January 2010

China may raise rates when CPI above 2.25 percent: adviser

By admin on January 31, 2010

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China might increase interest rates once consumer inflation exceeds the one-year benchmark deposit rate of 2.25 percent, a prominent government adviser said on Monday.

China banks lend nearly 1.6 trn yuan in Jan: report

By admin on January 31, 2010

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese banks issued net new yuan loans of nearly 1.6 trillion yuan ($234.4 billion) in January, the Economic Information Daily reported on Monday, pointing to a much slower pace of lending in the last 10 days of the month.

China fumes after U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

By admin on January 31, 2010

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese state media laid into the United States on Monday after the Obama administration unveiled its first arms package for Taiwan, a move that prompted China to impose sanctions on the firms involved.

News Analysis: U.S. Starts to Push Back Against China in Growing Rift

By admin on January 31, 2010

In announcing an arms sales package to Taiwan, the U.S. leveled a direct strike at the heart of the most sensitive issue between the two countries.

China Leading Global Race to Make Clean Energy

By admin on January 31, 2010

A shift to sustainable energy could leave the West reliant on China, much as the world now depends on Mideast oil.

China steps up censure of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan

By admin on January 30, 2010

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China on Sunday stepped up censure of planned U.S.

China Warns of Sanctions in Fallout Over Taiwan

By admin on January 30, 2010

A threat toward U.S. arms contractors came after Washington agreed to sell Taiwan $6.4 billion in arms.

Two held after aircraft toilet fire in China’s Xinjiang

By admin on January 30, 2010

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have detained two people after a domestic flight from the restless western region of Xinjiang was forced to turn around when a passenger set fire to toilet paper in the washroom, state media said on Saturday.

China Insists That Its Steps on Climate Be Voluntary

By admin on January 30, 2010

The Chinese set emissions goals but rejected a binding international commitment.

China warns U.S. Taiwan arms sales threaten cooperation

By admin on January 29, 2010

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China warned on Saturday that Washington’s announcement of arms sales to Taiwan would seriously damage cooperation between the two global powers, voicing swift and sharp anger at the Obama administration.

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