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Economy the focus as China political session ends (AP)

March 13th, 2010

Delegates rise to sing the Chinese national anthem during the closing session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Saturday, March 13, 2010. China's top parliamentary adviser said Saturday that keeping the economy stable and steady must remain the government's biggest priority this year. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Mao Zedong’s grandson couldn’t have put it more simply. China’s biggest challenge? “Economic development,” he said, as the nation’s most public political meetings end with sweeping goals to…

Dalai Lama: China aims to annihilate Buddhism (AP)

March 10th, 2010

AP - The Dalai Lama said Wednesday that Chinese authorities had rebuffed all his efforts to reach a compromise over Tibet and had instead engaged in systematic repression as part…

China, India give qualified nod to climate deal (AP)

March 9th, 2010

A truck transporting timbers in Pangkalan Kerinci, outside Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia. Wealthy and developing nations should be able to seal an agreement this year on deforestation, unlocking a key part of the next treaty on global warming, Indonesian negotiators said Monday.(AFP/File/Ahmad Zamroni)AP - China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions.


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China says it’s up to the US to improve relations (AP)

March 7th, 2010

Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China, right, gestures while Xie Xuren, China finance minister,  speaks to the media during a financial and economy press conference of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 6, 2010.  China's central bank governor acknowledged Saturday that Beijing is using its controversial exchange-rate controls to cope with the global crisis and said it will be cautious about retreating from the policy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - China said Sunday that it is up to the United States to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack…

China boosts social spending, targets minorities (AP)

March 5th, 2010

In this photo rteleased by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a government work report during the opening meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, March 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Weibing)AP - China’s government pushed ahead Friday with plans to strengthen economic growth while dampening social tensions, introducing a budget intended to narrow a rich-poor gap and bring growth to…

China wants to restart NKorea nuclear talks soon (AP)

March 5th, 2010

Former highly decorated North Korean colonel Kim Jong Ryul gestures at a news conference in Vienna, on Thursday, March 4, 2010, on the occasion of the presentation of the book 'Im Dienst des Diktators' ('At the Dictator's Service') by Ingrid Steiner-Gashi and Dardan Gashi.   The highly decorated North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country's rulers has revealed how the late dictator Kim Il Sung lived in luxury and pampered himself with expensive cars and delicacies as the hungry masses outside his opulent palaces struggled to survive.  (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - China hopes to revive stalled negotiations on ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons program within the next few months, an official newspaper reported Friday.


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China expects 8 percent economic growth this year (AP)

March 4th, 2010

In this photo rteleased by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a government work report during the opening meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, March 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Liu Weibing)AP - China said Friday it will target economic growth of 8 percent this year, increase spending on social programs and direct more development money at ethnic areas.


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China announces 7.5 pct jump in defense spending (AP)

March 4th, 2010

Spokesperson for the National People's Congress (NPC) Li Zhaoxing speaks at a press conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 4, 2010.  The annual legislature meeting will open Friday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - China says it will boost its defense budget by 7.5 percent this year, the first time in more than 15 years it has announced less than a double-digit…