Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Rich Chinese couple's octuplets spark anger, inquiry (Reuters)
• Too many stars: Vietnam in flag gaffe with China (AP)
• China police fire teargas, TV shows confessions (Reuters)
• Exclusive: China's CIC to get $50 billion boost (Reuters)
• Analysis: Protests far from a knockout blow for China leaders (Reuters)
• China denies link with missiles seized in Finland (Reuters)
• China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays (Reuters)
• China plans further cut to railway spending (AP)
• China sentences rights activist to 9 years in jail (AP)

Rich Chinese couple's octuplets spark anger, inquiry (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 07:15 AM PST Reuters - A rich Chinese couple who had eight babies with the help of two surrogate mothers has been forced to move out of their villa following a public uproar, and could face a large fine for breaching strict family planning laws mandating only one child.

Too many stars: Vietnam in flag gaffe with China (AP) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 03:30 AM PST AP - Vietnam pulled out all the stops this week for a visit from China's expected future leader — including flags with an extra star.

China police fire teargas, TV shows confessions (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 03:10 AM PST Reuters - Riot police fired teargas to break up a protest against a planned power station in southern China on Friday and state media showed confessions by two detained activists in an obvious bid to get protesters off the streets.

Exclusive: China's CIC to get $50 billion boost (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 02:53 AM PST Reuters - China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp. is set to receive additional funding of up to $50 billion, two sources said, a step that could help it move quickly to buy overseas assets, especially in Europe.

Analysis: Protests far from a knockout blow for China leaders (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 02:19 AM PST Reuters - Like battle-hardened boxers, China's Communist Party leaders are leaning back on the ropes, patiently absorbing the blows from angry village protesters who have grabbed headlines but lack a knockout punch.

China denies link with missiles seized in Finland (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:51 AM PST Reuters - China denied on Friday any link to a batch of 69 Patriot missiles confiscated by Finnish authorities, saying the weapons were destined for South Korea.

China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays (Reuters) Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:07 AM PST Reuters - Human rights advocate Chen Wei was sentenced to nine years in jail by a court in southwest China after a brief hearing on Friday in which he pleaded not guilty to subverting state power, the stiffest punishment in a crackdown on dissent this year.

China plans further cut to railway spending (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:44 PM PST AP - China's government announced another cut in railway construction spending Friday amid concern about the debts of the world's biggest rail network and the safety of its showcase bullet trains.

China sentences rights activist to 9 years in jail (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:27 PM PST AP - A Chinese court sentenced a veteran activist Friday to nine years in prison for inciting subversion, in what appears to be the most severe punishment handed down in a crackdown to prevent the spread of Arab Spring-style democratic uprisings.

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