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![]() BBC News | Chinese in bold sacking call SBS (Getty) A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of a once-a-decade leadership transition. A group of Communist Party veterans ... Police czar in China power fight 16 Retired Chinese Communist Party Officials Call for 2 Top Leaders to Step Down Open petition calls for Chinese leader's resignation |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Chen told he'll get passport within 15 days The Australian BLIND activist Chen Guangcheng says China has agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States, after a bitter row between Beijing and Washington. It was the first indication of when the 40-year-old legal ... Activist: China to have passports ready in 2 weeks China activist to get passport 'within 15 days' America's Relationship With China's Power Elite |
![]() National Post | Exclusive: China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test plan: sources Reuters By Benjamin Kang Lim | BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans for a third nuclear test, said two sources with knowledge of closed-door discussions between the countries, but there is no indication ... China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test plan: sources China probes N Korean seizure of fishermen North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats |
![]() NEWS.com.au | '$10m bank error, and he behaves like ad***' NEWS.com.au THE woman dubbed the "runaway millionairess" claims she knew nothing of the $NZ10 million Westpac mistakenly credited to her partner's bank account until she saw it on the news in China. Kara Hurring told a detective on her return to New Zealand last ... $10m Westpac blunder: accused found out about error on TV, court hears China call told bank of millions stolen |
![]() BBC News | China slams Japan for hosting Uighurs The Australian CHINA has denounced Japan for hosting a conference of oppressed Uighur people, only two days after high-level talks in Beijing for a North Asia free trade agreement. The World Uighur Congress, which Beijing has long described as a terrorist ... Top China Stories from WSJ: Tension Over Uighurs, Chen Cites Progress, FDI Falls China morning round-up: Uighur talks in Tokyo opposed Uighur meet in Tokyo makes Beijing see red |
China May Approve Nuclear Plan Next Month, Official Says Bloomberg China's state council, or Cabinet, will probably hold a meeting before the end of June to approve safety and development plans for the nuclear industry, according to Xu Yuming, the vice secretary general of the China Nuclear Energy Association. |
![]() Wall Street Journal | China Dispute Threatens Philippine Industries Wall Street Journal By JOSEPHINE CUNETA and JAMES HOOKWAY The Philippines' dispute with China over territorial claims in the South China Sea is threatening to exact an economic toll on key Philippine industries, including its vital tourism and agricultural sectors. S. China Sea Dispute Blamed Partly on Depleted Fish Stocks Nine dragons stir up the South China Sea What China's Talking About Today: Fuming at Vietnam Over South China Sea Dispute |
Gold, copper hit by Greek drama, China slowdown, oil slammed by inventories The Australian The eurozone is the second largest copper consumer behind China, and a financial crisis there could slam the industrial economy and disrupt global trade. "Copper is a bellwether for economic growth, and it's essentially bearish right now," said Ralph ... |
![]() Sydney Morning Herald | Storm in parting of the red sea Sydney Morning Herald Stockmarkets reeled as dismay swept their halls on the winds blowing from increasingly uncertain Europe and China. SHARP falls in commodities prices, concerns about a slowdown in the Chinese economy and predictions of a break-up of the eurozone have ... |
![]() Telegraph.co.uk | China TV blames Dalai Lama for immolations Herald Sun CHINA has released a documentary accusing the Dalai Lama of orchestrating a wave of self-immolations by Tibetans, in its most elaborate attempt so far to shape international opinion about the protests against Chinese rule. The documentary by China ... China Voice: Dalai Lama apathetic toward loss of life China TV blames Dalai Lama for Tibet immolations China Chastises UK for Hosting Dalai Lama |