Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China cuts bank reserves in policy shift to lift economy (Reuters)
• China says HIV/AIDS cases are soaring (Reuters)
• China drift toward more state control "troubling": U.S. (Reuters)
• Excommunicated bishop joins in China ordination (AP)
• Summary Box: Johnson Controls Shanghai Plant (AP)
• How a Chinese cave got listed on the U.S. stock market (Reuters)
• China military condemns US-Australia military pact (AP)
• Johnson Controls: Shanghai plant not leaking lead (AP)
• China eases lending curbs to shore up growth (AP)
• China military denounces U.S.-Australia defense upgrade (Reuters)
• China expects 48,000 new HIV cases this year (AP)
• China refuses to criticize Iran by name (AP)
• China to execute Filipino drug trafficker Dec. 8 (AP)
• China's sway runs deep in Myanmar's ancient capital (Reuters)
• China raises poverty line, boosting official poor (AP)

China cuts bank reserves in policy shift to lift economy (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:49 PM PST Reuters - China's central bank cut reserve requirements for commercial lenders on Wednesday for the first time in three years, a policy shift to ease credit strains and shore up an economy running at its weakest pace since 2009.

China says HIV/AIDS cases are soaring (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:23 PM PST Reuters - The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China is soaring, state media said on Wednesday, citing health officials, with rates of infections among college students and older men rising.

China drift toward more state control "troubling": U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:48 PM PST Reuters - The United States on Wednesday criticized China for backing away from free market reforms and moving toward more state control of its economy as Beijing approaches the tenth anniversary of its entry into the World Trade Organization.

Excommunicated bishop joins in China ordination (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 11:12 AM PST AP - An excommunicated bishop took part in an ordination ceremony in southwest China on Wednesday, an event likely to worsen relations between the Chinese state-controlled Catholic church and the Vatican, which had warned against his participation.

Summary Box: Johnson Controls Shanghai Plant (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 10:52 AM PST AP - BATTERY ASSAULT: U.S. battery maker Johnson Controls is at odds with Shanghai's environmental regulator over tests the company says show it was not responsible for severe lead poisoning cases in children discovered earlier this year.

How a Chinese cave got listed on the U.S. stock market (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 06:14 AM PST Reuters - A Chinese tourism company listed in the United States wants investors to pour their money down a dark hole. Literally.

China military condemns US-Australia military pact (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:16 AM PST AP - America's strengthened military pact with Australia is a figment of "Cold War thinking" that will destabilize the Asia-Pacific region, China's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in Beijing's strongest criticism yet of a move widely seen as intended to counter China's rising assertiveness.

Johnson Controls: Shanghai plant not leaking lead (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:40 AM PST AP - U.S. battery maker Johnson Controls is at odds with Shanghai's environmental regulator over tests the company says show it was not responsible for severe lead poisoning cases in children discovered earlier this year.

China eases lending curbs to shore up growth (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:35 AM PST AP - China reduced bank reserve levels Wednesday to release money for lending and help shore up slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy as Europe's debt crisis and high U.S. unemployment hurt export demand.

China military denounces U.S.-Australia defense upgrade (Reuters) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:18 AM PST Reuters - China's military denounced the United States and Australia on Wednesday for upgrading military ties, warning that such moves could erode trust and fan Cold War-era antagonism.

China expects 48,000 new HIV cases this year (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:12 AM PST AP - China will have about 780,000 people infected with the AIDS virus by the end of this year, state media reported Wednesday, with most having contracted it through heterosexual sex.

China refuses to criticize Iran by name (AP) Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:00 AM PST AP - China has refused to criticize Iran by name for the attack on British diplomatic compounds in Tehran but says the dignity of diplomatic missions should be protected.

China to execute Filipino drug trafficker Dec. 8 (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:56 PM PST AP - A Chinese court has upheld the drug trafficking conviction of a Filipino man and set his execution for Dec. 8 despite appeals for clemency from the Philippine president, officials said Wednesday.

China's sway runs deep in Myanmar's ancient capital (Reuters) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:11 PM PST Reuters - The stalls of Mandalay's biggest market are lined with Chinese-made clothes, appliances and cosmetics -- a clear sign of the grip Myanmar's giant neighbor has over the city.

China raises poverty line, boosting official poor (AP) Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:42 PM PST AP - Even with its booming economy, China now has more poor people — at least officially.

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