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China warns of Obama-Dalai Lama meetingBeijing (UPI) Feb 3, 2009 The possibility of President Barack Obama meeting the self-exiled Dalai Lama of Tibet has again sparked warnings from Beijing that bilateral relations could be harmed. The warning by China, already outraged over $6.4 billion worth of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, came from Zhu Weiqun, the man heading up talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama. He made his comments while informing reporters about a lack of progress in five days of talks. Obama plans to meet with the Dalai Lama when the ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) Feb 3, 2010Access to the Internet in China is "completely open" and foreign firms are welcome to work in the thriving sector, China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday. Beijing is locked in a dispute with US Internet giant Google which has threatened to pull out of the Chinese market over cyberattacks and Web censorship in China. "We are always very happy to welcome foreign firms (in C ... more 
Shanghai (AFP) Feb 4, 2010China, the world's number one emitter of greenhouse gases, aims to hold the first "green" World Expo in Shanghai, as the sprawling metropolis tries to shed its polluted past and become eco-friendly. With less than three months to go before Expo opens on May 1, an army of workers is hurrying to turn what was once China's oldest shipyard into an environmentally friendly oasis in the heart of t ... more
Beijing (AFP) Feb 4, 2010China hit back at the United States on Thursday after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet. Obama on Wednesday hinted he would take Beijing to task over the strength of its yuan currency, responding to growing discontent in the US Congress over Chinese monetary policy as the US economy make ... more |
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Taiwan carmaker touts new luxury sedan in ChinaTaipei (AFP) Feb 3, 2010 Luxury sedans would seem a risky bet in a time of global economic strife, but Taiwan's Yulon Motor believes it has found the right formula: Its car is cheap and it is destined for China. Yulon's Luxgen model boasts global positioning, night vision and blind-spot cameras - and at 800,000 Taiwan dollars (25,000 US dollars), the company hopes it will appeal to tech-savvy but only moderately wealthy Chinese consumers. "Many of the functions will be found only on luxury sedans worth up to five times ... read more |
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