China

Not Built to Last: Is China Overusing the Wrecking Ball? (Time.com)

November 13th, 2010

Time.com - The ever-changing urban landscape has become a common scene in many Chinese cities, but at what cost?

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Japan and China leaders aim to cool tensions (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

Reuters - The leaders of China and Japan sought to ease months of tensions on Saturday, while Beijing gave Japan reassurances over worries about a drying-up of rare earth exports…

Can China Tap the Brake on Growth? (Time.com)

November 12th, 2010

Time.com - China’s Challenge: Tapping the Brake on Growth

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U.N. council gets Sudan report that infuriated China (Reuters)

November 12th, 2010

Sudan's Minister of Defence Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein talks to South's minister for the SPLA (the southern army) Nhial Deng Nhial after a joint news conference at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Khartoum November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahReuters - After weeks of delays due to Chinese objections, the U.N. Security Council on Friday received a report on violations of the arms embargo in Sudan’s western Darfur region…

Jump in China inflation paves way for more tightening (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - Chinese inflation sped to a 25-month high in October and bank lending blew past expectations, highlighting the challenge faced by Beijing as it battles to keep a lid…

Japan Coast Guard official admits China video leak (Reuters)

November 10th, 2010

Reuters - A member of Japan’s Coast Guard admitted on Wednesday leaking a video of a collision between a Chinese trawler and Japanese patrol boats, a development that could hurt…

China stops blocking harsh North Korea report: U.N. envoys (Reuters)

November 9th, 2010

Reuters - After months in limbo due to Chinese objections, a U.N. report suggesting North Korea may have supplied Syria, Iran and Myanmar with banned nuclear technology is heading to…

British PM on trade-boosting visit to China (AFP)

November 8th, 2010

Prime Minister David Cameron, pictured, has arrived in China on a bid to win trade deals to boost his country's fragile economy -- but differences over human rights issues could overshadow the trip.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in China on Tuesday on a bid to win trade deals to boost his country’s fragile economy — but differences over human rights…

China, France join forces for world monetary reform (AFP)

November 6th, 2010

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) mingle with the crowd in the French riviera city of Nice. China and France have joined forces to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.(AFP/POOL/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - China and France have joined forces to push for reform of the global monetary system when France takes the helm of the G20 economic grouping next week.


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France, China urge balanced trade, reform (Reuters)

November 5th, 2010

Reuters - France and China have reached a “real convergence” over the need to reform the global financial system after two days of talks between President Nicolas Sarkozy and his…