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Gucci, Tiffany Sue Chinese Banks

FIRST IT WAS accused of helping fund two Palestinian terrorist groups, now Bank of China is in trouble with Western luxury goods giants Gucci and Tiffany for allegedly doing business with counterfeiters.

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Attack Vietnam and the Philippines, Chinese Newspaper Says

WAR: WHAT IS it good for? Well, for thrashing Vietnam and the Philippines so China can assert its claims in the South China Sea. That call for war wasn't made by a rogue Chinese general or a low-level Communist Party … Continue reading

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Beijing to Dalai Lama: Only We Can Choose Your Successor

THE CHINESE FOREIGN ministry warned the Dalai Lama on Monday that only Beijing can approve his successors and that any decision by the Dalai Lama to appoint a successor through traditional Tibetan reincarnation would break Chinese law. China's foreign ministry … Continue reading

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Chinese Regime Denounces US Arms Sales to Taiwan

THE CHINESE REGIME on Wednesday urged the Obama administration to cancel its plans to upgrade Taiwan's aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets, warning that the decision will undermine U.S.-China relations and the two countries' military and security cooperation. A statement … Continue reading

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Chinese Petitioners Protest Detentions During Biden Visit

FOLLOWING THEIR RELEASE from illegal detention during U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's first visit to China as a White House official, seven Chinese farmers—all women from China's southwestern Sichuan Province—filed a joint complaint with provincial prosecutors earlier this week.

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China Recognizes Libya’s NTC as Ruling Authorities

ALTHOUGH THE CHINESE regime was found trying to sell arms to Moammar Gadhafi's in violation of U.N. sanctions and abstained from voting on a NATO-backed U.N. resolution that authorized military intervention in the North African nation, it has now moved … Continue reading

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Chinese Nationals Show 5-Fold Increase in One-Way Trips to Ecuador

ACCORDING TO A September 2008 confidential cable from the American Embassy in China, a visa waiver program with Ecuador caused a dramatic increase in illegal migration to the western hemisphere. In the cable, which is available on Wikileaks' website, the … Continue reading

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Netizen: Chongqing Official Escapes to Canada With 300 Million Yuan

JUST A MONTH after Canada deported alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing back to China, the traffic is going in reverse again: A Chinese netizen claimed that a local Chongqing official had escaped to Canada with 300 million yuan (US$47 million). … Continue reading

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Sarkozy, Kim Jong Il ‘Drop By to Visit China’

With French President Nicolas Sarkozy dropping by in China on his way to the South Pacific and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il passing by on his way home from Russia on Thursday, Chinese netizens have deemed the day "Drop … Continue reading

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Chinese Investments in Libya Going Down With Gadhafi, Say Netizens

THERE WAS A time—before any of the "Arab Spring" uprisings even took place—that China invested heavily in its "old friend," Moammar Gadhafi's Libya. But now with Gadhafi in hiding, Libyan rebel fighters capturing most of the Libyan capital of Tripoli, … Continue reading

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