Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China accuses Vietnam in escalating sea tensions (Reuters)
• Report: General confirms China's aircraft carrier (AP)
• China auto sales slip in May, 2nd month of decline (AP)
• China rejects UN panel pressure on Tibetan monks (AP)
• Lagarde says pleased with talks in China (AP)
• Lagarde says backs more say for China at IMF (Reuters)
• China says envoy from Libyan rebels to visit soon (AP)
• China pollution crackdown targets drug maker (AP)
• China says hopes U.S. will take "effective" debt steps (Reuters)
• China navy to stage drills in western Pacific (AFP)
• Firm yuan to help rebalance China economy: IMF's Lipsky (Reuters)
• China says no expiry date on Communist Party rule (Reuters)
• Death toll from flooding in China rises to 54 (AP)
• Gunmen kidnap 4 Chinese oil workers in Colombia (AP)

China accuses Vietnam in escalating sea tensions (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:26 PM PDT Reuters - China accused Vietnam of "gravely violating" its sovereignty and endangering the lives of Chinese sailors in an escalating territorial dispute that has added to broader tensions over the South China Sea.

Report: General confirms China's aircraft carrier (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 06:01 AM PDT AP - A Chinese general has reportedly confirmed one of China's worst kept military secrets: It's readying its first aircraft carrier.

China auto sales slip in May, 2nd month of decline (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 04:01 AM PDT AP - China's auto sales fell in May compared with a year earlier, as buyers wary of traffic quotas and rising fuel prices shunned showrooms, according to industry data released Thursday.

China rejects UN panel pressure on Tibetan monks (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:19 AM PDT AP - China rejected pressure from a U.N. human rights panel about more than 300 Tibetan monks and said Thursday that local authorities are "conducting legal education" for the monks to maintain order.

Lagarde says pleased with talks in China (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:18 AM PDT AP - French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Thursday she is "very positive" after talks with Chinese officials about her candidacy to head the International Monetary Fund and said Beijing's stake in the body should increase.

Lagarde says backs more say for China at IMF (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:03 AM PDT Reuters - The top candidate to run the International Monetary Fund, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, said she backed a bigger say for China at the Fund while making clear that the euro zone crisis would be a priority if she wins the job.

China says envoy from Libyan rebels to visit soon (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:57 AM PDT AP - China on Thursday said envoys from Libya's main opposition group will visit the country soon, further boosting its engagement in Libya's civil war and dealing another setback to dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

China pollution crackdown targets drug maker (AP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:44 AM PDT AP - Foul waste emitted by one of China's biggest drug makers has become the latest target in a widening campaign to crack down on the country's severe pollution problems.

China says hopes U.S. will take "effective" debt steps (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:27 AM PDT Reuters - China said it hoped the United States will take effective steps to improve its fiscal position, in Beijing's latest expression of concern about the possibility that Washington could briefly default on debt.

China navy to stage drills in western Pacific (AFP) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:11 AM PDT AFP - China said Thursday it would conduct naval training drills in the western Pacific later this month, state media reported, amid lingering fears among Beijing's neighbours about its military ambitions.

Firm yuan to help rebalance China economy: IMF's Lipsky (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:01 AM PDT Reuters - The International Monetary Fund on Thursday urged China to allow the yuan rise further to rebalance its vast economy, and called for freer use of the currency in global trade and commerce.

China says no expiry date on Communist Party rule (Reuters) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 11:49 PM PDT Reuters - China's Communist Party sees no reason why it cannot stay in power indefinitely, having made the nation into the envy of the world with its economic success, one of the Party's top official historians said on Thursday.

Death toll from flooding in China rises to 54 (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:31 PM PDT AP - Chinese state media says an elderly couple missing after flooding collapsed their home have been found dead, bringing the nationwide death toll from recent flooding to 54.

Gunmen kidnap 4 Chinese oil workers in Colombia (AP) Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:02 PM PDT AP - Authorities in Colombia say gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese citizens who work for a British energy company. Officials are blaming the incident on the FARC rebel group.

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