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  1. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, right, meets with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, at the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in Beijing, China. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 hours ago

    Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, right, meets with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, left, at the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in Beijing, China.

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  3. Chinese workers walk out from Google China headquarters building in Beijing March. 15, 2010. A newspaper Web site is reporting that Google Inc. is "99.9 percent" sure to close its search engine in China after negotiations over censorship stalled. AP Photo logo AP Photo 18 hours ago

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    Google China headquarters building is seen in Beijing March. 15, 2010. A newspaper Web site is reporting that Google Inc. is "99.9 percent" sure to close its search engine in China after negotiations over censorship stalled.

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  5. Tourists walk in snow on the Great Wall of China, north of Beijing, China, Monday, March 15, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 22 hours ago

    Tourists walk in snow on the Great Wall of China, north of Beijing, China, Monday, March 15, 2010.

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  6. Chinese soldiers march in the snow near the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Chinese soldiers march in the snow near the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  7. People gather near Mao Zedong's Mausoleum, seen in the background, in the Tiananmen Square area where the National People's Congress ended at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    People gather near Mao Zedong's Mausoleum, seen in the background, in the Tiananmen Square area where the National People's Congress ended at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  8. Members of the Chinese paramilitary police officers stand guard on a snow day outside the Great Hall of the People after the closing of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Members of the Chinese paramilitary police officers stand guard on a snow day outside the Great Hall of the People after the closing of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  9. Chinese ushers pose for pictures outside the Great Hall of the People during the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Chinese ushers pose for pictures outside the Great Hall of the People during the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  10. A Chinese security guard in plane cloths tears a placard of a petitioner close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese security guard in plane cloths tears a placard of a petitioner close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  11. A Chinese petitioner argues with a Chinese police officer outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese petitioner argues with a Chinese police officer outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  12. China's Premier Wen Jiabao, left, walks next to an official as he leaves after his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    China's Premier Wen Jiabao, left, walks next to an official as he leaves after his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  13. Chinese soldiers dressed as ushers with umbrellas stand guard as workers wipe snowmelt on the steps of the Great Hall of the People during the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Chinese soldiers dressed as ushers with umbrellas stand guard as workers wipe snowmelt on the steps of the Great Hall of the People during the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  14. A Chinese security guard in plane clothes drags a petitioner to a police van close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese security guard in plane clothes drags a petitioner to a police van close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  15. A Chinese police officer tries to remove a petitioner from outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese police officer tries to remove a petitioner from outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  16. A Chinese petitioner holds up a sign upside down with the words " I have a question for the premier" outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. The congress ended with a press conference by the Chinese Premier... AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

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  17. Chinese police officers drag a petitioner to a police van close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    Chinese police officers drag a petitioner to a police van close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  18. A Chinese police officer tries to arrest a petitioner who is lying on the road close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese police officer tries to arrest a petitioner who is lying on the road close to the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People, venue of the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  19. A Chinese police officer tries to stop a Chinese woman from protesting outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese police officer tries to stop a Chinese woman from protesting outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  20. A Chinese petitioner lies on the ground as a police officer shouts at a photographer outside the Great Hall of the People at the end of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese petitioner lies on the ground as a police officer shouts at a photographer outside the Great Hall of the People at the end of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  21. A Chinese petitioner is lifted across a puddle of water after she tried to protest outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    A Chinese petitioner is lifted across a puddle of water after she tried to protest outside the Great Hall of the People after the end of the National People's Congress held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  22. China's Premier Wen Jiabao listens during his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 day ago

    China's Premier Wen Jiabao listens during his annual news conference following the closing session of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  23. Delegates gesture in line as they arrive for the closing of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Delegates gesture in line as they arrive for the closing of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  24. Paramilitary police officers march on the final day of the National People's Congress as it snows outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Paramilitary police officers march on the final day of the National People's Congress as it snows outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  25. Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard in the snow in front of the Tiananmen Gate close to the Great Hall of the People on the final day of the National People's Congress, in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard in the snow in front of the Tiananmen Gate close to the Great Hall of the People on the final day of the National People's Congress, in Beijing Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  26. Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard in the snow in front of the Tiananmen Gate on the final day of the National People's Congress, in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard in the snow in front of the Tiananmen Gate on the final day of the National People's Congress, in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  27. A man and a girl walk out of Tiananmen Gate after having their pictures taken in front of the gate as Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard in the snow on the final day of the National People's Congress, in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    A man and a girl walk out of Tiananmen Gate after having their pictures taken in front of the gate as Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard in the snow on the final day of the National People's Congress, in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  28. A hostess holds a board instructing delegates of the National People's Congress to get on buses parked at Tiananmen Square after the closing session of the annual NPC in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    A hostess holds a board instructing delegates of the National People's Congress to get on buses parked at Tiananmen Square after the closing session of the annual NPC in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  29. National People's Congress delegates, some in ethnic minority dresses, walk out of the Great Hall of the People in the rain after the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    National People's Congress delegates, some in ethnic minority dresses, walk out of the Great Hall of the People in the rain after the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  30. A National People's Congress delegate covers his head with documents in a snow while walking out of the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the annual National People's Congress is held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 days ago

    A National People's Congress delegate covers his head with documents in a snow while walking out of the Great Hall of the People after the closing session of the annual National People's Congress is held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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  1. As a trendsetting city with an expanding design community that includes a number of up-and-coming automotive designers, Beijing was a natural choice for a design studio for Nissan
    SOURCE: Just-Auto.com 14 hours ago
  2. President Obama's policy of downgrading India to the level of a South Asian power is pushing Delhi closer toward Moscow and Beijing
    SOURCE: United Press International 19 hours ago
  3. From Beijing’s point of view, all companies in China need to comply to Chinese laws and the results of this situation could have huge implications. If Beijing does agree to let Google stay uncensored, it will mean so much more, it will set precedent
    SOURCE: SXSW: South By Southwest 1 day ago
  4. It’s fantastic ... It’s hard, because I had a good year last year and everybody expects me to win again this year. I’m just glad that I’ve delivered and brought home a gold again. Winning the worlds and then competing here against everybody who was in the Beijing Olympics field, apart from Kelly Sothert...
    SOURCE: Times Online 2 days ago
  5. President Obama is stepping up pressure on China to stop fueling the world's biggest trade and imbalance by artificially depressing the value of its currency, and Beijing is signalling it may soon heed those pleas.
    SOURCE: Dallas Blog 3 days ago
  6. Ole Scheeren - who is considered one of the top Asia-based architects for his work on high-profile buildings such as the CCTV tower in Beijing - is stepping down from his role as partner in Rem Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture to open his own office.
    SOURCE: ArtsJournal 6 days ago
  7. Beijing and Washington have recently gone through a rough patch, with quarrels in January and February over Chinese Internet censorship, trade disputes, U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, and President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan leader.
    SOURCE: Dallas Blog 1 week ago
  8. That is why almost a year ago, Bayer healthcare announced the establishment of a pharmaceutical research and development center in Beijing, with investment up to 100 million euro ($136 million) within five years.
    SOURCE: China Daily 1 week ago
  9. Resources minister Martin Ferguson has held roundtables in China, Jim Murphy, the treasury (deputy) secretary, visited Beijing last November and we had a forum basically on the FIRB and the process. As a result of that talk, certainly lots of Chinese companies understand.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 1 week ago
  10. I've watched the Super Bowl with Americans, the football World Cup with Britons, and the Olympics in Beijing, but I've never seen a crowd as spirited as the Canadians here today
    SOURCE: Macleans.ca 2 weeks ago
  11. They are also celebrating what they call Beijing +15, which is the 15th anniversary of the huge women’s conference in Beijing during the Clinton years.
    SOURCE: BizzyBlog 2 weeks ago
  12. Beijing played good football while Joel Griffiths proved the difference. He is a good player but one we are not able to afford to import.
    SOURCE: FIFA 2 weeks ago
  13. The first is that it will increase [Beijing's] control over North Korea and its influence there. The second is that Beijing fears that Kim Jong Il will fall from power
    SOURCE: Radio Free Asia 2 weeks ago
  14. I think the president's decision not to meet the Dalai Lama until after he had visited Beijing, certainly gave the impression that he was going to go soft on human rights issues
    SOURCE: Voice of America 3 weeks ago
  15. For the head of state of a major country like the United States to meet with his holiness the Dalai Lama in his official capacity is considered by Beijing as a major affront to the Chinese position
    SOURCE: ABC Online 3 weeks ago
  16. But the Chinese have known for months that we were doing this. President Obama told President Hu about both in Beijing
    SOURCE: Political Punch 3 weeks ago
  17. We felt that we had started this way before his passing. I was in Beijing five days before the Olympics, we were already nine months into shooting when Michael passed ... Everything stopped and we mourned and we put the services together.
    SOURCE: The Age 3 weeks ago
  18. Internationally, if Beijing does not show anger or protest in the strongest terms, the fear is that many heads of states will meet the Dalai Lama. Some of them may wish to do so because they genuinely respect the Dalai Lama as a religious figure, others may be under pressure from domestic constituents a...
    SOURCE: CNN 3 weeks ago
  19. Ever since the Dalai Lama's abortive 1959 uprising... he has been seen by Beijing as a subversive and 'splittist.' The Chinese feel that meeting foreign heads of state, including President Obama, gives the Dalai Lama political credibility he does not deserve.
    SOURCE: CNN 3 weeks ago
  20. The meeting will take place in a private room . . . That’s an obscure issue of protocol that, as the White House knows, makes a lot of difference to Beijing officials but none to American or Tibetan perceptions of the meeting.
    SOURCE: Irish Times 3 weeks ago
  21. Beijing's objections to Obama meeting the Dalai Lama should not deter the administration from trying to bridge China's plans to improve the living standards of Tibetans and Tibetan demands for religious freedom and protection of their unique culture and language
    SOURCE: iAfrica.com 3 weeks ago
  22. Obama is really figuring out how to push Beijing's buttons.
    SOURCE: The Business Insider 1 month ago
  23. We saw more blogging and such in Beijing, but Twitter and Facebook as sources of information have really taken off since those Games ... The direct access to athlete voices (as well as the potential for livetweeting) is tremendous and adds another layer of live coverage and access that we normally would...
    SOURCE: PC World 1 month ago
  24. Luxury brands, such as Giorgio Armani and Gianni Versace, have already rented space for stores in Beijing's Sanlitun
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  25. Richard Dunne doesn't really roll off the tongue in ­Beijing
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Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: [pei˨˩ tɕɪŋ˥˥]), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It was formerly known in English as Peking or Peiking [English Pronunciation]. Beijing is also one of the four municipalities of the PRC, which are equivalent... Full Article At Wikipedia.org

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  1. Chinese soldiers stand guard while workers hold umbrellas as they wait for National People's Congress delegates on the steps of the Great Hall of the People before the closing session of the annual NPC in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  2. Hostess prepares tea for the Chinese leaders who are attending the closing of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  3. National People's Congress delegates cover their heads with documents to shield themselves from the falling snow as they arrive in front of the Great Hall of the People where the closing session of the annual NPC is being held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  4. National People's Congress delegates arrive in buses in front of the Great Hall of the People before the closing session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  5. Chinese hostesses wait for the arrival of Chinese leaders before the closing of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  6. Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, looks at his watch and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, right, listens to a speech by Wu Bangguo, bottom, chairman of the National People's Congress, for the closing of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday,...
  7. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives for his annual press conference after the closing of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  8. Chinese delegates leave after the closing of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  9. A Chinese soldier stands guard in front of the Great Hall of the People where the closing session of the National People's Congress is held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  10. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, top left, walks past Chinese President Hu Jintao after the closing of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  11. Chinese soldiers march out from the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People where the closing session of the National People's Congress is being held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  12. A policeman leads a sniffer dog on Tiananmen Square near the cordoned-off Great Hall of the People where the closing session of the National People's Congress is being held in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  13. Chinese leaders including Chinese President Hu Jintao, bottom left, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, bottom right, stand for the national anthem during the closing of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  14. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at right waits to greet Chinese President Hu Jintao after the closing of the National People's Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
  15. Chinese delegates press buttons to cast their votes during the closing of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 14, 2010.

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    British Foreign Secretary David Miliband stands next to a large solar panel during a visit to a clean energy research center in Langfang of Heibei Province, China, Monday, March 15, 2010. Britain's foreign secretary is visiting China to lobby for further... View Photo »

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    Chinese workers walk out from Google China headquarters building in Beijing March. 15, 2010. A newspaper Web site is reporting that Google Inc. is "99.9 percent" sure to close its search engine in China after negotiations over censorship stalled.

    Chinese workers walk out from Google China headquarters building in Beijing March. 15, 2010. A newspaper Web site is reporting that Google Inc. is "99.9 percent" sure to close its search engine in China after negotiations over censorship stalled. View Photo »

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    Oil prices fell further in Asian trade Tuesday, pressured by a firm US dollar and ongoing concerns about demand in the... Full Article at livemint.com

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    TAINAN, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A delegation from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, led by President Bing-Lin Gu,... Full Article at Street Insider

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    A taste of Spring in Nanjing
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    Shanghaied by billionaires
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    It happened on March 5, as Hong Kongs chief executive visited Beijing. There, local media confronted Tsang with an article... Full Article at Indian Express

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    AIP Opens Beijing Office
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    Authorities seize poisonous salt
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    An official from the office refused to reveal any details about the incident. The seized industrial salt was in packages... Full Article at China Daily

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    China again tells Google to obey the law
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    China Says Yuan Is Not to Blame for Trade Surplus
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    (Reuters) - China on Tuesday again turned a deaf ear to U.S. demands for a stronger yuan, saying the currency is not the... Full Article at ABC News

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    Corrected: Lawmakers press for action on China currency
    International Business Times 1 hour ago

    "The impact of China's currency manipulation on the U.S. economy cannot be overstated. Maintaining its currency at a devalued... Full Article at International Business Times

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    People's Daily Online 2 hours ago

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