:33 PM PDT Reuters - China has launched an intense lobbying effort in Washington to kill legislation that would punish it for its currency system, in the latest display of its more sophisticated approach to influence U.S. policy.

China attacks 'Dalai clique' over self-immolations (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:29 PM PDT AP - China on Tuesday accused overseas followers of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama of inciting a recent string of self-immolations among Tibetans.

Senior Republican presses Obama on China yuan bill (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 11:33 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama must clarify his position on a bill before Congress aimed at forcing China to revalue the yuan, a top Republican said on Tuesday.

Russia says close to final stage on China gas deal (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 09:14 AM PDT Reuters - Russia said Tuesday it was close to the final stage of a huge gas supply deal with China, in what would be a landmark trade agreement between the long-wary neighbors.

China solar panel maker restarts after cleanup (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:50 AM PDT AP - Solar panel maker Jinko Solar Holding Co. has resumed production following a cleanup prompted by violent protests over pollution from one of its factories in eastern China.

China buys bank shares to prop up stock market (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 04:23 AM PDT AP - China is moving to support its state-run banks and financial markets, with a government investment arm purchasing shares in the four biggest lenders as worries mount over debt and slowing growth.

Russian PM Putin in China seeking closer ties (AP) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 03:34 AM PDT AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Chinese leaders opened two days of meetings Tuesday aimed at boosting relations amid strains over declining military sales and stalled talks over energy deals.

China media liken U.S. yuan bill to Great Depression act (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 02:38 AM PDT Reuters - China's state-run news agency scorned on Tuesday U.S. legislation aiming to press it to raise the value of its yuan currency as dangerous pandering to protectionism, likening it to the Smoot-Hawley Act blamed for fanning the Great Depression.

Analysis: China's bank share buys may herald slow easing cycle (Reuters) Posted: 11 Oct 2011 12:21 AM PDT Reuters - China's purchases of beaten-down bank shares may be one of several baby steps along an easing path that eventually leads to interest rate cuts.

China imposes nationwide tax on energy, resources (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2011 08:40 PM PDT AP - China is imposing a nationwide tax on production of oil and other resources to raise money for poor areas and possibly ease public anger at the wealth of state energy and mining companies.

China rural migrants young, restless and online: report (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2011 08:16 PM PDT Reuters - China's young migrant workers believe manufacturers can afford bigger pay rises and they are increasingly willing to strike to win them, according to a report that documents the spread of labor unrest across the country's export zones.

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