Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Obama welcomes Dalai Lama to China's anger (AFP)
• Iran seeks to triple China trade to $100 billion (AP)
• Pope denounces China for illicit bishop ordination (AP)
• Vatican excommunicates China bishop, criticizes Beijing (Reuters)
• China jails 11 over south China riots: Xinhua (Reuters)
• China landslides 'kill 13, trap hundreds': report (AFP)
• China's divers start hunt for world champs clean sweep (AFP)
• Mudslides kill 13 in northwestern China (AP)
• China calls on US to retract Dalai Lama invite (AP)
• Why China's Leaders Are Reviving Mao's Legacy and "Red Culture" (Time.com)
• China calls on U.S. to cancel Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters)

Obama welcomes Dalai Lama to China's anger (AFP) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 04:19 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama on Saturday defied warnings from China and welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, urging respect for human rights and cultural traditions in Tibet.

Iran seeks to triple China trade to $100 billion (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 11:12 AM PDT AP - Iran's official news agency IRNA says President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for a quick increase in trade with China to $100 billion a year.

Pope denounces China for illicit bishop ordination (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:49 AM PDT AP - The Vatican said Saturday that a bishop ordained in China this week without papal approval had acted in defiance of the Holy See and was automatically excommunicated.

Vatican excommunicates China bishop, criticizes Beijing (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 05:02 AM PDT Reuters - A Chinese bishop ordained without papal approval has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church, the Vatican said on Saturday, bringing relations between the Vatican and Beijing to a new low.

China jails 11 over south China riots: Xinhua (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 02:34 AM PDT Reuters - Eleven people have been jailed for their roles in riots that hit a city in the southern Chinese export hub of Guangdong province last month, state media said on Saturday.

China landslides 'kill 13, trap hundreds': report (AFP) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 02:20 AM PDT AFP - Landslides triggered by torrential rain across China left 13 people dead and hundreds trapped in their cars, state media said on Saturday.

China's divers start hunt for world champs clean sweep (AFP) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 01:54 AM PDT AFP - China's divers got off to a roaring start Saturday in their quest for an unprecedented medals sweep as the world aquatics championships got under way in Shanghai.

Mudslides kill 13 in northwestern China (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:56 AM PDT AP - State media say heavy rains in northwestern China have killed at least 13 people and injured six.

China calls on US to retract Dalai Lama invite (AP) Posted: 16 Jul 2011 12:46 AM PDT AP - China called on the U.S. to withdraw an invitation for the Dalai Lama to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, saying Saturday that it could hurt relations between the two countries.

Why China's Leaders Are Reviving Mao's Legacy and "Red Culture" (Time.com) Posted: 15 Jul 2011 11:10 PM PDT Time.com - Why China's Leaders Are Reviving Mao's Legacy

China calls on U.S. to cancel Dalai Lama meeting (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2011 06:44 PM PDT Reuters - China urged the United States on Saturday to cancel a planned meeting between President Barack Obama and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, saying such a meeting would be harmful to U.S.-China relations.

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