China must ensure activist's health: US lawmaker (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:21:29 GMT

AFP - A US lawmaker on Friday welcomed China's release of an activist who exposed abuses in the one-child policy but called on Beijing to ensure his health -- and to address the concerns he raised.

Foreign Businesses Say China's Regulations Shut Them Out (Time.com)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 20:05:00 GMT

Time.com - Foreign businesses in China are voicing growing frustration about the country's heavily regulated market -- a bureaucratic maze many say is designed deliberately to hamstring non-Chinese players to the advantage of their local competitors

China postpones Japan talks in protest at boat incident (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:29:27 GMT

AFP - Beijing on Friday postponed planned talks with Tokyo in protest at the seizure of a Chinese trawler which collided with two Japanese coast guard vessels, as the row over the incident showed no signs of abating.

Air China to buy four Boeing 777s (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:41:28 GMT

AFP - Air China announced a deal to buy four airliners from Boeing on Friday, citing a list price of 1.15 billion dollars but saying it received "significant price concessions" on the transaction.

Four dead in attack on China old people's home: state media (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:29:00 GMT

AFP - Four people died and two others were injured in an attack at an old people's home in northeastern China on Friday which left the building on fire, a city official said.

China's August trade surplus 2nd highest this year (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:41:34 GMT

AP - China's trade surplus hit its second-highest level this year in August, likely fueling U.S. demands for Beijing to ease currency controls.

China to launch next lunar space mission (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:11:14 GMT

AFP - China is on track to launch its second lunar satellite by year's end, as the country pursues its plans for a manned mission to the moon by 2020, state media said Friday.

China demands Japan release detained boat captain (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:48:58 GMT

AP - China's foreign minister demanded Friday that Tokyo immediately release the captain of a Chinese fishing boat that collided with two Japanese patrol vessels near disputed islands. But a Japanese court ruled he can be held 10 more days, deepening the diplomatic spat.

Japan concerned at China's growing military reach (AFP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:48:12 GMT

AFP - Japan voiced concern over China's growing military muscle in a defence paper Friday, as a row with Beijing continued over the arrest of a Chinese trawler captain in disputed waters.

UN climate chief urges flexibility in talks (AP)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:12:25 GMT

AP - The United Nations' climate chief on Friday urged countries to be flexible in order to make progress at weeklong climate talks in China next month, the last formal negotiations on climate change ahead of a major year-end meeting in Cancun, Mexico.

China's imports leap, cutting trade surplus (Reuters)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:48:04 GMT

Reuters - China's imports leapt in August, boding well for a strengthening of domestic demand in an economy that has become a major driver of global growth.

China tells Japan to back down in sea dispute (Reuters)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:19:45 GMT

Reuters - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi demanded on Friday that Japan unconditionally free a Chinese fishing boat captain seized in disputed waters, raising the pitch of Beijing's latest territorial quarrel with Tokyo.

China aims for next moon orbit shot this year (Reuters)

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:12:56 GMT

Reuters - China will launch its second lunar exploration probe by the end of 2010, boosting the country's effort to rise as a space power eventually capable of landing on the moon, official media said Friday.

Geithner to testify at House hearing on China yuan (Reuters)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:57:02 GMT

Reuters - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will present the Obama administration's latest view of what the United States should do to press China to reform its exchange rate practices at a hearing next week, a key Democratic lawmaker said on Thursday.

Defense secretary may visit China this year (Reuters)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:08:08 GMT

Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates could travel to China this year, the Pentagon said Thursday, following signs from Beijing of a willingness to resume military ties suspended over an arms sale to Taiwan.

Summary Box: China accused of trade violations (AP)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:24:31 GMT

AP - UNION COMPLAINT: The United Steelworkers union asked the Obama administration on Thursday to crack down on various Chinese trade practices in the area of clean energy.

China takeover not a good idea: minister (AP)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:52:42 GMT

AP - A provincial minister says it probably isn't in the interest of Saskatchewan to support a possible bid for fertilizer-maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. by a Chinese state-owned company.

Union: China violating trade rules in clean energy (AP)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:07:56 GMT

AP - A major U.S. union is asking the Obama administration to crack down on various Chinese trade practices that it says are robbing American workers of jobs in the burgeoning field of clean energy such as solar and wind power.

Myanmar leader thanks China for support (AFP)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:14:03 GMT

AFP - Myanmar's junta leader Than Shwe on Thursday thanked China for its support of his isolated state and pledged to work with Beijing to maintain stability on their sometimes troubled border.

China's Great (Quantum) Leap Forward (Time.com)

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:40:00 GMT

Time.com - While China has been showing off its new hardware, a potentially more important military advancement has gone largely unnoticed -- a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation