Yahoo! News: World - China

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• China says at least 12 killed in Xinjiang riot (AP)
• China's military build-up seen independent of U.S. moves (Reuters)
• China's Space Advances Worry US Military (SPACE.com)
• World Bank protest highlights China reform tension (AP)
• Sudan denies "confiscating" independent South's oil (Reuters)
• Blast at China chemical plant kills 13, injures 43 (AP)
• McDonald's plans to expand franchising in China (Reuters)
• "Big Four" auditors brace for big changes in China (Reuters)
• Insight: Conflict looms in South China Sea oil rush (Reuters)

China says at least 12 killed in Xinjiang riot (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 04:58 PM PST AP - At least 12 people were killed in riots Tuesday in China's restive northwestern region of Xinjiang, state media reported.

China's military build-up seen independent of U.S. moves (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:53 PM PST Reuters - China's military build-up looks likely to continue "unabated" and independent of recent U.S. moves to reposition forces in Asia, the U.S. military commander for the Asia-Pacific region said on Tuesday.

China's Space Advances Worry US Military (SPACE.com) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 09:45 AM PST SPACE.com - The rise of China's space program may pose a potentially serious military threat to the United States down the road, top American intelligence officials contend.

World Bank protest highlights China reform tension (AP) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:20 AM PST AP - A Chinese protester denounced World Bank policy prescriptions as poison and briefly disrupted a news conference Tuesday by bank President Robert Zoellick, highlighting tensions over its call for Beijing to reduce the dominance of state companies.

Sudan denies "confiscating" independent South's oil (Reuters) Posted: 28 Feb 2012 02:18 AM PST Reuters - Sudan denounced suggestions that it was confiscating oil from South Sudan on Tuesday and indicated that the newly independent South was responsible for stonewalling an oil deal between the two nations.

Blast at China chemical plant kills 13, injures 43 (AP) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:43 PM PST AP - An explosion at a chemical plant in northern China has killed at least 13 people and injured 43.

McDonald's plans to expand franchising in China (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:54 PM PST Reuters - McDonald's Corp , the world's biggest hamburger chain said it plans to increase the number of franchised stores in China as it ramps up expansion in one of the world's fastest-growing consumer markets.

"Big Four" auditors brace for big changes in China (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 09:15 PM PST Reuters - The Big Four global audit firms, which dominate the Chinese market, are negotiating with Beijing to lessen the impact of forced changes that could mean only accountants with Chinese qualifications can be partners in their audit practices.

Insight: Conflict looms in South China Sea oil rush (Reuters) Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:08 PM PST Reuters - When Lieutenant-General Juancho Sabban received an urgent phone call from an oil company saying two Chinese vessels were threatening to ram their survey ship, the Philippine commander's message was clear: don't move, we will come to the rescue.

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