2011年4月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

US envoy hits out at China on Ai Weiwei detention (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:44 AM PDT

US ambassador Jon Huntsman (L) shakes hands with Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, in Beijing on April 21, 2011 as US Senator Harry Reid (C) looks on. Huntsman slammed the Chinese government for its detention of artist Ai Weiwei, who was voted one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine.(AFP/Ng Han Guan)AFP - US ambassador Jon Huntsman hit out at the Chinese government for its detention of artist Ai Weiwei, who was voted one of the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine on Thursday.

Carmakers look to an electric future in China (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:08 AM PDT

An electric car of Chinese car manufacturer FAW Car is displayed at the Shanghai Auto Show in Shanghai. Major carmakers' high hopes for electric vehicles are on clear display at the Shanghai auto show, but industry leaders say it could be a decade before such eco-friendly cars go mainstream.(AFP/Philippe Lopez)AFP - Major carmakers' high hopes for electric vehicles are on clear display at the Shanghai auto show, but industry leaders say it could be a decade before such eco-friendly cars go mainstream.

Former mayor of China's Shenzhen on trial: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:59 AM PDT

Former Shenzhen city mayor Xu Zongheng, seen here in 2008, went on trial for corruption, state media said, in a case that tarnished the image of the southern laboratory for China's economic reforms.(AFP/File/FRANCOIS BOUGON)AFP - The former mayor of China's Shenzhen city went on trial Thursday for corruption, state media said, in a case that tarnished the image of the southern laboratory for China's economic reforms.

Confucius statue move prompts online stir in China (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:55 AM PDT

A man smokes a cigarette beside the statue of Chinese philosopher Confucius at the entrance of the China National Museum in Beijing, March 2011. A statue of Chinese thinker Confucius has been moved from a prime spot near Tiananmen Square to a less visible location, triggering online speculation on whether politics was behind the move.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A statue of Chinese thinker Confucius has been moved from a prime spot near Tiananmen Square to a less visible location, triggering online speculation Thursday on whether politics was behind the move.

China's VP praises outgoing US ambassador Huntsman (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:11 AM PDT

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hand with U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, left, as U.S. Senator Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada, center, looks on at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, April 21, 2011. Xi, China's expected future leader praised outgoing U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman on Thursday amid talk of the former Utah governor launching a presidential run.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)AP - China's expected future leader praised outgoing U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman on Thursday amid talk of the former Utah governor launching a presidential run.

Senior US senators meet Chinese officials (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:36 AM PDT

US Senator Harry Reid (L), Democrat from Nevada, shakes hands with Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. A high-powered US Senate delegation led by Reid met senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday for talks expected to touch on thorny economic issues and human rights.(AFP/POOL/Ng Han Guan)AFP - A high-powered US Senate delegation led by lawmaker Harry Reid met senior Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday for talks expected to touch on thorny economic issues and human rights.

China's leader-in-waiting gives departing Huntsman thumbs up (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:07 AM PDT

U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman speaks to journalists in front of the Beijing High People's Court after an appeal of Xue Feng in Beijing, February 18, 2011. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic HEADSHOT)Reuters - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Thursday lauded the departing U.S. ambassador, Jon Huntsman, who may enter the Republican presidential race, setting aside tension over human rights to hail an "old friend of the Chinese people."

Police clamp down on truckers protesting in China (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:56 AM PDT

Chinese police officers ask protesters to leave after they gather to protest at an entrance of Baogang trucking companies area in Shanghai, China Thursday, April 21, 2011. Hundreds of truck drivers are holding a three-day protest against rising fees and fuel prices at China's busiest port, the latest display of resentment over surging inflation. (AP Photo)AP - Police clamped down Thursday on a protest by hundreds of truck drivers upset over rising fees and fuel prices in China's busiest port city, the latest display of public resentment over surging inflation.

China cites positive impact in first report on aid (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:13 AM PDT

AP - China defended its often-criticized role as a foreign aid donor Thursday, saying its assistance boosts developing countries and provides an alternative to Western donors who impose more conditions on recipients.

Tibetan monastery crackdown video emerges (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:55 PM PDT

A video of unrest at a Tibetan monastery in China where a monk burnt himself to death has surfaced, with overseas activists saying it refutes Chinese government claims that the situation there is normal.(AFP/File/Raveendran)AFP - A video of unrest at a Tibetan monastery in China where a monk burnt himself to death has surfaced, with overseas activists saying it refutes Chinese government claims that the situation there is normal.

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