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No freedom in Tibet without Communist Party: Panchen Lama
Beijing (AFP) March 15, 2009China's controversial choice as the second highest Tibetan spiritual figure said Sunday that Tibetans would never enjoy human dignity and freedom without the Chinese Communist Party. The Panchen Lama, Gyaincain Norbu, on Sunday visited an exhibition trumpeting the economic and democratic progress brought by communist rule in the 50 years since the end of feudalism in Tibet, state television ... more Private Chinese airline stops flights amid financial woes 
Beijing (AFP) March 15, 2009East Star, a privately-run Chinese airline, was ordered to suspend its flights Sunday because of a failure to pay plane rental fees, state press reported. China's civil aviation administration told East Star to cease its 20 domestic passenger routes in and out of Wuhan, in central China, after the company failed to pay US-based General Electric Aviation for the hire of its planes, Xinhua sai ... more Australia delays call on Chinalco, Rio Tinto deal 
Sydney (AFP) March 16, 2009Australia's government Monday delayed a decision on whether to approve a 19.5 billion US dollar Chinese investment in mining giant Rio Tinto amid growing concern over foreign ownership in the key sector. A review of the proposed investment by Chinese state-owned aluminium firm Chicalco, which would mark China's largest-ever foreign investment, was extended by 90 days to allow further scrutin ... more ENN Produces China's First Tandem Junction Solar Panels 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2009ENN Solar Energy has announced that it has produced China's first 5.7m2 high-efficiency, tandem junction thin film photovoltaic (PV) panels using a SunFab Thin Film Line, rated at 60 megawatts per year, supplied by Applied Materials. Working together at ENN's leading-edge facility in Langfang, China, ENN and Applied achieved this milestone just five months after equipment installation. ... more China defends Spratlys sea patrol 
Manila (AFP) March 16, 2009China on Monday defended its move to send a patrol ship to the disputed Spratly islands, saying it was not a violation of an agreement to maintain the peace in the South China Sea. The vessel is a "fishery patrol ship, not a warship," Hua Ye, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Manila, said in a statement. "I don't think the Chinese side has done anything or violated the Declaration o ... more |
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Beijing (XNA) Mar 10, 2009China Aerospace Science and Industry (CASIC) announced on Sunday the establishment of a scholarship worth 5 million yuan (about 714,280 U.S. dollars) for aerospace research in five prestigious domestic universities. The five universities are Tsinghua University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Beihang University, Beijing Institute of Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University. ... more China navy criticises dispatch of US destroyers: state media 
Beijing (AFP) March 13, 2009Chinese navy officers warned the dispatch of US destroyers to protect a surveillance vessel involved in a standoff with Chinese ships is an inappropriate response, state media said Friday. A press report quoted unnamed Chinese navy sources as saying the deployment signalled a US intention to "keep on pressing" Beijing in the South China Sea. "The timing and the extent (of the deployment) ... more Security tight in Tibetan capital on riot anniversary 
Beijing (AFP) March 14, 2009Lhasa was under tight security Saturday, residents said, on a muted first anniversary of anti-Chinese unrest in the Tibetan capital which Beijing says led to the deaths of 21 people by rioters. "There are armed police officers patrolling the streets, 24 hours out of every 24, every day," said an employee of a city centre hotel, speaking by telephone. "We must carry our identity papers ... more Taiwan urges China to abolish invasion law 
Taipei (AFP) March 14, 2009Taiwan on Saturday called on China to abolish a controversial law justifying an invasion of the island if it declares independence as ties between the formerly bitter rivals steadily improve. "The anti-secession law is unacceptable to Taiwanese people and it does not fit the spirit of promoting peaceful development in cross-strait relations," said the Mainland Affairs Council, the island's ... more |
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Hanoi (AFP) March 13, 2009Vietnam protested against a bill signed into law in the Philippines, saying that it lays claim to parts of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, state media said Friday. "Vietnam protests against the act and calls on the Philippines to refrain from undertaking similar actions so as not to affect peace and stability in the region and the growing ties between the two countries", ... more US trade gap shrinks to 2002 low, swells with China 
Washington (AFP) March 13, 2009The weak global economy sent the US trade deficit to a six-year low in January amid plunging trade volumes, but the politically sensitive deficit with China widened, data showed Friday. While the improvement in the trade balance appeared positive at face value, analysts noted the Commerce Department data revealed the troubles in economies around the world reeling from the most severe economi ... more China, Japan eye new anti-crisis spending 
Beijing (AFP) March 13, 2009China and Japan said on Friday they were prepared to boost spending to fight the economic downturn, aligning themselves with the United States in a drive that has found little favour in Europe. Statements by the Chinese and Japanese prime ministers highlighted a growing rift among world leaders that now threatens the outcome of a key anti-crisis meeting Saturday in London of top finance offi ... more US destroyers to escort ships in South China Sea: official 
Washington (AFP) March 12, 2009The United States has decided to provide heavily armed destroyers to escort US surveillance ships operating in the South China Sea after a tense naval standoff this week, a US official said on Thursday. "Right now they are going to escort these types of ships for the foreseeable future," the defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The US government has said Chines ... more
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