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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:27:33 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:43:11 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/world/asiapacific/china/politics(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/245e6872-d542-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/245e6872-d542-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlUS authorities blocked Minsheng, the Chinese bank, from acquiring a Californian lender in a deal that could have saved almost $300m of taxpayers' money and $1.4bn from an industry insurance fund, say people familiar with the matter.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:27:33 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a7e2894-d4ea-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a7e2894-d4ea-11de-8ec4-00144feabdc0.htmlThe accepted bipolar view of the new world order – a line that magically divides the 'developed' from the 'developing' worlds – has always been somewhat illusory. But now, in the case of China in particular, it has become so inaccurate as to be misleading, writes James Kynge Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cfe1888-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9cfe1888-d464-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlA majority of Hong Kong's legislators will be popularly elected for the first time in its history under proposed electoral reforms that could lead to universal suffrage in 2017. Pro-democracy groups have said the measures do not go far enough Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:22:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4579c08-d430-11de-990c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c4579c08-d430-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlWhen George Bush senior visited Seoul as US president 20 years ago, things were simple – the US was the undisputed main ally and trade partner. Now China is the main trade partner, but while business is booming, politics is rockierWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:02:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d77dde8-d430-11de-990c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2d77dde8-d430-11de-990c-00144feabdc0.htmlBarack Obama made an obligatory stop at the Great Wall of China at the close of a three-day visit in which he also bumped against the Great Firewall of ChinaWed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:58 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bf4bd5e-d393-11de-9607-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1bf4bd5e-d393-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlA leading institute has recommended that China is given a more active role in policy planning and leadership in UN peacekeeping operations. China's participation in international peacekeeping has soared since 2002Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:00:40 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/02f11ed8-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/02f11ed8-d48d-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlThe only way to nudge China towards common goals is to draw it in so that its priorities coalesce with those of other nations, writes David Pilling Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d783be2a-d461-11de-a935-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d783be2a-d461-11de-a935-00144feabdc0.htmlMove follows US president raising Tibet in this week's talks with Chinese President Hu JintaoWed, 18 Nov 2009 17:08:01 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb35fe02-d372-11de-9607-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cb35fe02-d372-11de-9607-00144feabdc0.htmlA candid three-hour discussion in Beijing between Barack Obama and Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart, has failed to find much common ground on the US president's agendaWed, 18 Nov 2009 10:28:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e8bfed6-d3b2-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e8bfed6-d3b2-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlObama should have made clear the need for China to revalue its currency and rebalance the global economy when he met Hu Jintao, writes Martin Wolf. He could reasonably threaten punitive action, such is the need for changeTue, 17 Nov 2009 20:06:49 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/5d5bc312-d291-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/5d5bc312-d291-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlHowever perplexing for politicians or investors long renminbi forwards, China's position on its currency is entirely reasonableMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:55:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f0d3dae-d2dd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3f0d3dae-d2dd-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html Chinese rights activist Feng Zhenghu has been living in the terminal of Japan's Narita airport after a fallout with Chinese authorities and Japanese airline All Nippon AirwaysMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4e74d78-d29c-11de-af63-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e4e74d78-d29c-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlAs Beijing TV runs a lengthy item about Barack Obama's declining domestic popularity, the president does his best to boost his acclaim with the Chinese in a US-style 'town hall' eventMon, 16 Nov 2009 17:14:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/85f1fac2-d1dc-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/85f1fac2-d1dc-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US is fuelling 'speculative investments' and endangering recovery through loose monetary policy, Beijing warned ahead of President Barack Obama's arrivalMon, 16 Nov 2009 02:14:02 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4af5716-d24f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=9511df10-6d6b-11da-a4df-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacific%2Fchina%2Fpoliticshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a4af5716-d24f-11de-a0f0-00144feabdc0.htmlChinese police have detained dozens of dissidents and human rights activists to stop them from staging protests or trying to meet Barack Obama, the US president, who has requested personal meetings with at least one prominent human rights lawyer during his three-day visit to ChinaMon, 16 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000