Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China intensifies criticism of sanctions on Iran (Reuters)
• China's Wen: May consider bigger role in EU rescue (Reuters)
• Analysis: Canada plan to sell oil to China faces big hurdles (Reuters)
• Worst yet to come for China growth: economist (Reuters)
• Germany's Merkel urges China to use influence on Iran (Reuters)
• China publishes full list of IPO applicants for 1st time (Reuters)
• Analysis: Middlemen take toll on China agricultural profits (Reuters)
• China to ask South Sudan for help on kidnapped workers: report (Reuters)
• Japan protests to China over undersea gas drilling (AP)
• U.S. accuses China of instigating plot against DuPont (Reuters)

China intensifies criticism of sanctions on Iran (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 05:12 PM PST Reuters - A top Chinese newspaper stepped up Beijing's opposition to a Western push for tighter sanctions against Iran, warning Friday that tensions over Tehran's nuclear program are hurting energy markets and could stifle the global economic recovery.

China's Wen: May consider bigger role in EU rescue (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:00 PM PST Reuters - China is considering increasing its participation in the rescue funds aimed at resolving the European debt crisis, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told journalists on Thursday.

Analysis: Canada plan to sell oil to China faces big hurdles (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:53 PM PST Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper may still be smarting from Canada's failed bid to ramp up oil exports to the United States, but his plan B could prove to be even tougher.

Worst yet to come for China growth: economist (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 01:10 AM PST Reuters - Facing stiff global headwinds and a downturn in its property sector, China should cut taxes and slash banks' reserve requirements this year to underpin growth, a senior government economist said on Thursday.

Germany's Merkel urges China to use influence on Iran (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 11:39 PM PST Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged China to use its influence to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program, at the start of a three-day visit when she will also seek China's support for the ailing euro.

China publishes full list of IPO applicants for 1st time (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 09:28 PM PST Reuters - China's securities regulator has for the first time published a full list of Chinese companies that have applied for an initial public offering on the Shanghai or Shenzhen markets, in a move aimed at boosting transparency of the system.

Analysis: Middlemen take toll on China agricultural profits (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 08:02 PM PST Reuters - Want a slice of the billions of dollars China spends each year on farm subsidies? Become a middleman and open a toll road.

China to ask South Sudan for help on kidnapped workers: report (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 06:27 PM PST Reuters - China will press South Sudan for help in securing the release of 29 Chinese workers held captive for five days and may appeal to the African Union and other parties to mediate in negotiations, state media reported on Thursday.

Japan protests to China over undersea gas drilling (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 06:21 PM PST AP - Japan has accused China of unilaterally exploring gas deposits in the East China Sea, in violation of an agreement to jointly develop disputed areas.

U.S. accuses China of instigating plot against DuPont (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 05:54 PM PST Reuters - Federal authorities successfully kept a U.S. businessman in jail on Wednesday ahead of his trial on charges relating to trade secret theft, and argued that it was Chinese government representatives who directed him to obtain valuable technology manufactured by chemical giant DuPont.

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