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China criticizes Clinton comments on island chains

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China's military on Friday criticized remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Washington had a strong interest in seeing territorial disputes in the South China Sea resolved peacefully. Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng told reporters China opposes what he called the "internationalization" of the matter, a reflection of Beijing's long-held position that the disagreements were a matter for China and the other disputants to deal with alone. China claims the entire sea and its... Read more

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China says it opposes EU sanctions against Iran

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China says it opposes the sanctions the European Union is imposing on Iran over its disputed nuclear program. A spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry says dialogue and diplomatic means are the best way to resolve the issue. Jiang Yu's comments Friday were posted on the ministry's website and echo China's long-standing position. The European Union and Canada adopted new sanctions Monday against Iran that target its foreign trade, banking and energy sectors. The countries worry Iran's nuclear... Read more

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Russia and China Have Agreeded to Disagree on Sanctions'

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The Powers of the World… I doubt China and Russia will ever be much help to the EU and the USA in sanctions against Iran again, or for that matter any other country that America targets with sanctions.. China has joined Russia in denying support to the latest batch of European Union sanctions against Iran. In a statement from its Foreign Ministry Friday, it argues that nuclear disagreements with the Iranians must be resolved through diplomacy, rather than new unilateral... Read more

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US expert: China oil spill far bigger than said

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An American oil spill expert says China's worst-known oil spill is far larger than the government has reported. China's government has said 1,500 tons of oil spilled after an explosion two weeks ago near the northeastern city of Dalian. But Rick Steiner estimates that 60,000 to 90,000 tons spilled into the Yellow Sea. He says the spill is at least as large as the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil disaster in Alaska. Steiner announced the estimate Friday after touring the oil spill area as a consultant for... Read more

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Turning the Wheels

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I visited Jiuzhaigou in 2006 (my first full year in China), and I'm still fascinated by the park. It is the only place in China that I want to visit again (once is usually enough for any place). Just outside Shuzheng village, where we spent the night, were these Tibetan mills. The Tibetans channeled the rivers through chutes that powered small turbines that spun prayer wheels. They engineered a way for the water to pray. Read more

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Taiwanese wary about China amid warming ties

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In the crowded Taipei theater, Eddy Fang laughs politely at the Chinese ensemble's comic references to jealous husbands and overweight wives but can't help thinking it's all a bit lowbrow in relatively sophisticated Taiwan. The performance by the Zhao Benshan troupe from China's Liaoning province ostensibly aims to bring the Chinese and Taiwanese closer culturally and overcome the love-hate relationship they have shared for decades. But the crude comedy "underscores more of our cultural... Read more

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China stops journalist's arrest after public outcry

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AFP, July 29, 2010 - BEIJING ? Police in eastern China on Thursday quashed an arrest order for a fugitive graft-busting journalist following a public outcry, in an apparent rare victory for media freedom. Qiu Ziming had become a cause celebre after his investigative reports on alleged improprieties by a listed company landed him in a nationwide police most-wanted database on suspicion of slander. Qiu, 28, a reporter with the Economic Observer financial weekly, has been on the run for days after... Read more

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Tourism Essentials in Beijing - Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square (and shopping at the Pearl Market!)

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Since my work was taking me to China and Isaac's graduate school internship was taking him to China, our days in Beijing were our chance to get time together in the midst of weeks apart. AND of course we were sight-seeing. And of course, if you are in Beijing, you HAVE to see Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City... and the Great Wall. First up, Tiananmen and The Forbidden City.... We arrived via bus, fresh and ready to see the world. The excitement didn't last too long. It was SUPER hot, it... Read more

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Chinese scientist Qian Weichang dies at 97

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Scientist Qian Weichang, a pioneer of mechanics and applied mathematics in modern China, died Friday morning, the state press agency said. He was 97. Qian, a former president of Shanghai University and other colleges, was renowned for his work in physics, mechanics and applied mathematics, official Xinhua News Agency said. He was a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was one of the three famous "Qians" in China's science and technology field, along with Qian Xuesen, the father of... Read more

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Legislative reports confirm ECFA with China risks for Taiwan

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The Taiwan News, July 29, 2010 - The substantive risks to Taiwan’s national security, economic autonomy and democratic health posed by the controversial “Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement” with the authoritarian People’s Republic of China have been confirmed by reports drafted by the legal affairs and budget research departments of the Legislative Yuan. Although the drafts have not yet been finalized, the nine reports are based on substantive research... Read more

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