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China says missing lawyer sentenced for subversion (AP)
AP - China's foreign minister added to the mystery surrounding missing lawyer Gao Zhisheng on Tuesday, saying he had been sentenced on subversion charges but offering no details on his present status or whereabouts.
China, Britain pledge to improve strained ties (AFP)
AFP - The British and Chinese foreign ministers pledged Tuesday to work together to strengthen ties after the two nations clashed over human rights, climate change and Iran's nuclear drive.
China again tells Google to obey the law (AFP)
AFP - China on Tuesday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as speculation mounted about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyberattacks.
China more concerned about Iran, wary on sanctions (Reuters)
Reuters - China has become more concerned about international tensions over Iran's nuclear program, but remains doubtful that sanctions can resolve the stand-off, the Chinese foreign minister said on Tuesday.
China hits back at US lawmakers on currency (AFP)
AFP - China on Tuesday dismissed calls from US lawmakers for Beijing to be labelled a currency manipulator, saying the value of the yuan was not to blame for global trade imbalances.
China's Liu upbeat after athletics loss (AFP)
AFP - Chinese star hurdler Liu Xiang has vowed to regain world-class form after finishing a lowly seventh in his international return at the World Indoor Championships, state press said Tuesday.
China without Google: 'a lose-lose scenario' (AP)
AP - China without Google — a prospect that looks increasingly likely — could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling Web outfits would face less pressure to improve, eroding their ability to one day compete abroad.
China denies yuan behind U.S. trade gap (Reuters)
Reuters - China on Tuesday shunned mounting U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying again that its currency is not the cause of its big trade surplus and vowing to keep the currency stable to shore up exports.
Record number of Chinese unhappy over inflation (Reuters)
Reuters - More than one in two Chinese savers regard the current inflation rate as unacceptable, according to a central bank survey on Tuesday that is likely to fan official concern about deteriorating inflation expectations.
3 tigers very ill at Chinese zoo where 11 starved (AP)
AP - Zookeepers are scrambling to save three seriously ill Siberian tigers at a cash-strapped zoo in northeastern China where 11 of the big cats starved to death recently.
Lawmakers press for action on China currency (Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama faced growing congressional pressure on Monday to get tough with China over its currency practices, one day after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao brushed off accusations that Beijing was undervaluing its currency for an unfair trade advantage.
25 dead in China coal mine fire (AFP)
AFP - Twenty-five people have been killed in a coal mine fire in central China, local authorities said Tuesday, the latest deadly incident in the country's hazardous mining industry.
25 dead in central China coal mine fire (AP)
AP - An electrical fire at an illegal coal mine in central China has left 25 people dead, the latest fatal accident to rock the country's mining industry.
China TechFaith posts jump in 4Q profit (AP)
AP - Chinese cell phone designer China TechFaith Wireless Communication Technology Ltd. said Monday it tripled its fourth-quarter profit, helped by a jump in revenue and a rise in value of derivative securities on its books.
Sino-U.S. ties good despite some differences: White House (Reuters)
Reuters - The White House said on Monday that relations between the United States and China were in "good shape" but acknowledged some differences between the two countries.
US lawmakers attack China ahead of Nov. elections (AP)
AP - China is once again the country Congress loves to hate.
Google says China talks continue, but pullout signs grow (Reuters)
Reuters - Google said on Monday it remained in talks with the Chinese government about censorship of its Chinese-language search portal, despite mounting signs the company could soon shut the site.
China investigating zoo over dead tigers (AFP)
AFP - Authorities are investigating a Chinese zoo where three dozen animals including 13 rare Siberian tigers died recently, amid charges it was harvesting their parts, state media said Monday.
Britain looks to China to pressure Iran (Reuters)
Reuters - China and Britain agree on pressing Iran about its nuclear activities while seeking engagement, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Monday at the start of a visit to China that is likely to focus on the dispute.
China drug list seen boosting Western firms' sales (Reuters)
Reuters - Chinese plans to broaden the list of medicines eligible for a rebate from July will benefit Western drugmakers such as AstraZeneca and Sanofi-Aventis, according to Morgan Stanley analysts.

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