by Marianne Barriaux – Thu Feb 4, 6:15 am ET
BEIJING (AFP) – China hit back at the United States on Thursday after President Barack Obama vowed to get tougher with the Asian giant on trade and currency, stoking tensions already high over Taiwan and Tibet.
Obama on Wednesday hinted he would take Beijing to task over the strength of its [...]
February 4, 2010 | Posted in
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BEIJING (AFP) – China on Monday reiterated rules that most of the screen time in the nation’s cinemas be given to domestic films, after it cut short the run of US blockbuster “Avatar”.
The State Council, or cabinet, also called for steps to boost the Chinese film industry, such as building more digital cinemas and having [...]
January 25, 2010 | Posted in
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BEIJING – China will not send a delegate to the Worldwide Mr. Gay pageant next month, an organizer said Monday, after police blocked an event to choose a Chinese contestant.
Police shut down the first-ever Mr. Gay China pageant just before the event started Friday, but organizers had planned to privately select a candidate from the [...]
January 18, 2010 | Posted in
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