U.S. Seeks Economic Balance with China Banned Chinese writer says undeterred by travel bar China's Trade Surplus Surprises Highspeed BeijingShanghai railway to run trials April trade surplus balloons $11.4 bn First Solar partner develop projects surges fuel for yuan critics in talks As talk fuels export surge Ambow Education Announce Quarter 2011 Unaudited Financial Results on May 18 province probes sale of illegal children Taiwan leader protests pressuring UN body urges US lift controls hitech exports Analysis Huawei lifts veil bold bet consumer gadgets criticizes over arrests

The U.S. president has urged Chinese leaders to implement policies to help create a more balanced economic relationship between Washington and Beijing. Barack Obama also raised concerns about the human rights situation in China in talks with Wang Qishan, the Chinese vice-premier, and the state councillor, Dai Bingguo, at the White House in Washington on Monday.... BEIJING (Reuters) - An outspoken Chinese writer, barred from leaving China to attend a literary festival next week in Australia, said he will keep applying to travel overseas despite 16 failed efforts so far. China's trade surplus widened sharply in April to $11.4 billion as import growth slowed, which will likely add to the pressure on Beijing to allow faster yuan appreciation. China's railway investment is expected to reach $115-billion (U.S.) this year China's politically-sensitive trade surplus ballooned to $11.4 billion in April and exports hit a record monthly high, data showed on Tuesday, as Washington pressured Beijing for a stronger currency. (05-10) 03:50 PDT BEIJING, China (AP) -- First Solar Inc., a U.S. maker of solar power equipment, and a Chinese power company say they will collaborate on developing solar power projects. First Solar and... BEIJING (Reuters) - China stormed back to post a hefty trade surplus in April as exports hit a record while imports eased more than expected, weighed down by sustained monetary tightening and high commodity prices. Beijing unlikely to give in to Washington's demand to speed up currency's appreciation BEIJING, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Ambow Education Holding Ltd. ("Ambow" or the "Company") (NYSE: AMBO), a leading national provider of educational and career enhancement services in China, today announced that the Company will reports its first quarter 2011 results on Wednesday, May 18, 201 BEIJING (Reuters) - A southern Chinese province has begun investigating a report that officials had seized at least 16 babies born in violation of strict family planning rules, sent them to welfare centers and then sold them abroad for adoption. Taiwan's president has accused China of pressuring the World Health Organization into recognizing Taiwan as a Chinese territory and says the move by Beijing is "very negative" for bilateral ties. share: digg facebook twitter Geithner praised China's efforts, which include a decision last June to resume allowing the yuan to rise in value against the dollar after freezing the currency's value for two years during the height of the financial crisis. U.S. companies have their own long list of complaints: limited access to Chinese markets, theft of intellectual property, widespread use in China of counterfeit software and problems in seeking redress through China's legal system. At the ceremonial opening of the talks on Monday, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton offered blunt criticism of China's human rights record, which Beijing regards as an internal matter. Clinton later had "very candid and honest" private discussions on the issue with Dai, U.S. officials said. Since February, Chinese authorities have questioned or detained hundreds of lawyers, activists, journalists and bloggers after anonymous calls were made on the Internet for protests emulating those that have challenged and toppled authoritarian governments in the Middle East and North Africa. In Beijing on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said, "No country is perfect in its human rights record and there is no one-size-fits-all human rights policy." HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies is making an aggressive push into the consumer electronics space, marketing its new smartphones and tablet PCs in glitzy Beijing malls and even a Milan fashion show as it seeks to emerge from decades of obscurity. WASHINGTON - Vice President Biden and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began high-level talks with the Chinese on Monday by pointedly criticizing Beijing's crackdowns on democracy advocates, arguing that long- term stability depends on respecting human rights.
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