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China rejects EU criticism of Taiwan spy execution

China dismissed criticisms by the European Union over the execution of a Chinese medical researcher and businessman accused of spying for Taiwan, saying Monday that he received a fair trial. Ran Chen, center, her husband Michael Rolufs, ...

From GILLIAN WONG, Taiwan News,  1 Dec 2008

China: 6 babies may have died from tainted milk

China's Health Ministry said six babies may have died after consuming tainted milk powder, up from a previous official toll of three, and announced a six-fold increase in its tally of infants sickened in the scandal to nearly 300,000. It was the first ...

From GILLIAN WONG, Newsvine,  1 Dec 2008

China rejects EU criticism of Taiwan spy execution

BEIJING—China dismissed criticisms by the European Union and Austria over the execution of a Chinese medical researcher and businessman accused of spying for Taiwan, saying Monday that he received a fair trial. Wo Weihan was executed Friday after being ...

From GILLIAN WONG, Boston Globe,  30 Nov 2008

China rejects EU criticism of Taiwan spy execution

Wo Weihan was executed Friday after being convicted of passing data on missile guidance systems to a group linked to Taiwanese intelligence agencies. Taiwan and China were divided amid civil war in 1949. The EU issued a statement condemning Wo's ...

From GILLIAN WONG, San Francisco Chronicle,  30 Nov 2008

Chinese court approves cop killer's death sentence

BEIJING—China's highest court has upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of killing six Shanghai policemen in a case that drew surprisingly broad public sympathy for the killer. Yang Jia was 28 and unemployed when he forced his way into a ...

From GILLIAN WONG, Boston Globe,  25 Nov 2008

China, US to discuss economic risks at talks

Top officials from China and the United States will meet for high-level economic talks next week in Beijing as both countries grapple with the worst global downturn in decades. The Dec. 4-5 talks will be led by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and ...

From GILLIAN WONG, Newsvine,  25 Nov 2008

China stance on Tibet clouds exile talks in India

BEIJING (AP) — With Tibetan exiles now considering whether to push for independence, China on Tuesday reaffirmed its hard-line stance on the future of the Himalayan region, saying that any move to separate Tibet from China was “doomed.” The Chinese ...

From GILLIAN WONG, OregonNews.com,  18 Nov 2008

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