Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Harper to visit China, seeking higher oil sales (Reuters)
• Canada PM will go to China, talk energy next month (AP)
• China defends Iran oil trade despite U.S. push (Reuters)
• 6 pandas amble toward freedom in China preserve (AP)
• Summary Box: Geithner presses Beijing (AP)
• Geithner presses Beijing on Iran, currency (AP)
• Prominent Chinese dissident says warned, computers taken (Reuters)
• China warns US not to meddle in its affairs (AP)
• China spends another $10 billion on water project (AP)
• China to discuss Arab Spring with Gulf leaders (AP)
• U.S. may overtake China's rich in Rolls Royce race (Reuters)
• North China tourist city of Xi'an bans large dogs (AP)

Harper to visit China, seeking higher oil sales (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:25 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to visit China next month as his government looks to open new markets for oil sands crude in the wake of Washington's decision to delay approval of a major pipeline from Alberta to Texas.

Canada PM will go to China, talk energy next month (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 12:03 PM PST AP - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will head to China next month in a visit likely to be dominated by discussion of energy issues.

China defends Iran oil trade despite U.S. push (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST Reuters - China gave no hint on Wednesday of giving ground to U.S. demands to curb Iran's oil revenues, rejecting Washington's sanctions on Tehran as overstepping even as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner lobbied for Beijing's support.

6 pandas amble toward freedom in China preserve (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 08:50 AM PST AP - Six pandas bred in captivity wandered into an enclosed nature preserve in their native central China on Wednesday, a step toward eventually being reintroduced to the wild.

Summary Box: Geithner presses Beijing (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 08:09 AM PST AP - STICKING POINT: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese leaders pledged Wednesday to build economic ties but Beijing gave no sign it would relent in its opposition to American sanctions on Iran's oil industry.

Geithner presses Beijing on Iran, currency (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 07:31 AM PST AP - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese leaders pledged Wednesday to build economic ties but Beijing gave no sign it would relent in its opposition to American sanctions on Iran's oil industry.

Prominent Chinese dissident says warned, computers taken (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 06:49 AM PST Reuters - One of China's most prominent dissidents, Hu Jia, said police confiscated two computers from his home on Wednesday and warned that he could face renewed detention or investigation on accusations that he broke the terms of his jail release.

China warns US not to meddle in its affairs (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:16 AM PST AP - China warned the United States on Wednesday against using religious incidents as a pretext to interfere in its domestic affairs, after the U.S. expressed concern over a series of self-immolations by Tibetans.

China spends another $10 billion on water project (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 04:08 AM PST AP - China says it plans to invest more than 64 billion yuan ($10 billion) this year in a project to divert water to the country's arid northern regions.

China to discuss Arab Spring with Gulf leaders (AP) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 03:12 AM PST AP - China's premier will discuss the Arab Spring with leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar during a visit to those countries later this month, a Chinese official said Wednesday.

U.S. may overtake China's rich in Rolls Royce race (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jan 2012 01:28 AM PST Reuters - Luxury carmaker Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd, owned by German automotive giant BMW AG , said its U.S. sales could overtake China this year, revving up the British company for record global revenue in 2012, its chief executive said.

North China tourist city of Xi'an bans large dogs (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2012 08:55 PM PST AP - A popular tourist city in northern China says it will ban residents from keeping large dogs such as German shepherds in its downtown core.

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