2011年7月11日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China's top general criticises US exercises (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:01 PM PDT

US Admiral Mike Mullen (L), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with General Chen Bingde (R), chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, before their meeting at the Bayi Building in Beijing. China's top military officer said Monday the timing of US naval exercises in the South China Sea was AFP - China's top military officer said Monday the timing of US naval exercises in the South China Sea was "inappropriate," after talks with his American counterpart aimed at cooling the territorial dispute.

Top China editor says 'private interests' censor press (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:39 AM PDT

Hu Shuli, co-founder of China's independent Caixin Media, speaks at the foreign correspondents club in Hong Kong. Shuli, one of China's most influential journalists, said that efforts to silence the country's press frequently come from AFP - One of China's most influential journalists said Monday that efforts to silence the country's press frequently come from "private interests" rather than Beijing's official army of censors.

China says Tibetans 'closely' linked to majority Han (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 10:03 AM PDT

A Tibetan man (L) in traditional clothing watches as Chinese paramilitary troops in riot gear march along the streets of Guomaying, 200 kms southwest of the capital Xining in 2009 in northwest China's Qinghai province. China said Tibetans had been AFP - China said Monday Tibetans had been "closely connected" to its majority Han ethnic group "since ancient times", as it marks 60 years since the Himalayan region was "peacefully liberated" by its troops.

China raps U.S. over military drills in disputed seas (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:42 AM PDT

Reuters - China's military sharply criticized the United States on Monday for holding military drills in contested waters of the South China Sea, a dispute Beijing has warned Washington not to meddle in.

Three die in China coal mine rescue (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 09:19 AM PDT

Chinese miners prepare for a rescue operation in central China's Hunan province in June 2011. Three rescuers died as they tried to help workers trapped in a colliery in eastern China, local authorities said Monday, as 21 people remained stuck in another mine in the same region.(AFP/File)AFP - Three rescuers died as they tried to help workers trapped in a colliery in eastern China, local authorities said Monday, as 21 people remained stuck in another mine in the same region.

China urges 'wisdom' to resolve sea disputes (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:46 AM PDT

China on Monday told the Philippines and Vietnam to use AFP - China on Monday told the Philippines and Vietnam to use "diplomatic wisdom" to resolve tensions in the South China Sea, amid criticisms that Beijing was being increasingly aggressive in its claims.

BRICS vow to improve access to low-cost medicine (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (L) speaks to a reporter after the first BRICS health minister's meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. The BRICS group of emerging countries on Monday vowed to improve access to low-cost and high-quality medicine -- and called on developed nations to shoulder responsibility in helping the poor.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - The BRICS group of emerging countries on Monday vowed to improve access to low-cost and high-quality medicine -- and called on developed nations to shoulder responsibility in helping the poor.

BRICS countries vow to help poor nations in health (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu reacts during a press conference for the first BRICS Health Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, Monday, July 11, 2011. The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to transfer technologies to the developing world to help supply cheap and effective drugs. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The world's top emerging countries banded together Monday to help fight diseases in the poorest countries, pledging to explore the transfer of technologies to the developing world to enable poor nations to produce cheap and effective lifesaving medicines.

China's space program shoots for moon, Mars, Venus (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 07:14 AM PDT

In this July 6, 2011 photo, a visitor stands near the Shenzhou 5 re-entry capsule, that was used in China's first human spaceflight mission, and the the space suit worn by crew member Yang Liwei at an exhibition in Beijing, China. In 2011, a rocket will carry a train car-sized module into orbit, the first building block for a Chinese space station. Around 2013, China plans to launch a lunar probe that will set a rover loose on the moon. It wants to put a man on the moon, sometime after 2020. Some experts worry the U.S. could slip behind China in human spaceflight, the realm of space science with the most prestige. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - This year, a rocket will carry a boxcar-sized module into orbit, the first building block for a Chinese space station. Around 2013, China plans to launch a lunar probe that will set a rover loose on the moon. It wants to put a man on the moon, sometime after 2020.

Cutting AIDS funding to China a big mistake: UNAIDS (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 06:46 AM PDT

Reuters - It will be a "big mistake" for donors to cut funding to China in the fight against AIDS, the head of UNAIDS said Monday, rebuffing critics who say the world's second-largest economy should no longer be a recipient of such aid.

Analysis: China unlikely to yield on rare earths despite WTO (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:33 AM PDT

A worker drives a skip loader while working at the site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province October 31, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China will probably not yield to demands to ease export restrictions on rare earths, unlike its flexibility in some previous trade disputes, even after the World Trade Organization ruled against it in a related case.

China says US spends too much money on military (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT

U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands with Gen. Chen Bingde, chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, before their meeting at the Bayi Building in Beijing, China, Monday, July 11, 2011. The United States is spending too much on its military in light of its recent economic troubles, China's top general Chen said Monday while playing down his country's own military capabilities. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan, Pool)AP - The United States is spending too much on its military in light of its recent economic troubles, China's top general said Monday while playing down his country's own military capabilities.

Manila to China on spats: We'll go to UN tribunal (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:45 AM PDT

AP - The Philippines told China it plans to take their Spratly Islands dispute to a U.N. tribunal in trying to resolve their conflicting claims peacefully, the Philippine foreign secretary said Monday.

Nestle buys majority stake in Chinese candy maker (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:32 AM PDT

AP - Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, took another big step into the Chinese market Monday with the announcement that it is to buy a majority stake in candy maker Hsu Fu Chi for 2.1 billion Singapore dollars ($1.7 billion; $1.4 billion Swiss francs).

China's Wen says inflation top priority, more tightening seen (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:02 AM PDT

Reuters - China's premier and the country's central bank governor vowed on Monday to prevent stubbornly high inflation from upending the economy, reinforcing expectations for more increases in interest rates and bank reserve requirements.

Analysis: Succession politics simmer as China's Jiang ails (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 12:37 AM PDT

Reuters - One of Mao Zedong's anointed successors was ousted and hounded by Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution. Another died in a mysterious plane crash.

China machinery maker wraps up work on Bay Bridge (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT

A worker paints the part of the new east span of San Francisco’s Oakland Bay Bridge at Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) Tuesday, July 5, 2011 in Shanghai, China. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's biggest heavy machinery maker wrapped up work on the new, tougher east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge on Monday, hoping success with the $6.3 billion project will help it clinch more overseas contracts.

China revises down Q1 current account surplus (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:42 PM PDT

A Chinese bank worker counts a stack of 100-yuan notes at a bank in eastern China's Anhui province. the country's current account surplus plunged 21 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, revised government figures showed Monday -- a much larger fall than previously announced.(AFP/File)AFP - China's current account surplus plunged 21 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, revised government figures showed Monday -- a much larger fall than previously announced.

Power cut halts China's new high-speed train (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:21 PM PDT

Passengers are seen at Beijing South Railway Station where a new train service links up Shanghai with the national capital. A power cut brought the new $33 billion high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai to a standstill Sunday, Chinese railway authorities said, just 10 days after its high-profile launch.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - A power cut brought the new $33 billion high-speed rail link between Beijing and Shanghai to a standstill Sunday, Chinese railway authorities said, just 10 days after its high-profile launch.

China to punish local officials for excessive debts: report (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 10:17 PM PDT

Reuters - China will link local officials' performance appraisals to the level of debt held by local governments, state media reported Monday, an apparent move to cap borrowing and address worries that possible defaults could damage China's economy.

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