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30/3/05
CHINA communists, Taiwan Nationalists meet
San Jose Mercury News – USA
Chiang Pin-kung, vice chairman of the Nationalists, who once ruled China
and now are Taiwan’s main opposition party, is visiting the mainland this
week on a …
www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/11270943.htm
MOFA says US is wrong on China’s human rights
Taipei Times – Taiwan
… human rights record. “The US said it would not introduce a resolution
criticizing China’s human rights record at the UN. It is [US …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/03/31/2003248458
GM’S China chief to step down from post
Xinhua – China
BEIJING, Mar. 31 — General Motors (GM), the world’s No 1 automaker, announced
yesterday the head of its China arm will step down. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/31/content_2765923.htm
CHINA aids Mugabe’s move to silence rivals
The Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK
CHINA supplied Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s autocratic president, with a military-strength
radio jammer to block opposition broadcasts ahead of today’s poll in …
www.theherald.co.uk/36371.shtml
HARSH reality of China’s fantasy craze
Guardian – UK
… death sentence in a Shanghai court case which has highlighted concern
about the social, psychological and economic impact of one of China’s
fastest-growing …
www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1448786,00.html
CHINA law complicates cross-strait ties, MAC says
Taipei Times – Taiwan
The government’s new measures concerning cross-strait exchanges will take
into consideration China’s recent enactment of the “Anti-Secession” Law,
the vice …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/30/2003248355
A rising China counters US clout in Africa
Christian Science Monitor – USA
… Last year, China stymied US efforts to levy sanctions on Sudan, which
supplies nearly 5 percent of China’s oil and where the US says genocide
has occurred in …
www.csmonitor.com/2005/0330/p01s01-woaf.html
CHINA’S new rules aim to curb corruption
Taipei Times – Taiwan
Seeking to halt a recent increase in bank corruption, China published rules
on Monday offering generous rewards to bank employees who expose corruption.
…
www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/03/30/2003248407
CHINA PRESS: Sinopec Hopes Pdt Prices To Factor In Crude
Yahoo News – USA
BEIJING (Dow Jones)—China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (SNP), or Sinopec
Corp., hopes to see current high global crude prices being …
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050330/15/3rkfr.html
US renews criticism of China, Pakistan
Taipei Times – Taiwan
The US State Department renewed its criticism of the human-rights records
of Pakistan and China on Monday in a report that followed US decisions
to arm …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/03/30/2003248315
29/3/05
ARMS embargo on China
International Herald Tribune – France
It is hard to imagine what China’s leaders figured they had to gain by
pushing through a law authorizing an attack on Taiwan if it moves toward
formal …
www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/28/opinion/edchina.html
ŒCHINA steps up drills over Taiwan’
Daily Times – Pakistan
TOKYO: China is rushing to modernise its military equipment, alignment
and training to deal with any conflict in the Taiwan Strait, including
the use of force …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-3-2005_pg4_7
CHINA Moves to Halt Fraud After String of Bank Scandals
New York Times – USA
BEIJING, March 28 – Seeking to halt a recent increase in bank corruption,
China published rules Monday offering generous rewards to bank employees
who expose …
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/business/worldbusiness/29yuan.html
AUSTRALIANS rank China ahead of US
Taipei Times – Taiwan
Australians would not want to follow the US into a war with Taiwan against
China, a country that they feel more positive about than America, according
to a …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/03/29/2003248218
UPDATE 1: China: Petroleum Demand to Rise 10 Percent
Forbes – USA
China’s total demand for petroleum is forecast to rise about 10 percent
in 2005 to 354 million metric tons (2.5 billion barrels), state media
reported Tuesday. …
www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2005/03/28/ap1909450.html
27/3/05
A million Taiwanese protest at China law
Scotsman – UK
… toward formal independence. Politician Bikhim Hsiao led the crowd in
chanting: “What do we want from China? Peace.”. Protester Vivian …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=324312005
UK trebles military exports to China
Scotsman – UK
THE value of UK arms exports to China has more than trebled to more than
£100m in the past three years alone, it emerged last night. …
news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=323812005
BANK employee arrested for embezzlement 6 million USD in China
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[World News] Beijing, Mar 27 : Chinese police have arrested a bank employee
who fled after embezzling six million US dollars from Bank of China’s
(BOC) branch …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=90815
CHINA invests in protection of Silk Road relics
China Daily – China
China will invest 420 million yuan (US$50 million) in the next five years
in protecting key cultural relics along the world famous Silk Road in
the …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/27/content_428445.htm
TAIWAN marches for freedom from China
Guardian – UK
… China has more than 700 missiles aimed at Taiwan. Chanting ‘Oppose
war, love Taiwan’, marchers congregated outside the presidential …
www.guardian.co.uk/Observer/international/story/0,6903,1446304,00.html
22/3/05
CHINA Balks at Pressing the North Koreans
New York Times – USA
For the last week, at every stop on her six-nation Asian tour, Ms. Rice
has urged China to be more forceful with North Korea, as she did again
on Monday, saying …
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/international/asia/22rice.html
EU may delay lifting China arms embargo
Reuters.uk – UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union is likely to delay plans to lift
an arms embargo on China in the face of Beijing’s passage of a law allowing
military …
today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005
-03-22T034046Z_01_JON213204_RTRUKOC_0_ARMS-CHINA-DELAY.xml
65 dead in China mine accident
CBC News – Canada
BEIJING – The death toll from a north China coal mine gas explosion has
risen to 65 after two more bodies were found and four miners remain missing.
…
www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/03/21/Chinamine050321.html
RICE asks China to value rights, fair play
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[World News]: BEIJING, March 21 : US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Monday encouraged China to respect human rights and to play by the rules
in its trade …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=88752
LETTERS: China’s law no surprise
Taipei Times – Taiwan
If we look at the TRA closely, we should not be surprised that a counter-TRA
law will eventually be passed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC),
especially …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2005/03/22/2003247343
21/3/05
IMPATIENT US Pushes China Amid N.Korea Nukes Split
Reuters – USA
BEIJING (Reuters) – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed China Monday
to persuade North Korea to return to nuclear disarmament talks after warning
that …
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7954486
RICE Meets Top China Leaders
Chosun Ilbo – South Korea
… nuclear program in a constructive manner. Mr. Hu said China is committed
to resolving the issue. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Ms …
english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200503/200503210002.html
CHINA cooks up ‘unification soup’
Taipei Times – Taiwan
By Huang Tien-lin???. The veil has finally been lifted on China’s
mysterious “Anti-Secession” Law. This law, which the Chinese …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2005/03/21/2003247211
CHINA MINE TOLL REACHES 60
Special Broadcasting Service – Australia
The death toll from a gas blast at two adjacent coal mines in central China
has risen to 60. The Xinhua news agency said rescue …
www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=107681®ion=2
CHINA: The wrong US signal
Seattle Post Intelligencer – USA
China, acting as it does so often, took the occasion of Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice’s visit to the region to release a political prisoner.
…
seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/216615_chinaed.asp
20/3/05
EMBRACE democracy, Rice urges China
Peninsula On-line – Qatar
… Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told North Korea yesterday that
it must immediately return to talks on its nuclear programme and called
on China to embrace …
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World
_News&subsection=Rest+of+the+World&month=March2005&file
=World_News20050320415.xml
CHINA needs Taiwan to project its naval power
Taipei Times – Taiwan
China has never been so eager to participate in international affairs as
it is today, actively playing a role in regional peace and security. …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2005/03/20/2003247052
IN wake of critics, China is dropping rural school fees
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – MN,USA
BEIJING — China will begin eliminating rural school fees this year in
response to growing criticism that the education system is increasingly
corrupt and …
www.startribune.com/stories/484/5301155.html
IN Hong Kong, China Prefers Power to Law
New York Times – USA
HONG KONG — From purchases of handheld toys to charters of supertankers,
contracts in China are frequently written so that disputes must be resolved
under …
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/20/weekinreview/20brad.html
LIFTING of EU arms ban on China poses a threat: experts
Taipei Times – Taiwan
A lifting of the EU ban on weapons sales to China would fuel Beijing’s
hegemonic ambitions, posing a serious threat to security in East Asia
and the Pacific …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/20/2003247009
19/3/05
CHINA criticises US ‘interference’ over Taiwan
ABC Online – Australia
China has accused US politicians of interfering in its internal affairs
by criticising a law that gives Beijing a legal basis to wage war against
Taiwan if the …
www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200503/s1327224.htm
RICE presses China on fresh talks with N Korea
Indian Express – India
TOKYO: US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressured China to persuade
North Korea to return to nuclear arms talks as she launched a drive across
Asia on …
www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=66767
CHINA using `prisoners as pawns’
Taipei Times – Taiwan
Human rights groups yesterday accused China of using prisoners as political
pawns and warned that the release of Uighur dissident Rebiya Kadeer did
not mean …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/03/19/2003246887
UKRAINE Concedes 2001 Missile Sales to Iran, China
NPR (audio) – Washington,D.C.,USA
Description: The Financial Times reported Friday that Ukraine has admitted
selling cruise missiles to Iran and China in 2001. Reporter …
npr.streamsage.com/google/programlist/srfeature.php?wfid=
://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4541969
RICE urges more openness in China
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
TOKYO – (KRT) – In a speech laying out an American vision for the future
of Asia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday urged China to
allow for an …
www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/world/11175677.htm
ROUNDUP: International community continues to back China’s Anti …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
Almost a dozen countries around the world continued to express their support
for China’s Anti-Secession Law, which is intended to prevent the secession
of …
english.people.com.cn/200503/18/eng20050318_177293.html
CHINA: Uighur Prisoner Released, Critical Resolution Abandoned
Reuters AlertNet – London,England,UK
… States failed to take a principled stance when it decided against tabling
a resolution at the UN Commission on Human Rights criticizing China’s
poor human …
www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/HRW/d21d6f783c798f3468292a0cdc3ee8b0.htm
CHINA hopes EU has “wisdom” to lift arms ban
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
… Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing said on Thursday he hoped the
European Union would lift what he called its “irrational” ban on arms
sales to China. …
www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type
=worldNews&localeKey=en_IN&storyID=7938446
JORDAN, Palestine back China’s anti-secession law
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
… House of Representatives Madoh al-Abbadi on Thursday told Chinese Ambassador
Luo Xingwu that the National Assembly of Jordan supports China’s Anti-Secession
Law …
english.people.com.cn/200503/18/eng20050318_177291.html
BEIJING places top finance bureaucrat at helm of China …
Financial Times – UK
China has dispatched one of its most senior finance bureaucrats to take
over China Construction Bank, the country’s second-largest lender, just
days after its …
news.ft.com/cms/s/05947ca4-9714-11d9-9f01-00000e2511c8.html
17/3/05
TAIWAN Leader Criticizes China
New York Times – USA
HONG KONG, Thursday, March 17 – President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan on Wednesday
night strongly criticized mainland China’s adoption of an antisecession
law …
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/17/international/asia/17taiwan.html
SUCCEEDING China
Jakarta Post – Indonesia
With his appointment as head of the Central Military Commission, China’s
state president is in full control of all the levers of power in the world’s
most …
www.thejakartapost.com/detaileditorial.asp?fileid=20050317.E01&irec=0
INTERNATIONAL community continues to back China’s Anti-Secession …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
More than a dozen countries around the world continued to express their
support Tuesday for China’s adoption of the Anti-Secession Law, intended
to prevent the …
english.people.com.cn/200503/17/eng20050317_177156.html
HK Bourse: Press Release from Air China -2
Yahoo News – USA
AIR CHINA LIMITED (A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s
Republic of China with limited liability)(Stock Code: 753) CHINA NATIONAL
…
sg.biz.yahoo.com/050317/15/3rb6e.html
EU rejects calls for China textile curbs
Xinhua – China
17 — The European Union’s trade chief rejected the EU textile industry’s
demand for restrictions on imports from China, saying China should not
be denied …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/17/content_2709134.htm
16/3/05
CHINA: US misreads Taiwan law
China Daily – China
China said yesterday that its anti-secession law had been misunderstood
by the United States. “They don’t fully understand the significance …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/16/content_425484.htm
ARMS embargo on China necessary, Rice signals allies
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) – MN,USA
… tone of a new Chinese law authorizing an invasion of Taiwan if the
island formally seeks independence would dissuade Europe from resuming
arm sales to China. …
www.startribune.com/stories/484/5294819.html
KUWAIT backs China’s adoption of Anti-Secession Law
Xinhua – China
KUWAIT CITY, March 15 (Xinhuanet) — The Kuwaiti government and parliament
support China’s adoption of the Anti-Secession Law, Kuwaiti National Assembly
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/16/content_2703912.htm
CHINA’S Fixed-Asset Investment Rises at Faster Pace (Update3)
Bloomberg – USA
March 16 (Bloomberg) — Investment in China’s factories, roads and other
fixed assets rose at a faster pace in the first two months of the year,
adding to …
quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=100
00006&sid=aSNUFSLMDFCo&refer=home
CHINA Construction Bank head said to quit
BusinessWeek – USA
MAR. 15 10:43 PM ET The chairman of China Construction Bank, one of the
country’s four big state-owned commercial banks and its top housing lender,
has quit …
www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/
D88RQMT80.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down
15/3/05
INT’L community supports China’s anti-secession law
Xinhua – China
BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhuanet) — The international community have expressed
support for the newly passed anti-secession law in China and China’s position
on …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/15/content_2700045.htm
WEN warns of impact of revaluation on China
Financial Times – UK
Wen Jiabao, China’s premier, yesterday warned countries pressing for a
revaluation of the renminbi that they underestimated the impact it would
have on Chinese …
news.ft.com/cms/s/50c1169c-94f8-11d9-9821-00000e2511c8.html
CHINA backs use of force
Scotsman – UK
CHINA’S parliament today approved a law authorising a military attack to
stop Taiwan from pursuing formal independence. The move …
news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=277962005
CHINA striving to resume six-party talks:
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
[World News]: WASHINGTON, March 14 : The State Department said Monday China
has continued its efforts to resume six-party talks on the North Korean
nuclear …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=85751
CHINA to Meet With US and Europe Over Exports
New York Times – USA
BEIJING, March 14 – China plans to hold talks with the United States and
Europe to try to avoid trouble over China’s rapidly growing exports of
clothing, the …
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/15/business/worldbusiness/15trade.html
13/3/05
TAIWAN Condemns China Law, Warns It Must Pay Price
Reuters – USA
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan warned arch-foe China on Monday it would have
to pay a price for an anti-secession law that has sparked an angry reaction
on the …
www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7887759
CHINA Congress passes Taiwan bill
CNN International – USA
BEIJING, China (CNN) — China’s top legislative body has approved a resolution
that authorizes Beijing to use military force to prevent Taiwan from declaring
…
edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/china.npc.law/
AUSTRALIA looks at possible free-trade accord with China
Taipei Times – Taiwan
Australia is likely to begin negotiating a free-trade agreement with China
after a preliminary study was finalized last week, Australia’s prime minister
said …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/03/14/2003246267
CHINA’S textile exports worry EU, US
Taipei Times – Taiwan
China is seeking talks with the EU and the US over its ballooning clothing
exports, hoping to avoid new textile restrictions, a government official
said …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/03/14/2003246266
CHINA cannot abolish the death penalty: Wen
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
BEIJING – Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday that China “cannot” abolish
the death penalty due to the country’s “national conditions.”. …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/
theworld/2005/March/theworld_March367.xml§ion=theworld
TERESA Heinz Kerry – Hacking the “Mother Machine”?
OpEdNews – USA
… expert (and founder of www.BanVotingMachines.org) Lynn Landes, in an
article for the Online Journal, Bob Urosevich, president of Diebold Election
Systems, and …
www.opednews.com/hartman_031405_mother_machine.htm
TRUEVOTEMD Files Open Records Request
Scoop.co.nz (press release) – New Zealand
… Four months after the November 2004 election, at a March 3, 2005 meeting
the Montgomery Board openly discussed Diebold’s continuing effort to explain
failures …
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0503/S00202.htm
CHINA to Limit Term of Hong Kong’s Next Leader
New York Times – USA
… was clear. But Mr. Leung pointed out that mainland China’s legal system
did allow legislative intent to be considered. Ronny Tong …
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/international/asia/13hong.html
CHINA Minister Dismisses Taiwan Warning on Anti-Secession Law
Bloomberg – USA
``The law is aimed at the solidarity of China,’’ Li told reporters before
today’s session of Congress opened in Beijing. ``It’s to keep China whole.
…
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000080&sid=aDDJfkE_8Zg8&refer=asia
AUSTRALIA Likely to Open China Trade Talks
Forbes – USA
Australia is likely to begin negotiating a free trade agreement with China
after a preliminary study was finalized last week, Australia’s prime minister
said …
www.forbes.com/business/manufacturing/feeds/ap/2005/03/12/ap1880479.html
CHINA’S retailing business needs policy support
China Daily – China
A deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC) from China’s retail business
field appealed for policy support in terms of taxation and land use for
domestic …
www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-03/13/content_424387.htm
CHINA import growth falls after cooling measures
Daily Times – Pakistan
BEIJING: China’s annual import growth slowed to 8.3 percent in the first
two months of 2005 as government efforts to cool credit and investment
appeared to …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_13-3-2005_pg5_23
12/3/05
TUNG to become top adviser to China’s parliament
Reuters India – Mumbai,India
BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s outgoing chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa,
is set to be named a senior adviser to China’s parliament on Saturday,
a face-saving …
www.reuters.co.in/locales/c_newsArticle.jsp?type
=worldNews&localeKey=en_IN&storyID=7882775
CHINA slams “vicious, tarnishing” Taiwan attacks on anti …
Khaleej Times – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
… The law, expected to be passed on Monday by China’s parliament, the
National People’s Congress, gives the Chinese military the legal basis
for attacking …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/
theworld/2005/March/theworld_March313.xml§ion=theworld
US textile groups see spike in China shipments
Daily Times – Pakistan
WASHINGTON: US textile groups expect US government trade data released
on Friday to show a sharp increase in clothing imports from China and
to bolster their …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_12-3-2005_pg5_20
CHINA Mobile looks to expand overseas
Financial Times – UK
China Mobile, the world’s largest wireless operator by subscribers, is
planning to extend its footprint beyond the mainland into Hong Kong and
other overseas …
news.ft.com/cms/s/7d7c5516-929b-11d9-bca5-00000e2511c8.html
CHINA may restart steel futures
Xinhua – China
SHANGHAI, March 12 (Xinhuanet) — Steel futures may reappear on China’s
futures market for the first time in 11 years, a source with the Shanghai
Futures …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/12/content_2686324.htm
11/3/05
TAIWAN’S envoy to the UK blames `one China’ idea
Taipei Times – Taiwan
The crisis in the Taiwan Strait lies in Beijing’s insistence on its “`one
China’ principle,” Taiwan’s representative to Britain said yesterday.
…
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/11/2003245752
TUNG’S departure reflects new China
Kansas City Star – MO,USA
… The 78-year-old former president held onto a powerful post until last
year as chairman of a party commission that runs China’s military. …
www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/11101664.htm
NORANDA pursues link-up in China
Financial Times – UK
By Bernard Simon in Toronto and Francesco Guerrera in Hong Kong. Noranda,
the Canadian base metals producer, is pursuing a partnership …
news.ft.com/cms/s/403ffae2-9109-11d9-9980-00000e2511c8.html
OIL Little Changed Amid China’s Import Decline, US Supplies
Bloomberg – USA
… Crude oil futures were little changed in New York after yesterday having
their biggest decline in a month amid lower shipments to China, the world’s
second …
www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000086&sid=aPdyfQqjm1pk&refer=latin_america
CHINA Reports Trade Surplus of $11 Billion in 2 Months
New York Times – USA
BEIJING, March 10 – China reported a trade surplus of $11 billion in the
first two months of this year, according to data released by the commerce
ministry …
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/11/business/worldbusiness/11surplus.html
10/3/05
CHINA to have 800 missiles in 2006
Daily Times – Pakistan
… to increase to 800 next year,” Lee warned in a call for support of
a new 480 billion Taiwan dollar (15.24 billion US) arms package aimed
at deterring China. …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-3-2005_pg4_8
EU wants strict terms on China arm sales:
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
… News]: BERLIN, March 9 : Britain is leading a number of European Union
countries in a bid to create and monitor safeguards on eventual EU arms
sales to China. …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=82860
CHINA Relishes Prospect of Getting Upper Hand
Arab News – Saudi Arabia
THE National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China is, true
to Communist practice, pretty much a rubber stamp sort of assembly. …
www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=60225&d=10&m=3&y=2005
FIVE concerns to affect China-US trade prospects, Experts
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
The sustained and rapid growth in China-US trade is fundamentally attributed
to the highly complementary nature of the two economics, which will continue
to …
english.people.com.cn/200503/10/eng20050310_176256.html
CHINA textile flood?
International Herald Tribune – France
WASHINGTON China has exceeded all predictions on textile exports to the
United States since the lifting of global quotas in January, according
to industry …
www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/09/business/textile.html
9/3/05
ANALYSIS:CHINA lays down the law on Taiwan:
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
… Square from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, one sees a huge
clock, counting down the days till the opening of the 2008 Olympics, to
be hosted by China …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=82352
FRANCE seeks support on China arms issue
International Herald Tribune – France
… hoping to capitalize on improving trans-Atlantic relations and win
some measure of support for the European Union’s plan to lift its arms
embargo against China …
www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/08/news/france.html
CHINA to deliberate on draft law on emergency state this year
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
China’s top legislature will deliberate on the draft law on emergency state
this year as part of its legislation plan, a top legislator said Wednesday.
…
english.people.com.cn/200503/09/eng20050309_176147.html
CHINA’S Chief Justice pledges to improve death penalty review …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
China will further refine the death penalty review process this year, Chief
Justice Xiao Yang told the on-going annual session of the National People’s
…
english.people.com.cn/200503/09/eng20050309_176152.html
CHINA reins in Taiwan
Guardian – UK
China put forward a law yesterday, that authorises an attack on Taiwan
if it moves toward formal independence. The move ratchets …
www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1433261,00.html
8/3/05
CHINA to unveil anti-secession law with eye on Taiwan
Channel News Asia – Singapore
BEIJING: After months of silence, China will on Tuesday unveil an anti-secession
bill aimed at keeping Taiwan from formalising its de facto independence.
…
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/136184/1/.html
CHINA downplays EU arms dealing:
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxin made the remarks Sunday as the European Union
appears poised to lift its ban on weapon sales to China, which is hotly
opposed by …
www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=81681
US: No differences with China:
New Kerala – Ernakulam,Kerala,India
State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told a briefing in Washington
that like the United States, China supports the denuclearization of the
Korean …
news.newkerala.com/world-news/?action=fullnews&id=81798
CHINA clarifies conditions for non-peaceful means to stop …
People’s Daily Online – Beijing,China
China would use non-peaceful means and other necessary measures in the
event that the “Taiwan independence” forces should act to cause the fact
of Taiwan’s …
english.people.com.cn/200503/08/eng20050308_176011.html
CHINA: Nothing to gain from yuan review
Malaysia Star – Malaysia
China would, however, eventually abandon its peg to any currency and allow
the market to determine its exchange rate, Guo Shuqing, director of the
State …
biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2005/3/8/business/10352715&sec=business
7/3/05
CHINA moves to change status quo
Taipei Times – Taiwan
By Lai I-chung ???. China’s National People’s Congress is expected
to pass an “anti-secession” law. Its importance cannot be overestimated.
…
www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2005/03/07/2003225857
CHINA WARNS AGAINST TAIWAN TIE
Special Broadcasting Service – Australia
China has warned the United States and Japan against including Taiwan in
their military pact. Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing says …
www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=106651®ion=2
CHINA Questions US Data on North Korea
New York Times – USA
Mr. Li’s assessment, made during an extended news conference during China’s
annual legislative meeting, amounted to a double slap at the United States.
…
www.nytimes.com/2005/03/07/international/asia/07china.html
MARCHERS send message to China
Taipei Times – Taiwan
Tens of thousands of Taiwanese yesterday rallied in Taipei and Kaohsiung
to voice opposition to China’s proposed “anti-secession” law, which the
Chinese …
www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/03/07/2003225801
CHINA to continue keep low birthrate
Xinhua – China
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhuanet) — China will continue to keep a low birthrate
while make efforts to improve the health of newborns in 2005, according
to a report …
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/07/content_2661171.htm
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