Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Biden seeks to reassure China on U.S. debt (Reuters)
• In China, Biden pulls punches, not punch lines (Reuters)
• China-U.S. basketball "friendly" erupts into brawl (Reuters)
• ConocoPhillips: China oil spills almost cleaned up (AP)
• A new language for Western opera: Chinese (AP)
• Chinese journalist suspended for outspoken report (AP)
• Chinese leaders confident of US economic strength (AP)
• China to skip U.S. Fed's Jackson Hole meet: sources (Reuters)

Biden seeks to reassure China on U.S. debt (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 08:17 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Friday said China had "nothing to worry about" concerning the safety of its vast holdings of Treasury debt, while China's Premier Wen Jiabao gave a ringing endorsement of the resilience of the debt-ridden U.S. economy.

In China, Biden pulls punches, not punch lines (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 06:00 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in China on a five-day charm mission, has worked hard with his hosts to inject a little amity into the sometimes fractious relationship, pulling punches but not his punch lines.

China-U.S. basketball "friendly" erupts into brawl (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 04:35 AM PDT Reuters - As U.S. Vice President Joe Biden built trust with China in Beijing's corridors of power, goodwill between the two nations unravelled Thursday night on a nearby basketball court, where players traded kicks and punches and even a chair was thrown.

ConocoPhillips: China oil spills almost cleaned up (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 03:13 AM PDT AP - The local unit of ConocoPhillips apologized Friday for oil spills in China's Bohai Bay and said the cleanup from the leaks is almost complete, with minimal impact to the environment.

A new language for Western opera: Chinese (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:55 AM PDT AP - On his first attempt, Nicholas Brownlee manages to spit out the sound "shee." His teacher patiently shakes her head.

Chinese journalist suspended for outspoken report (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:21 AM PDT AP - A Chinese journalist has been suspended after publishing an article challenging the Communist Party's official take on a national hero, a newspaper reported, in the latest example of a reporter pushing the limits of censorship only to have authorities rein them back in.

Chinese leaders confident of US economic strength (AP) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 02:12 AM PDT AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tried to reassure China's leaders Friday that its $1.2 trillion in Treasury debt is safe, while both sides stressed the importance of cooperation to revive world growth.

China to skip U.S. Fed's Jackson Hole meet: sources (Reuters) Posted: 19 Aug 2011 01:59 AM PDT Reuters - China will skip next week's annual conference of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.

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