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China urges US to respect its 'core interests': XinhuaBeijing (AFP) Jan 14, 2010 China's parliamentary leader Wu Bangguo has called on the United States to respect its "core interests" in talks with US senators, following Google's threat to leave the country, state media reported. The reported comments from Wu - officially the second-ranking figure in the government hierarchy behind President Hu Jintao and ahead of Premier Wen Jiabao - did not specifically mention the Google case. Xinhua news agency quoted Wu as telling a delegation of visiting US senators that the two sides should "respect each other's core interests ... read more |
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Danang, Vietnam / (AFP) Jan 14, 2010A new regional trade pact with China is on track, the ASEAN secretary general and Jakarta's foreign minister said Thursday despite concerns from some Indonesian businesses. The agreement between China and Southeast Asia took full effect on January 1, liberalising billions of dollars in trade and investments in a market of 1.7 billion consumers. Association of Southeast Asian Nations ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 13, 2010A senior US defense official on Wednesday voiced doubts about China's insistence that its use of space is for peaceful means as Washington appealed for steady military ties with the rising Asian power. "The Chinese have stated that they oppose the militarization of space. Their actions seem to indicate the contrary intention," said Wallace Gregson, the assistant secretary of defense in in charge of Asia. "We continue to press the Chinese for explanation," Gregson told a congressional hearing. ... more  
Beijing, China (XNA) Jan 14, 2010The "Lunar Probe Project" won a special award at the National Science and Technology Awards held during the China National Science and Technology Meeting January 11. Ouyang Ziyuan, chief scientist of China's Lunar Probe Project disclosed during an interview that the resolution of the cameras mounted on the Chang'e-2 Satellite which has been scheduled to be launched this year reached 7 mete ... more |
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Taipei (AFP) Jan 13, 2010Taiwan Wednesday defended its latest procurement of US weapons, saying the missiles would give the island more confidence in pushing for rapprochement talks with China. The Mainland Affairs Council, the island's decision-making body on its policy with China, also called on Beijing to dismantle the more than 1,000 missiles aimed at the island. "The arms build-up is necessary for our natio ... more 
Beijing (UPI) Jan 12, 2009 China has successfully tested new technology capable of intercepting missiles in midflight, state media reported. The move comes amid increased tensions over Taiwan and repeated complaints by Beijing over the planned sale of American weapons to its hostile neighbor. The official Xinhua News Agency reported that "ground-based midcourse missile interception technology" was tested ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 13, 2010State press splashed a front-page photo of China's first publicly "married" gay couple on Wednesday -- the latest sign of new openness about homosexuality in a country where it has long been taboo. The page-one story in the English-language China Daily featured a photograph of the "newlyweds" arm-in-arm during a January 3 ceremony. Zeng Anquan, 45, and Pan Wenjie, 27, tied the knot at ... more |
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  Six people die in China cold snap: state media   HK legislators reject call for dissident's release  Google case shows difficulties of China presence: analysts |
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