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Last Updated: July 7, 2016

China Detains Prominent Bo Xilai Supporter Ahead of Trial

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Song Yangbiao, a reporter for the magazine the Time Weekly, was detained on Sunday according to friends and supporters, apparently after using his Sina Weibo microblog to denounce the trial and call for an uprising to oppose it. ...

Eyeing China, Philippines Gains U.S. Ship in Military Upgrade

Manuel Mogato
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The Philippines took possession of a former U.S. Coast Guard ship on Tuesday, part of its biggest military upgrade in decades, as a stronger economy allows it to raise spending to counter China’s growing assertiveness in disputed waters.

China Bans Milk Powder of Two South Pacific Nations

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Nearly 90 percent of China’s $1.9 billion in milk powder imports last year originated in New Zealand. Economists said a prolonged ban could produce a shortage of dairy products in China, including foreign-branded infant formula.

Move Over Bordeaux: French Premium Winemakers Eye China Vintage

Terril Yue Jones
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In a country where cheap plonk and overpriced mediocre wines still define the domestic industry, the French are partnering with Chinese investors to produce super-premium wines for increasingly discerning drinkers at the market’s top end.

China Condemns U.S. Senate Over Sea Dispute Resolution

Ben Blanchard
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China said on Thursday it had lodged a formal complaint with the United States after the U.S. Senate passed a resolution expressing concern about Chinese actions in the disputed East and South China Seas.

Corporate Sleuths On Edge After China Detains Foreign Consultants

Alexandra Harney
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The detention by Chinese authorities of a British corporate investigator and his American wife in the wake of a corruption probe into pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has had a chilling effect on other risk consultants working...

China's Bo To Plead guilty, But Maybe Not To All Charges

Benjamin Kang Lim, Ben Blanchard
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Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai has agreed to plead guilty at a trial likely to be held within weeks, three sources said, in an apparent bid to earn a more lenient sentence and allow authorities to close the door on the country's biggest...

China Urbanization Cost Could Top $106 Billion a Year

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The figure is based on the assumption that 25 million people a year settle in cities, with the government spending the money on making sure they enjoy the same benefits in healthcare, housing and schools that city residents have, the Chinese Academy...

More Foreign Pharmaceutical Firms Could Be Probed In China

Michael Martina
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China's official news agency hinted that more foreign pharmaceutical firms could soon be implicated in a corruption scandal sweeping the industry, in the wake of bribery accusations against British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline. ...

Africa Wants Jobs From China

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It is true China’s boom has brought many benefits to Africa. But in many countries, China’s demand for ore, timber and oil is forcing African states to specialise at the bottom of the value chain in areas with low productivity gains.&...

Chinese Coal Company Releasing Toxic Wastewater, Greenpeace Says

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The report, the first by Greenpeace to single out and publicly challenge one of China’s powerful state-owned companies, comes as the country’s new leadership steps up its focus on pollution amid growing protests over environmental...

China Must Deepen Reforms to Meet Economic Challenges

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The new leadership has signalled it is prepared to tolerate slower growth to move the economy away from export-led growth and towards one driven by domestic demand, with 7 percent annual expansion seen as the bottom line.  

I.M.F. Says China Needs Reform to Keep Growth Success

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China needs another round of “decisive measures” to make sure it continues its successful economic growth as its margins of safety are falling amid growing domestic problems, the International Monetary Fund said in its latest report. 

China Pushes Europe to Lower Hurdles to Solar Deal

Ethan Bilby
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A European Commission document dated July 12 said China wants any solar agreement to expire by the end of 2014, that the so-called certain parts of the panels should be excluded from tariffs and that any cap on Chinese exports should be...

Google’s Greater China President Steps Down

Paul Carsten
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Google Inc. said on Monday that its vice-president and Greater China president, Liu Yun, has stepped down to be replaced by Scott Beaumont, who currently runs the company’s partnerships business in Europe.&...