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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Beijing</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Last Indochinese tiger in China killed and eaten by a villager</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ani</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - The last Indochinese tiger in China was killed and eaten by a man, who has been sentenced to 12 years&#8217; jail.

Kang Wannian, a villager from Mengla, Yunnan Province, came across the tiger in February while gathering freshwater clams in a nature reserve near China&#8217;s border with Laos.
Wannian has claimed that he killed the .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/last-indochinese-tiger-in-china-killed-and-eaten-by-a-villager-247292/" title="Last Indochinese tiger in China killed and eaten by a villager">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China rejects British official&#8217;s charge that Beijing &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:13:08 +0000</pubDate>
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China blasts claim it &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks
BEIJING — China dismissed Tuesday a British editorial accusing it of &#8220;hijacking&#8221; the U.N.-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen as baseless and politically motivated.
British climate change minister Edward Miliband&#8217;s editorial singled out Beijing as the culprit behind the talks&#8217; near collapse.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-rejects-british-officials-charge-that-beijing-hijacked-climate-talks-247063/">Read more : China rejects British official&#8217;s charge that Beijing &#8216;hijacked&#8217; climate talks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China defends forced repatriation of Uighur asylum-seekers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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China defends deportation of Uighur asylum-seekers

BEIJING — China&#8217;s foreign ministry on Monday defended the repatriation of 20 Muslims who had fled to Cambodia, saying the move was in line with immigration law and usual practice.
The ethnic Uighurs sought asylum in Cambodia following deadly ethnic riots this summer in China&#8217;s far western region of Xinjiang. China ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-defends-forced-repatriation-of-uighur-asylum-seekers-246882/">China defends forced repatriation of Uighur asylum-seekers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China says developed countries are backsliding on obligations to combat climate change</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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China accuses developed countries on climate

BEIJING — China has accused developed countries of backsliding on what is says are their obligations to fight climate change and has warned that the U.N. climate talks in Copenhagen have entered a critical stage.
Foreign Ministry spokewoman Jiang Yu said Tuesday there had been &#8220;some regression&#8221; on the part of ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-says-developed-countries-are-backsliding-on-obligations-to-combat-climate-change-244106/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : China says developed countries are backsliding on obligations to combat climate change</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Man who killed 12 people held in China</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - A man who shot dead 12 people and seriously injured two was arrested Sunday in central China&#8217;s Hunan province following a manhunt involving 1,000 police personnel, authorities said.

Liu Aibing, 34, was captured from a hill in Qingtang township in Anhua county, the police said.	 	
He allegedly fired a hunting gun and set fire ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/man-who-killed-12-people-held-in-china-243632/">Read : Man who killed 12 people held in China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese police capture man accused of killing 12, including father, reports say</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 04:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Man accused of killing 12 people captured in China

BEIJING — State media say authorities in central China have captured a man who went on a shooting spree with a shotgun, killing 12 people including his father.
The official Xinhua News Agency says Liu Aibing, 34, was apprehended Sunday in Gaoming town in Hunan province&#8217;s Anhua county, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-police-capture-man-accused-of-killing-12-including-father-reports-say-243388/">Chinese police capture man accused of killing 12, including father, reports say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer: High-profile Chinese dissident indicted, trial could begin within weeks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
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High-profile Chinese dissident is indicted

BEIJING — A high-profile dissident who has called for political reform in China has been indicted on subversion charges and will likely be tried within four to six weeks, his lawyer said Friday.
Liu Xiaobo, 53, is a literary critic and former university professor who spent 20 months in jail for joining .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/lawyer-high-profile-chinese-dissident-indicted-trial-could-begin-within-weeks-242847/">Original source &nbsp;: Lawyer: High-profile Chinese dissident indicted, trial could begin within weeks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fast-growing Christian churches a target of new government crackdown in communist China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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Fast-growing Christian churches crushed in China

LINFEN, China — Towering eight stories over wheat fields, the Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 worshippers in the gritty heart of China&#8217;s coal country.
But that was before hundreds of police and hired thugs descended on the mega-church, smashing doors and windows, seizing Bibles and sending dozens ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fast-growing-christian-churches-a-target-of-new-government-crackdown-in-communist-china-242581/" title="Fast-growing Christian churches a target of new government crackdown in communist China">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China reasserts opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan in sign of potential rift in ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
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China renews opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan

BEIJING — China reasserted its opposition to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan on Thursday, signaling possible tensions in ties just three weeks after a state visit by President Barack Obama.
Beijing is &#8220;firmly opposed to arms sales to Taiwan by the United States,&#8221; Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-reasserts-opposition-to-us-arms-sales-to-taiwan-in-sign-of-potential-rift-in-ties-242415/">China reasserts opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan in sign of potential rift in ties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China closes file-sharing sites in what it says is copyright crackdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cara Anna</dc:creator>
		
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China closes file-sharing sites in crackdown

BEIJING — China has closed one of the country&#8217;s largest file-sharing sites in what it says is a fight against copyright infringement, but could be seen as another measure aimed at controlling what content the country&#8217;s Web users can find online.
The file-sharing site BTCHINA — a major source of overseas ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-closes-file-sharing-sites-in-what-it-says-is-copyright-crackdown-241930/">Original article on  : China closes file-sharing sites in what it says is copyright crackdown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s closes file-sharing sites in what it says is copyright crackdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
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China&#8217;s closes file-sharing sites in crackdown

BEIJING — China has closed one of the country&#8217;s largest file-sharing sites in what it says is a fight against copyright infringement, but could be seen as another measure aimed at controlling what content the country&#8217;s Web users can find online.
The file-sharing site BTCHINA — a major source of overseas ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-closes-file-sharing-sites-in-what-it-says-is-copyright-crackdown-241901/">China&#8217;s closes file-sharing sites in what it says is copyright crackdown</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eight dead, 26 hurt in China school stampede</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Eight students were killed and 26 injured Monday night in a stampede at a central China school, authorities said Tuesday.

The stampede took place around 9 p.m. in a narrow second-floor staircase at the privately-run Yucai Middle School in Xiangxiang, a city in Hunan province, reports Xinhua.	 	
The students had just finished their evening .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eight-dead-26-hurt-in-china-school-stampede-241253/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Eight dead, 26 hurt in China school stampede</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese media say 8 students killed, 26 injured in school stampede in central China</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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8 killed, 26 injured in China school stampede

BEIJING — Chinese media say eight students have been killed and 26 others injured in a school stampede in the central province of Hunan.
The reports say the students were charging out of evening study sessions at 9:10 p.m. on Monday night at Xiangxiang city&#8217;s private Yucai Middle School ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-media-say-8-students-killed-26-injured-in-school-stampede-in-central-china-241219/">Chinese media say 8 students killed, 26 injured in school stampede in central China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Over 87 million Chinese shopping online</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Over 87 million Chinese bought goods on the Internet this year, about 24 million more than last year.

According to The China Daily, this was an increase of 38.9 percent year-on-year.
Most online shoppers are students or white collar workers between the ages of 18 and 30, with a monthly income of 1,000 Yuan (146 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/over-87-million-chinese-shopping-online-240826/" title="Over 87 million Chinese shopping online">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China says pledge on emission cuts not subject to international scrutiny</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Chinese officials have said that their country&#8217;s pledge to reduce its carbon emissions relative to the growth of its economy will not be binding or subject to international verification, thereby casting doubts on the effectiveness of any agreements expected to be reached this week in Copenhagen, Denmark.

China, the leading global carbon emitter, will ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-says-pledge-on-emission-cuts-not-subject-to-international-scrutiny-240824/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : China says pledge on emission cuts not subject to international scrutiny</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Online porn tip-offs surge as China offers cash rewards</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Tip-offs on Internet and mobile WAP sites containing pornographic contents have surged in China, and the authorities have announced that they will give each qualified informer with up to 10,000 Yuan (1,465 dollars) in reward.

Since the announcement, the China Internet Illegal Information Reporting Center had received more than 13,000 online tip-offs and more ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/online-porn-tip-offs-surge-as-china-offers-cash-rewards-240780/">Online porn tip-offs surge as China offers cash rewards</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US special envoy stops in SKorea en route to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear standoff</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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INCHEON, South Korea — President Barack Obama&#8217;s special envoy arrived in South Korea on Sunday en route to North Korea for a rare meeting aimed at bringing the communist country back to international nuclear disarmament talks.
Stephen Bosworth, the U.S. special representative for North .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-special-envoy-stops-in-skorea-en-route-to-pyongyang-for-direct-talks-on-nuclear-standoff-240539/">Source &nbsp;: US special envoy stops in SKorea en route to Pyongyang for direct talks on nuclear standoff</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China activist speaks out from inside &#8216;black jail,&#8217; saying he can&#8217;t leave unofficial detention</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
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China activist speaks out from inside &#8216;black jail&#8217;

BEIJING — A Chinese activist who has spoken out about the country&#8217;s &#8220;black jails&#8221; said Saturday that he was being held against his will in one of the unofficial detention centers used to discourage people from complaining to the central government.
Zheng Dajing stood behind a locked metal door,  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-activist-speaks-out-from-inside-black-jail-saying-he-cant-leave-unofficial-detention-240417/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Sinopec signs 20-year deal with Exxon Mobil to buy Papua New Guinea gas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Sinopec, Exxon sign deal for Papua New Guinea gas

BEIJING — State-owned Sinopec Corp. said Friday it has signed a 20-year contract with Exxon Mobil Corp. to buy gas from Papua New Guinea, in the latest of a flurry of foreign deals to secure fuel for China&#8217;s booming economy.
The liquefied natural gas will come from a ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-sinopec-signs-20-year-deal-with-exxon-mobil-to-buy-papua-new-guinea-gas-239783/" title="China&#8217;s Sinopec signs 20-year deal with Exxon Mobil to buy Papua New Guinea gas">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China says wants US talks with North Korea next week to succeed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — China voiced hope Tuesday that a rare direct meeting between North Korean and American officials next week would result in Pyongyang returning to talks on dismantling its nuclear program.
President Barack Obama&#8217;s special envoy, Stephen Bosworth, is to travel to Pyongyang next Tuesday to .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-says-wants-us-talks-with-north-korea-next-week-to-succeed-238035/">Original source &nbsp;: China says wants US talks with North Korea next week to succeed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>EU leaders want details on China emissions plan, call for more action from Beijing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — China should provide details on how it will implement its greenhouse gas limits and offer further proposals commensurate with its status as the world&#8217;s largest emitter, European leaders said Tuesday.
China promised Thursday to nearly halve the ratio of pollution to GDP over the next ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eu-leaders-want-details-on-china-emissions-plan-call-for-more-action-from-beijing-237964/">EU leaders want details on China emissions plan, call for more action from Beijing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s premier says Beijing will keep the yuan&#8217;s exchange rate at a stable, balanced level</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
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China&#8217;s premier: Beijing to keep yuan stable

NANJING, China — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing will keep the value of its currency, the yuan, at a stable and balanced level, shrugging off appeals for faster reforms.
Wen made the comment following a summit Monday with European Union leaders, who are urging China to move more quickly .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-premier-says-beijing-will-keep-the-yuans-exchange-rate-at-a-stable-balanced-level-237405/">Source &nbsp;: China&#8217;s premier says Beijing will keep the yuan&#8217;s exchange rate at a stable, balanced level</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
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NANJING, China — European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is urging China and other countries to make more ambitious commitments on curbing heat-trapping greenhouse gas emissions.
Barroso welcomed fresh emission pledges by China and plans by both Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and U.S. President Barack Obama ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ec-president-more-needed-from-china-other-countries-to-achieve-climate-pact-in-copenhagen-237288/">EC President: More needed from China, other countries, to achieve climate pact in Copenhagen</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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US man wanted for ecoterror sentenced in China

BEIJING — An American man wanted for ecoterrorism attacks in the western United States has been sentenced to three years in a Chinese prison for making illegal drugs.
Justin Franchi Solondz, 30, was given the sentence Friday, said an official at the intermediate court in Dali city, in southwestern .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/american-wanted-in-us-on-ecoterrorism-charges-sentenced-in-china-for-making-illicit-drugs-237091/" title="American wanted in US on ecoterrorism charges sentenced in China for making illicit drugs">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>10 dead in China colliery gas leak</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Ten workers died in a coal mine gas leak in China&#8217;s Guizhou province, authorities said Saturday.

A body of a worker was recovered in the shaft late Friday, said a spokesman with the Guizhou Provincial Work Safety Bureau. 	 	
The accident occurred at 11.23 p.m. Thursday at Zhenxing Coal Mine in Xingren county when .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/10-dead-in-china-colliery-gas-leak-236849/">Original source &nbsp;: 10 dead in China colliery gas leak</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three killed as plane catches fire in China</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - Three people were killed and four injured Saturday when a cargo aircraft caught fire after veering off the runway in Shanghai airport, officials said.

The incident took place at 8.12 a.m., when the plane veered off the runway before it took off, Xinhua news agency quoted officials as saying. 	 	
The seven crew members ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/three-killed-as-plane-catches-fire-in-china-236846/">Three killed as plane catches fire in China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at Shanghai&#8217;s airport, killing 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes in China, killing 3

SHANGHAI — A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed as it took off from Shanghai&#8217;s main international airport Saturday, killing three crew members and injuring four others after it veered off the runway and burst into flames.
The aircraft&#8217;s tail struck the ground on takeoff, China Central Television reported. Footage showed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-cargo-plane-crashes-at-shanghais-airport-killing-3-236802/">Source article &nbsp;: Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at Shanghai&#8217;s airport, killing 3</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at airport in Shanghai with 7 crew aboard, state media say</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at Shanghai airport

BEIJING — A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from a Shanghai airport with seven crew members aboard, state media and witnesses said.
The official Xinhua News Agency reported that four crew members, all foreigners, were injured. The status of the other three was not immediately clear.
China ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/zimbabwe-cargo-plane-crashes-at-airport-in-shanghai-with-7-crew-aboard-state-media-say-236781/">Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes at airport in Shanghai with 7 crew aboard, state media say</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China to take next leap in moon probe in October 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - China&#8217;s second lunar probe, Chang&#8217;e-2, will be launched in October 2010, a top space scientist said Thursday.

The China Daily quoted Ye Peijian, chief designer of the nation&#8217;s first moon probe, as telling the third International Conference on Space Information Technology in Beijing yesterday that the country&#8217;s lunar lander and rover, Chang&#8217;e-3, is also ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-to-take-next-leap-in-moon-probe-in-october-2010-236537/" title="China to take next leap in moon probe in October 2010">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China executes 2 men for abducting, trafficking children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
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China executes 2 for child abductions
BEIJING — China has executed two men for abducting and selling 15 children, many of whom were taken as babies or toddlers and have not yet been reunited with their parents, state media said Friday.

The official Xinhua News Agency said Hu Minghua, 55, and Su Binde, 27, were executed Thursday ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-executes-2-men-for-abducting-trafficking-children-236372/" title="China executes 2 men for abducting, trafficking children">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Forget Obama&#8217;s speech, the Internet wants to know who the woman in the black dress was</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — While President Barack Obama talked about Internet rights during his visit to China, the Internet here talked about a mystery woman in black.
Clad in a black dress and red coat, college student Wang Zifei was snapped by photographers sitting behind Obama during his townhall forum .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forget-obamas-speech-the-internet-wants-to-know-who-the-woman-in-the-black-dress-was-236137/">Forget Obama&#8217;s speech, the Internet wants to know who the woman in the black dress was</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China says rich nations should adopt emission caps because of historical pollution</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — China will seek binding pollution targets for developed countries and reject similar requirements for itself at an international climate summit next month, China&#8217;s top climate envoy said Wednesday.
Yu Qingtai said it is unfair that all countries be required to play a role combating global warming ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-says-rich-nations-should-adopt-emission-caps-because-of-historical-pollution-235893/" title="China says rich nations should adopt emission caps because of historical pollution">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with PM Singh, commits to go to India next year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON — Seeking firmer footing for U.S.-India relations, President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to calm India&#8217;s fears about Asian rival China, salving bruised feelings in the world&#8217;s largest democracy with an elaborate state visit and assurances of India&#8217;s &#8220;rightful place as a global .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-hails-us-india-ties-amid-talks-with-pm-singh-commits-to-go-to-india-next-year-235325/">Obama hails US-India ties amid talks with PM Singh, commits to go to India next year</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China executes 2 for role in tainted milk powder scandal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal

BEIJING — China says it has executed two people for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick.
The official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday that Zhang Yujun was executed for endangering public safety and .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-executes-2-for-role-in-tainted-milk-powder-scandal-234889/">China executes 2 for role in tainted milk powder scandal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yang Xianyi, translator of &#8220;Dream of Red Mansions&#8221;, other Chinese classics, dies at age 94</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Renowned Chinese translator Yang Xianyi dies

BEIJING — Renowned Chinese literature translator Yang Xianyi has died, China&#8217;s official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday. He was 94.
Together with his British wife, Gladys Taylor, Yang translated classics such as the 18th century &#8220;A Dream of Red Mansions&#8221; as well as more modern works by 20th century writers such ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yang-xianyi-translator-of-dream-of-red-mansions-other-chinese-classics-dies-at-age-94-234836/">Yang Xianyi, translator of &#8220;Dream of Red Mansions&#8221;, other Chinese classics, dies at age 94</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China to send two giant pandas to Australian zoo for joint research</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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China to send two pandas to Australia
BEIJING — China will send two giant pandas to an Australian zoo this Friday as part of a joint research program.

Four-year-old male Wang Wang and 3-year-old female Fu Ni will be loaned to Australia for 10 years, according to Zhang Hemin, head of the Wolong Nature Reserve Administration, the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-to-send-two-giant-pandas-to-australian-zoo-for-joint-research-234826/">China to send two giant pandas to Australian zoo for joint research</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China criticizes US report warning of rampant spying by Beijing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — Beijing on Monday criticized a U.S. government report that said Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets, saying the report was &#8220;full of prejudice&#8221; and warning that it could damage US-China relations.
The annual report by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-criticizes-us-report-warning-of-rampant-spying-by-beijing-234491/">China criticizes US report warning of rampant spying by Beijing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Death toll in China coal mine blast rises to 104</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:10:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China has risen to 104, with four workers still trapped underground, state media said Monday.

The explosion occurred early Saturday in the Xinxing mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province, as 528 miners were working underground.	 	
By early Monday morning, rescuers had .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/death-toll-in-china-coal-mine-blast-rises-to-104-234413/">Death toll in China coal mine blast rises to 104</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China, just has a different style</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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&#8220;Obama  is  not soft on China; just has a different  style,&#8221;  he said in a interview aired on Indian television.
The Dalai Lama, who heads a Tibetan government-in-exile based  in India,  also said he was &#8220;not disappointed Obama has not  ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tibetan-spiritual-leader-dalai-lama-says-obama-not-soft-on-china-just-has-a-different-style-234347/">Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China, just has a different style</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China rose overnight to 87, with 21 workers still trapped, local media reported Sunday.

The explosion occurred early Saturday in the Xinxing mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province, with 528 miners underground.	 	
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		<title>23 dead, 90 trapped after China coal mine explosion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING - A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-eastern China killed at least 23 workers, and trapped 90 early Saturday, media reports said.
Some 528 miners were working when the explosion occurred at 2.30 a.m. in a mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing the provincial coal ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/23-dead-90-trapped-after-china-coal-mine-explosion-234060/" title="23 dead, 90 trapped after China coal mine explosion">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - A gas explosion at a coal mine in north-east China trapped 139 workers early Saturday, local media reported.

More than 500 miners were working when the explosion occurred at 2:30 a.m. in a mine in Hegang City, Heilongjiang province, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.	 	
Local residents in Hegang, 10 kilometres from the mine ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gas-explosion-traps-139-coal-miners-in-north-east-china-233948/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gas explosion traps 139 coal miners in north-east China</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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HONG KONG — A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil.
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		<title>Hollywood disaster movie &#8216;2012&#8242; draws in Chinese patriotic fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — When the apocalypse comes, China will save the world.
Or at least that&#8217;s how Chinese audiences are interpreting &#8220;2012,&#8221; Hollywood&#8217;s latest blockbuster disaster movie.
&#8220;It&#8217;s about time the world sees us as a dominant ally,&#8221; said Liu Xinliang, 27, a Beijing-based computer programmer who ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hollywood-disaster-movie-2012-draws-in-chinese-patriotic-fans-233448/">Hollywood disaster movie &#8216;2012&#8242; draws in Chinese patriotic fans</a>.]]></description>
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EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE — The United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child 20 years ago Friday, yet hundreds of millions of children still suffer from violence, hunger and disease. Associated Press correspondents around the globe interviewed children who illustrate the remaining challenges, along ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-un-pact-to-protect-children-some-successes-alongside-a-long-list-of-woes-233335/">Original article on  : 20 years after UN pact to protect children, some successes alongside a long list of woes</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
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BEIJING — Washington&#8217;s ambassador to Beijing hit out Friday at negative U.S. media coverage of President Barack Obama&#8217;s visit to China, saying it failed to take into account important progress on many issues.
Although producing no breakthroughs on key issues, Obama&#8217;s first state .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-ambassador-criticizes-negative-coverage-of-obamas-china-visit-by-us-media-233276/">US ambassador criticizes negative coverage of Obama&#8217;s China visit by US media</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China holds, mistreats US geologist for 2 years on state secrets charges over a database</title>
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China holds, mistreats US man on secrets charges

BEIJING — Sometime into his long detention by China&#8217;s feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng told U.S. consular officials he wanted his previously unpublicized detention — and the abuse he suffered there — made public in hopes that the outcry would win his release.
But his wife ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-holds-mistreats-us-geologist-for-2-years-on-state-secrets-charges-over-a-database-232484/">Original article on  : China holds, mistreats US geologist for 2 years on state secrets charges over a database</a>.]]></description>
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LONDON — Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.
Despite initially declaring success, Beijing now acknowledges its swine flu outbreak is .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/experts-radical-swine-flu-measures-in-china-elsewhere-wont-stop-outbreaks-232432/">Original article &nbsp;: Experts: Radical swine flu measures in China, elsewhere, won&#8217;t stop outbreaks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese woman teething again at 107</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING - A 107-year-old woman shocked her neighbours in Yichuan county in eastern China when she recently started teething again.

Jiao Zhenwa frequently shows off her two new teeth to curious friends, relatives and neighbours, China Daily reported Thursday.	 	
Doctors said it was really rare that a centenarian was growing new teeth.	 	
Jiao lives with her .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-woman-teething-again-at-107-232184/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Chinese woman teething again at 107</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama to push private sector to hire at forum
BEIJING — President Barack Obama says creating jobs isn&#8217;t the goal of a coming White House forum on jobs and economic growth.
But the president told NBC News on Wednesday that the purpose of the Dec. 3 summit is to figure out how to encourage hiring .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-dec-3-summit-will-not-create-jobs-but-will-examine-how-to-accelerate-hiring-232172/">here</a>.]]></description>
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