2011年1月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Analysis: Obama and Hu seek common ground amid disputes (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:25 PM PST

President Barack Obama meets with China's President Hu Jintao as part of the G20 Summit in Seoul, November11, 2010. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - After Chinese President Hu Jintao and Barack Obama show the world smiles and handshakes next week, the wait will begin for the next of the feuds that have regularly sapped trust between the two powers.


U.S. beef and software groups eye Hu-Obama summit (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:01 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. software manufacturers and beef exporters want President Barack Obama to push for increased sales to China when he meets with Chinese President Hu Jintao next week.

China agrees to buy Canadian seal meat (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:43 PM PST

Reuters - Canada's seal industry has found a new market in China for products that animal rights groups have succeeded in getting banned from much of Europe, officials said on Wednesday.

As China moves to free up yuan, investors want more (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:23 PM PST

Reuters - State-owned Bank of China Ltd's move to offer limited deposit services in the renminbi to U.S. customers represents a tiny step in what will be a long journey for the Chinese unit to become a widely-traded international currency.

New Chinese arms aimed at US: military chief (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:51 PM PST

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Admiral Mike Mullen says that China's new weapons programs, including the J-20 stealth aircraft, appear to be directed against the United States. The J-20, China's first radar-evading combat aircraft, had its inaugural flight on Tuesday as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates toured China.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - China's new weapons programs, including the J-20 stealth aircraft, appear to be directed against the United States, the highest-ranking US military officer said Wednesday.


China bans German pork, egg imports (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:05 PM PST

A lab worker prepares a sample of cooked eggs for analysis for possible dioxin contamination, at the State Office for Environmental Protection of the eastern federal state of Saxony-Anhalt on January 10 in Halle. Germany's dioxin problems deepened as China banned pork and egg imports and it emerged that tainted meat may be in circulation.(AFP/File/Johannes Eisele)AFP - Germany's dioxin problems deepened Wednesday as China banned pork and egg imports and it emerged that tainted meat may be in circulation, adding to pressure on Berlin's embattled agriculture minister.


China says stealth jet test flight not a threat (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:42 AM PST

An undated picture circulating on the internet and obtained by Kyoto news agency shows what is reported to be a Chinese J-20 stealth fighter in flight in Chengdu, Sichuan province. REUTERS/KyodoReuters - China told the United States on Wednesday its first test flight of a stealth fighter jet should not be seen as a threat and reiterated it had no intention of challenging U.S. military might in the Pacific.


Chinese bank launches yuan service in New York (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2010 file photo, a bank clerk uses a machine to count renminbi banknotes in a bank in Hefei in central China's Anhui province. A state-owned Chinese bank says its New York City branch has begun offering accounts denominated in China's tightly controlled yuan in a new move to expand the currency's global reach. (AP Photo/File)  CHINA OUTAP - A state-owned Chinese bank says its New York City branch has begun offering accounts denominated in China's tightly controlled yuan in a new move to expand the currency's global reach.


China nudges U.S. on assets ahead of Hu trip (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:53 AM PST

China's President Hu Jintao attends the opening Plenary Session at the G20 Summit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, June 27, 2010. REUTERS/Saul Loeb/PoolReuters - China would welcome assurances its financial assets in the United States are safe, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday, ahead of President Hu Jintao's visit next week, but played down rifts between the two powers.


Gates gets tour of Chinese nuclear base (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:34 AM PST

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates talks while visiting the Great Wall in Mutianyu, China Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Larry Downing, Pool)AP - China invited U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates inside its nuclear warfare headquarters on Wednesday, giving him a rare glimpse into control of weapons that could one day be launched at the United States.


Treasury's Geithner says China needs faster yuan rise (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:54 AM PST

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks about the future of the U.S.-China economic relationship at the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that China needs to raise the value of the yuan more quickly and faster progress could pave the way for greater access to U.S. high-tech goods.


Geithner warns Beijing on currency policies (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2010 file photo, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner speaks at the Brookings Institution's The Path to Global Recovery forum in Washington. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, China's currency remains substantially undervalued and Beijing is moving too slowly to fulfill its June promise of reforming its currency practices. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)AP - China's currency is substantially undervalued and Beijing is moving too slowly to fulfill its promise to let it rise, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday.


Campbell Soup in joint venture to expand in China (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:15 AM PST

A customer holds a can of cream of celery Campbell's Soup at a grocery store in Phoenix, Arizona, February 22, 2010. REUTERS/Joshua LottReuters - Campbell Soup Co said it would form a joint venture with Swire Pacific Ltd (0019.HK) to expand the reach of its business in China.


Tajikistan says ends century-old China border row (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:39 AM PST

Reuters - Tajikistan's lower house of parliament ratified an agreement on Wednesday to demarcate its border with China, ending a century-old conflict over disputed territory high in the Pamir mountains of Central Asia.

Analysis: China securities regulator flexes muscle, eyes private (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:53 AM PST

Reuters - Private equity funds in China are nervously eyeing a push by the country's top securities regulator to gain oversight of the fast-growing sector, fearing increased scrutiny and tougher new rules.

Gates plays down any internal China rift (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:54 AM PST

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visits the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall near Beijing January 12, 2011. REUTERS/Grace LiangReuters - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday played down the possibility of any rift between China's civilian leadership and its military about strengthening ties with the U.S. armed forces.


Tajikistan agrees to give land to China (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:47 AM PST

AP - Tajikistan has agreed to give away a portion of its territory to neighboring China in a bid to put an end to a land dispute dating back more than a century.

Yuan to spread as Bank of China lets U.S. customers trade RMB (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:07 AM PST

An employee counts U.S. dollars next to yuan banknotes at a bank in Hefei, Anhui province in this September 21, 2010 file photograph. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesReuters - State-owned Bank of China Ltd has offered yuan trading to its U.S. customers, a sign that Beijing this year may increasingly promote the use of the Chinese currency in major financial centers.


US defence chief hails 'successful' China visit (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:58 AM PST

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visits the Great Wall at Mutianyu, outside Beijing. Gates was scheduled to tour the command centre for China's nuclear and missile arsenal, then head to Japan for talks on North Korea.(AFP/Pool/Larry Downing)AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured China's nuclear command centre to end what he called a "very successful" visit -- one upstaged by a bold display of Beijing's advanced weaponry.


China does not want to see euro "disappear" (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 11:56 PM PST

Reuters - Europe can "definitely" solve its debt problems and China will continue to support the euro's role as an alternative to the dollar in global financial markets, a Chinese central bank adviser said on Wednesday.
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