China seeks to avoid shouting matches with U.S. (Reuters)
Reuters – China wants to quell tensions with the United States through quiet talk, not shouting matches, a top diplomat told White House advisers on Tuesday, aiming to pave the way for a visit by President Hu Jintao early next year.
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China Inc gets new chairman as state-owned firms’ clout grows (Reuters)
Reuters – Wang Yong, a name little heard on the global business stage, has become boss of the world’s biggest mobile telecom carrier, the most valuable coal producer and Asia’s top oil refiner.
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Probe launched after China pilots falsified records: govt (AFP)
AFP – China said Monday it was investigating its commercial pilots’ qualifications amid revelations more than 200 of them lied on their resumes.
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China, US meet amid tensions over trade, military (AP)
AP – Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met Monday to steady relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs despite calls for a tougher line on Chinese economic policies that some say are contributing to American unemployment.
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China’s ‘miracle’ Shenzhen marks 30 years (AFP)
AFP – President Hu Jintao hailed the southern export hub of Shenzhen as a “miracle” Monday as China marked 30 years of reforms in the city that provided the blueprint for the country’s economic rebirth.
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Booming China auto industry faces over-capacity (AFP)
AFP – China should end preferential policies for automotive companies in order to curb over-capacity in an industry where sales jumped 55 percent in August, a government official said.
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China halts loans to firms that break environment rules (AFP)
AFP – China has ordered banks to stop new lending to companies that pollute excessively or consume too much energy, as part of a drive to make its economy more energy efficient, state media said Saturday.
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EU presses China to step up fight against fakes (AFP)
AFP – The European Union pressed China on Friday to back up its words with action and do more to stem the flow of Chinese-made counterfeit goods into Europe and around the world.
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US officials to visit China for talks (AFP)
AFP – US National Economic Council chairman Larry Summers will visit China next week for talks on bilateral relations, China announced Thursday.
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Chinese manufacturing, auto sales show rebound (AP)
AP – Chinese manufacturing growth improved and auto sales rebounded in August, suggesting the world’s second-biggest economy may not be slowing as quickly as feared.
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