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China, Pakistan vow to step up fight against terrorismBeijing (AFP) July 7, 2010 China and Pakistan pledged to step up joint efforts against terrorism Wednesday as the presidents of the two neighboring nations vowed to expand trade and economic cooperation, state media said. Chinese President Hu Jintao welcomed Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to the Great Hall of the People where the two leaders expressed their commitment to deepening ties in energy, communications and infrastructure construction. "China and Pakistan are both victims of terrorism," China Central Televis ... read more |
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Brussels (AFP) July 6, 2010The European Union's competition watchdog cleared on Tuesday the takeover of Sweden's Volvo Cars by Chinese automaker Zhejiang Geely Holding and the regional investment fund Daqing. The European Commission said the transaction "would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it." The commission found that the overlap bet ... more  
Beijing (AFP) July 6, 2010China on Tuesday defended the jailing of an American geologist on state secrets charges, rejecting US protests over the sentence and telling Washington not to interfere on the issue. US geologist Xue Feng was sentenced to eight years in jail on Monday on charges related to the sale of a database relating to China's oil industry. US Ambassador Jon Huntsman, who attended the sentencing, ha ... more  
Aix-En-Provence, France (AFP) July 2, 2010French nuclear group Areva, which already building two third-generation European Pressurized Reactors (EPR) in China, is negotiating further reactors with Beijing, the company's CEO said Friday. "The EPR has been the biggest contract with China in euros. We are negotiating with the Chinese for further EPRs," chief executive Anna Lauvergeon said on the margins of a conference in Aix-en-Proven ... more |
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Security tight on anniversary of China ethnic unrestUrumqi, China (AFP) July 5, 2010 Security forces fanned out to keep China's Urumqi city in check on Monday, the first anniversary of deadly unrest that laid bare deep-seated ethnic tensions in the far-western Xinjiang region. Urumqi, the regional capital, erupted in violence on July 5 last year between the mainly Muslim Uighur minority and members of China's dominant Han ethnic group, fuelled by Uighur resentment over Beijing's rule of Xinjiang. In the following days, mobs of angry Han took to the streets looking for revenge in ... read more |
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