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China Current Events: June 22

Beijing strongly protests Hanoi’s claim over islands China said it summoned Vietnam’s ambassador Thursday and strongly protested a law adopted by the Vietnamese parliament that places the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands under Hanoi’s sovereignty.  Read more Two Tibetans immolate themselves holding flags in Qinghai, west China Two young Tibetans, a herder and a migrant [...]

China Current Events: May 28

Hooded, then interrogated for 81 days Chinese artist Ai Weiwei breaks his silence on his detention, isolation and the endless interrogation, writes Edward Wong in Beijing.  Read more China detains official over numerous rapes after Internet uproar Police in central China detained a former Communist Party official on suspicion or raping underage girls, state media [...]

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    • China Falls Short on Efforts to Rebalance - Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013
      Wall Street JournalChina Falls Short on Efforts to RebalanceWall Street JournalChina's economy also showed signs of losing momentum in May. The flash reading for the HSBC Markit Purchasing Managers' Index came in at 49.6 in May, a seven-month low and down from 50.4 in April, signaling a deterioration in manufacturing business ...and more » […]
    • China HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fears - Reuters May 23, 2013
      BloombergChina HSBC flash PMI hits 7-mth low, fans growth fearsReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity shrank for the first time in seven months in May as new orders fell, a preliminary survey of purchasing managers showed, adding to concerns that a recovery in the world's second-largest economy is sputtering.China Manufacturing Unexpec […]
    • China Solar Talks With Europe Go Dark - Forbes May 23, 2013
      China Solar Talks With Europe Go DarkForbesChina and the E.U. agreed to discuss alleged dumping by China into Europe, undercutting local solar panel producers. The talks were held between representatives of the Chinese solar sector, Wang Guiqing, deputy head of the China Chamber of Commerce ...Bull Damages Stocks In China Internet And Solar ShopsInvestor […]
    • Wary of China, US Steps Into Sprint's Board - Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013
      Wall Street JournalWary of China, US Steps Into Sprint's BoardWall Street JournalThe mitigation steps, if agreed to, would be "quite significant and show concerns about China in telecom," said Benjamin Powell, a former general counsel to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who is now a CFIUS lawyer at Wilmer Cutler ...and more  […]
    • Asia Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses on Policy Concern - Bloomberg May 23, 2013
      LivemintAsia Stocks Swing Between Gains, Losses on Policy ConcernBloomberg“The market is negatively reacting to Bernanke's comments and disappointing manufacturing data from China,” said Daphne Roth, Singapore-based head of Asia equity research at ABN Amro Private Bank, which oversees about $207 billion. “Investors should ...Asia stocks slide after Chin […]
    • Elusive pandas caught on camera in China habitat - NBCNews.com May 22, 2013
      Elusive pandas caught on camera in China habitatNBCNews.comThe images were obtained "where there was little external disturbance and therefore they truly reflect the conditions of those species in the wild," Jiang Zeyin, species program officer at WWF-China, said in a statement. [Wild Panda Caught on Camera] ...and more » […]
    • China milk powder firms court foreign cachet for domestic gains - Reuters May 22, 2013
      China milk powder firms court foreign cachet for domestic gainsReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) - The rolling green hills and gurgling blonde toddlers in the ads for Yashili International Holdings Ltd underscore how keen China's biggest milk powder producers are to appear global to emerge from the shadow of a fatal baby formula ...and more » […]
    • Analysis: From opera to exercises, US and China deepen military ties - Reuters May 22, 2013
      Analysis: From opera to exercises, US and China deepen military tiesReutersThe amiable spirit in these areas does not mean China and the United States are any less wary of each other on thorny subjects like allegations of Chinese cyber-spying, the possibility of an arms race in space, and the U.S. military's "pivot" to Asia ...and more » […]
    • North Korea sends 'special envoy' to China amid tension - Fox News May 22, 2013
      CBS NewsNorth Korea sends 'special envoy' to China amid tensionFox NewsPYONGYANG, North Korea – After months of ignoring Chinese warnings to give up nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a high-level confidant to Beijing on Wednesday, in a possible effort to mend strained ties with his country's most ...North Korea sends top of […]
    • North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China - New York Times May 22, 2013
      North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to ChinaNew York TimesSEOUL, South Korea — The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, sent his first special envoy to China on Wednesday, amid signs that Mr. Kim's government was trying to mend strained ties with Beijing and was also seeking breaches in the tightening ring of ... […]