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China confirms satellite test, says no threat (Reuters)

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:20:23 GMT | Yahoo! News

Visitors to the Chinese Military Museum wait in line next to a display of China's Long March space rockets in Beijing, October 2003. China has confirmed for the first time that it has tested a satellite-destroying weapon but insisted its space programme was of no threat to the rest of the world.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)Reuters - China said on Tuesday it had shot down one of its own satellites, confirming U.S. reports, but denied it was threatening an arms race in space.



U.S. wants info on China missile test (AP)

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:23:05 GMT | Yahoo! News

Top US envoy Christopher Hill rides in a vehicle on arrival in Beijing. China has told Hill that a recent test of a Chinese satellite killer missile did not signal a threat to other countries or a bid to militarize space, the State Department said.(AFP/Frederic J. Brown)AP - Nearly two weeks after China successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon, questions persist in Washington about Beijing's intentions.



Hu's Africa trip eyed by rights groups (AP)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:24:58 GMT | Yahoo! News

Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, shakes hands with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo during the welcoming ceremony for the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in this November 4, 2006, file photo. Hu Jintao's upcoming African tour will boost trade and highlight Beijing's aid initiatives, an official said Wednesday, brushing aside accusations that China is overlooking human rights abuses to gain access to Africa's resources. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, FILE)AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming visit to Africa will be closely watched to see whether he increases pressure on Sudan to resolve the Darfur conflict.




China's economy grows 10.7 percent in 2006, fastest since mid-1990s (AFP)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:21:11 GMT | Yahoo! News

Two cleaners walk past an advertisement for a new property development in Shanghai. China's economy expanded 10.7 percent in 2006, the fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth, according to the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - China's economy expanded by 10.7 percent in 2006, according to the government, reporting growth not seen for over a decade and putting it on track to become the world's third biggest next year.



China's WEF envoy sees space weaponizing (AP)

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:47:03 GMT | Yahoo! News

Graphic illustrating China's anti-satellite capabilities after Beijing admitted carrying out a satellite destruction test. China's confirmation that it tested an anti-satellite weapon is refueling debate in the United States between proponents of space regulation and those who insist on Washington's absolute free rein.(AFP)AP - A senior Chinese military officer predicts that weapons will be deployed in outer space despite the government's long-standing desire to prevent an arms race in space.



Shanghai retrieves 'every cent' of embezzled cash (AFP)

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:50:31 GMT | Yahoo! News

The Shanghai graft scandal involved officials misusing the city's 1.25 billion dollar pension fund for speculative property and highway projects. The scandal ensnared many senior Shanghai officials and toppled its top Communist Party official, Chen Liangyu.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - Shanghai has retrieved "every cent" siphoned off from its social security in a major scandal that shook China's largest city last year, according to state media reports.



New textbooks put space between Taiwan and China (Reuters)

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:46:17 GMT | Yahoo! News

Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo January 23, 2007. China is making moves to change the status quo with Taiwan through a gradual military buildup and diplomatic moves that 'suffocate' it internationally, Taiwan's top China policy official said on Tuesday.  REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa (JAPAN)Reuters - New high school textbooks that drop phrases linking China and Taiwan as one country have reached Taiwan's classrooms, the publisher said on Monday.



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