2011年1月21日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Hu's U.S. visit sets new tone but tensions remain (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 02:32 PM PST

China's President Hu Jintao delivers remarks to the U.S.-China Business Council in Washington, January 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jim YoungReuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao headed home on Friday after a U.S. visit both sides declared a success, but which left questions over how the world's top two economic powers will manage future frictions.

In charm mode, China leader pledges US jobs (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:48 PM PST

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao(C) arrive at Walter Payton College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois. Hu promised to help create needed jobs in the United States as he basked in a warm welcome in Chicago at the end of an often contentious state visit.(AFP/Peter Wynn Thompson)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday promised to help create needed jobs in the United States as he basked in a warm welcome in Chicago at the end of an often contentious state visit.

Obama warned Hu to pressure NKorea (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:40 PM PST

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) speaks at Walter Payton College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois during a visit. President Barack Obama warned Hu that Washington would have to redeploy forces in Asia unless Beijing stepped up pressure on North Korea, The New York Times reported Friday.(AFP/Peter Wynn Thompson)AFP - President Barack Obama warned Chinese President Hu Jintao he may be forced to redeploy US forces in Asia, as he pressed for a stronger Chinese stance on North Korea, an official said Friday.

Obama's daughter, Sasha, practices Chinese with Hu (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 05:23 AM PST

China's President Hu Jintao is introduced to nine-year-old Sasha Obama (C in white coat) by U.S. President Barack Obama as they greet the crowd during an official south lawn arrival ceremony for Hu at the White House in Washington January 19, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - Talk about a high level language exchange.

Shanghai mayor says property tax to curb prices (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:30 AM PST

AP - China's commercial capital will impose a limited property tax to help curb surging prices, Shanghai's mayor says, describing good handling of housing as crucial for the city's future.

Japan won't indict Chinese captain over collision (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 01:16 AM PST

AP - Japanese prosecutors said Friday they have formally decided to drop their case against a Chinese captain whose fishing boat collided with Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands, an incident that caused a deep diplomatic rift between the two Asian neighbors.

China may hike rates in early February: media (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2011 12:20 AM PST

China could raise interest rates around the Lunar New Year early next month to combat rising inflation during the first half, according to state media. Fearful of the potential for inflation to spark social unrest, Beijing has been pulling on a number of levers to rein in soaring food and property prices.(AFP/File/Gou Yige)AFP - China could raise interest rates around the Lunar New Year early next month to combat rising inflation during the first half, according to state media.

Hu urges US to ease high-tech export restrictions (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:32 PM PST

Supporters of Chinese President Hu Jintao wait outside the Hilton Hotel hoping to get a glimpse of him in Chicago, Illinois. Hu urged the United States to ease restrictions on high-tech exports to China after Beijing and Washington signed $45 billion in trade deals during his US visit.(AFP/Getty Images/Scott Olson)AFP - President Hu Jintao has urged the United States to ease restrictions on high-tech exports to China after Beijing and Washington signed $45 billion in trade deals during his US visit.

Snow hinders Lunar New Year travel in China (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:29 PM PST

Snow blanketing southern and eastern parts of China hampered travellers returning home for the Lunar New Year celebrations, with air, rail and road traffic severely disrupted, according to state media.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Snow blanketing southern and eastern parts of China hampered travellers returning home for the Lunar New Year celebrations, with air, rail and road traffic severely disrupted, according to state media.

China orders pro-party reporting: rights groups (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:34 PM PST

This file photo shows a newstand in Beijing. China's Communist Party has issued directives to the nation's media for 2011 ordering them to downplay controversial issues and ensure reporting casts the party in a favourable light, rights groups say.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's Communist Party has issued directives to the nation's media for 2011 ordering them to downplay controversial issues and ensure reporting casts the party in a favourable light, rights groups say.

China earmarks $303 bn for safe water: report (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 09:26 PM PST

Chinese peasants are seen here filling up a large water tank from a reservoir in Qixingcun, southwestern Yunnan province. China plans to invest $303 billion in water infrastructure projects over the next five years that would give millions of rural residents access to safe drinking water, state media reported.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China plans to invest $303 billion in water infrastructure projects over the next five years that would give millions of rural residents access to safe drinking water, state media reported.

Hu urges closer US-China ties as world powers (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:10 PM PST

Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger introduces China's President Hu Jintao, to leaders from the private and public sectors, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011 in Washington, at a luncheon co-hosted by the US-China Business Council. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao denied his country is a military threat despite its arms buildup and pressed the U.S. on Thursday for closer cooperation between the global powers. He urged the United States to treat China "with respect and as equals" after encountering a fresh barrage of criticism from lawmakers over human rights.

Don't adopt bunnies in Year of Rabbit: PETA (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:51 PM PST

As demand for pet bunnies grows ahead of the Year of the Rabbit, animal rights group PETA has urged consumers to forgo adopting the furry creatures as household companions. Pet shops in China and elsewhere in Asia have seen soaring sales of rabbits in the run-up to the Lunar New Year, which begins on February 3, but PETA on Friday warned the animals are often abandoned once the novelty wears off.(AFP/File/Stephen Shaver)AFP - As demand for pet bunnies grows ahead of the Year of the Rabbit, animal rights group PETA has urged consumers to forgo adopting the furry creatures as household companions.

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