Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Chinese seaside town protesters in police standoff (AP)
• China, Japan leaders to meet amid North Korea angst (Reuters)
• China dissident faces Friday trial for online essays (Reuters)
• EU airline carbon move could spark trade war: China (Reuters)
• Violent protest against power plant in another South China town (Reuters)
• Chinese boat captains arrested in Japan waters (AP)
• China's top paper praises settlement of village dispute (Reuters)

Chinese seaside town protesters in police standoff (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:39 PM PST AP - Chinese authorities have detained five people in a southern seaside town where protests against a planned power plant expansion resulted in clashes with police, state media and an official said, as riot police fired tear gas.

China, Japan leaders to meet amid North Korea angst (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:12 AM PST Reuters - Leaders from China and Japan will likely agree to work together to help maintain stability on the Korean peninsula following the death of North Korean ruler Kim Jong-il when they meet next week, but anything more than platitudes will be hard to come by.

China dissident faces Friday trial for online essays (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 04:48 AM PST Reuters - Chinese writer Chen Wei faces trial on Friday accused of "inciting subversion" for online essays advocating democracy, in the latest aftershock of a drive against dissent earlier this year, his wife and defense lawyer said.

EU airline carbon move could spark trade war: China (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:32 AM PST Reuters - Beijing criticized a decision by Europe's highest court to allow airlines to be charged for carbon emissions on flights to and from the European Union, with state media warning on Thursday it could spark a trade spat and the foreign ministry urging talks.

Violent protest against power plant in another South China town (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 02:00 AM PST Reuters - Police fired teargas to break up demonstrations on Thursday over a proposed power plant in a southern China town, where protests have escalated into clashes with police this week and officials tried to calm tempers by suspending the project.

Chinese boat captains arrested in Japan waters (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 12:40 AM PST AP - Japan's coast guard says it has arrested two Chinese boat skippers in separate cases of suspected illegal fishing in Japanese waters.

China's top paper praises settlement of village dispute (Reuters) Posted: 21 Dec 2011 05:39 PM PST Reuters - China's top newspaper praised on Thursday the defusing of a 10-day standoff between villagers and officials, suggesting that the handling of the dispute would not necessarily harm the prospects of Wang Yang, Guangdong province's ambitious boss.

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