Yahoo! News: World - China

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• UN panel presses China on Tibetan monks (AP)
• Man gets death in China case sparking Mongol unrest (AFP)
• China floods kill 52 as 100,000 flee homes (AFP)
• China's new independents tap social media to challenge Communist party (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Moderate earthquake rocks northwestern China (AP)
• Chinese sentenced to die for Mongol herder's death (AP)
• Military chief 'confirms first China aircraft carrier' (AFP)
• China floods kill 52, force 100,000 to evacuate (Reuters)
• China plans 'cash for clunkers' to beat weak sales (AP)
• Lagarde in China on campaign for IMF top job (AP)
• China's Chinalco sets up rare earths processing firm (AFP)
• China wind energy firms back subsidy move: report (AFP)
• US group: Taiwan should bolster US trade ties (AP)
• Protesters clash with police in southern China (AFP)
• China's Buffett-backed BYD to start IPO roadshow (AP)
• China probes officials for possible leaks: report (AFP)
• Chinese student executed: hit-and-run, stabbing death of woman (Reuters)

UN panel presses China on Tibetan monks (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:40 AM PDT AP - A U.N. human rights panel asked China on Wednesday to disclose the fate of more than 300 Tibetan monks, whose whereabouts it said are unknown since they were allegedly arrested in April.

Man gets death in China case sparking Mongol unrest (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT AFP - A court in north China sentenced a coal truck driver to death Wednesday after he ran over and killed an ethnic Mongol herder, sparking protests across the restive Inner Mongolia region.

China floods kill 52 as 100,000 flee homes (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:56 AM PDT AFP - Floods triggered by torrential rain in southern and central China have killed 52 people and forced more than 100,000 to flee their homes, state media reported Wednesday.

China's new independents tap social media to challenge Communist party (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:13 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As local government elections get underway nationwide in China, a new breed of independent would-be politician is emerging to challenge the ruling Communist party’s near total stranglehold on political power.

Moderate earthquake rocks northwestern China (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:32 AM PDT AP - China's state media say a magnitude-5.3 earthquake has sent rocks crashing down onto a road in the country's northwest and caused car crashes that left five injured.

Chinese sentenced to die for Mongol herder's death (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 06:27 AM PDT AP - A Chinese truck driver was sentenced to death Wednesday for killing an ethnic Mongol herder by dragging him under his truck in a case that triggered Inner Mongolia's largest demonstrations in 20 years.

Military chief 'confirms first China aircraft carrier' (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:42 AM PDT AFP - A top Chinese military official has confirmed that Beijing is building an aircraft carrier, marking the first acknowledgement of the ship's existence from China's secretive armed forces.

China floods kill 52, force 100,000 to evacuate (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:31 AM PDT Reuters - Heavy rain drenched a drought-ravaged swathe of southern and eastern China, killing 52 people and forcing more than 100,000 to evacuate, state media reported on Wednesday.

China plans 'cash for clunkers' to beat weak sales (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:51 AM PDT AP - China has announced a plan to pay up to nearly $2,800 for old vehicles headed to the scrap heap, in a move aimed at perking up slumping sales in the world's largest auto market.

Lagarde in China on campaign for IMF top job (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:43 AM PDT AP - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde tried to drum up support in China on Wednesday in her campaign to head the International Monetary Fund after a stop in India failed to produce a public endorsement for her candidacy.

China's Chinalco sets up rare earths processing firm (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 02:15 AM PDT AFP - Chinalco, China's largest alumina producer, has set up a company in the country's east that will separate highly profitable rare earths from crude ores, a spokesman said Wednesday.

China wind energy firms back subsidy move: report (AFP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT AFP - China's wind energy turbine makers have said scrapping subsidies for the domestic sector will have little impact, even as US manufacturers hailed the move as a victory, state media reported Wednesday.

US group: Taiwan should bolster US trade ties (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:16 AM PDT AP - A U.S. business group said Wednesday that Taiwan should bolster its trade ties with the U.S. to avoid becoming overly dependent on the Chinese market.

Protesters clash with police in southern China (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:04 PM PDT AFP - Hundreds of people battled police and destroyed cars in southern China after a factory worker was wounded in a knife attack over a wage dispute, authorities and media said Wednesday.

China's Buffett-backed BYD to start IPO roadshow (AP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:02 PM PDT AP - BYD Co., a Chinese car and battery maker backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, is moving ahead with a share offering meant to raise cash for a major expansion.

China probes officials for possible leaks: report (AFP) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:51 PM PDT AFP - Chinese authorities are investigating several officials at key economic departments for possibly leaking government data, state media reported Wednesday.

Chinese student executed: hit-and-run, stabbing death of woman (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:08 PM PDT Reuters - A 21-year-old Chinese college student has been executed for stabbing to death a woman after the car he was driving struck and injured her, a case that has transfixed and outraged the nation.

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