Thursday, September 15th, 2011 | Post a comment

Mr Wen said he had spoken to José Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, laying the conditions for Chinese intervention. Photo: Reuters
China has called for major strategic concessions from Europe before agreeing to rescue the eurozone, chilling hopes for immediate purchases of Italian bonds.
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Saturday, August 27th, 2011 | Post a comment

Workers are seen on the deck of China’s first aircraft carrier, which finished its maiden sea trial and arrived at Dalian Port, Liaoning province August 14, 2011.
Credit: Reuters/China Daily
China’s state news agency on Thursday condemned a Pentagon report on China’s growing military might, calling its account of Beijing’s weapons modernization drive an alarmist “cock-and-bull story.”
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Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China’s capital. (Associated Press)
Blasts thwart all electronics
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Sunday, April 24th, 2011 | 3 comments

Christians queue up to receive Holy Communion during an Easter Sunday mass at the state-controlled Xishiku Cathedral Photo: REUTERS
Dozens of Chinese Christians were arrested on Sunday when police prevented an evangelical Protestant church from holding its Easter Sunday service, as the state continued its attack on protests against one-party rule.
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