Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Tibet closed to foreign tourists in March (AFP)
• On 100th Anniversary of Women's Day, Chai Ling Reminds U.S. Businesses, Leaders and Citizens to Remember History and Current Plight of China's (PR Newswire)
• China sees positive trend in ties with US (AP)
• Japan protests Chinese chopper that neared warship (AP)
• China: Tibet won't fall apart if Dalai Lama dies (AP)
• Shanghai's House of Barbie closes (AP)
• Vice President Biden 'to visit China in summer' (AFP)
• China says Dalai Lama has to reincarnate (Reuters)
• China says trade surplus should shrink this year (AP)
• China's growing sway felt in north Japan ski town (AP)
• China urges other nations to accept rare earths position (Reuters)
• China says police did not beat foreign reporters (AP)
• China says U.S. must stop Taiwan arms sales (Reuters)
• China FM says no tension despite protest campaign (AFP)
• China foreign minister says normal to buy Europe bonds (Reuters)

Tibet closed to foreign tourists in March (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:27 PM PST AFP - Chinese authorities have closed the troubled Tibetan region to foreign tourists, travel agents said Monday, ahead of the third anniversary of violent anti-government riots there.

On 100th Anniversary of Women's Day, Chai Ling Reminds U.S. Businesses, Leaders and Citizens to Remember History and Current Plight of China's (PR Newswire) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:00 AM PST PR Newswire - All Girls Allowed founder praises 100 years of progress, calls for an end to gendercide of girls

China sees positive trend in ties with US (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:11 AM PST AP - Buoyed by President Hu Jintao's successful visit to Washington, China's relations with the U.S. are warming again after a year of disputes over issues from Taiwan to Internet freedom, China's foreign minister said Monday.

Japan protests Chinese chopper that neared warship (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:45 AM PST AP - Japan has complained to China after a Chinese helicopter approached a Japanese warship in the East China Sea.

China: Tibet won't fall apart if Dalai Lama dies (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:28 AM PST AP - Tibet will likely experience small shock waves when the Dalai Lama dies, but a Chinese official said Monday that the government would not now allow any serious instability to rock the region.

Shanghai's House of Barbie closes (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:45 AM PST AP - Barbie is hitting the road as Mattel Inc. closes down its Shanghai flagship store dedicated to the iconic brand after just two years.

Vice President Biden 'to visit China in summer' (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:43 AM PST AFP - China's Foreign Minister said on Monday that US Vice President Joe Biden would visit the country this summer, adding that ties between the two sides were at a good stage despite obvious differences.

China says Dalai Lama has to reincarnate (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:26 AM PST Reuters - Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, does not have a right to choose his successor any way he wants and must follow the historical and religious tradition of reincarnation, a Chinese official said Monday.

China says trade surplus should shrink this year (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 04:22 AM PST AP - China's imports will rise and its politically volatile trade surplus should shrink this year as Beijing builds up a consumer-based economy to reduce reliance on trade, the commerce minister said Monday.

China's growing sway felt in north Japan ski town (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 03:30 AM PST AP - A new language can be heard on the slopes of this popular ski resort in northern Japan: Chinese.

China urges other nations to accept rare earths position (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2011 01:23 AM PST Reuters - Countries that have come to depend on China for large amounts of rare earths metals should understand that Beijing has environmental concerns for curtailing exports, the Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said on Monday.

China says police did not beat foreign reporters (AP) Posted: 06 Mar 2011 11:13 PM PST AP - China's foreign minister said Monday that no foreign reporters were beat by police while covering possible protests called by anonymous Internet postings.

China says U.S. must stop Taiwan arms sales (Reuters) Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:37 PM PST Reuters - The United States will put improved relations with Beijing at risk if it does not stop selling arms to Taiwan, China's Foreign Minister said on Monday.

China FM says no tension despite protest campaign (AFP) Posted: 06 Mar 2011 09:41 PM PST AFP - China's foreign minister on Monday dismissed suggestions of heightened domestic tension following calls for anti-government protests inspired by the "Jasmine" uprisings in the Arab world.

China foreign minister says normal to buy Europe bonds (Reuters) Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:18 PM PST Reuters - China's purchases of European government bonds should not be met with suspicion, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Monday.

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