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WEEKEND
October 29, 2004
Jamestown: Beijing's NK Gambit, More
New NKorea Nuke Talks Before December?
Powell's reversal seen as positive by TW government
Powell underlines commitment to defend Taiwan to PRC Mil Chief
Gertz: Chinese visit
Schröder thwarted over China arms ban
Test China's sincerity through action
Hu Falls Short of Expectations
China Plans to Mend Fences with Neighbors
EU to Remove Chinese Textile Products from List
Beijing reaches for a new monetary policy weapon
Rate hike grab's world's attention
Rate hike could hurt Korean exports
Markets calm after China rate rise
Yen gains on dollar as China raises rates
Oil steadies after China rate hike
Skidmarks as Beijing applies the brakes
China threatening foreign companies over trade unions
Wal-Mart pressured in China
Electricity in short supply in Guangdong in '05
TSMC to triple its China fab capacity in 2005
TSMC says factory can reach production target
Shanghai Automotive expands with Korea purchase
European automobile manufacturers opens office Xinhua
Steel consumption growth below 10% in '05
TruVideo and Beijing DG Telecom Announce JV
China likely to reshuffle telecom bosses
SK Telecom arm plans cellphone JV in China
Hundred jobs lost to China (NZ)
China fighting hopeless battle for secrets: group
PRC Media Can’t Report on Plight of Farmers
A Story of Hope amidst Darkness
October 28, 2004
China praises Powell for warning Taiwan
MAC welcomes China's speech
El Salvador to study possibility of formal ties
Bush admin may tilt in Beijing's favor...
US candidates support one-China, arms for TW
China raises rates to cool growth
China’s rate rise catches markets off guard
Dollar Falls, Market Ponders China's Move
Construction bank dumps $3.9 bil in dud assets
Foreign Banks to Exchange Currency
China plagued by rising social unrest
Beijing stands in way of Taiwan proposal at WTO
CAE Sells Flight Simulator, Devices to China Eastern
China, US textile quotas, and votes
Surge in number of broadband users
Loss-making Far Eastern Econ Review goes monthly
Beijing University bars public access
Jiang Sued for Genocide in New Zealand
Trade unionist tells Europe that China not just a market
Mine death toll passes 140
Five sweatshop workers jailed for protesting
October 27, 2004
The Chinese Dragon submerges
MOFA blasts US betrayal
Powell's remarks not new: spokesman
Powell's Taiwan comment a slip-up: Wall St. Journal
Heritage: Powell's trip
Submarines: Obsolete symbols of national pride
Paying China for pressuring Pyongyang
Korea heightens security against China tech theft
China, Asean to ink FTA in November
China and Asean agree deal to scrap tariffs by 2010
Russian steel major claims Chinese coup
China's steel consumption won't peak before 2010
Why interest rates are stuck in China
China Pressures Wal-Mart, Other Investors
Stock market plunges 79% in September
China limits foreign execs in securities firms
Record entries from textile machinery manufacturers at CITME
China Netcom plans $1.2 billion IPO
Skellmax factory bound for China
Smuggling costing China billions
India, China discuss labour reforms
HK Citizens Protest TV Broadcast of PRC National Anthem
China is said to detain 65 Koreans
Labor leaders detained over protest and strike
October 26, 2004
China agrees to put pressure on NKorea
Powell tells Beijing to accept Taiwan's offer
China rebuffs Powell's call
Boeing to Exhibit at China Air Show
What Does Hu’s Role Mean For China?
Jiang steps down, but still shows up
Russia energizes Asian conquest
Good news: China's economy cooling slowly...
Consumers Not yet Comfortable with Credit
Japan, SKorean firms shift focus to south China
Farmers earn 11% more in first three quarters
China issues anti-money laundering rules
China braces for computer virus attack
Polluted Beijing races clock to clean up its act
Air Pollution Worsens in Beijing
China says masses will amass no more by 2040
Labor unrest is growing in China
Foot and mouth disease reportedly hitting China
NK group foiled in latest bid for asylum
China wants embassies to stop giving refuge
China mine death toll passes 120
October 25, 2004
Powell Asks Aid in Bringing NK Back to Negotiating Table
Bill Rammell - Hong Kong & Beijing Visit
China boosts India's bid for UN council seat
Asian Security and the Reemergence of China's Tributary System
Tortuous tangles over Japanese textbooks
Market watchers project that China may revalue yuan
Beijing beginning to see the benefit of stronger currency?
BBC: Changing China (In Depth)
China alters the balance at iron ore talks
High Prices Slowing China Oil Demand Growth - Sinopec
CPI index rose 5.2%
New way to cash in on China's strength
China sees $10B trade surplus in 2004
China's trade likely to grow by 30%
China allows insurers to invest in local bourses
Japan banks tie up with local governments
Informatica Shares Rise on China Pact
Shanghai Automotive to buy Ssangyong Motor
More Than 4,000 Illegal Investment Projects Halted
Private Chinese group sues trade ministry
Tens of Thousands Riot in Southwest
Powell nuges China toward rights talks
Government stability comes before religious freedom
Death toll up in China mine blast
WEEKEND
October 22, 2004
China conducted huge drills in Strait
CRM: Military test, firms spending billions
Idris Off to China On Economic Mission
Pentagon probes punishment of whistleblower
Next superpower?
China's Economy Growing Fast, Despite cooling efforts
Lies, damn lies and Chinese statistics
China's Growth Slows as Curbs Weigh...
Reining in of PRC econ taking too long, expert
China to keep grip on economy despite slowdown
Growth in China barely less blistering
Russian lessons for Chinese reforms
Central bank tries to keep stable interest rate
China's stockpile of oil helps to bolster prices
Oil Hits New Highs, China Growth Supports
BHP confident of China demand
BASF boost for Chinese pipeline
Business leaders urge joint FTA studies
Boeing Forecasts 2,000 Aircraft for China
Cathay to buy stake in Air China
Chinese banks favor Sino-foreign JV fund firms
China's euro bond offer is big hit
CN Rail opens offices in Beijing, Shanghai
China is world's largest mobile phone maker
Proposal may save meat export trade with China (NZ)
Indian tea exporters eye China
Hooters Opens in Conservative China
New Flu Strain Sparks Fear in China
Asia wings it when it comes to bird flu
Hu's Tibet policy will be felt here (TW)
HK Minister Urges China to Set Reform Timetable
NKoreans Seek Asylum in Beijing
China through a Bangladeshi's eyes
Powell May Push China for Information on Researcher
China Formally Arrests NYT Researcher
China - still a communist country
Death Toll in Coal Mine Blast Rises to 66
Safety ignored as China tries to feed demand for coal
October 20-21, 2004 - Unable to update
October 19, 2004
Nuclear impasse top of agenda as NK, China meet
NK Committed to 6-Way Nuclear Talks - China
Beijing hands Moscow a long rope
A Chinese Andropov?
Pakistan leader offers to boost anti-terror cooperation
Powell to prod China toward talks with Taiwan
MAC urges talks on cross-strait transport links
India trails China in energy race
US Encourages China to Build a Strategic Oil Reserve
Oil Guzzlers Thwart China's Diplomatic Overtures
Bank of China posts $497 billion in profits Jan-Sep
Beijing's trade exceeds $67 billion January-September
China office to boost contracts (Australia)
Real estate market lures foreign investors
Hitachi aims for double-digit growth
Foreign degrees lose cachet in China
Frustration in China hinterland
In rural China, river turns bitter and people die
China rejects Dalia Lama's olive branch
China Executes Beijing Heroin Wholesaler
US criticizes China's justice system
China Refuses to Release Dissident Yang Jianli
October 18, 2004
Kim Jong Il sends No. 2 to Beijing for talks
China to kickstart North Korea talks
Chinese operatives face Pakistani wrath
China concerned over nationals' safety in Pakistan
Chinese satellite crashes into building
Japan-China ties back on the ropes
Koizumi unswayed by Chinese criticism
PRC Riot Police in Haiti
Most reject Beijing's charter flight conditions
Japan seeks talks on disputed China gas project
China may have gas projects in Japan area
Chinese firm to build Pakistan Thar coal project
China to bail out investors
Bank of China to issue US$1.45 b in debt bonds
Latest from deal from China seeks to raise $1.5B
Foreign buyers flock to Canton Trade Fair
China's first private airline can take off soon
Shenzhen Yong to build plant in Indonesia
Chinese firm plans car plant in Malaysia
Auto sales drop in Beijing
China increasingly relies on small, mid-sized firms
China, India the new insurance hotspots
Beijing, New Dehli looking to provide with biotech crops
India softens on Xinjiang
China joins drive for green cars
Deposed leader turns 85, stays under house arrest
Dalai Lama softens stance on Beijing
WEEKEND
October 15, 2004
China sends more troops to NKorea border
Jamestown: Quest For Energy Security, Logistics, more
ITR: Chinese influence
Russia gets China's support for WTO bid
China pressures Putin on pipeline
China calls for engineers' safety
China fights UN sanctions on Sudan to safeguard oil
Pakistan hunts Al-Qaeda linked mastermind
China negotiator invited to Taiwan
US defends Taiwan call for dialogue
China's inflexibility blocks progress
Speechless over Taiwan
Move ahead with cross-strait talks
No let-up in cross-strait business, new deals approved
China will not lose many jobs if yuan is revalued, expert
Little Smart technology grows fast in China
Gloom on Asia commodity stocks - China cited
Hungry China Gives SA Two Options: Machete Or Shovel
Europeans Want China to Do More on Piracy
Buyers besiege China at trade fair
Indian banks eye China
Carmakers brake in China amid falling sales
China Finance gives back gains
China opens up to foreign travel agencies
Matsushita creates China base to fight rivals
Warner Bros makes its China debut
Western regions get $16b worth of infrastructure jobs
Is China Running Out Of Workers?
Rebel lawmaker disrupts grilling of Tung
Around 20 NKoreans enter SKorean consulate
Children among victims of Falun Gong persecution
October 14, 2004
Oil dominates Russia-China talks
China, Russia bury border hatchet
Russia's oil interests come first, says Putin
Putin covers his bets
Putin treads carefully on China energy demands
China covets African oil and trade
Chinese information warfare threatens Taiwan
PRC sees an ally in Indonesia
Koizumi: Future with Beijing, be patient with Pyongyang
Chirac urges China to help France in balancing US power
Europa: Chirac bends to China, keeping Gaullist legacy
Chen counsels patience with China
Chen 'escalating separatist activities'
China rejects Taiwan peace offer as false
Traders cautious after China reaction to Chen's speech
Sinopec forecasts 50% leap in profits
China open to investments by Indian oil firms
Economy may overshoot growth target
China may adjust yuan peg, JPMorgan
PRC Press: Big 4 Bks Worst Beijing Performers In 2003
IT-savvy China firms turn up heat on US rivals
Intellisync Launches Beijing Office
Copper Falls to 5-Week Low
Oil, China Push US Trade Gap Near Record
CapitaLand develops project in Shanghai
Beijing, Heilongjiang sign labour pact
Beijing's man in Hong Kong falters
Long-haired bull rages in China's shop
New HK lawmakers call for workers' rights
Frustration in China hinterland
China plans AIDS survey linked to blood sales
Disinfectant and herbal tea passed off as Aids cures
China hostage dies after Pakistan rescue assault
October 12 & 13, 2004 - Unable to update
October 11, 2004
Troops to be pulled out from islets off China
Business deals a highlight of Chirac's Beijing trip
Arming Beijing?
UK not against lifting China arms ban
China, Australia to hold naval exercise
France-China deals awaken Europeans
Chirac a hard act to follow in China
French firms sign big deals with China
Beijing hits out at Washington over Taipei policy
Chen seeks cross-strait code of conduct
China unmoved by Chen appeal
Taiwan ready for talks with Beijing on flights
ASEAN sees trade potential with China (PRC source)
China Eastern Airlines Signs Contract with Airbus
Brouhaha over Beijing's buildings
Middle class goes for day-tripping
Chinese hostages face death threat
1,000 new condom machines for Beijing
Southern China offers gay men free HIV tests
Mental health fears in China
China, US Seek to Protect Cancer-Fighting Tree
Coal-driven China can hardly draw breath
WHO calls on China to lower road death toll
Pro-democracy radio host returns
Beijing manipulating HK legislature
WEEKEND
October 8, 2004
China reaffirms support for 6-party talks on NKorea
Saddam paid off French leaders (PRC involved)
Bush warns China against forcing reunification
MAC will not rule out conflict with Beijing
Asia flyover in US campaign
China, Asia issues in Australian polls
Call from Bush shows Chinese leader's clout
France's Chirac arrives in China
US warns EU against arms trade with China
CRM: "Weiqi" strategy in the Americas
China's Orwellian Internet
Cross-strait peace relies on goodwill from China
Russia not cutting oil exports to China...
Stock market casino for China's communists
China the world's largest procurement market
China and India supply the demand
China, India at forefront of insurance expansion
China has 39 foreign insurance companies
FedEx a force in China
Beijing to approve new HK health minister
Four children die in China school attack
AIDS in Central Asia: It's about the economy
Nightly airing of patriotic video stirs resentment in HK
October 7, 2004
Japan's UN bid a tough test for Hu
Beijing wrong to refuse summits with Tokyo
Hu gets a call from Bush on Taiwan, trade, NKorea
Chen pledges not to provoke China
Chirac seeks speedy end to EU arms embargo on China
US disappointed if EU lifts China arms embargo: official
European Parliament urged to ask PRC to abandon option of force
Beijing smog stifles French air show
China's threats go beyond Taiwan
China making moves on Taiwan's radio industry
China posts wheat, corn import quotas
US: China making progress on flexible currency
China plans to loosen reins on economy
Measures to cool Chinese economy may be eased
IBM looks to China in mainframe push
Will China, US Have to Compete in Global Search for Oil?
China's disquieting bid for Noranda
Sinopec looks to Beijing, mulls oil sands investment
Ivanhoe surges on China oil sales
China joins queue for Airbus giant
Tourism spending in China seen to triple in 2008
China holds 110 baby smugglers
Dalai Lama demands true autonomy for Tibet
US lawmakers petition PRC to grant dissident parole
Beijing lashes out at US Congress report on human rights
Workers in Shenzhen protest
October 6, 2004
Hu eager to improve ties with Japan
China could get drawn into war on Korean peninsula
Fallout from China's power shift
Allies resisted stopping oil ploy
Washington says no need to rethink one China policy
Eastern China faces more power shortages
Cross-strait tensions are more than just a game
China to build solar energy towers, seeks investment
Coal industry plagued by problems
China's huge oil search
Fortescue's China deal pumps up share price
Carmakers hail new taxi fleet for Beijing
China could end Indian BPO rule
Japan-China partnership in Chinese herbal medicine
Bridgestone to make tire-use steel cord in China
China's Golden Week of spending
China opens up to Electronic Arts
Pro-democracy lawmakers slam next likely HK head
HK rejects US criticism of China's role in city
27 die in blast at fireworks factory
UN group criticizes human rights in China after visit
CECC releases annual report on China
Opponent of China's One-Child Rule Abused
October 5, 2004
Japan's top hawk ruffles China's feathers
Wen to urge EU lifting of arms sale ban
Chen to soothe tension with China in speech
China a threat by 2015, Lee says
China urges Israel to end Gaza offensive
Time the best healer, except in North Asia
Hu shows that he means business
French go for the big stakes in China talks
France in small firms export push to China
China's Haier to invest $8 million in India
HSBC in China fund plan
China warns of more power cuts
China Power IPO Oversubscribed
Takenaka plans Chongqing commercial facility
China leads world on broadband
Hutchison sell-off price reduced
'Long Hair' seeks court ruling on oath
China mulls overhaul of family planning policy
China's Land Grabs Raise Specter of Popular Unrest
Bush asked to pressure PRC to allow UN probe on torture
October 4, 2004
Worries mount that EU may lift Chinese arms ban
EU urged to retain embargo on arms sales to China
Hu maneuvering to prevent Jiang's comeback
Beijing and Seoul may skip naval drill
Chen set to unveil new cross-strait initiatives
UK finance official says no G7 invitation yet for China
Chirac enters battle for Chinese aviation market
Airbus, Boeing see PRC as battlefield, promised land
Luzon leaders oppose China trade agreement
China to become Iran’s main trade partner
Is China encircling India?
As China joins top financial powers, worries mount on global econ
China holds firm over yuan
Central banker expects a soft landing
Second phase of China, Kazakhstan oil pipeline starts
Xinjiang seeks major petrochemical investments
China strives for its own global mega-brands
Chinese goods edge out SK exports in Japan, US
China, Japan, S Korea to make Asian Linux software
Textile producers fear India, China's might
Armani sees Chinese sales boost
Luxury Hotel Plans Abound
Foreigners flock to Chinese universities
Longhair Leung's behavior draws ire of Beijing
Shanghainese use the law vs Beer Street
Beijing cleans up online activities
Beijing tightens controls on domestic reporting on Japan
WEEKEND
October 1, 2004
US, China confident NK will return to nuclear talks
Jamestown: Military logistics, much more
China shows off its Haiti-bound peacekeepers
Indian soldiers march into China, but with bonhomie
Zuma Concludes Visit to China
Wen confident that Taiwan will be reunified
China is the real threat (TW)
China hits US sales to Taiwan
China to Move Toward Flexible Currency
China participates in G7 meeting
US says it supports China's bid to join IADB
Small three links key for peace talks with Beijing
Gentlemen, kill your engines
China curbs boom with fine tuning, supply bottlenecks
China's thirst for oil gets into top gear
Chinese firms on overseas buying spree
US-China tandem powers up growth
Bilateral trade with Far East poised for growth
Fund managers ordered to be honest, prudent
Taiwan, Japan, Korea defend fishery subsidies
China calls on World Bank to help small cotton producers
Biggest-ever HK delegation visits Beijing
Smoking coughers fill China's coffers
Canada stalls China on refugees
Schoolchildren taken to watch death sentences?
CRM: Stance against West, control of public disclosur
Chinese authorities arrest Guancha commentator
Powell presses Chinese FM on detained NYT researcher