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Walker's World: Ganging up on ChinaWashington (UPI) Jan 25, 2009 The row over Internet censorship between Google and China got all the headlines, but the really alarming development for Beijing in the last week came from India. The unprecedented decision by the Indian government to deliver a formal diplomatic demarche against Chinese trade policies was just one of a range of developments in recent days that must be troubling the Chinese leadership. It seems as if a critical mass of criticism is coming together among some of China's leading trade partners. ... read more |
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Taiwan to let chip makers invest in China firms: reportTaipei (AFP) Jan 25, 2010 Taiwan will allow its chip makers to invest in their counterparts in China in response to growing calls from the island's business community for closer high-tech ties, local media said Monday. The Taipei-based Commercial Times carried the report one day before Taiwan delegates were scheduled to meet with officials in Beijing for a first round of talks on a planned trade agreement. The paper did not provide details on the size of stakes local chip makers will be allowed to acquire in Chinese comp ... read more |
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Kinshasa (AFP) Jan 25, 2010A Chinese construction group is inflicting "unacceptable" working conditions on its Congolese labourers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a leading African human rights group charged Monday. It said workers were employed without contracts, hours were not respected, salaries were paid at less than the official rate, people were unfairly fired and there was no security and little medical ca ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 25, 2010The World Bank said Monday recent moves by China to clamp down on rampant lending were the "best way" to tackle the problem of rising inflation and the threat of asset bubbles. "It is very tricky once you are in this situation of heavy credit growth to try to come off that. It is a very fine line between doing it too quickly and not doing enough," Ardo Hansson, lead economist of the World Ba ... more  
Beijing (AFP) Jan 17, 2010China launched an orbiter into space early Sunday, the latest stage in the development of its own satellite navigation system, state media said. The orbiter, launched at about 00:12 am (1612 GMT Saturday) was the third orbiter that China has launched for its Beidou Navigation System, Xinhua news agency said. "(The orbiter) will join another two already in orbits to form a network which will eventually have a total of 35 satellites, capable of providing global navigation service to users around the world around 2020. ... more |
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World Bank sees 'signs of bubbles' in Chinese economyWashington (AFP) Jan 20, 2010 The lead author of a World Bank report on the global economy published Wednesday said the bank sees "signs of bubbles" in the Chinese economy, a problem he said the Chinese government acknowledges. "We can already see some signs of bubbles and signs of tensions in the Chinese economy, in particular in the housing sector," said Andrew Burns, head of the bank's macroeconomic forecasting, at a news briefing Tuesday under embargo until the report was released late Wednesday in Washington. ... read more |
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