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China's military has made dramatic progress in space over the past decade and the goals of its program remain unclear, a top American general said on Tuesday. Citing Beijing's advances in space, General Kevin Chilton, head of US Strategic Command, said it was crucial to cultivate US-China military relations to better understand China's intentions. "With regard to China's capabilities ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 5, 2009China on Thursday denied it would ever participate in a space arms race, disavowing comments by a top general who said Chinese armed forces should prepare for the militarisation of outer space. "I want to point out China has all along upheld the peaceful use of outer space. We oppose the weaponisation of outer space or a space arms race," foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu told reporters. ... more
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Washington (AFP) Nov 5, 2009The nominee for US envoy on human rights in North Korea said Thursday he would press China for better treatment of refugees fleeing the impoverished neighboring state. Virtually all North Koreans seeking to leave their country cross into China. Beijing has an agreement to repatriate them to its communist ally, where rights groups say the refugees face imprisonment or even execution. "The ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Nov 5, 2009Twin thorns in the side of India-China relations will get a simultaneous tweak this weekend when the Dalai Lama visits a Buddhist region at the heart of a border row between the Asian giants. Sandwiched between Myanmar, the kingdom of Bhutan and Tibet, the lush, forested state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Himalayan foothills is governed by India but claimed by China. Beijing tends to view ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Nov 6, 2009Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao headed to Egypt on Friday for a summit with African leaders as Beijing bids to expand its diplomatic and economic influence on the resource-rich continent. Wen will hold talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif before the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation begins on Sunday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Chinese compan ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2009Toyota Motor Corp. will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build a research centre in China to develop vehicles for the fast growing market there, a newspaper said Thursday. The world's largest automaker will build a new centre with a full-scale test course near Shanghai, the Nikkei business daily said, adding construction was likely to begin as early as next year. Total investment ... more  
Washington (AFP) Nov 4, 2009The United States, joined by the EU and Mexico, asked the World Trade Organization Wednesday to rule on a dispute over Chinese restrictions on raw materials exports, officials said. The move seeks a formal WTO panel on a complaint filed June 23 alleging China improperly restricts exports to materials to help its own manufacturers. "We are going to the WTO today to enforce America's right ... more 
Thies, Senegal (AFP) Nov 4, 2009President Abdoulaye Wade on Wednesday hailed Senegal's cooperation with China while inaugurating an assembly plant for Chinese buses built with a multi-million-euro (-dollar) Chinese loan. "This inauguration is the occasion to praise the excellence of the relations between Senegal and China," Wade said at the opening of the plant in the western city of Thies. The construction was made ... more |
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