BEIJING — China said Sunday that it is up to the U.S. to improve relations that soured over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama. Despite the tough line, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said China’s newly assertive diplomacy is simply an attempt to safeguard its [...]
AP - China’s government pushed ahead Friday with plans to strengthen economic growth while dampening social tensions, introducing a budget intended to narrow a rich-poor gap and bring growth to rebellious ethnic areas.[Read more...]
AP - China announced Thursday a planned 7.5 percent boost in defense spending this year, a smaller increase than expected and the first time in more than two decades the jump has been less than double-digits.[Read more...]
Adrian Christy, the national governing body’s chief executive, believes that change is necessary to revive a dwindling format but said it would be “hugely disappointing for us and the popularity of the Super Series” if the All England Open, which marks its 100th edition in Birmingham next week, fails to make it to top-tier status.Under [...]
AP - Fresh from a grilling by U.S. lawmakers, Toyota President Akio Toyoda will speak Monday in China about his company’s quality problems, seeking to boost confidence and ease consumer worries in the world’s biggest auto market.[Read more...]
AP - China’s premier says 2010 will be the most complicated year for the country’s economy, and he promises the government will fight inflation and soaring property prices.[Read more...]
Investigators probing the cyber attacks against Google Inc. and other large U.S. companies have been examining whether computers at educational institutions in China were involved in the attacks, according to a person briefed on the matter. Several people familiar with the probe caution that the origins of the highly sophisticated series of attacks are [...]
AP - The Internet attacks that may end up driving Google Inc. out of China originated from two prominent schools in the country, according to a story published late Thursday.[Read more...]
AP - Industrial stocks stumbled Friday after China said it would take more steps to keep its economy from growing too fast.[Read more...]
Officials at the National Security Agency have been working with Google Inc. to investigate the cyber attacks that Google announced publicly last month, according to people familiar with the investigation. The partnership began weeks ago, when the Internet company began sharing details about the attack with different government agencies, including its belief that the [...]
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