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		<title>Xi reaffirms stance on Peninsula denuclearization</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Xi Jinping reaffirmed China&#8217;s stance of denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula on Friday, stressing that targets should be met by all parties involved no matter how the situation evolves. In his meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, the special envoy of Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Xi stressed that denuclearization and long-lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula are common aspirations shared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China, Pakistan issue joint statement, vow to deepen cooperation</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29509</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China and Pakistan have agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang&#8217;s visit to the South Asian nation. The statement said both sides are satisfied with their relationship, which contributed to peace and stability in the region and acquired growing strategic significance under the current complex and volatile regional and international situation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suntech sells assets to make up loss at unit</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29507</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUNTECH Power Holdings Co agreed to sell a project and discounted panels worth a total of nearly 93 million yuan (US$15.2 million) as it tries to make up the loss at its bankrupt solar manufacturing unit, Wuxi Suntech, as well as calm angry creditors. Suntech Power Holdings Co will sell its assets to Shunfeng Photovoltaic International Ltd, a company based in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, according to a statement filed yesterday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PetroChina eyes joint work for resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PETROCHINA Co plans to boost cooperation with overseas refiners, including Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, as it seeks overseas resources, the country&#8217;s biggest oil and gas producer said yesterday. It also plans to increase imports of natural gas this year due to surging demand, Zhou Jiping, PetroChina&#8217;s chairman, said at a conference in Beijing yesterday. The purpose of cooperation is to seek acquisitions or joint [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fears grow over recovery as China factory activity shrinks</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29503</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHINA&#8217;S manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in seven months in May as demand both at home and abroad fell, a survey showed yesterday. It reinforced fears that recovery in the world&#8217;s second-largest economy has been weaker than expected, and may prompt policy changes. The HSBC Flash China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers&#8217; Index, the earliest available indicator of China&#8217;s industrial sector&#8217;s vitality, retreated to 49.6 in May from April&#8217;s final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Focus: Hope and concerns for civilian drone industry</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29501</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since &#8220;Oblivion,&#8221; the latest Hollywood sci-fi adventure featuring drones and clones hit Chinese screens in May, there has been a buzz about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the country. Rather than fantasize about the roles drones could play in the future, some are going one step further. A research and development base of drones is scheduled to be built in Taiyuan, capital city of north China&#8217;s Shanxi Province, as announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kunming mayor reassures over PX plant health, safety concerns</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29499</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local authorities in Kunming, in Southwest China&#8217;s Yunnan Province, reassured the public that the massive oil refinery and paraxylene (PX) project would not harm residents&#8217; health and the pollution would be strictly controlled. Mayor Li Wenrong on Tuesday answered concerns about the project&#8217;s pollution in the second meeting of the kind with 23 resident representatives and environment authorities. Local residents have fiercely objected to the project, initiated by the State-owned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China close to starting freeze of terrorist assets</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29497</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China on Thursday released a draft regulation to put pressure on terrorist groups by freezing their assets, a significant move in the battle against terrorism at home and around the world. The regulation, drafted by the People&#8217;s Bank of China (PBC), the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of State Security, was released on Thursday to solicit public opinions. The draft applies to financial institutions and specific non-financial institutions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Unswerving support’ for Pakistan: Li</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29495</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Pakistani military leaders on Thursday as Beijing and Islamabad seek to expand their defense and anti-terror cooperation. Li reaffirmed Beijing&#8217;s unswerving support for Pakistan to realize stability and improve its development. Li spoke during a meeting with top Pakistani military leaders, saying &#8220;the military is not only an important force in maintaining security and stability in Pakistan, but also a firm supporter of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumers prefer to go green, even without the subsidies</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29493</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The imminent expiry of China&#8217;s home appliance subsidy policy is unlikely to have a major impact on the nation&#8217;s &#8220;white goods&#8221; market, as such incentives reshaped customers&#8217; buying habits to seek even greener products, said a leading industry executive. The end of the subsidy policy, to which the government allocated 26.5 billion yuan ($4.2 billion) to encourage the purchase of energy-saving appliances, has fanned market speculation that demand will nosedive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China central bank switches to liquidity injection</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29491</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The People&#8217;s Bank of China, the country&#8217;s central bank, swung back to liquidity injection this week with 128 billion yuan ($20.9 billion) being pumped into the banking system through its regular open market operations. The PBOC move marked a turn-around in the central bank&#8217;s open market operations last week when it drained 35 billion yuan from banks in the open market after hedging the funds released by due bills with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNOOC completes Asia&#8217;s biggest deepsea platform</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29489</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China National Offshore Oil Corp — the country&#8217;s largest offshore oil producer — said on Thursday it has completed construction of Asia&#8217;s biggest deepwater platform in the South China Sea, marking a breakthrough for the company. The project, known as the Liwan 3-1 natural gas central offshore platform, will have an annual processing capacity of 12 billion cubic meters after completion and will be put into operation by the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China to step up investment in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29487</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Li calls on the two nations to strengthen strategic cooperation China pledged on Thursday to increase investment in Pakistan in return for a tariff reduction the two governments have agreed on. &#8220;The two sides must strengthen strategic cooperation in response to a fast-changing global and regional climate,&#8221; visiting Premier Li Keqiang said in a speech to the Senate of Pakistan in Islamabad. &#8220;Our profound friendship has laid a solid foundation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTA would bring benefits to both nations</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29483</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A free trade agreement between China and Switzerland would generate long-term benefits for both countries, Swiss Economy Minister Johann N. Schneider-Ammann said. &#8220;The progress we have made in our bilateral FTA does call for a celebration,&#8221; Schneider-Ammann told China Daily. &#8220;The FTA will contribute to the sustainable expansion of trade and economic welfare,&#8221; he added. China and Switzerland launched the ninth round of negotiations on a free trade agreement in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More than 70 Chinese workers detained in Russia</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29484</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian law enforcement authorities have detained 74 Chinese labor workers who allegedly have no identity documents in the Volgograd region, said the Interior Ministry of Russia Thursday. The workers, who are incapable of speaking Russian, were said to have been employed by a farm in the Nikolayevski district since last winter. They have been transferred into custody under the control of the Interior Ministry&#8217;s local branch in Volgograd. Relevant authorities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CNPC Denies Forcing Up Gas Prices</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29455</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: &#8220;There are some who say that China National Petroleum Corp is limiting sales in order to pressure the government to raise prices, we absolutely do not have such an intention.&#8221; Zhou Jiping (周吉平), the newly-appointed Chairman of China National Petroleum Corp, has told domestic media that accusations that the company is deliberately limiting natural gas supplies in order to put pressure on the government to raise prices is false. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pyongyang &#8216;to heed Beijing&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29432</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DPRK is willing to take China&#8217;s advice to engage in dialogue Pyongyang is willing to take Beijing&#8217;s advice to engage in dialogue on the Korean Peninsula issue, a visiting special envoy of the Democratic People&#8217;s Republic of Korea top leader Kim Jong-un said on Thursday. The envoy said his country wants to focus on economic development and needs a peaceful external environment for that aim, adding that his visit aims [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s manufacturing slows to 7-month low: HSBC</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29479</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China&#8217;s manufacturing activity fell into contraction for the first time since October, a preliminary survey from the HSBC showed. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers&#8217; Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6 in May, dropping under the boom-bust line of 50 for the first time since October, according to figures released by HSBC on Thursday. Qu Hongbin, chief economist of the HSBC China, said that weak demands at home and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking vested interests crucial for food safety</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29477</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since last Thursday, when the Guangzhou Food and Drug Administration revealed that eight out of 18 samples of rice from restaurants were found to be tainted with cadmium, public concerns about food safety have been ignited once again. Yesterday, the local food safety authorities set up a new policy which forces all rice producers to provide cadmium test reports before their products enter the market, in an effort to contain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China banks curb loans to commodities firms in hot-money battle</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29473</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese commodities firms importing everything from gold and rubber to base metals are struggling to get trade loans as banks scrutinize their activities and hold back credit following Beijing&#8217;s orders to rein in currency speculation. China is the world&#8217;s top consumer of base metals and rubber, and the second-largest gold buyer after India. A crimp in imports as financing becomes harder will be bearish for the international benchmark prices of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ICBC names new president</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29474</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China&#8217;s biggest commercial lender, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd, announced Wednesday that its vice president, Yi Huiman, will replace Yang Kaisheng as president. Yi, 49, joined the bank in 1985 and worked at branches in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Beijing before being nominated as vice president in 2008. Yi has impressed his colleagues being &#8220;down-to-earth and low-key,&#8221; an anonymous source told Xinhua. A date has not yet been announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China-EU talks fail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first round of talks on resolving a trade dispute with the EU over solar panels has failed to produce a result, a Chinese chamber of commerce involved in the talks said Wednesday, casting a shadow over prospects for future negotiations and efforts to end the high-profile case. &#8220;Through the negotiations between the Chinese government and the European Commission (EC), both sides agreed to allow the chamber to represent the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fair job opportunities</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29470</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;toughest year for job seekers&#8221;, which the country&#8217;s graduates face, calls for workable measures to translate the authorities&#8217; commitment to ensuring the graduate employment rate remains the same as last year into concrete actions. A record 6.99 million students will graduate in China this year, an increase of 2.8 percent year-on-year. However, the number of available jobs offered by employers has declined by around 10 to 15 percent. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job market not that bad for grads</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29466</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colleges in China are expected to churn out a record 6.99 million graduates this year amid a falling employment rate (in Beijing the figure is 28.24 percent while in Shanghai it is 44.4 percent). But it would still be wrong to say that this year is going to be the most difficult for fresh graduates, says an article in Chongqing Morning Post. Excerpts: Whether a college graduate can find a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing contraction dampens hopes for swift recovery</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29462</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China&#8217;s manufacturing activity contracted in May, suggesting that economic growth is likely to keep dipping, as authorities have tightened policies over concerns of growing financial risks. The HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers&#8217; Index (PMI) for May fell to 49.6, dropping under the boom-bust line of 50 for the first time since October, according to figures released by HSBC on Thursday. Qu Hongbin, chief economist at HSBC China, said weak demand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flawed Support Program Withdrawn Amid Scandal</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29460</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Potential loopholes exist in procedures from project approval and allocation of subsidies to follow-up supervision, all of which could result in loss of financial funding. The Ministry of Finance&#8217;s (MOF) recent decision to recover nearly 10 billion yuan in subsidies previously given to 109 Golden Sun demonstration projects by June 30 sent shockwaves throughout the photovoltaic (PV) industry. Golden Sun, a national program that provides upfront subsidies to qualified PV [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Xi&#8217;s Travel Itinerary Says about China&#8217;s Foreign Policy</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29458</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latin America remains a focus for economic reasons, and updating Sino-U.S. ties is worth a stop in California Recently unveiled travel plans for President Xi Jinping have put the nation&#8217;s foreign policy in the limelight again. Xi will visit Costa Rica, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago between May 31 and June 6, and hold a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in the U.S. state of California. Xi is no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Rumors Come True</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29453</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: The &#8220;victory of the common people&#8221; is not about one individual bringing down one high-level official, but about setting up a system that does away with the current situation in which officials are strong and people are weak. The &#8220;rumors&#8221; have once again turned out to be true. Earlier this month anti-corruption investigators in China announced that Liu Tienan (刘铁男), the former Director of the National Energy Administration and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What North Korea Wants From China</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29451</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: A high-level North Korean envoy to China was purposely timed amid closer cooperation between China, the U.S. and South Korea. Vice-Marshal Choe Ryong Hae’s visit will likely focus on thawing Sino-North Korean ties and setting up future dialogues. The Korean Peninsula seems to be entering a period of peace after several weeks of intense rhetoric and threats of war. Although tension in the region is still simmering, there’s potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gas supply not limited</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29447</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent media reports claiming that PetroChina, the listed arm of CNPC, the nation&#8217;s top oil and gas producer, had restricted supplies of natural gas in some areas of the country in a bid to force a price spike were groundless, the company&#8217;s chief said Thursday. The tight supply of natural gas recently faced by some areas and industries was due to the company&#8217;s unintentionally normal moderation in supplies after excessive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Large tungsten mine discovered in East China</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29445</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Geologists have discovered a large tungsten mine in east China&#8217;s Jiangxi Province, officials said Thursday. More than 1 million tonnes of tungsten and associated copper have been found at the mine in the Zhuxi mineral area of Fuliang County in the northeast part of the province, said Peng Zezhou, chief of the provincial geology and mineral resources exploration bureau. The Ministry of Land and Resources confirmed the discovery on Wednesday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese solar firms reject EU trade action</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29443</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese solar panel manufacturers expressed strong opposition Thursday to possible punitive import duties by the EU on Chinese solar panels and urged the EU to drop its trade protectionism to avoid harming the solar industrial chain. In a joint statement released Thursday, major Chinese solar panel makers Yingli Green Energy Holdings Co, Trina Solar Ltd and Canadian Solar Inc said any form of trade protectionism and punitive import duties would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Chinese govt subsidies to promote green cars</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29441</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new subsidy policy is intended to promote the use of energy-saving automobiles, according to a Thursday report by the China Securities Journal. The previous policy, which expired at the end of last year, provided a subsidy of 50,000 yuan ($8,151) to automakers for every hybrid vehicle sold, while 60,000 yuan was provided for every electric vehicle sold. Miao Wei, head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s 13th escort fleet returns from Somali waters</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29439</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 13th naval escort squad sent by the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army Navy to Somali waters has returned home after successfully completing its mission. The fleet, including the frigates Huangshan and Hengyang as well as the supply ship Qinghaihu, arrived at a port in Zhanjiang, a city in south China&#8217;s Guangdong Province, on Thursday morning. During the 196-day mission in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters, the flotilla escorted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Activists battle to eliminate discrimination taught in schools</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29437</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Homosexuality is an indecent perversion, a hindrance to personal psychological health and purification of society, and a hotbed for the transmission of AIDS …&#8221; Zhang Yanxi, 22, was shocked to read this description of homosexuality in a Chinese textbook while preparing for an exam last year. &#8220;I realized it was totally wrong and misleading as soon as I read it,&#8221; the girl from Anhui Province said about the part regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China banks curb loans to commodities firms in hot-money battle</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29435</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese commodities firms importing everything from gold and rubber to base metals are struggling to get trade loans as banks scrutinize their activities and hold back credit following Beijing&#8217;s orders to rein in currency speculation. China is the world&#8217;s top consumer of base metals and rubber, and the second-largest gold buyer after India. A crimp in imports as financing becomes harder will be bearish for the international benchmark prices of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full text of Li&#8217;s article published in Swiss newspaper</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29431</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 05:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang published on Thursday a signed article titled &#8220;Why Switzerland?&#8221; in Neue Zuricher Zeitung, a German-language Swiss daily ahead of his visit to the European country. The following is the full text of the English translation of the article: Switzerland is the first European destination on the list of countries I will visit after becoming China&#8217;s premier. In Chinese culture, being &#8220;first&#8221; always carries symbolic meaning. My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wuxi Suntech&#8217;s local creditors claim US$2.5b</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29428</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOCAL creditors of Wuxi Suntech, the bankrupt unit of Chinese solar panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co, yesterday claimed the subsidiary owed them a combined US$2.5 billion, at the start of a debt restructuring process expected to last months. Wuxi Suntech, the biggest subsidiary of New York-listed Suntech Power, filed for bankruptcy protection in China in March, five days after its parent defaulted on a US$541 million convertible bond. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese premier raises five-point proposal for boosting cooperation with Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29426</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese premier Li Keqiang presented in Islamabad Wednesday a five-point proposal for further deepening friendship and cooperation with Pakistan. He made the suggestions during talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, during which the two sides reached important consensuses on boosting the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership. &#8220;China-Pakistan ties are time-tested. The two countries are all-weather friends and partners that can trust and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full text of Premier Li&#8217;s interview with Pakistani media</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29424</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese premier Li Keqiang gave an interview to Pakistani media before he embarked Wednesday on an official visit to the South Asian country. The following is the full text of the interview: 1. We have learned that you made your first visit to Pakistan 27 years ago. Could you tell us what impression you got on that visit? This is your first visit to Pakistan since you took office as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kim&#8217;s envoy visits Beijing</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29423</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong-un&#8217;s special envoy Wednesday held talks with a senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official in Beijing, signaling an attempt by Pyongyang to break out of the increasing isolation it has felt from the international community throughout the latest round of tensions. Choe Ryong-hae, vice marshal of the Korean People&#8217;s Army and member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China, Pakistan to bolster ties</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29421</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[China and Pakistan said on Wednesday they will set up an economic corridor to further connect their two economies. The announcement came as Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Islamabad less than two weeks after the Pakistani general election. Officials and experts said the huge plan will greatly support Pakistan&#8217;s efforts to revive its economy, while the timing of the visit reflects the deep mutual trust between the two nations. Li [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Return of &#8216;White Pollution&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29409</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ban lifted on polystyrene tableware stirs controversy As an office worker on Jinbao Street, one of the most bustling business areas in Beijing, Su Wei is accustomed to bringing his lunches to the office in polystyrene boxes. &#8220;My colleagues and I all eat food from such boxes,&#8221; Su said, unaware that there had ever been a ban on polystyrene bowls and takeout boxes. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t realize there was a ban [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Enterprises Struggle Overseas</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29397</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese enterprises are expanding overseas rapidly and on a large scale, but many of these projects are seeing poor returns. China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC), for example has invested in six major overseas projects since 2005. But according to data from the National Audit Office, among these projects three have suffered losses altogether totaling nearly 3.2 billion yuan. Why do so many of these projects fail to take off? How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ties with Pakistan aid China&#8217;s soft power</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29391</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his entourage flew from India to Pakistan yesterday for a two-day visit. The plane was escorted by six Pakistani Air Force JF-17 fighter jets after entering Pakistani airspace. Both Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso welcomed Li at the airport in person, which clearly reflects the &#8220;all-weather&#8221; friendship between China and Pakistan. Developing friendly cooperation with both India [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar negotiations with EC fail</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29385</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EU excludes talks before probe results announced A leading trade organization announced on Wednesday that first-round talks between China and the European Commission over a solar trade probe have broken down. The announcement came as the European Union excluded further talks until the probe&#8217;s preliminary determinations are published. The Chinese government and the EC had agreed that the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Interest-Rate Challenge</title>
		<link>http://china-wire.org/?p=29407</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another major risk of interest-rate liberalization in China stems from rising public debt, particularly local-government debt, which has grown significantly in the wake of the global financial crisis. China&#8217;s successful transformation from a middle-income country to a modern, high-income country will depend largely on the reforms that the government undertakes over the next decade. Financial reforms should top the agenda, beginning with interest-rate liberalization. But liberalizing interest rates carries both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jiangsu to Build China&#8217;s First Local Firm to Dispose of NPLs: Report</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This will be the first time for China to dispose of bad debts at local level by setting up a local asset management firm. South China&#8217;s Jiangsu Province is planning to set up the nation&#8217;s first local asset management firm amid increasing risks from rising non-performing loans in the banking industry, according to the Shanghai Securities News. Details are under discussion, and whether a new firm will be created or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Risks in Financing Platforms Pose a Challenge, CBRC Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulator&#8217;s calculations show debts have risen to 9.5 trillion yuan, 50 percent more than government revenues last year Local government financing platforms have &#8220;prominent potential risks&#8221; that pose grave challenges to controlling debt, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) said in a recent meeting. The debts they have taken on are a heavy burden on public finance, the banking regulator said. The CBRC&#8217;s calculations show that the amount of outstanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honeymoon&#8217;s Over for Sweethearts of SOE Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Less than two years after tying the knot, Ping An Trust&#8217;s relationship with Jahwa Group is on the rocks Corporate wedding bells were ringing in 2011 when a trust controlled by insurer Ping An Insurance Group forged a partnership with a Shanghai-based cosmetics maker called Jahwa Group and its listed subsidiary Jahwa United. The tie-up was duly praised for diversifying Jahwa&#8217;s ownership in line with a Chinese government push to [...]]]></description>
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