Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China's Wen: government debt risk "controllable" (Reuters)
• 29 Chinese missing after militant attack in Sudan (AP)
• Beijing air pollution soars with fireworks smoke (AP)
• Sudan rebels say holding 29 Chinese workers (Reuters)
• China paper says punish Philippines over US ties (AP)
• China leader stresses communist control over army (AP)
• Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet (AP)

China's Wen: government debt risk "controllable" (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:52 PM PST Reuters - China's Premier Wen Jiabao said the nation's government debt is at an "overall safe and controllable" level, that funding for key projects would be ensured and that applying the brakes to the economy would be done in a way to avoid systemic risks.

29 Chinese missing after militant attack in Sudan (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 11:13 AM PST AP - Militants apparently captured 29 Chinese workers after attacking a remote worksite in a volatile region of Sudan, and Sudanese forces were increasing security for Chinese projects and personnel there, China said Sunday.

Beijing air pollution soars with fireworks smoke (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:20 AM PST AP - Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution readings soaring in the more sensitive measurement system Beijing started using a little more than a week ago, reports said Sunday.

Sudan rebels say holding 29 Chinese workers (Reuters) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 02:03 AM PST Reuters - Rebels in Sudan's oil-producing border state of South Kordofan said on Sunday they were holding Chinese workers for their own safety after a battle with the Sudanese army.

China paper says punish Philippines over US ties (AP) Posted: 29 Jan 2012 01:45 AM PST AP - An official Chinese newspaper says Beijing must punish the Philippines economically for proposing closer military ties with Washington.

China leader stresses communist control over army (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2012 07:08 PM PST AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao is stressing the ruling Communist Party's ultimate control over China's rapidly modernizing military.

Despair, crackdowns breed more violence in Tibet (AP) Posted: 28 Jan 2012 06:01 PM PST AP - A young man posts his photo with a leaflet demanding freedom for Tibet and telling Chinese police, come and get me. Protesters rise up to defend him, and demonstrations break out in two other Tibetan areas of western China to support the same cause.

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