Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China supports Arab League's proposals for Syria (AP)
• China to crank up credit as lending, economy slow (Reuters)
• China cuts bank reserve ratio to spur growth (AP)
• Groups report another Tibetan self-immolation (AP)
• Chinese political scandal sees further twists (AP)
• Did America Bond with China's Heir Apparent, Vice President Xi Jinping? (Time.com)
• China concert seating collapse injures 64 (AP)

China supports Arab League's proposals for Syria (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:35 PM PST AP - China said Saturday that it supports the Arab League's proposals for ending the violence in Syria, a striking show of support just two weeks after Beijing vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution backing the league's plans.

China to crank up credit as lending, economy slow (Reuters) Posted: 18 Feb 2012 08:10 AM PST Reuters - China's central bank cut the amount of cash banks must hold in reserves on Saturday, boosting lending capacity by an estimated 350-400 billion yuan ($55.6-$63.5 billion) in a bid to crank up credit creation as the world's second-biggest economy faces a fifth successive quarter of slowing growth.

China cuts bank reserve ratio to spur growth (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2012 06:37 AM PST AP - China's central bank will lower the ratio of funds that banks must hold as reserves in a move that frees tens of billions of dollars for lending and aims to help spur slowing economic growth.

Groups report another Tibetan self-immolation (AP) Posted: 18 Feb 2012 04:10 AM PST AP - Another Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire in western China amid a wave of such protests against China's handling of the vast Tibetan areas it rules, overseas groups said Saturday.

Chinese political scandal sees further twists (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:14 PM PST AP - A city in southwest China at the center of a brewing political scandal has appointed a new police chief and renewed a controversial campaign against organized crime.

Did America Bond with China's Heir Apparent, Vice President Xi Jinping? (Time.com) Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:20 PM PST Time.com - On Friday, China's Vice President Xi Jinping will wrap up his five-day trip to the U.S., his first visit since emerging as China's heir apparent

China concert seating collapse injures 64 (AP) Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:20 PM PST AP - A seating section has collapsed at a concert by Hong Kong pop star Wang Fei in southwest China, injuring 64 people.

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