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China clashes with U.S., Canada at climate talks

CANCUN, Mexico — Emerging economies could be years away from accepting a global-warming treaty promoted by the Obama administration but the planet should focus on other modest steps in meantime instead of holding its breath and waiting for a deal, … Continue reading

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Editorial: Taking sides with tyranny

When the Nobel Peace Prize is awarded this Friday to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, he will not be in attendance. Mr. Liu is currently serving an 11-year sentence in a remote Chinese prison for his role in creating Charter 08, … Continue reading

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Bolton: Nuclear blinders

North Korea’s newly revealed nuclear facility should surprise no one, and Washington must no longer be played for a fool. The U.S. should work with China on reunifying the Korean peninsula. “Stunning” was how Siegfried Hecker, former head of the … Continue reading

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Importing Coal, China Burns It as Others Stop

Even as developed countries close or limit the construction of coal-fired power plants out of concern over pollution and climate-warming emissions, coal has found a rapidly expanding market elsewhere: Asia, particularly China. At ports in Canada, Australia, Indonesia, Colombia and … Continue reading

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China: US Doesn't Intend to Repay Debt by Weakening Dollar

China ramped up its rhetoric against the United States Tuesday, with a Chinese credit ratings agency accusing the United States of the intent not to repay its debt by deliberately weakening its currency. The China and the United States have … Continue reading

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Catching up to China in rare earths may take a decade

China’s decision to curb exports of rare earths is set to spark a global race for alternative sources that may still take a decade to secure sufficient supplies, the head of the German commodities agency said. More rigid environmental standards … Continue reading

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Savage: China on the Verge of 'Burying' the U.S.

Outspoken talk-radio host Michael Savage warns that China is steadily wiping out the American industrial base and “burying” the United States by keeping the value of its currency artificially low. Savage, whose talk show is heard by over 9 million … Continue reading

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Krugman: Rare and Foolish (1)

Last month a Chinese trawler operating in Japanese-controlled waters collided with two vessels of Japan’s Coast Guard. Japan detained the trawler’s captain; China responded by cutting off Japan’s access to crucial raw materials. And there was nowhere else to turn: … Continue reading

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Goodspeed: China’s great divide

The promise of change hangs over China this weekend. The country’s ruling political elite met in Beijing yesterday and opened a four-day, closed-door meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, which is tasked with adopting a new five-year economic plan … Continue reading

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After peace prize, China targets winner's friends (3)

BEIJING (AP) — In the week after Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize for his decades of promoting democratic change in China, dozens of people who openly agreed with his views say they have been detained, roughed up, harassed … Continue reading

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China warned that Congress may enact currency penalty (1)

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus warned a Beijing audience Thursday that the Senate is ready to move on legislation after the midterm elections that would penalize China for manipulating its currency to gain an advantage in trade. The influential … Continue reading

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