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China says 'more concerned' over Iran nuclear crisisBeijing (AFP) March 16, 2010 China said Tuesday it was growing more concerned over the Iran nuclear crisis but again resisted calls to back sanctions, insisting talks were the best way to resolve the impasse. Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who is seeking Beijing's support for tougher UN sanctions against Iran, voiced his increasing impatience with the Islamic republic. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pledged after talks with Miliband that Beijing would work more closely with other world powers on Ir ... read more |
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Tehran (AFP) March 15, 2010China has emerged as Iran's top economic partner, investing heavily in the energy sector and filling the gaps left by Western firms forced out by international sanctions. In 2009, China became Iran's premier trade partner, with bilateral trade worth 21.2 billion dollars against 14.4 billion dollars three years earlier. The figures confirm the exponential growth in commercial ties between ... more  
Taipei (AFP) March 12, 2010With his thick central Chinese accent, Chen Tangsan could easily be mistaken for any other resident of Henan province, but he is in fact a descendant of Taiwanese headhunters - and proud of it. More than 350 years after a distant ancestor left Taiwan and settled deep in China's interior, Chen returned to the island, seeking his roots in the verdant hills which aboriginal tribes still consid ... more  
Beijing (AFP) March 15, 2010Visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Monday expressed disappointment over the Copenhagen climate summit, a day after China's premier hit back at charges Beijing sabotaged the meeting. Miliband's comments in Beijing underlined lingering strains between the two countries over the December summit since his brother, Climate Change Minister Ed Miliband, said Beijing had "hijacked" ... more |
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Australia urges China to keep out of iron ore talksSydney (AFP) March 15, 2010 Australia on Monday urged China stay out of difficult iron ore price negotiations with global mining giants after steel mills lobbied Beijing to intervene. Trade Minister Simon Crean gave assurances Australia would also keep away from the fraught process in which steelmakers aim to strike annual contracts with Anglo-Australian firms BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, and Brazil's Vale. "We won't be getting involved. I've made the point to China and I repeat the point, we recognise China's market econom ... read more |
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