http://www.mail.com/organizations/1299670-china-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1299670-china-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156218-chinese-activist-hes-forced-nyu.html BEIJING (AP) — Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng, who was allowed to travel to the U.S. after escaping from house arrest, said Monday that New York University is forcing him and his family to leave at the end of this month because of pressure from the Chinese government. The university on Monday again denied Chen's allegations. Chen said in a statement th... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:45:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2156218-chinese-activist-hes-forced-nyu.html 2013-06-17T22:45:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151884-jailed-nobels-wife-pens-open-letter-to-chinas-xi.html BEIJING (AP) — The wife of China's jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner has written an open letter to new Chinese leader Xi Jinping to protest an 11-year prison term given to her brother, the family's lawyer said Friday. In the letter, Liu Xiaobo's wife Liu Xia said the sentencing was unfair and urged Xi to govern China in a way that respects the rights of ind... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:17:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151884-jailed-nobels-wife-pens-open-letter-to-chinas-xi.html 2013-06-14T12:17:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151296-chinese-paper-snowden-useful-to-china.html BEIJING (AP) — A popular Communist Party-backed newspaper urged China's leadership to milk a former U.S. contractor for more information rather than send him home, saying his revelations about secret American surveillance programs concern China's national interest. Friday's Global Times editorial follows Snowden's allegations that the U.S. National Securi... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:50:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151296-chinese-paper-snowden-useful-to-china.html 2013-06-14T06:50:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2150242-nicaragua-approves-massive-canal-project.html MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A proposal to build a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was overwhelmingly backed by lawmakers Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists. The National Assembly dominated by President Daniel Ortega'... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:47:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2150242-nicaragua-approves-massive-canal-project.html 2013-06-13T23:47:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2149942-nicaragua-approving-massive-canal-project.html MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — A multi-billion dollar Chinese plan to plow a massive rival to the Panama Canal across the middle of Nicaragua was headed for approval by the leftist-controlled National Assembly Thursday, capping a lightning-fast approval process that has provoked deep skepticism among shipping experts and concern among environmentalists. The as... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:47:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2149942-nicaragua-approving-massive-canal-project.html 2013-06-13T18:47:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148898-leaker-snowden-alleges-nsa-hacking-china-world.html HONG KONG (AP) — For months, China has tried to turn the tables on the U.S. to counter accusations that it hacks America's computers and networks. Now, former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden may have handed Beijing a weapon in its cyber war of words with Washington. In an interview with the South China Morning Post newspaper, Snowden claims the U.S... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:25:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2148898-leaker-snowden-alleges-nsa-hacking-china-world.html 2013-06-13T11:25:07Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146028-us-china-climate-deal-was-long-works.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Disparate interests ranging from environmental activists to businesses and industry are lining up to support a first-of-its-kind deal between the U.S. and China to phase out a chemical blamed for climate change. Although it took most proponents by surprise, the deal was in the bag before President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Ji... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 07:42:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2146028-us-china-climate-deal-was-long-works.html 2013-06-12T07:42:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2143504-chinese-craft-blasts-space-docking-mission.html JIUQUAN, China (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft blasted off to begin the country's fifth and longest manned space mission, taking three astronauts to an orbiting space lab from where they will give science lessons to youngsters. A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 10 astronaut capsule lifted off as scheduled at 5:38 p.m. (0938 GMT) Tuesday from the Ji... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:55:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2143504-chinese-craft-blasts-space-docking-mission.html 2013-06-12T00:55:28Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2143240-nicaragua-rushes-canal-deal-with-chinese.html MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua is plowing ahead with a plan to dig a Chinese-funded rival to the Panama Canal across the midriff of the country, fast-tracking a proposal through the ruling party-controlled congress despite a lack of details about the $40 billion project. A China-based consortium says it will finance the project and turn over control ... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:12:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2143240-nicaragua-rushes-canal-deal-with-chinese.html 2013-06-11T21:12:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143204-china-setting-up-university-campuses-abroad.html BEIJING (AP) — In the capital of tropical Laos, two dozen students who see their future in trade ties with neighboring China spent their school year attending Mandarin classes in a no-frills, rented room. It's the start of China's first, and almost certainly not its last, university campus abroad. "There are a lot of companies in Laos that are from China,... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:11:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2143204-china-setting-up-university-campuses-abroad.html 2013-06-11T07:11:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2141172-leak-nsa-programs-tests-us-china-ties.html BEIJING (AP) — A day after the presidents of China and the United States ended their first summit, pledges of cooperation by the two leaders faced an early test from an unexpected quarter -- an American intelligence contractor was leaking highly sensitive U.S. surveillance programs from his hiding place in the Chinese territory of Hong Kong. China, which ... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:00:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2141172-leak-nsa-programs-tests-us-china-ties.html 2013-06-10T15:00:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang's recent threats of nuclear war and Seoul's vows of counterstrikes. The two-day meeting starting Wednesday will focus on stalled cooperation projects, including the resumption of operations a... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 04:02:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2136020-2-koreas-to-hold-senior-level-meeting-seoul.html 2013-06-10T04:02:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2140022-japanese-troops-head-to-calif-beach-training.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Japanese troops will converge on California's southern coast in the next two weeks as part of a military exercise with U.S. troops aimed at improving that country's amphibious attack abilities. U.S. and Japanese military officials said the unprecedented training, led by U.S. Marines and sailors, will help Japan's Self-Defense Force operat... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 02:36:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2140022-japanese-troops-head-to-calif-beach-training.html 2013-06-10T02:36:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139680-court-11-years-jailed-nobel-winners-relative.html HUAIROU, China (AP) — A court sentenced the brother-in-law of China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison Sunday — an unusually harsh punishment for a business dispute that the activist's wife immediately decried as a vendetta against the whole family. The court in suburban Beijing found Liu Hui guilty of fraud in a real e... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:10:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2139680-court-11-years-jailed-nobel-winners-relative.html 2013-06-09T06:10:49Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138462-obama-pressed-chinese-leader-cybersecurity.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama used an unusually lengthy and informal desert summit to present Chinese President Xi Jinping with detailed evidence of intellectual property theft emanating from his country, as a top U.S. official declared Saturday that cybersecurity is now at the "center of the relationship" between the world's largest economies. ... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 06:10:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2138462-obama-pressed-chinese-leader-cybersecurity.html 2013-06-09T06:10:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138514-obama-concludes-talks-then-plays-golf.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — A few hours after saying goodbye to China's leader, President Barack Obama said hello to the golf course. The White House says Obama played golf Saturday with three childhood friends from Hawaii, where he grew up. The trip to the links, despite sweltering heat in the California desert city of Rancho Mirage, came several hours ... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:30:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138514-obama-concludes-talks-then-plays-golf.html 2013-06-09T00:30:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2139390-obama-outlines-cyber-problems-chinese-leader.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama's national security adviser says the president described for China's leader the types of problems the U.S. has faced from cyber intrusions and theft of intellectual property. White House national security adviser Tom Donilon gave no specifics but says Obama also underscored for Chinese President Xi Jinpi... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:12:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2139390-obama-outlines-cyber-problems-chinese-leader.html 2013-06-08T22:12:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2139338-us-official-china-us-aligned-north-korea.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — A top U.S. national security official says President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping found "quite a bit of alignment" on the subject of North Korea and agreed that North Korea has to be denuclearized. White House national security adviser Tom Donilon says that the leaders also agreed that neither country will acc... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:09:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2139338-us-official-china-us-aligned-north-korea.html 2013-06-08T22:09:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138628-french-president-eurozone-crisis.html TOKYO (AP) — French President Francois Hollande sought reassure Japanese business leaders Saturday that the eurozone debt crisis is over but acknowledged that steps to boost the region's growth and competitiveness need to be taken. In a speech on the final day of his visit to Japan, Hollande said that the potentially destructive debt crisis has served to ... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:06:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2138628-french-president-eurozone-crisis.html 2013-06-08T12:06:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2135920-obama-us-china-develop-cyber-rules.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Treading carefully, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping avoided a direct public confrontation on cybersecurity Friday as they opened a two-day summit aimed at forging closer personal ties between the leaders of the world's largest economies. Obama described the contentious cyber issue as "uncharted waters." ... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 04:58:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2135920-obama-us-china-develop-cyber-rules.html 2013-06-08T04:58:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138268-xi-china-upholds-cybersecurity.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country is 'firm in upholding cybersecurity" and cautions that technology is a "double edged-sword" that can drive progress but can impede governments. The U.S. has complained about hacking from China of government and U.S. private-sector computer systems. Xi spoke Friday night following t... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:49:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138268-xi-china-upholds-cybersecurity.html 2013-06-08T03:49:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138242-obama-cybersecurity-uncharted-waters.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama says in some ways cybersecurity is, in his words, "uncharted waters." Obama says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) have spoken about cybersecurity at the "40 thousand foot level." He says they'll discuss the issue further at a dinner Friday evening. Obama spoke after meeting for more ... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:21:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138242-obama-cybersecurity-uncharted-waters.html 2013-06-08T03:21:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138100-obama-xi-open-california-summit-with-handshake.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping (shee jihn-peeng) have opened two days of meetings with a handshake at a California retreat. Obama is welcoming Xi to a sprawling desert estate for talks on high-stakes issues, including cybersecurity and North Korea's nuclear threats. It's the first meeting between the t... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 00:25:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2138100-obama-xi-open-california-summit-with-handshake.html 2013-06-08T00:25:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2134350-chinese-americans-hope-summit-boosts-sino-us-ties.html IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Joaquin Lim hopes the upcoming meeting between new Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Barack Obama will mark a fresh start for relations between the country where he was born and the one where he has lived for the past four decades. The 63-year-old Chinese native and American citizen didn't pay much attention to international... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:44:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2134350-chinese-americans-hope-summit-boosts-sino-us-ties.html 2013-06-06T17:44:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2133644-obama-xi-meeting-calif-sets-low-key-tone.html RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — A sprawling California desert estate built by billionaire philanthropists Walter and Leonore Annenberg is a place where political powerbrokers once discussed critical issues of the day and where royalty — real and Hollywood — soaked up sun and golfed on a private, nine-hole course. Four years after Leonore Annenberg's death, t... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:48:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2133644-obama-xi-meeting-calif-sets-low-key-tone.html 2013-06-06T12:48:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133424-koreas-agree-to-hold-talks-reopening-complex.html SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North and South Korea on Thursday agreed to hold talks on reopening a jointly run factory complex and other cross-border issues, after months of deteriorating relations and a day before a U.S.-China summit in which the North is expected to be a key topic. The envisioned talks could help rebuild avenues of inter-Korean cooperation... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:31:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133424-koreas-agree-to-hold-talks-reopening-complex.html 2013-06-06T11:31:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html WASHINGTON (AP) — China's growing frustration with longtime ally North Korea offers the United States a glimmer of hope about a once unthinkable prospect: holding discussions between Washington and Beijing about what to do if the government in Pyongyang collapses. There is no sign that the North Korean regime is in danger or that U.S. President Barack Oba... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:03:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2133120-china-frustration-with-nkorea-offers-hope-us.html 2013-06-06T11:03:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133264-chinas-top-butcher-tries-to-sell-us-takeover.html LUOHE, China (AP) — At an age when most Chinese executives are long retired, the country's top hog butcher is taking on a daunting new job persuading Americans to allow him to complete China's biggest takeover of a U.S. company. Shuanghui International's $4.7 billion bid for Smithfield Foods Ltd. has the endorsement of the American company's board. But fa... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:09:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2133264-chinas-top-butcher-tries-to-sell-us-takeover.html 2013-06-06T08:09:29Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2130550-china-slams-eu-solar-duties-launches-wine-probe.html BEIJING (AP) — China announced a trade investigation of European wine Wednesday after the European Union hit Chinese exporters of solar panels with anti-dumping duties. The Ministry of Commerce's announcement of the wine probe came in the same statement that expressed "resolute opposition" to punitive European tariffs on Chinese solar products. The Europe... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:28:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2130550-china-slams-eu-solar-duties-launches-wine-probe.html 2013-06-05T14:28:21Z