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September 30, 2004
Hu Tells Army to Be Ready for War
President pledges to change military
PRC may have 800 missiles targeting TW in 2006...
MAC, Chinese office trade barbs over arms deal
Hu's US Civil War analogy is inaccurate
China to Trial Australian Engineer Vehicle
IMF urges China to float yuan now
US Official Confident Chinese Econ Can Avoid Crash
China's New African Oil Ties Create Concerns
Don't dismiss China's Daqing oil pipeline
Power shortfall in Shanghai could lead to winter rationing
Firms say they lose out in China
Oil, chemical industries face four big problems
Auto industry slows down
China targets higher cotton yarn output
Vietnam imports record amount of steel from China
Econ Boom Means Problems, Opportunities for SE Asia
China Inc. casting its net globally
Barclays to start exchange-traded China fund
BHP shares rise to record on PRC sales
China's domain name .CN tops 402,000
China issues emergency travel safety reminders
Chinese remarks bring new fears in HK
China may intervene more in HK
HK democrats visit Beijing for National Day
Rebel HK lawmaker may sue over oath
China on alert against bird flu
Lama aides secretly visit China
Beijing presses embassy to hand over asylum-seekers
September 29, 2004
China doubts Korean claim
China says Taiwan war-mongering
Taiwan will not provoke China, affirms Cabinet
China warns won't tolerate interference in TW matter
Hu takes charge
Wen vows to push ahead with currency reform
US to press China on currency fluctuation
Japan Bank to help China's soft landing, G7 debut
Grain, oil prices rising; govt sees emergency
Head of China Oil Co. Hails Project Launch
Russia and PRC Vie for Oil, Influence
China set to top US for imports (Australia)
China, Japan Firms Win Boeing 747 Work
GF Securities war heats up, more acquisitions
Beijing to assert central control of coal mines
China Development Bank May Finance Bid for Noranda
PRC investment growth cooling off, says HSBC
China communications revenue up 12.2%
Pfizer files against China's rejection of Viagra patent
China expecting record number of foreign students
Democracy consultations ruffle feathers in HK
HK lawmakers to replay divisive issues
China police to keep Haiti peace
WHO calms fears over human-to-human bird flu
Refugees storm Beijing embassy
China warns against meddling in arrest of NYT researcher
US to continue pressing detained NYT researcher case
September 28, 2004
NKorea has weaponised used plutonium rods
Yu's threat: Bluster and nonsense, say PRC analysts
Port project (Gwadar) in Pakistan gets big lift from China
US tells Taiwan not to fuel tensions with China
Jiang still has power over Hu's new regime
Communist Party's hold on power not ironclad
Cross-strait flights a possibility for Lunar New Year
Single bidder tipped for $12b China nuclear deal
GDP predicted to grow at 8-9% in '04: Economist
India-China trade set to cross $10bn
Hainan Island to build five industrial zones
Templeton is cleared to trade in China shares
China eyes Palawan as source of fish products
BHP piles on China ore deals
Beijing Capital, JG Summit: Asia Ex-Japan Equity Preview
Fears mount over Asian bird flu
New Thai suspected bird flu case fans fear of human link
Beijing on alert against terror strikes
Ban on PRC students may be lifted, MAC says
Hu must Westernize China
Chinese fear rising infidelity
Tiananmen Square off-limits to the public
Corruption fears over China mooncakes
US wants China to explain detention of NY Times Researcher
September 27, 2004
US fears missile breakthrough by NKorea
TW Missiles tested that could target China
Taiwan too weak to match Chinese missile threat
Hu promotes 2 senior officers
PRC leaders issue blueprint for staying in power
Critics debunk party's plan to build up ruling capabilities
Leaders warn of corruption
USCC: US-China Trade and Investment on Key Manufacturing Sectors
China's Russian pipe dream
Beijing keen for foreign banks to buy stakes in NE lenders
Beware Beijing's false friendship
No easy fix for thorny cross-strait situation
China's growth model slows Asia's rise
China Seeks Overseas Supplier for $8 Bln of Nuclear Reactors
China Minmetals hopes to buy miner
Tech companies building bridges with China
Google Conforms to Chinese Censorship
SMIC opens 12-inch fab in Beijing
China mulls law to protect minority investors
Hangzhou tops Forbes list for China investment
Teeming Shanghai set for third baby boom
Matsu welcomes decision to allow tourist visits
Beijing celebrations: 3 more HK democrats invited
Banned HK democrat given long-term entry permit
Beijing tightens rules on petrol to save environment
Hand-picked lama praises Beijing's leaders
Court allows woman to stay in US (one child policy)
WEEKEND
September 24, 2004
Beijing warns Washington over arms deal
NKorea may be preparing missile launch
Nerve gas chemical to N Korea via China
Nerve gas chemical shipped to NKorea
NKorea threatens to turn Japan into sea of fire
Wen in Moscow for talks on WTO and oil
Chinese oil firm buys ailing Inchon refinery
Rise of Hu heralds massive change
China to join G-7 talks for first time
China: Too much easy money, too many loans
Baosteel eyes expansion in Pearl River Delta
Viacom in China Tie-Up with Beijing TV
Seoul, Beijing disagree on opening SK rice market
Enter the dragon, and beware the consequences (marketing)
Disney's Mickey Mao team-up
No Universal theme park for Shanghai
Chinese traders shake up Moroccan vendors
Leading medical journal slams Shanghai Grand Prix
China invites HK "moderate" democrats for National Day
US urges China to set up genuine HK government
Meddling, errors marred HK poll
China’s surprising voice for ecology
China executes baby smuggler
NYT researcher detained over Jiang leak
September 23, 2004
China calls US sanctions wrong
Tensions rise as N Korea steps up rhetoric
PRC would most likely invade TW in 2012, MND warns
Russia promises to sort out Yukos oil supplies
US to use PRC market economy Status as leverage
USCC: Hearing On Trade, Investment Impact On Manufacturing
ADB says China should raise rates to cool economy
Cisco sees China as center of tech
Oracle bullish on China
China power crisis dims production
AMD snubs Taiwan in Beijing HQ move
Surge in output of power-generating equipment
China tries to reduce thirst for gas
Big industry surges, profit almost 39% Jan-Aug
Korea slaps anti-dumping tariffs on US, China, India
Chinese, foreign firms to be equal in direct sales
China gets more foreign investment than US
More tax reform needed: Finance, trade expert
Beijing to step up fight on illicit steel plants
McDonald's says outlets in China will lift profits
Shanghai $1b over budget for World Expo
China facing environment crisis
China's rural poor left behind
Thousands of workers strike at Shaanxi textile factory
Google censoring search results
September 22, 2004
US to boost ties with China under Hu
China reaffirms resolve to 'reunify the country'
Hu backs free hand for top advisory body
The "new" Hu Jintao era begins
Fears of nuclear test by North Korea rise
Canadian diplomat bolts from Beijing
Passing the torch wasn't easy
Chinese, Kyrgyz premiers agree on border
Lifting the gold bar
Investments in China jump 60 percent
Shanghai foreign banks see rise in loans, deposits
China gears up for share sell-off
China kicks off VAT reform
China halts, scraps over 4,000 wasteful projects
95% of drugs are generic: report
China's youth remain ignorant of Cultural Revolution
Love and Chunghwa Post overcome plot by China
HK scientists make Sars breakthrough
Gang attacks internet cafe
China shuts journal over N. Korea article
The tortuous N Korean refugee triangle
Groups call for release of human rights activist
September 21, 2004
US sanctions Chinese firm over weapons sales
China tests new land-attack cruise missile
China tests new long-range missile
China rallies support for NK
Jiang's retirement surprises Taiwan, US
Jiang backs Hu, threatens force on Taiwan
The Chinese puzzle: Jiang's retirement
Surprise departure
Start of the Hu era as Jiang steps down
Hu unlikely to ease up on Taiwan and HK: analysts
China waits Hu to show true colours
Prospect of war will recede under Hu...
Tung loses his most powerful supporter
Chen urges realistic view of China
... as China moves to more of the same
Yukos oil cut set to dominate Wen's visit to Russia
Economy gathers steam again: Bad news
Top Chinese economist urges interest rate hike
Crude oil imports jump more than 37 percent
China calls on Yukos to keep its oil promise
PRC warns of surge in bad loans, huring reform
Banks' entry into market delayed
Shandong draws Japan, Korea, Taiwan investors
Insurance industry exceeds $132bln
South Korea's BC Card makes inroads
Formula One meets China
Corruption watchdog vows to spare no one
An opportunity for Beijing (HK Elections)
Beijing moves to help jobless
Poor health common for China's urban residents
Imported garbage threatens China
China Protests Uighur Government-in-Exile
September 20, 2004 - Unable to update
WEEKEND
Septebmer 17, 2004
Spy sent his son on mission: police
Jiang signs military order showing he's staying
Jiang getting ready to quit...
Annan parrots Beijing's line
China admits to nuclear cooperation with Iran
Defence spending worries Japan
Tokyo, Beijing explore ways to repair strained relations
Seoul-Beijing Koguryo Battle Resumes Again
Jamestown: HK Elections, Wen's reforms, more
TSU policy wary of China
China now largest Saudi oil client
Syrian chemical hit in Darfur PRC may veto UN Resolution on Syria
Economy growing at slower pace
Beijing doing well in opening markets
Shanghai power crisis ends with warning for 2005
China Blasted Over Piracy
In litchi market, a view on China
Big trouble in bigger China
Dirty secrets in Shanghai's skyline
Chinese V-P the victor in Legco polls
Public not ready for security law, say analysts
HK democrats invited to talks by Beijing
China to mark Japanese 1931 invasion
Dalai Lama's envoys in China for Tibet talks
September 16, 2004
NK stalls nuke talks
Challenges Appear in Effort to Curb Spread of Nukes
CCP leaders meet as power struggle simmers
Now you see him, now you don't
Ex-spy arrested for helping Beijing monitor Falun Gong
China takes the lead in strategic Central Asia
Spokesman: China intends no harm to neighbors
China Seeks Closer Military Ties with India
Chen holds conference with UN media
Beijing urges close watch over Chen
Is the world led by China's tyranny?
Jiang's leaving won't change policy
US Assistant Secretary on China Currency Petition
30-day oil reserve to be set up
China threatens to veto UN Darfur draft
Amcham praises China for meeting WTO pledges
Chinese economy booms, consumption goes bust
LVMH finds rising market for luxury goods
Foreign banks cash in on big bad loans
China gives its banks the chance to diversify
LG Chem to set up holding company
Lion's share for beer giant in China deal
US Business Groups Complain About China
Second Beijing airport likely...
China's classrooms as a political battleground
China Daily-Sohu English website opens
School drops maths for English in experiment
Grain production improves this year
HK govt lashes out at US over China criticism
China rejects US criticism of its religious record
Improve Human Rights Record: Czech Activists
HK leaders back return of anti-subversion Bill
Tung backs away from security bill...
Academics warn that social unrest could pose threat to econ
More cash for exposing corrupt officials
China's rule (Muslims)
China sentences 50 Uyghurs to death
September 15, 2004
Hu-Jiang struggle: Not a shooting war
Japan set to label PRC as war threat
Jiang's Xiamen visit a warning to Taiwan
Beijing blocks Chen's UN video-link
Beijing Objects to Taiwan Plans for Using Name
Convergence between Manila and Beijing over Spratlys
Watching China rise over Southeast Asia
IBM eyes half China's computer market
Intellectual piracy rock's China's boat
China to enforce IPR, minister tells Japan
Reorganizing state-owned Construction Bank
Lehman Targets China For Invest Bk Growth
Securities regulator chief may step down
Beijing sets interest rate reform as top priority
China delays tax reform test, cites overheating
Sino-foreign JVs win rail passenger technology
Toyota takes green car to China
Communist Party seeks to win back people's support
Western democracy is blind alley: Hu
Communist elite to mull party building
HK govt can expect more opposition in Legco
WHO warns of reemergence of SARS this winter
Letter: Battle over Beijing
Four executed for fraud
China Detains Over 35,000 Protestors
September 14, 2004
NK says blast is dam work
Hu sends Kim Jong Il message
China, US economies on collision course
US cap on Chinese clothing
Philippines to intensify market expansion
Westinghouse nuclear plant design OK'd
China to further cooperation with IAEA
Bad loans likely to rise - Fitch Ratings
China reports soaring oil imports
China Will Probably Lift Interest Rates: Survey
Retail growth lowers risk of hard landing
Brocade Expands Operations in China
Cha departs as deputy of financial watchdog
China ripe for budget airlines
Singapore A-Sonic To Start China Budget Airline
Mobile phone market has competition across sectors
Foreign pressure propels Chinese logistics firms
Corporations tap China's talent pool
HK elections marred by irregularities
HK voters want democracy
Outcome a major relief for Beijing
Democrats vow to continue reform fight
End of HK Democrats as we know them
Symantec labels China censor-busting software as Trojan
Beijing fails to bar Wu from Games
TW Coast guard apprehends Chinese fishing vessel
Troops sent to protect China dam
What caused Msgr Gao Kexian's death?
September 13, 2004
NKorea confirms explosion part of power plant project
China throws support behind NKorea
China's leaders to meet amid tensions between Hu, Jiang
Hu eyes topmost military pos
ITR: Blocked arms sales to TW
Think tank urges EU not to lift arms embargo
FM discusses boosting links with Yemen
China Filling US Vacuum in Latin America
Scholars Debate Merits of China-Korea-Japan FTA
China faces more anti-dumping investigations
Inflation rate stays high
Wen rules out relaxing economic curbs
Beijing to step up lending curbs
Beijing plans tighter rein on resurgent economy
Money supply growth slows to 13pct
US Treasury official says Beijing to loosen yuan...
Research labs power China's next boom
AirAsia to get first bite of low-budget market
Qantas to target China, India
China to ease control over auction trade
China's ad market is surging
Marketing's great leap in China
Barbie Goes to China
Pro-China win in HK vote
Voters give HK democracy bloc a lift
Hong Kong in search of a winner
HK expects record voter turnout
Candidates stage final charm offensive
HK polls again spotlight China-Taiwan Pro-PRC writer
To progress,China must escape from Deng legacy
WHO more worried about bird flu than SARS
Record straight on HK investor fleeced by PRC official
Lack of treaties hampers graft busters
Dalai Lama’s envoys leave for Beijing
China convicts 50 to death in "terror crackdown"
WEEKEND
September 10, 2004
Rift between Hu and Jiang 'purely fictitious'
Power struggle: Will Jiang step down?
Satellites blast off on 2-year mission
Yemen seeks security ties with China during FM visit
China shock for South Korea
Cuban trade with Chinese characteristics
White House pressed on China trade issues
China trade complaint rejected
CRM: Oil exploration, Australian tortured
New impetus for Vietnam-China economic corridor
China’s output data challenges soft landing hope
China to open its markets even further
Shanghai vows to fix power woes
Energy crisis hurts Japan manufacturers
Shanghai, Shenzhen stock exchanges hit 5-year low
Motorola to invest $90 mn in Beijing R&D centre
Hyundai confirms second car plant in Beijing
Guangzhou auto group plans China stock listing
HK, China trade pact still a work in progress
HK official cites value of relations with Taiwan
Bringing the Olympics to Taiwan
HK media accuses China of meddling in elections
WSJ: China's Broken Promise
China stoking fear in HK
HK democrats at a disadvantage
Democrats divided over Beijing talks
HK democracy test
Watchdog slams human rights violations in HK
Floodcrest passes Three Gorges safely
Gansu's fame: Trying to move mountain
AIDS prevention classes in all universities
Beijing police abuse, detain 30,000 before CCP meet
Septebemer 9 , 2004 - Unable to update
September 8, 2004
Jiang not going to quit top military post soon
Jiang quits post as top PLA leader?
Rumors run over Jiang's resignation
Jiang may be set to yield last powerful post
China: Shoot him and take him out
Peaceful rise at stake in power struggle
China, India lead revival of nuclear power
US Export Licenses for Nuclear Reactor Components Issued
NK warns of nuclear arms race
Abaya off to China to strengthen military ties
The struggle in Beijing
China wants stronger energy cooperation with GCC: FM
Saudi Arabia, China agree to formal political dialogue
Power plant construction requires $121 billion
Beijing is on verge of interest rate rise
Poor work conditions hit production
Scotiabank wins approval to buy stake
Transregional operations okayed for urban banks
Shanghai, Osaka stock exchanges to cooperate
Hyundai Motor to set up commercial JV
Dell builds business service center in China
Taiwanese should not fear Beijing leaders' lies
China gives HK wider role as Asia hub
HK and China agree air services pact
PRC using HK economy to weaken democracy camp: analysts
Climate of fear in HK, say activists
Pro-Beijing parties face challenges
Officials appeal for help after torrents
China begins major flood clean-up
Three Gorges Dam on alert
September 7, 2004
Jiang said to offer to quit army post
Jiang may be set to yield last powerful post
Party Leadership to Meet Amid Jiang Question
CCP panel to meet soon
PRC to play key role in Philippine econ, security future: Arroyo
Manila, Beijing aim to strengthen military ties
Jordanian Army Chief Visits China
India Parties at Beijing meet back ties with China
Vietnam opens door wider for PRC tourists
Oone country two systems will not work for TW
Energy shortage hits China
Sales ban to protect luxury products
One China violates rights
Henan to determine extent of Aids epidemic
China schools break sex taboo
Thousands trapped by floods
China to crackdown on human trafficking
Is this the last fight for HK democrat?
September 6, 2004
Air force spy ring cracked
China will send troops to Haiti
Philippine President Reiterates One-China
TW Delegation cancels China trip
China Concerned at Rift With SKorea
Journalists urged to promote China-Japan ties
China, India poised to claim power
China law is for domestic audience
ASEAN recognizes China as market economy
What Could Trigger Economic Internal Shock?
CBA eager to explore China plan
China plugs a power surge
PRC cooling policy not seen nationwide
Toyota to open south China plant
China acts on pirated products
Wen pledges to create more jobs
Democracy in the region at a critical crossroads
Hong Kong is ready for democracy
Rumor mill takes toll on HK Democracts
China stirs national pride over Olympic haul ahead of HK vote
HK awakens to politics
Catholics criticise elections' representativeness
PRC: Election outcome won't change handling of HK...
China experiments with green GDP
People power: Plea on pollution
Tibetans left behind
China's false start
90 dead, 77 missing in China storms
LRF to publish book on one-child policy
WEEKEND
September 3, 2004
US firms may sell nuclear reactors to Beijing
Jiang Hails Philippines-China Cooperation
China's strategy a puzzle
Oil pact marks new approach to disputes
Oil worries lubricate South China Sea pact
Jamestown: Japan and China, more
Thai, Philippine leaders meet in Beijing
Kerry's Ties to China - Satellite Exports
China the main obstacle to better ties, says Chen
NK turns to China Doll
S'pore panders to China, again
ITR: China plank
Top banker sees foresees monetary problems
Need for oil expected to dominate energy scenario
Mitsubishi, others to build China power plant unit
China set for surge in car sales
US to Ask China to Put Limits on Textile Exports
Chinese retailers raise their stakes at home
Europe opens to Chinese tourists
The sky's the limit, if China's airlines reform
Guidelines for risk control of real estate loans
Econ controls punish the innocent while culprits escape
Beijing newspaper to list in HK
Some events may be held in HK, says Beijing
Everything's fair game in austerity drive
HK paper: China airbrushed Jiang out of picture
Seoul seizes steamed rice - chemicals
Lack of vitamins, minerals kill thousands
Cats may carry the bird flu virus
Boy dies of bubonic plague
September 2, 2004
Power struggle in Beijing? Signs of a Hu-Jiang split
Rivalry in Beijing makes neighbors nervous
Publicity stunt by Chen, says China
China should trust Taiwan's goodwill
China, N Korea to develop linked econ zone
PRC: NKorea Nuclear Talks Still on Schedule
Philippines, China Sign 5 Agreements
Debunking a Lie: Foreign Investment In China Accelerating Political Reform?
True picture emerges of China free-trade deal (NZ)
Fearing PRC, NZ vetoes visit by local minister
China, US close to deal on nuclear tech trade
China to build 27 more nuclear power plants
Strategic shift towards use of nuclear power
Energy crunch: City folk aware but apathetic
Outsourcing parts to China, not airliners
Boeing, Air China Finalize Agreement for 737s
Philippine firms to buy 100 buses
New Visteon plant opens to supply Hyundai
Is China's GDP just an accounting artifact?
Mediaseek in China to detect fake goods
New battle over textiles
West China to be key nonferrous industry zone
China pledges more aid to developing nations
Beijing liaison office in HK under fire
HK business parties fail on economy
Fate of 29 refugees undecided
September 1, 2004
Jiang calls for more modern weapons
Chen calls off annual military exercise
Report: Two hours for troops to land
Arms traders find lucrative markets in Asia
PRC: US arms sales to Taiwan are key obstacle
China looks abroad for nuclear help
China's fighters upset Taiwan's readiness
One small step into China's space complex
2 leaders jockey for top power in Beijing
Arroyo set to woo China on trade
Brazil-China Expo opens in Beijing
Coal-fired power plant to come up in Anhui
Pilbara will feed a energy hungry China
Tunnel to funnel water to thirsty Beijing
Investing in Asia
Wen pledges support to private firms
FTA with China puts jobs at risk - CTU
Prepare to be quick, China seminar told
Deloittes climbs on board for China's expansion
France readies for Chinese tourists
China to delay work on some Olympic venues
Garfield the cat triggers copyright row
Illegal immigrants repatriated to China
Rest in peace, Chinese Taipei
Lawmakers warn China wants stake in TW media
29 NKorean refugees rush Japanese school
HK: Beijing turns on charm
HK lawmaker's home break-in tied to poll smear effort