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China's New Fighter Ripped Off Downed US Jet

Chinese bought up wreckage of F-117 Nighthawk shot down in '99

(Newser) - China's got a brand-new shiny stealth fighter —and the country may want to drop Washington a thank-you note for it, reports the AP. Seems a US-made F-117 Nighthawk that was shot down over Serbia in 1999 attracted some attention in Beijing. And Balkan military officials and experts say that...

Mighty China Has a Financial Mess Brewing
Mighty China Has a Financial Mess Brewing
Paul Krugman
Jan 21, 2011 12:41 PM CST

Mighty China Has a Financial Mess Brewing

Paul Krugman: Its leaders look lost dealing with it, like ours

(Newser) - China may be a burgeoning economic superpower, but it’s also embroiled in a monetary fiasco that could turn into a genuine crisis, warns Paul Krugman in the New York Times . The problem is China’s refusal to let its currency rise. The policy has obviously vexed the US, “...

Report Blasts Safety at Apple's China Factories

Company ranks dead last, say Chinese environmental groups

(Newser) - Chinese environmental groups say Apple hasn’t responded to health and pollution concerns at supplier factories. A report ranks 29 multinational tech companies on their responsiveness to inquiries about conditions at supplier factories; Apple comes in last, the Financial Times reports. The report cites Apple’s failure to respond to...

Hu Jintao Warns US to Back Off on Tibet, Taiwan

Otherwise, 'our relations will suffer constant trouble or even tension'

(Newser) - Hu Jintao is willing to make diplomatic nice-nice on all facets of US-China relations—with two important exceptions, reports the Christian Science Monitor . Taiwan and Tibet. Both "concern China's sovereignty and territorial integrity and they represent China's core interests," he told US business leaders today. "We should...

Hu Faces a Chill on Capitol Hill
 Hu Faces a Chill on Capitol Hill 
Jan 20, 2011 11:53 AM CST

Hu Faces a Chill on Capitol Hill

You might say lawmakers are a bit unhappy with China

(Newser) - Last night’s state dinner was fun and all, but now Chinese President Hu Jintao will have to face the music. He hits Capitol Hill today, where lawmakers have been griping about him—specifically, about his country’s economic policies and human rights violations. Sen. Harry Reid called Hu...

Outcome of Hu's Visit: We Get Pandas Longer

Five more years, to be exact

(Newser) - Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, those sweet, cuddly pandas that rank among our national treasures, actually aren't ours—but we get to keep them for a little while longer. At last night's state dinner, Obama announced that China, which has been loaning us the creatures under an agreement that expired...

Inside Last Night's State Dinner

Head table included actor BD Wong, everyone ate apple pie

(Newser) - Sure, everybody who is somebody got an invite to last night's state dinner, which 225 people attended. But who got seated at the head table with President Obama and guest of honor Hu Jintao? Gawker has the list, which includes:
  • Law and Order star BD Wong
  • Bill and Hillary, along
...

Snub? Boehner Skips Third Obama Invite

Nope, say aides, he just doesn't like formal occasions

(Newser) - Funny thing happens when you become House speaker: Everyone starts parsing your every move for hidden meaning. Such is the case with John Boehner's rejection of President Obama's invite to the state dinner tonight with Hu Jintao. For the record, that's the third official presidential invitation he's declined, including receptions...

Obama Pressured to Raise Liu Xiaobo With Hu

And other items on the agenda

(Newser) - President Obama has no shortage of things to discuss with Hu Jintao, who arrived in Washington yesterday—starting with the fate of Liu Xiaobo. Chinese human rights advocates urged Obama to “publicly and privately” press for Liu’s release, according to the Guardian , and that call was echoed by...

Harry Reid: Hu Is a 'Dictator'
 Harry Reid: Hu Is a 'Dictator'  
Jan 19, 2011 7:20 AM CST

Harry Reid: Hu Is a 'Dictator'

Makes comment while ... talking about the tax deal

(Newser) - This should be good for international relations: On the eve of a lavish state dinner in Hu Jintao's honor, Harry Reid called the Chinese president a "dictator." The Senate majority leader made the comment in a televised interview last night, reports Politico, when asked if the bipartisan tax...

China Bans Animal Circuses
 China Bans Animal Circuses 
Jan 19, 2011 1:59 AM CST

China Bans Animal Circuses

And no more monkey meat on the human menus at zoos

(Newser) - Monkey-fighting is off the agenda and monkey meat is off the menu at zoos and circuses in China. An animal welfare law taking effect this month bans animal performances at zoos and other attractions, and bans zoos from serving dishes made from rare animals, the Telegraph reports. Wildlife parks will...

Obama to Wine, Dine, and Grill Hu Jintao

Currency, trade imbalance, human rights on the table

(Newser) - Hu Jintao arrives in Washington today, and President Obama will be rolling out the red carpet in public, even as the gloves come off in private. The Chinese president will have two dinners with Obama—one an intimate affair tonight, followed by a lavish state dinner tomorrow—and a State...

China Prez: US Buck Is Has-Been Currency Giant

President Hu Jintao aims to make yuan global heavyweight

(Newser) - More from Hu Jintao's rare interview with the American press: An international currency system ruled by the American dollar is a "product of the past," complains China's president, who indicated the yuan was on a path toward becoming an international currency. President Hu Jintao conceded it would be...

Ahead of Visit, China's Hu Talks 'Common Ground'
Ahead of Visit, China's Hu
Talks 'Common Ground'
RARE INTERVIEW
Jan 16, 2011 1:21 PM CST

Ahead of Visit, China's Hu Talks 'Common Ground'

Provides written answers to cherry-picked questions

(Newser) - Chinese President Hu Jintao is speaking to the American media—albeit through written answers to questions he selected from lists submitted to him by the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal —for the first time since 2008. Among the topics? "Common ground," the dollar, and the...

Forget the J-20. We Should Be Worried About China's Schools
Forget the J-20. We Should Be Worried About China's Schools
NICHOLAS Kristof
Jan 16, 2011 10:17 AM CST

Forget the J-20. We Should Be Worried About China's Schools

The US needs to get its priorities straight and focus on education

(Newser) - While many Americans worry about China's rising military might and new stealth fighter, they would be better off worrying about "the rise of China’s education system and the passion for learning that underlies it," writes Nicholas Kristof at the New York Times . He cites how China and...

Confucius Rises Again in China
Confucius Rises
Again in China
Jan 14, 2011 4:08 PM CST

Confucius Rises Again in China

Tiananmen statue shows leadership has re-embraced him

(Newser) - Chinese leaders are re-embracing a once-scorned familiar figure: Confucius. A giant bronze statue of the ancient philosopher now stands on the hallowed ground of Tiananmen Sqaure, reports the Guardian . That means he's sharing space with none other than Mao, who officially condemned the teachings of Confucius amid his purge of...

Let's Avoid a Cold War &mdash;This Time With China
Let's Avoid a Cold War
—This Time With China
henry kissinger
Jan 14, 2011 12:12 PM CST

Let's Avoid a Cold War —This Time With China

Henry Kissinger: Each side has to check its own 'exceptionalism'

(Newser) - The "elites" in the US are worried about big, bad China, and the same is true in reverse in Beijing, writes Henry Kissinger. "Care must be taken lest both sides analyze themselves into self-fulfilling prophecies," he writes in the Washington Post . A Cold War between the two...

Chinese Man Gets Life for Skipping Tolls

Draconian sentence handed to Shi Jianfeng sparks uproar

(Newser) - A Chinese farmer who turned to hauling sand and gravel to make a living has been given a life sentence for allegedly dodging $556,000 in highway tolls. Prosecutors say Shi Jianfeng used fake license plates and documents to allow him and his hired drivers to avoid paying tolls during...

North Korean Missiles Could Hit US: Robert Gates

China, meanwhile, thumbs nose at US with stealth fighter test

(Newser) - North Korea could be a direct threat to the US within five years, with intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of delivering a nuclear warhead across the ocean, Robert Gates said today. “I don’t think it’s an immediate threat,” Gates said, according to the New York Times , “...

Chinese Stealth Fighter Makes First Flight

J-20 makes maiden flight during Robert Gates visit

(Newser) - China's new stealth fighter has made its first flight just hours before Defense Secretary Robert Gates was to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao. The laser-evading J-20 prototype flew for about 15 minutes over an airfield in the southwestern city of Chengdu, AP reports. Though likely some years away...

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