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US China envoy who oversaw embassy drama to resign
Beijing (AFP) Nov 20, 2013
The US ambassador to China who oversaw diplomatic dramas including an activist's escape from house arrest to find refuge in the embassy is to resign, he said in a statement Wednesday. Gary Locke, the first ethnic Chinese to hold the post, will step down early next year to "rejoin my family" in his home town of Seattle, he said, calling his two and a half years in the job "an immense and rewarding challenge". Locke, whose grandfather immigrated to America from the southern province of Guangdong, ... read more

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				N. Korean refugees arrested in Kunming: reports At least 13 refugees from North Korea have been arrested in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming while they were trying to reach South Korea, media reports said Monday. ... more		Taiwan in last-ditch bid to rescue Gambia ties Taiwan has sent senior diplomats to Gambia in a last-ditch effort to restore diplomatic relations after they were unilaterally broken off by the West African nation, officials said Sunday. ... more

Iran says next nuclear talks will be 'difficult' Iran said Sunday nuclear talks with world powers this week will be "difficult," as Israel boosted its campaign against a possible deal that would bring Tehran some sanctions relief. ... more		China sends rescuers to Philippines after criticism over aid China was Wednesday sending an emergency response crew to the Philippines nearly two weeks after super typhoon Haiyan wreaked devastation, following staunch criticism over meagre assistance from the world's second largest economy. ... more		N. Korean leader orders 'mass production' of attack drones Strike hits south Beirut after evacuation warning; 20 militants killed in Israel strikes on Syria Hezbollah says fired missiles at Israel air base south of Tel Aviv		China's farmers await revolution in land reform China's promise to allow 600 million farmers to trade land could enable vast numbers to find a better life, but Lu Jinliang's experience shows the challenges of implementing reform, including entrenched local government interests. ... more
				Four dead as NE China hit by massive snowstorm Northeastern China's biggest city of Harbin has been pummelled by its worst snowstorm for 50 years, state media said Tuesday. ... more		China reform pledges show Xi assuming Deng mantle: analysts By claiming authorship of broad reform pledges after repeated conservative pronouncements, China's Communist chief Xi Jinping is assuming the mantle of Deng Xiaoping, who oversaw both huge economic changes and the Tiananmen crackdown, scholars say. ... more

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				End to China labour camps cheered -- but what next? Stripped naked and beaten, Peng Hong's memories of his time in a Chinese "re-education" labour camp are dark - but even so, he greeted Beijing's abolition of the widely-loathed system with only cautious optimism. ... more		Daimler gets nod from China to take stake in BAIC Motor Germany auto giant Daimler said Tuesday it has been given the green light from China to acquire a 12-percent stake in BAIC Motor, a unit of Beijing Automotive Group. ... more

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