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China 'seriously' considering building an aircraft carrier: spokesman
Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2008China will seriously consider building an aircraft carrier to ensure the nation's maritime security and safeguard the sovereignty of its coastal waters, a defence official said Tuesday. "An aircraft carrier is a symbol of overall national strength and a symbol of the competitiveness of the nation's naval force," defence ministry spokesman Huang Xueping told journalists. "The Chinese gov ... more Ex-head of China milk-powder firm could face death penalty: lawyer 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2008The former head of the Chinese firm at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, who will stand trial next week, could face the death penalty if convicted, a lawyer said Friday. The trial of Tian Wenhua, previously the chairwoman of Sanlu Group, will open Wednesday at a court in Sanlu's home city, Shijiazhuang in north China's Hebei province, an official with a provincial court told AFP. H ... more Chinese navy off on historic anti-piracy mission 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2008An anti-piracy task force of the Chinese navy set sail Friday for Africa, state media said, in the nation's first potential combat mission beyond its territorial waters in centuries. The three vessels, decorated with coloured ribbons and flowers, weighed anchor at the Yalong Bay naval base on south China's tropical Hainan island at 1:50 pm (0550 GMT), heading for Somalia, the Xinhua news age ... more Nine injured in earthquake near China-Myanmar border: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 26, 2008Nine people were injured, two of them seriously, when an earthquake struck southwest China near the border with Myanmar early Friday, state media reported. The 4.9-magnitude quake struck at about 2020 GMT Thursday near the city of Ruili in Yunnan province, the Xinhua news agency said. The city's Party chief Yang Yueguo told Xinhua two villagers were seriously injured while the other seve ... more Analysis: Rivals in Africa -- Part 1 
Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 24, 2008 The People's Republic of China is increasingly challenging Russia in the African arms trade, offering lower prices on weapons that, ironically, are often made in China with Russian technologies. Chinese products are less expensive than Russian and Western systems. They are similar to the Russian systems that many African countries are familiar with, and they are also easy to maintain an ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) Dec 26, 2008Chinese authorities urged state-run firms to refrain from job cuts in 2009 even though they are likely to face a difficult year due to the global slowdown, state media reported Friday. "State-owned companies must keep stability of staff team and try not to cut jobs," the Xinhua news agency reported, citing Li Rongrong, chairman of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commiss ... more China plans to avert US-style auto crisis: report 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 25, 2008China's top economic planning agency is drafting a stimulus package to save the automotive sector from a US-style crisis, state media reported Thursday. The National Development and Reform Commission is to send rescue plans to the cabinet by the end of the week, and if approved they are expected to be implemented in January, the Shanghai Securities News said, citing sources. Measures wil ... more China starts filling tanks at largest oil reserve: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2008China has started filling tanks at its largest oil reserve, taking advantage of tumbling world crude prices, state media reported Thursday. The facility's 10 tanks, which have a total capacity of 6.3 million barrels, are operated by China National Petroleum Corp., the nation's top oil producer, and are located in the northwest Xinjiang region, the Xinhua news agency said. This is just th ... more US sees progress in easing trade disputes with China 
Washington (AFP) Dec 24, 2008The United States said it expected to make significant progress in resolving trade disputes with China in 2009 even as the Asian giant imposed new restrictions on market access and foreign investments. The cautious optimism appeared in US Trade Representative Susan Schwab's 2008 report to Congress Tuesday on China's compliance with commitments it made since it joined the World Trade Organiza ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 23, 2008China said Tuesday it opposed any country taking in Chinese prisoners from Guantanamo Bay after Germany said it would consider accepting some detainees if the US closed the "war on terror" jail. "The Chinese government always urges these prisoners be repatriated back to China," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters. "We oppose any countries taking these prisoners." Qin's ... more Taiwan highlights 'no fear' of China in live-fire drill 
Paolishan, Taiwan (AFP) Dec 24, 2008Taiwan Wednesday staged a live-fire drill simulating an invasion by China as President Ma Ying-jeou highlighted the island's determination to defend itself despite warming ties with its rival. A brigade of Taiwan's elite marine troops, flanked by howitzers, artillery, rockets and amphibious vehicles, showed how they would retake a hill from communist forces invading the southern Pingtung are ... more China to build bridge to resource-rich island: report 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 25, 2008China plans to build a bridge connecting the country's industrial powerhouse with a resource-rich island in the south, state media reported. Construction on the 30-kilometre (18.6-mile) expressway, which will link the southern province of Guangdong and the tropical island of Hainan, is expected to start in 2012, the China Daily said Wednesday. Once opened to traffic in 2020, it will cut ... more Batman blockbuster won't be released in China: studio
Los Angeles (AFP) Dec 24, 2008Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight" won't be screened in Chinese cinemas, Warner Bros. said in a statement Wednesday. The studio said that the acclaimed film -- the second highest-grossing movie in US box-office history -- would be canned in China, with "cultural sensitivities" cited as one of the reasons for the no-show. "Based on a number of pre-release conditions that are being attac ... more
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