The highest EU court has cleared a Chinese chemicals company of accusations that Beijing was controlling its trade with Europe, in a victory for private Chinese firms who say they are unfairly labeled as subsidized agents of the Chinese government. The lower General Court in Luxembourg ruled in 2009 that China’s Zhejiang Xinan Chemical...
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Daily Archives: July 20, 2012
EU court ruling offers improved China trade ties
Taiwan unlikely to acquire F-35 fighters soon: US business council
Taipei, July 19 (CNA) The U.S.-Taiwan Business Council said Wednesday that Taiwan is unlikely to obtain advanced F-35 jet fighters in the next decade and that a contingency plan is needed to meet Taiwan’s defense needs during the upgrade of its current fighter fleet. Taipei and Washington should work out a plan in the...
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Majority want Taiwan, China to cooperate on island row
TAIPEI — A majority of people in Taiwan and China hope the two sides can work together to resolve a long-running territorial row with Japan on islands in the East China Sea, a survey showed. The disputed islands, known as Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku in Japanese, have long been a source of friction...
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China forms body to administer 3 islands in Spratlys
MANILA, Philippines – Despite a diplomatic protest from the Philippines, China on Tuesday began organizing a legislative body for its “prefectural level” city called Sansha through which it intends to administer three islands in the disputed Spratlys in the West Philippine Sea. Based on China’s official Web portal, a committee set up by the...
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China exports 120 trains to Sri Lanka
By IANS, Beijing : China Thursday exported 120 trains to Sri Lanka. The trains were shipped from the port city of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province, the China Daily reported. The Diesel Electric Multiple Units, manufactured by the CSR Sifang Co. Ltd., have a maximum speed of 120 km per hour. The shipment...
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Olympic weightlifting preview
Two big questions surround Olympic weightlifting in 2012: Will London be the stage for another Chinese rout, after they won eight of 15 available golds in Beijing, and no other nation won more than two? And more importantly, can the sport avoid being further tainted by doping scandals? In the lead-up to the 2008...
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Int’l marine festival kicks off in Qingdao
The 2012 Qingdao International Marine Festival will kick off in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province, on July 20. Various activities themed on marine culture, tourism, sports, science and technology, blue economy, as well as a navy demonstration will be held during the 16-day festival, which will take place in Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center. “The...
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Jiaolong pilot recounts journey
While the film director and explorer James Cameron was undertaking a 10,898-meter dive into the western Pacific Ocean in March, Fu Wentao, a 30-year-old man from Yueyang, Hunan province, was busy preparing for China’s 7,000-meter dive project. Oceanaut Fu Wentao, one of 11 people in the world who has dived to a depth of...
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Weihai attracts more investment from HK
Coastal Weihai, Shandong province, signed 21 contracts with an estimated investment of $2.97 billion with Hong Kong as it held a trade and investment promotion campaign there from July 9 to 14. Coastal Weihai, Shandong province, received 21 contracts with an estimated investment of $2.97 billion from Hong Kong as it held a trade...
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Nanjing taxis’ recording equipment leads to stir
The news that almost all taxis in Nanjing have audio- and video-recording equipment has prompted discussion in the city about the public’s right to privacy in the vehicles. Taxis wait to refuel outside a natural-gas filling station in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Wang Qiming / for China Daily Zhao Zixuan, a Nanjing resident who goes...
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