Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Analysis: Beijing risks public backlash if rescues Europe (Reuters)
• Nun dies in 11th self-immolation among Tibetans (AP)
• China completes first space docking test (Reuters)
• The eBay of the East: Inside Taobao, China's Online Marketplace (Time.com)
• Rights group blasts Chinese mines in Zambia (AP)
• Analysis: Premium Chinese beer a bitter brew for foreign brands (Reuters)
• China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth (AP)
• China's crackdown grows as Tibetan self-immolations increase (The Christian Science Monitor)

Analysis: Beijing risks public backlash if rescues Europe (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:28 AM PDT Reuters - China's people have a clear message for their government -- don't even think of saving Europe.

Nun dies in 11th self-immolation among Tibetans (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2011 06:03 AM PDT AP - A Buddhist nun died after setting herself on fire Thursday, Chinese state media reported, in the 11th case of self-immolation among Tibetans in western China in recent months.

China completes first space docking test (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2011 04:15 AM PDT Reuters - China successfully carried out its first docking exercise on Thursday between two unmanned spacecraft, a key test of the rising power's plans to secure a long-term manned foothold in space.

The eBay of the East: Inside Taobao, China's Online Marketplace (Time.com) Posted: 03 Nov 2011 01:15 AM PDT Time.com - Tapeworm-laced diet pills? China's e-commerce giant has no trouble selling stuff, but customers can't know what, exactly, they're buying.

Rights group blasts Chinese mines in Zambia (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2011 12:52 AM PDT AP - Copper-rich Zambia's new president should back up his anti-Chinese rhetoric with steps to ensure workers at Chinese-owned mines in this southern African country are safe and adequately paid, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Analysis: Premium Chinese beer a bitter brew for foreign brands (Reuters) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PDT Reuters - Chinese brewers are making an aggressive push into premium beer, lured by high margins and huge growth potential, posing a tough challenge to the foreign companies that dominate the category in the world's largest beer market.

China spacecraft dock together in orbit over Earth (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 09:41 PM PDT AP - Two unmanned Chinese spacecraft docked successfully and were orbiting the Earth together Thursday in a step that moves China closer to manning its own space station in about a decade.

China's crackdown grows as Tibetan self-immolations increase (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Nov 2011 05:07 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - The young man's hands began to shake, and he tugged at his fingers to keep them still. The 20-year-old ethnic Tibetan was terrified of the police finding out that he'd spoken about the Buddhist monks who've been burning themselves alive.

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