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Oct 18, 2007 8:10 AM CDT

China Livid at Dalai Lama Award

China tells American ambassador relations 'gravely undermined'

(Newser) - China called the US ambassador on the carpet today, saying that the US had "gravely undermined relations" when President Bush yesterday presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters that DC is "very aware of what steps it can take"...

US Awards Medal to Dalai Lama

Oct 17, 2007 4:25 PM CDT

US Awards Medal to Dalai Lama

Public display angers Chinese government

(Newser) - Congress awarded the Dalai Lama its highest civilian honor today, New York Times reports. At the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal, which went ahead despite vehement Chinese opposition, the Tibetan spiritual leader congratulated China on its economic growth and gently urged that the country embrace “transparency, the rule...

3,000 Detained in Burma, by Junta's Count

Oct 17, 2007 9:01 AM CDT

3,000 Detained in Burma, by Junta's Count

Japan cuts aid, China supports UN diplomat

(Newser) - Burma’s military regime imprisoned roughly 3,000 people in last month’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the state-run newspaper announced today. Over 500 are still in custody, and more are being arrested each day. “Those who should be released will be,” the paper said. Meanwhile international outrage...

Bush Meets
Dalai Lama,
but Quietly

Oct 16, 2007 4:54 PM CDT

Bush Meets Dalai Lama, but Quietly

Low-profile get-together, US award enrage China

(Newser) - President Bush ignored China's fury today and met with the Dalai Lama, who will pick up a Congressional Gold Medal tomorrow, Reuters reports. "If the Dalai Lama can receive such an award, there must be no justice or good people in the world," said a Tibetan Communist Party...

Fading US Sway Leads to Darfur, Burma Inaction

Oct 15, 2007 3:25 PM CDT

Fading US Sway Leads to Darfur, Burma Inaction

China is ignoring rights abuses for economic interests, Time says

(Newser) - Diminished US influence is allowing human rights violators in Darfur and Burma to get away with murder, Harvard expert Samantha Power writes in Time. America is speaking up louder than ever, but Uncle Sam’s diplomatic nadir makes for “a void in global human rights leadership.” China has...

Chinese Prez Rips Corruption

Oct 15, 2007 3:50 AM CDT

Chinese Prez Rips Corruption

(Newser) - China's President Hu Jintao blasted the "extravagance and corruption" of some Communist officials at a key party congress today as he warned that the nation's promise has "fallen short" of public expectation. He also cautioned that "independence" forces were growing stronger in Taiwan and that the island...

Chinese Prez to Snub Left, Right in 2nd Term

Oct 13, 2007 7:35 PM CDT

Chinese Prez to Snub Left, Right in 2nd Term

Walks path of 'stability' as delegates pour into Beijing for debates

(Newser) - Thousands of delegates are pouring into Beijing for this week's political debates, but the Washington Post says the debate is over: President Hu Jintao will keep walking a safe middle path in his next 5-year term. Once deemed a candidate to open China's one-party system, Hu has ignored calls for...

Chinese Dam
to Displace 4M More People

Oct 13, 2007 7:28 AM CDT

Chinese Dam to Displace 4M More People

Landslides, pollution around reservoir at Three Gorges Dam

(Newser) - China will move at least four million more people—including many who've already been moved once—as the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydroelectric project, nears completion at the end of next year. The new relocations were announced amid reports that the dam was causing landslides, soil erosion, polluted...

Dubya Will Meet With Dalai

Oct 12, 2007 3:17 AM CDT

Dubya Will Meet With Dalai

(Newser) - President Bush will meet with the Dalai Lama next week before the monk is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Not so delighted with the Washington love fest are Chinese government officials, and the meeting is bound to infuriate them further. Beijing has already blasted the US for “using...

Suu Kyi Rejects Conditions, Won't Meet Junta

Oct 9, 2007 1:19 PM CDT

Suu Kyi Rejects Conditions, Won't Meet Junta

Opposition leader rejects talk conditions

(Newser) - Aung San Suu Kyi will not meet with Burma's ruling junta, which insists that she soften her anti-regime position as a condition of scheduling talks. The opposition leader said in a statement today she will accept no conditions, the Guardian reports: “The success of a dialogue is based on...

How the World Dropped the Ball on Burma

Oct 7, 2007 11:33 AM CDT

How the World Dropped the Ball on Burma

And how we can pick it back up

(Newser) - International policy on Myanmar is at an impasse because the world went two different ways on the military junta—the US chose isolation while its neighbors chose constructive engagement—and both strategies failed. The country has gone from “antidemocratic embarrassment and humanitarian disaster” to “serious threat” to security,...

Million Flee as Storm Hits China

Oct 7, 2007 9:47 AM CDT

Million Flee as Storm Hits China

89 mph gusts rip communiites

(Newser) - More than a million Chinese fled their homes as Storm Krusa slammed the southeastern coast after claiming five lives in Taiwan. Damage and injury reports were sketchy as gusts hitting 89 mph ripped through communities. Officials had canceled flights and called back ships and fishing boats in the area to...

China Throws $13K Tea Parties

Oct 7, 2007 4:28 AM CDT

China Throws $13K Tea Parties

P uer variety gains wine-like following

(Newser) - China's latest investment fad trades paper for tea leaves, the Wall Street Journal reports. A type of tea pressed into discs, puer (pronounced "poo-ahr") was once the domain of collectors. But an excess of cash and dearth of investment outlets has made the tea a hot asset. Like...

China Getting Serious About Environment

Oct 6, 2007 4:34 PM CDT

China Getting Serious About Environment

Polluting businesses told to clean up or get lost in many provinces

(Newser) - When its lake turned green and sludge poured from taps, the longtime home of China’s chemical industry closed 1,340 polluting factories, becoming the standard-bearer for a green wave now sweeping China, the Washington Post says. For the first time, the central government has given its provinces weapons to...

Go Where the $ Is Still Good

Oct 6, 2007 6:23 AM CDT

Go Where the $ Is Still Good

Planning to travel? Head to a country where flashing a few dead presidents still means something

(Newser) - It hurts when even a dollar-friendly country like Canada is giving your green the cold shoulder. Get your money's worth in these countries from foXnoMad:

Morocco
Thailand
Mexico

New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress

Oct 5, 2007 4:32 AM CDT

New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress

Consumer agency 'overwhelmed'

(Newser) - The embattled Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yet another recall of dangerous toys from China yesterday as it came under withering fire in Congress over a recent wave of product safety problems. Another half million toys made in China are being recalled because of lead paint contamination. The announcement...

Iraq To Buy Arms From China

Oct 4, 2007 10:53 AM CDT

Iraq To Buy Arms From China

Deal disturbs US officials

(Newser) - The Iraqi government has ordered $100 million worth of weaponry from China, saying that US shipments have been too slow to supply Iraqi army and police forces, the Washington Post reports. Given that Iraq has already “lost” over 190,000 weapons, US officials aren’t happy about the deal,...

Typhoon Lekima Lashes Vietnam

Oct 3, 2007 12:22 PM CDT

Typhoon Lekima Lashes Vietnam

Hundreds of thousands evacuate low-lying areas, but damage thought to be minimal

(Newser) - Hundreds of thousands fled to higher ground in Vietnam today and 20,000 fishing boats headed for port, as Typhoon Lekima pelted low-lying areas with driving rain and 75 mph winds before heading westward toward Laos. Officials believe Lekima passed through scantly populated areas, Reuters says, but won’t be...

China to Bar Foreigners
From Owning Brokerages

Oct 3, 2007 10:59 AM CDT

China to Bar Foreigners From Owning Brokerages

Western banks will have to settle for 20%

(Newser) - China's stock markets are booming, with 47 million new trading accounts opening this year, but foreign banks eager to cash in on the expansion will be frustrated: Beijing is about to introduce new rules prohibiting foreign investors from acquiring more than 20% of any Chinese brokerage, Bloomberg writes.

China Busts Push-Up Bra Ads

Oct 1, 2007 9:44 AM CDT

China Busts Push-Up Bra Ads

Party's over as Communist bigs see red over racy spots

(Newser) - China has banned racy TV commercials for push-up bras and other provocative underwear in advance of a major Communist Party meeting next month. Advertising outlets must "strengthen their political consciousness and responsibility toward society," warned the state agency that polices the media. Sex toys are off the approved...