EYE ON CHINA

US calls China serious rights abuser despite reforms
Reuters - USA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China increased its censorship of the Internet and of media critics last year and harassment and detention of those challenging the ...

China aims to convert coal into ultra-clean energy resource
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhuanet) -- China's central government, research institutions and enterprises are pitching in a joint effort to convert the country's rich ...

China shuts two popular blogs in latest crackdown
Reuters - USA
BEIJING (Reuters) - Two of China's most adventurous Web logs closed on Wednesday under government orders, the latest in a wave of shutdowns as Chinese censors ...

China economist says trade war can break Taiwan
Reuters - USA
BEIJING (Reuters) - Without firing a bullet, China can force Taiwan to its knees in a week with a massive trade war in the event the self-ruled island formally ...

China says it would weigh Hamas aid
Aljazeera.net - Qatar
By Benjamin Robertson in Beijing. China has said it would consider giving support to Palestinian resistance group and new political power Hamas. ...

China vows to cut trade surplus with US
CBC News - Canada
But Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said Washington had to play its part by relaxing export controls on high-tech and military goods sold to China. ...

Yahoo China offers direct link to music pirates
Reuters.uk - UK
TAIPEI (Billboard) - Yahoo China's music search engine has turned up bad news for the music industry and possible legal action against the global Web portal. ...

Writethru: China's defense budget much smaller than US
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
China's defense budget is much smaller than that of the United States despite the expected rise of 14.7 percent this year, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said ...