EYE ON CHINA

Germany Pledges to Further Ties with China
Deutsche Welle - Germany
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday the new government of Chancellor Angela Merkel hoped to develop closer ties with China. ...

Behind the Tough Talk on China
MSNBC - USA
... Representative Rob Portman stepped to the microphone in Washington to report the results of a top-to-bottom review of America's trade relationship with China. ...

Chen repeats China council threat
BBC News - UK
Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian has repeated his suggestion that guidelines on unification with China be scrapped, despite Washington's reservations. ...

China warns Taiwan to stay course on unification
Christian Science Monitor - Boston,MA,USA
China issued a warning that Taiwan should stay the course on unification with the mainland Thursday, a day after Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian called for ...

Alcoa Expects China Sales to Surge 40%, Belda Says
Bloomberg - USA
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Alcoa Inc., the world's biggest aluminum producer, expects its sales in China to surge 40 percent this year as urban and industrial ...

China plays positive role in int'l community
China Daily - China
A big question is haunting top US decision-makers and their peers in some other countries: Will China's rapid development pose a challenge to the international ...

China's Water Shortage May Spur Rural Unrest, Threaten Growth
Bloomberg - USA
... Increasing water use by cities and factories upstream reduces the river to a trickle by the time it reaches his farm in northwestern China's Minqin County. ...