Yahoo! News: World - China

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• Analysis: Politics cushion China's economic hard landing risks (Reuters)
• Summary Box: World Bank calls for China reform (AP)
• China sends man to labor camp for SARS rumor (Reuters)
• Crack in China's firewall turns Obama page into freedom forum (Reuters)
• World Bank: China needs reform to support growth (AP)
• China investigating hepatitis C outbreak in south (AP)
• Battery maker, Shanghai at odds over lead report (AP)
• China's State Grid in talks to buy AES' U.S. wind assets:sources (Reuters)
• China rejects US criticism over blocked Syria plan (AP)
• Brother of jailed Chinese lawyer seeks information (AP)
• China's consumers embrace bulky, pricey SUVs (Reuters)
• China calls for steps on euro zone crisis (Reuters)

Analysis: Politics cushion China's economic hard landing risks (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:35 AM PST Reuters - The politics of China's need for a smooth leadership succession this year provide the best protection against a hard economic landing, regardless of stuttering exports, faltering capital flows, local government debts and lingering inflation risks.

Summary Box: World Bank calls for China reform (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:04 AM PST AP - THE REPORT: China needs a new economic strategy after three decades of rapid growth and must reduce the dominance of state companies and promote free markets to achieve its goal of becoming a high-income society, the World Bank and Chinese researchers said Monday.

China sends man to labor camp for SARS rumor (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:49 AM PST Reuters - Police in a north China city said on Monday that they have sentenced a man to two years of "labor re-education" for spreading rumors of an outbreak of the SARS virus in the city.

Crack in China's firewall turns Obama page into freedom forum (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:36 AM PST Reuters - Chinese Internet users taking advantage of temporary access to Google Inc's social networking site, Google+, have flooded U.S. President Barack Obama's page on the site with calls for greater freedom in the world's most populous country.

World Bank: China needs reform to support growth (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:21 AM PST AP - China needs a new economic strategy after three decades of rapid growth and must reduce the dominance of state companies and promote free markets to achieve its goal of becoming a high-income society, the World Bank and Chinese researchers said Monday.

China investigating hepatitis C outbreak in south (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:41 AM PST AP - China says it is sending medical experts to investigate an outbreak of hepatitis C among more than 200 people in the southern province of Guangdong.

Battery maker, Shanghai at odds over lead report (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:33 AM PST AP - As Shanghai authorities and major battery maker Johnson Controls clash over what caused a spate of lead poisoning cases, families of the dozens of children recovering from the contamination are fretting over future risks from the heavy metal.

China's State Grid in talks to buy AES' U.S. wind assets:sources (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:29 AM PST Reuters - State Grid Corp of China has had talks with U.S. power firm AES Corp about taking a controlling stake in its U.S. wind power business, three sources said, as China's cash-flush state-owned power companies go on an overseas buying spree.

China rejects US criticism over blocked Syria plan (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 01:26 AM PST AP - China said Monday that the world should not impose any solution in Syria's conflict and rejected U.S. comment that Beijing was "despicable" for opposing U.N. action aimed at stopping the Middle Eastern country's bloodshed.

Brother of jailed Chinese lawyer seeks information (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:00 AM PST AP - The brother of imprisoned rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is petitioning China's Justice Ministry for information on his condition and the right to visit him.

China's consumers embrace bulky, pricey SUVs (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:53 PM PST Reuters - In 2005, Mercedes-Benz took a gamble and shipped its first batch of 200 sport utility vehicles from Germany to China, where cheap hatchbacks and black sedans ruled the roads.

China calls for steps on euro zone crisis (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2012 10:22 PM PST Reuters - China on Monday called for steps to address the euro zone debt crisis, high oil prices and volatile capital flows, adding that Group of 20 nations should focus on ensuring a global economic recovery and financial market stability.

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