2011年5月4日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


Friend says Chinese civil rights lawyer resurfaces (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 07:25 AM PDT

In this photo provided by New York City Hall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg dedicates a sculpture installation, 'Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,' by detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, rising from Pulitzer Fountain at Grand Army Plaza at 59th Street at 5th Avenue in New York Wednesday, May 4, 2011. New York City honored the outspoken artist who couldn't attend the opening of his exhibit because he's detained in China.   Bloomberg discussed freedom of expression at the exhibit of 12 monumental bronze animal heads, the first stop in a five-city tour. (AP Photo/New York City Hall, Spencer T. Tucker)AP - The wife and a friend of a prominent Chinese civil rights lawyer said he returned home Wednesday after disappearing for five days amid an ongoing government crackdown on dissent.


China 2011 growth seen solid, inflation to quicken: Reuters poll (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 05:10 AM PDT

Reuters - China's roaring economy will slow a touch this year, with inflation staying stubbornly above the government's 4 percent target, arguing for monetary policy to tighten further, a Reuters poll showed.

China says US report on religious policy biased (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:36 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. commission that accused Beijing of restricting religious freedom is biased and is meddling in China's internal affairs, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Report urges U.S. open door to China investment flood (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Tens of billions of dollars of Chinese investment could flood into the United States in the next decade, creating a multitude of American jobs if officials do not succumb to a political backlash and throw up barriers, according to a report released on Wednesday.

Commerce Secretary Locke hits China over investment barriers (Reuters)

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:20 PM PDT

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke speaks during a news conference upon his arrival to Hong Kong May 16, 2010. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - Commerce Secretary Gary Locke accused Beijing on Wednesday of discouraging foreign investment to protect its own companies and promised to push against those barriers if confirmed as the next ambassador to China.


Taiwan: China pressures Taipei-Seoul military ties (AP)

Posted: 03 May 2011 07:56 PM PDT

AP - A Taiwanese defense official says Beijing is pressuring South Korea to stop a military student exchange program with the self-ruled island.
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