2011年6月16日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Blind China activist beaten unconscious: wife (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:33 PM PDT

This undated handout photo taken from a video released by China Aid Association shows blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng. The blind Chinese activist who exposed abuses in Beijing's population control policy was beaten unconscious by dozens of men led by a communist party official, his wife said in a letter released Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - A blind Chinese activist who exposed abuses in Beijing's population control policy was beaten unconscious by dozens of men led by a communist party official, his wife said in a letter released Thursday.

China invites Sudan leader accused of war crimes (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:35 AM PDT

AP - China says Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will visit the country in a little over a week, despite the fact he's wanted by an international court on war crimes charges.

China dispatches patrol boat amid tensions (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:06 AM PDT

AP - China has dispatched one of its largest maritime patrol ships on a first-ever visit to the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore amid a spike in tensions over disputed territory in the South China Sea.

House Democrats push for vote on China currency (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives on Thursday said they would try to force a vote on a China currency bill that House members overwhelmingly approved last year but that died in the Senate.

Russia, China edge closer to strategic gas deal (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:56 AM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao during a signing ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin June 16, 2011. Hu said on Thursday during a visit to Moscow that both Russia and China want to continue pushing forward energy cooperation. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - Russia edged closer on Thursday to an elusive 30-year gas supply deal with China that could be worth up to $1 trillion to help power Beijing's booming economy and allow Moscow to diversify its exports away from Europe.

Gas deal elusive as Hu visits Russia (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao arrive for a meeting at Moscow's Kremlin. The leaders talked up a deal to pump Russian gas to China for the next three decades but failed to clinch agreement on a final contract.(AFP/POOL/Misha Japaridze)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday talked up a deal to pump Russian gas to China for the next three decades but failed to clinch agreement on a final contract.

Myanmar rebels seek China's help in clashes (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Map locating Kachin, in Myanmar, where fighting has broken out around a large hydropower project. Myanmar ethnic minority rebels have appealed for China to help end a deadly standoff with government troops as Beijing called for calm after people fled across the countries' shared border.(AFP/Graphics/null)AFP - Myanmar ethnic minority rebels on Thursday appealed for China to help end a deadly standoff with government troops as Beijing called for calm after people fled across the countries' shared border.

EU presses China on human rights (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Chinese riot police block the passage of protesters outside government offices in Lichuan, central China's Hubei province on June 9. The European Union has queried China on a wide range of alleged human rights violations, including the treatment of Tibetans, religious freedom and extra-legal detentions, the bloc said.(AFP/File)AFP - The European Union queried China on a wide range of alleged human rights violations Thursday, including the treatment of Tibetans, religious freedom and extra-legal detentions, the bloc said.

Russia, China postpone major gas deal (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 08:17 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Chinese President Hu Jintao walk after their talks in the Moscow's Kremlin during the official visit, Russia, Thursday, June 16, 2011. The leader of China, the most populated country in the world, arrived in neighboring Russia, the largest country in the world, on Wednesday. The Chinese leader Hu Jintao flew to Moscow for talks with Russian leaders. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russia and China on Thursday postponed the signing of a major deal to supply Siberian natural gas to energy-hungry coastal China after they failed to agree on a price.

China pledges aid to Mongolia (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:11 AM PDT

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (right) and Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold (left) drink a toast during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China pledged to help resource-rich Mongolia develop its economy, offering visiting Batbold a $500 million loan and support for the key mining and energy sectors.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - China pledged on Thursday to help resource-rich Mongolia develop its economy, offering visiting Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold a $500 million loan and support for the key mining and energy sectors.

Insight: For short sellers of Chinese stocks, it's time to reap (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 06:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Two investors who say they have been making big money shorting Chinese stocks listed in the United States, fronted up to their adversaries this week -- in a mood to swagger.

Carstens gets no guarantee of support from China (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 05:48 AM PDT

Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens, one of the leading candidates to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund, listens to a question during a press conference held at the Mexican Embassy in Beijing Thursday, June 16, 2011. Carstens was to hold high-level meetings with Chinese officials Thursday to seek support for his underdog bid to become the first representative from an emerging market to lead the IMF. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Mexico's central bank governor said Thursday that now is the time for emerging markets to have a greater voice within the European-dominated International Monetary Fund, after meeting Chinese officials to seek support for his bid for the top job.

China's Wen to visit Germany and Britain (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:04 AM PDT

AP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit Hungary, Britain and Germany next week, the Foreign Ministry announced Thursday, amid the financial crisis in Europe.

China military paper urges steps against U.S. cyber war threat (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 03:54 AM PDT

Reuters - China must boost its cyber-warfare strength to counter a Pentagon push, the country's top military newspaper said on Thursday after weeks of friction over accusations that Beijing may have launched a string of Internet hacking attacks.

HSBC, Citi given nod to underwrite China corporate debt (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 03:35 AM PDT

People walk past the entrance to HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong May 11, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby YipReuters - The China units of HSBC Holdings and Citigroup Inc have won initial approval to underwrite corporate debt in China, paving the way for them to be the first foreign banks to win the coveted licenses, sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Group: Chinese forces suppress new unrest in east (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:36 AM PDT

AP - Security forces mobilized to suppress protests in China's east, a monitoring group and eyewitness said Thursday, in the latest bout of unrest roiling parts of the country.

China urges talks as refugees flee Myanmar fighting (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:48 AM PDT

Ethnic Kachin refugees travel on vehicles with their belongings as they flee fighting near Myanmar's border with China, according to the U.S. Campaign for Burma, in this undated handout photo provided by the group on June 16, 2011. REUTERS/U.S. Campaign for Burma/HandoutReuters - Myanmar's army and ethnic Kachin rebels clashed for an eighth day on Thursday in mountains near the border with China and hundreds of people fled, Kachin sources said, while Beijing urged the warring sides to defuse the volatile outbreak.

China detains 'rumour-monger' over riots (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:53 PM PDT

Photo illustration of Chinese anti-riot police taking part in a drill to show how they deal with unrest. Police in southern China have announced they have detained a person suspected of spreading rumours on the Internet that triggered violent clashes and a major security clampdown.(AFP/Illustration)AFP - Police in southern China have announced they have detained a person suspected of spreading rumours on the Internet that triggered violent clashes and a major security clampdown.

China closes Tibet to foreigners until July 26 (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:29 PM PDT

AP - Travel agents say China has closed Tibet to foreigners until July 26 in an apparent move to head off trouble surrounding sensitive political anniversaries.

China's "Born in the USA" Frenzy (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Time.com - More and more well-off Chinese women are going to the United States to give birth to their children. But while an American passport can certainly be beneficial, it can also be more of a hassle than one might expect

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