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Current Events in China: May 7

Newspaper ‘apologizes’ for criticizing US in Chen Guangcheng affair A prominent Chinese newspaper has posted a cryptic apology on its microblog account, supposedly for publishing a scathing article criticizing the American government’s handling of the Chen Guangcheng affair, and appearing to suggest that it may have been pressured into writing the editorial by the Chinese [...]

China Current Events: April 18

Bo backed, then blocked wife’s murder probe: sources Chinese politician Bo Xilai initially agreed to a police probe of his wife’s role in the murder of a British businessman before abruptly reversing course and demoting his police chief, causing upheavals that led to the downfall of both men, sources said.  Read more Neil Heywood death [...]

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    • Inside China: Taiwan, China vie for toughness - Washington Times May 24, 2013
      Inside China: Taiwan, China vie for toughnessWashington TimesThe incident occurred in the disputed Bashi Strait between Taiwan and the Philippines, and Taiwan and China each sent a large number of vessels to waters near the Philippines to demonstrate armed hostility. The Philippines is a key disputant over many ...and more » […]
    • China's Stock Futures Signal Stocks to Rise After Drop Yesterday - Bloomberg May 24, 2013
      China's Stock Futures Signal Stocks to Rise After Drop YesterdayBloombergChinese stocks rose, lifting the Shanghai Composite Index from its biggest slump in a month. China CNR Corp. (601299) and CSR Corp. climbed at least 1.4 percent after the China Securities Journal said China Railway Corp. may buy locomotives from the ...China's Stocks Rise Afte […]
    • Melco Drives Slump on Manufacturing Data: China Overnight - Bloomberg May 23, 2013
      Melco Drives Slump on Manufacturing Data: China OvernightBloombergChinese stocks listed in the U.S. tumbled to the lowest in three weeks, led by Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL) and China Unicom (CHU) Hong Kong Ltd., as a report showed manufacturing in the world's second-largest economy contracted for the first ...and more » […]
    • Copper Falls on China Data - Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013
      Copper Falls on China DataWall Street JournalAmid tight lending restrictions, some merchants in China imported copper to use as collateral. With state regulators set to implement new policies to curb the practice, metal could flood out of such arrangements and onto the domestic copper market ... […]
    • Dollar, euro slump versus yen on stock losses, China data - Reuters May 23, 2013
      Telegraph.co.ukDollar, euro slump versus yen on stock losses, China dataReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar was on track for its biggest daily drop in more than five weeks against the yen on Thursday after a sharp slide in Japanese stocks and weak Chinese factory activity data prompted a rush for the safe-haven Japanese currency.Global stocks markets hit […]
    • For China, a Revival Occurs in Rare-Earth Exports - Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013
      For China, a Revival Occurs in Rare-Earth ExportsWall Street JournalBEIJING—China's exports of rare-earth metals have rallied in recent months, a trend that analysts attribute to low rare-earth prices and demand from a buoyant Japanese economy. China's near-complete control over the world's supply of the 17 metals, ...Low Global Prices, Japan […]
    • China Clears Boeing 787s for Commercial Service - Wall Street Journal May 23, 2013
      Sky News AustraliaChina Clears Boeing 787s for Commercial ServiceWall Street JournalThe approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Thursday follows clearance in recent weeks from regulators in the U.S., Europe, Japan and elsewhere for the 787 to return to commercial service after a three-month global grounding while ...China formally approve […]
    • Portraits of Uighurs, China's Embattled Muslim Minority - The Atlantic May 23, 2013
      The AtlanticPortraits of Uighurs, China's Embattled Muslim MinorityThe AtlanticChina's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region is the country's largest province, a vast land mass bordering seven countries that is almost as large as Mongolia. The region is the traditional home of the Uighur people, one of China's 55 official ethnic ...and more » […]
    • Markets Rattled Amid Fears of Slowdown in Asia - New York Times May 23, 2013
      New York TimesMarkets Rattled Amid Fears of Slowdown in AsiaNew York TimesShares came under pressure in Asian trading after news that the manufacturing sector in China, one of the main engines of global growth in recent years, was faltering. That, along with concerns about daring shock therapy Japan is employing to restart ...Asia stocks slide as China facto […]
    • Little progress as N. Korea envoy visits China for talks - USA TODAY May 23, 2013
      New York TimesLittle progress as N. Korea envoy visits China for talksUSA TODAYBEIJING — A special envoy dispatched to China by North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un spent a second day in Beijing on Thursday continuing what appeared to be fence-mending efforts with the Chinese government, Pyongyang's only significant ally.North Korea says willing to take Ch […]