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Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2009China said Thursday it was seriously concerned that Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso made an offering to a controversial war shrine, and warned the move could harm bilateral ties. The latest flare up over the Yasukuni shrine, which honours Japanese war dead and has long plagued relations between the Asian giants, comes just ahead of Aso's planned two-day visit to China next week. "The Ch ... more China insists it does not hack into US computers 
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2009China insisted on Thursday it was opposed to Internet crimes, following a US media report that said Chinese hackers may have been behind a cyber attack on computers linked to a new US fighter jet. "Some people keep making up stories, I don't know what their intentions are," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. "We resolutely oppose and crackdown on cyber crimes, including hacking ... more Slow foreign aid risks loss of US clout to China: Clinton 
Washington (AFP) April 23, 2009The United States risks losing influence to China because it is sometimes too slow to deliver aid to needy nations, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned here Thursday. Speaking to a congressional committee, Clinton cited the example of an emergency deal signed by China last month to help bail Jamaica out of its financial crisis. "They (Jamaicans) have just signed a memorandum of und ... more China defends crackdown on Falungong spiritual group 
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2009China on Thursday said authorities had broken no laws while cracking down on the Falungong spiritual group, while insisting it was a cult that violated human rights through mind control. "Ten years ago the Chinese government outlawed the Falungong cult in accordance with the law," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said ahead of Saturday's sensitive anniversary of a huge protest by the gr ... more Pollution in Chinese cities 'extremely severe': minister 
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2009Air pollution in China's cities remains very serious, state media on Thursday quoted a minister as saying, amid an ongoing battle to clean up the skies in the world's largest coal-consuming nation. "There is the potential for serious air pollution incidents to happen, and the air environment situation is extremely severe," environmental protection minister Zhou Shengxian told parliament, the ... more |
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Hong Kong, April 23, 2009 Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono visited China in November 2007 after a series of top-level discussions by other senior officials of both countries. These exchanges of top military officials evidence the steady escalation of military cooperation between the two countries. Other high-level diplomatic visits were also exchanged. Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla visited ... more China's Second Navigation Satellite Functioning Well In Right Position 
Xian, China (XNA) Apr 23, 2009China's second navigation satellite, launched a week ago, has been functioning normally since it was put into the working orbit Monday, the Xi'an Satellite Control Center reported Wednesday. The center completed the fourth position adjustment of the satellite on Monday via remote control system, and data showed that it is now correctly positioned. The onboard equipment is functioning ... more China Launches "Yaogan VI" Remote-Sensing Satellite 
Taiyuan, China (XNA) Apr 23, 2009China on Wednesday launched a remote-sensing satellite, "Yaogan VI," from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north Shanxi Province. The satellite was successfully launched into the space on a Long March 2C carrier rocket at 10:55 a.m., the center reported. It will be mainly used for land resources survey, environmental surveillance and protection, urban planning, crop yield estim ... more China celebrates navy's 60th anniversary 
Beijing (AFP) April 21, 2009China's navy will mark its 60th anniversary with a ceremony starting Thursday dubbed the "naval Olympics" that will display the country's nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, state media said. The four-day event involves 21 vessels from 14 countries in the eastern city of Qingdao and includes a fleet review to be held Thursday -- the fourth one in China since 1949, the official ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) April 22, 2009Visitor arrivals in Tibet rose 12 percent over the past six months, state media said Wednesday, despite a security clampdown during the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule. More than 430,000 tourists visited the remote Himalayan region from late October 2008 to late March, up 12 percent year on year, Xinhua news agency said, quoting the region's tourism authority. The ... more 'Low-key' Taiwan leader seeks US arms 
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2009Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou appealed Wednesday to the United States to sell it jet fighters and support its entry into global organizations, promising he would try not to annoy rival China. Ma, who has championed reconciliation with China in his nearly one year in office, described his foreign policy as "surprise-free and low-key" and said he would work to patch up further with Beijing. ... more Signs of economic recovery in China: IMF 
Washington (AFP) April 22, 2009The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday cut its growth forecast for China's economy this year to 6.5 percent, but said signs of recovery had emerged in the world's most populous nation. The IMF's 2009 forecast, made in its biannual World Economic Outlook report, was down slightly from its January prediction of 6.7 percent. But the growth rate is "still a strong performance given the ... more China's economy recovering: central bank 
Shanghai (AFP) April 22, 2009China's central bank said Wednesday the government's stimulus package had kicked in and the nation's economy was showing signs of recovery. Quarter-on-quarter data indicated the last three months of 2008 was the bottom of the downward cycle for the world's third largest economy, Yi Gang, vice governor of the People's Bank of China said, Dow Jones Newswires reported. "The economy is going ... more
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