 New York Times | Russia and China Block UN Action on Syrian Crisis New York Times UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony with a double veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military attacked the city of Homs in what opposition leaders ... Russia and China Block UN Resolution on Syria Russia, China block UN vote on Syria Russia and China veto resolution on Syria at UN |
 CBC.ca | Harper in China: Stephen Harper's China trip is about more than bringing home ... Toronto Star Some will reckon Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trade trip to China this week a bang-up success if he brings home the bacon . . . in the form of a pair of pandas. It's Beijing's way of making nice. Still, opening Canadian doors to yet another Chinese ... Harper's China trip a chance to strengthen growing ties: observers Tell China to stop slave labour 7 big topics for Harper's China trip (including pandas) |
 Boston.com | China unlikely to join embargo against Iranian oil Tehran Times According to various analysts, China is highly unlikely to join the West in an oil embargo penalizing Iran. China has practiced a non-interfering foreign policy for the last 30 years, ie denouncing sanctions on one hand yet working to protect its ... China courts the Mideast Merkel unhappy China blocked lawyer from meeting Harsh V Pant: Learning from China on Iran |
 The Guardian | US Senator: China Cannot Avoid 'Arab Spring' Voice of America (blog) A leading US senator and one-time presidential candidate is warning China, “the Arab Spring is coming.” Republican Senator John McCain made the comment to Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun Saturday during a high level security conference in ... China cut off internet in area of Tibetan unrest McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring New Tibetan self-immolations in China: report |
 The Sun | Russia and China veto resolution to force Syrian President to step down The Sun RUSSIA and China today vetoed a UN resolution calling for the Syrian President to step down. The UN Security Council voted on a draft resolution backing an Arab call to make Bashar Assad give up power in Syria. The plan was put through to the UN after ... |
 Aljazeera.com | Provincial groups from China resuming visits Taipei Times By Su Yung-yao / Staff Reporter Chinese provincial purchasing groups are beginning to resume their visits to Taiwan after more than six months' absence, reportedly in response to President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) call not to come ahead of last month's ... China's 'soft power' offensive in Taiwan Cultivating the cross-Straits generation Chunghwa Telecom to expand workforce by 8% in 2012 |
 AFP | China fires 7 officials after toxic cadmium spill CTV.ca AP In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, armed police prepare to dump neutralizers, made from dissolved aluminum chloride, at a water station near the Longjiang River to dissolve contaminants in Liuzhou of south China's Guangxi Zhuang ... Officials fired over cadmium spill China river pollution cleanup to last month Eight executives detained in China pollution case |
China's Economy May Face 'Rough' Landing, Singapore's Lee Says Bloomberg China's economy may be headed for a “rough landing,” Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. “They've built a lot of infrastructure. They have built a lot of capacity in many industries, autos, some of the electronics industries,” Lee said, ... |
 The Guardian | Apple the target of playwright's ire over Chinese worker abuse The Guardian Daisey's latest work, The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, has triggered off a spasm of soul-searching about the sometimes appalling labour conditions in China under which many of America's most cherished products are made. Specifically, the shiny ... |
 Bloomberg | China's Wen Suggests Euro Funding After Meeting With Merkel BusinessWeek 3 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao raised the prospect of contributing to the euro-area's bailout programs, telling Chancellor Angela Merkel that China may be prepared to assist in resolving its debt crisis. The Chinese government is ... China blocks rights lawyer from meeting Merkel Trust to create strategic China-EU ties China hints at deeper involvement in the eurozone's bailout funds |
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