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More problems for China’s Foxconn over workers’ pay (Reuters)

November 19th, 2010

Reuters - Chinese electronics maker Foxconn, a key manufacturer of iPhones and iPads for Apple, has been hit by a new staff dispute, with employees saying they protested this week…

Deadly Shanghai Fire Underscores Shortcuts in China’s Building Boom (Time.com)

November 18th, 2010

Time.com - A devastating fire in a Shanghai apartment tower this week has raised concernsabout the safety risks of China’s ongoing building boom

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Japan protesters rally during China’s Hu visit (Reuters)

November 13th, 2010

A protester, wearing a headband that says Reuters - Thousands of Japanese took to the streets on Saturday during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, protesting against what they said was Beijing’s imperialism in a territorial…

China’s Wen inspiring debate with calls for reform (AP)

October 15th, 2010

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2010 file photo, China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao addresses the audience at the 6th EU China business summit in Brussels. The Chinese prime minister has called for change to China's political system repeatedly in the past few months. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)AP - Calls for reform of China’s political system have come repeatedly in the past few months from an unexpected source — the country’s premier — and his surprising remarks…

No word from China’s imprisoned Nobel winner (AP)

October 9th, 2010

This undated image provided by Voice of America shows Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo who won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Friday Oct. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/voanews.com)AP - The world’s newest Nobel Peace Prize winner remained unreachable in a Chinese prison Saturday, while his wife’s mobile phone was cut off and the authoritarian government continued to…

China’s Liu leads Kohl and EU in Peace Nobel race: report (Reuters)

October 8th, 2010

Reuters - Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is the leading candidate to win the Nobel Peace Prize with the European Union and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl also among the contenders,…

Japan PM concerned over China’s maritime expansion (AP)

October 1st, 2010

One of three Japanese, center, who had been detained by Chinese military and released today, is escorted by company's officials upon arrival at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai Thursday Sept. 30 2010. China on Thursday released three Japanese detained after allegedly entering a restricted Chinese military zone, as tensions over a maritime dispute began to unwind. (AP Photo)AP - Japan’s prime minister expressed concern Friday over China’s strengthening military power and expanding maritime activity in Asia, including waters near disputed islands where a ship collision ignited a…

China’s media say 3 Japanese freed, 1 still held (AP)

September 29th, 2010

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010, Japanese Coast Guard vessel Kudaka, top, and a Chinese fisheries patrol ship sail side by side in the waters near disputed Senkaku islands in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. Yomiuri Shimbun, one of Japan's major newspapers, reported the Chinese ship that patrols Chinese fishing boats has been spotted since Sept. 24 in the water about 22 kilometers (13.75 miles) outside the Japanese territorial water in the East China Sea according to the Japan's Maritime Safety Agency. (AP Photo/Yomiuri Shimbun, Kanji Tada) ** JAPAN OUT **AP - China’s Xinhua News Agency says three Japanese detained after allegedly intruding on a Chinese military zone have been released, but one person is still being held.


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Schwarzenegger tries out China’s high speed rail (AP)

September 12th, 2010

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds Californian grapes for photos during a visit to a Californian Food and Beverage Festival at a super market in Hangzhou, in east China's Zhejiang province, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is riding the rails — China’s new high speed train lines — engaging in a little window shopping while peddling Californian exports and tourism in…

China’s Hu calls for stable ties with US (AP)

September 8th, 2010

U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, fourth from left, reacts during a meeting with Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, third from right, during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)AP - Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao told American officials on Wednesday that he wants to see healthy and…