Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China seeks to unlock secrets of herbs, roots (Reuters)
• China reports rare decline in foreign reserves (AP)
• Chinese Christian dissident seeks U.S. exile (Reuters)
• Dip in China's FX reserves may hasten policy shift (Reuters)
• Beijing Apple store egged after iPhone delay (AP)
• China writer says harassment forced him to the US (AP)

China seeks to unlock secrets of herbs, roots (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2012 08:12 AM PST Reuters - Chinese legends have long extolled the benefits of the Tian Shan Xue Lian, a rare white flower found in snowcapped mountains that is revered as a panacea, an elixir so powerful it can supposedly bring the dead back to life.

China reports rare decline in foreign reserves (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2012 02:40 AM PST AP - China's foreign reserves showed a rare decline in the final quarter of 2011 but still were by far the world's biggest at nearly $3.2 trillion.

Chinese Christian dissident seeks U.S. exile (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2012 01:00 AM PST Reuters - One of China's most prominent Christian dissidents, Yu Jie, said on Friday he has sought exile in the United States, vowing to give a graphic account of a year under house arrest and episodes of torture during a crackdown on dissent in China last year.

Dip in China's FX reserves may hasten policy shift (Reuters) Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:46 PM PST Reuters - China's official reserves slipped to $3.18 trillion in the final quarter of 2011, signaling that the days of rampant export-led accumulation of foreign currency are numbered and that new monetary policy steps may be needed to counter capital outflows.

Beijing Apple store egged after iPhone delay (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2012 10:44 PM PST AP - Angry customers and gangs of scalpers threw eggs at Apple Inc.'s flagship Beijing store Friday after its opening for the China launch of the iPhone 4S was canceled due to concerns over the size of the crowd.

China writer says harassment forced him to the US (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2012 06:35 PM PST AP - A well-known Chinese dissident writer who has been frequently threatened with jail time says harassment has forced him to leave for the United States, possibly for good.

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