China Economy

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China Ready To Negotiate Peace Deal Wiith Taiwan

guardian.co.uk | Tania Branigan in Beijing | Posted 04.05.2009 | World

Read More: Taiwan China, Taiwan, China Taiwan Peace Talks, Wen Jiabao, China Taiwan, China, China National People's Congress, China Economy, World News

China is ready to talk to Taiwan about reaching a peace deal, the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, said today....

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China Hopes Farmers Will Replace US Consumers And Provide Economic Boost

GlobalPost | Kathleen E. McLaughlin | Posted 04.04.2009 | World

Read More: Globalpost, Beijing, Rural Farming, Chinese Economic Crisis, China Farmers, Asia, China, China Economy, Global Economic Crisis, World News

YANGQU, China -- With a raft of subsidies and thousands of new stores to spur spending, China is eyeing its poorest people -- farmers -- to kick-sta...

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China Stimulus Package Spurs Stock Surge

AP | PAN PYLAS | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

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LONDON — Stock markets in Europe and Asia rebounded Wednesday amid mounting hopes that China will soon announce a big stimulus package that coul...

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Hillary in China: Winning Friends -- But Not Influencing People

Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: China Economy, China, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, World News

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wants to be the Obama administration's point person on relations with China. In that light, how should her visit t...

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Chinese Universities to Temporarily Expand to Fight Unemployment

Alexander Davenport | Posted 03.29.2009 | World

Read More: Unemployment, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, China Economy Slowing, China Economy, China, Global Economic Crisis, World News, World News

The Chinese government is determined not to have a class of college graduates unemployed and restless -- especially in a year that marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests.

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Chinese Police Trained To Handle Recession-Induced Social Unrest

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 03.26.2009 | World

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BEIJING — Thousands of Chinese police are being trained to deal with social unrest amid concerns that millions of rural workers who have been la...

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Beijing Building Boom Goes Bust

LA Times | Barbara Demick | Posted 03.25.2009 | World

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Reporting from Beijing -- "Empty," says Jack Rodman, an expert in distressed real estate, as he points from the window of his 40th-floor office toward...

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20 Million Chinese Migrant Workers Unemployed

BBC | Chris Hogg | Posted 03.05.2009 | World

Read More: Global Economy, Unemployment, Economic Crisis, Chinese Migrant Workers, Migrant Workers, Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Asia, China Economy, China, Global Economic Crisis, World News

China says 20 million migrant workers have lost their jobs during the economic downturn - three times greater than had been suggested previously. A s...

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Economist: China's Economy Like A Castrated Bull

Economist | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

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THE beast which gives its name to the Chinese new year that begins on January 26th is meant to symbolise prosperity through fortitude and hard work, o...

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Chinese Premier Begins European Tour To Boost Confidence

English Xinhua | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

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BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao left Beijing Tuesday morning for official visits to four European countries and the EU hea...

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Symptoms and Solutions

Max Fraad Wolff | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Change, Economic Stimulus Package, Macroeconomic Policy, China Economy, Economy, Sustainability, Business News

We need a stimulus to prevent rapid and disorderly economic meltdown. We cannot aim to return to massive trade imbalances, huge government deficits, loose monetary policy, and debt based consumer spending.

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Asia's Las Vegas, Macau, Fights The Economic Crisis

The Independent | Clifford Coonan | Posted 02.14.2009 | World

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Lady Luck is casting a jaundiced eye on Macau, Asia's Las Vegas and the world's biggest gambling market. The former Portuguese colony racked up one of...

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China's Rapid Economic Growth Has Led To More Male Prostitutes

Chinadigitaltimes.net | Posted 02.12.2009 | World

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In his short video "China's Male Prostitutes," Tom Bannigan interviewed two male prostitutes and Tong Ge who is from Beijing Gender Health Education I...

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Beijing Will Give Drivers Money To Give Up Polluting Cars

Treehugger | Alex Pasternack | Posted 02.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Driving, Environmental Policy, China Air Quality, Green News, Beijing, Environment, China, China Economy, Green Policy, China Pollution, Green News

Beijing is so desperate to get high-polluting cars off the roads, the city has devised a scheme that will pay citizens as much as $3600 to give up he...

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Chinese Migrants Home for the Holidays, Perhaps Permanently this Year

Alexander Davenport | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

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Faced with unemployment in expensive, unwelcoming urban environments, many migrants are getting an early start to their annual ritual of heading back to their home provinces for New Year.

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Financial Crisis: China's Youth Must Learn To Be Frugal

BBC NEWS | Posted 02.07.2009 | World

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Amid the global economic downturn, young people in China are defying government initiatives to boost spending and coming up with novel ways to save mo...

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Chinese Police Prevent Protest By Trapping Workers In Factory

AP | WILLIAM FOREMAN | Posted 01.19.2009 | World

Read More: Economic Crisis, China Social Unrest, Protest, China Police Protest Factory, China Layoffs, China, China Police Factory, China Economy, China Protests, World News

DONGGUAN, China — Laid-off migrant worker Chen Li had red scrape marks on his right cheek from a scuffle with riot police outside his factory th...

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Chinese Migrant Workers In Search Of Jobs, Return Home To Farms

Michael Standaert | Posted 01.18.2009 | World

Read More: Migrant Workers, Global Financial Crisis, China Economy, Dongguan City, China, World News

DONGGUAN, China - Spend a few hours at the Dongguan Railway Station and the mass exodus of migrant workers leaving this dusty Pearl River Delta manufa...

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China's Exports Plunged, Figures 'Horrifying'

The Economist | Posted 01.11.2009 | World

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JUST how worrying are the figures, published on Wednesday December 10th, showing that China's exports and imports plunged in November? Exports fell by...

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China To US: Get Your Economy In Order

AP | JOE McDONALD | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business

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BEIJING — China is urging Washington to rein in debt-fueled spending and stabilize its economy in high-level talks on their commercial relations...

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A "Green Lining" in China's Economic Stimulus Plan

Deborah Seligsohn | Posted 01.01.2009 | Green

From the perspective of climate change, it is encouraging to see that a cleaner, more efficient approach continues to be a priority within China's overall industrial and employment goals.

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Chinese President Warns Nation Losing Its Economic Edge

AP | Posted 12.31.2008 | Business

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BEIJING — Chinese President Hu Jintao warned that China has started to lose its competitive edge in trade amid the global financial crisis, as h...

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China Announces $586 Billion Stimulus Plan

AP | SCOTT McDONALD | Posted 12.10.2008 | Business

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BEIJING — China unveiled a $586 billion stimulus package Sunday in its biggest move to inoculate the world's fourth-largest economy against the ...

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China's Economy Shows Signs Of Severe Slowdown

New York Times | David Barboza | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business

Read More: China Growth, China Economy Growth, China Economy, China, Business News

Each new forecast of China's economic fortunes predicts slower growth than the forecast that preceded it. Just as China attained supercharged growth ...

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World Hurting As Chinese Economy Slows

Wall Street Journal | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, China Economy Slowing, Economic Crisis, China Economy, China, Business News

China's booming economy is cooling more rapidly than most forecasters had expected, undermining hopes that Chinese demand could help keep the global e...

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