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• China's Contribution to UN Peacekeeping Grows VOA 30 May 2009 -- As the United Nations finds its peacekeeping missions stretched around the world, one major power is making a difference. China, a country that once criticized UN peacekeeping operations as interference with national sovereignty, is now a major troop contributor. Close to 2,200 Chinese are now wearing the characteristic blue helmets of U.N. peacekeepers.
• US Lawmaker Confident China Will Help with North Korea VOA 28 May 2009 -- US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman: Confident China will be "a constructive player."
• China Urges 'Coolheaded' Response to North Korea VOA 26 May 2009 -- China firmly opposed to DPRK's nuclear test, but is repeating its call on the international community to remain calm in response.
• Chinese tourist released after being quizzed for alleged spying CNA 26 May 2009 -- A Chinese tourist who was nabbed for entering into a military facility and taking pictures was released on his own recognizance.
• Chinese man arrested on suspicion of gathering intelligence CNA 26 May 2009 -- Chinese tourist arrested for allegedly trying to gather military information at a restricted area of a military compound in Taipei City.
• China Opposes N. Korean Nuclear Test VOA 25 May 2009 -- China said it opposes the North Korean nuclear test, but refrained from any harsh language in its statement.
• Hong Kong Asks Students to Stay in America Due to Swine Flu VOA 25 May 2009 -- Hong Kong has asked students in the United States to defer travel back home if they have symptoms of the flu.
• Swine flu suspected in over 40 schoolchildren in north China RIA Novosti 21 May 2009 -- Cases of suspected flu infection among schoolchildren in northern China's Inner Mongolia have reached 46.
• President Ma's Policies Prevailing in Taiwan Despite Fears Over China Ties VOA 19 May 2009 -- Taiwan's President Ma marks his first year in office Wednesday.
• Taiwan, China health ministers meet at WHA CNA 19 May 2009 -- Taiwan's Department of Health Minister Yeh exchanged greetings with his Chinese counterpart at the opening of the 2009 World Health Assembly.
• First case of A/H1N1 swine flu confirmed in China's capital RIA Novosti 17 May 2009 -- The first human case of A/H1N1 influenza has been confirmed in China's capital, bringing the number of human swine flu cases in mainland China to three, the news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
• No easing combat preparedness: president CNA 15 May 2009 -- Ma: Taiwan cannot afford to relax efforts to strengthen arsenal or maintain preparedness because China has maintained its posture against Taiwan.
• Posthumous Memoir Condemns 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown VOA 15 May 2009 -- Leader ousted for opposing the crackdown broken silence with posthumous memoir that condemns 1989 killings.
• Fishing Boat Incidents Indicate Troubling Rift With China, Admiral Says AFPS 13 May 2009 -- Top US officer in the Pacific called recent Chinese harassment of U.S. Navy ships "troublesome."
• China Submits Maritime Claims to United Nations VOA 13 May 2009 -- China will rely on peaceful negotiations to establish its maritime boundaries, even as it aggressively rejects claims by other countries.
• Taiwan, China to set precedent with meeting at World Health Assembly CNA 12 May 2009 -- Health officials from Taiwan and China will meet formally for the first time under a United Nations framework.
• H1N1 Swine Flu Virus Spreads to More Countries VOA 12 May 2009 -- The H1N1 swine flu virus continues to spread worldwide with mainland China reporting its first case and Japan confirming its first four cases.
• China Confirms First Swine Flu H1N1 Case VOA 11 May 2009 -- China has confirmed its first mainland case of swine influenza, H1N1.
• Taiwan, China should consider exchanging offices: MAC CNA 09 May 2009 -- Taiwan would like to open a representative office in China to handle general matters arising from the increasing exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and believes Beijing should reciprocate, an official responsible for China affairs said Friday
• India downplays Chinese presence in Indian waters IRNA 09 May 2009 -- Downplaying Chinese naval exercises with Southeast Asian countries in the Indian Ocean, Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta on Saturday said it did not mean that they are establishing bases.
• County chief wants defense minister's help on Kinmen-Xiamen swim CNA 08 May 2009 -- Kinmen County government asked military to remove mines and the anti-landing barricades on the Shuangkou beach.
• China allocates $725 mln to fight swine flu RIA Novosti 06 May 2009 -- The Chinese authorities have allocated 5 billion yuan ($725 million) for measures to keep the swine flu virus at bay.
• ASEAN Plus Meeting Hopes to Limit Swine Flu's Economic Damage VOA 06 May 2009 -- Officials from ASEAN as well as China, South Korea and Japan to boost regional cooperation in dealing with any outbreak.
• Taiwan opposes return of defector CNA 06 May 2009 -- Ministry of National Defense opposes the return to Taiwan of World Bank Senior VP Justin Lin, who defected to China when he was a ROC Army officer.
• FM `cautiously optimistic' of continued diplomatic truce with China CNA 06 May 2009 -- FM Francisco Ou: Evidence that China is working with the "diplomatic truce" approach of President Ma.
• Chinese Vessels Approach Sealift Command Ship in Yellow Sea AFPS 05 May 2009 -- Chinese fishing vessels closed in on and maneuvered near the USNS Victorious in international waters in the Yellow Sea.
• Pentagon Reports Naval Incident in Yellow Sea VOA 05 May 2009 -- US defense officials: Chinese vessels confronted a US Navy surveillance ship in the Yellow Sea.
• No need to overreact if China acquires aircraft carriers: scholar CNA 05 May 2009 -- Japanese scholar: If China should succeed in acquiring aircraft carriers, this would not significantly change the balance of military power across the Taiwan Strait.
• China to hold large-scale military drills in second half of 2009 RIA Novosti 05 May 2009 -- China will conduct large-scale military exercises involving 50,000 troops in the second half of this year.
• Asian Biotech Companies Respond to H1N1 Flu Challenge VOA 04 May 2009 -- From antiviral drugs to face masks, Asia's biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies are helping the global response to H1N1 flu.
• China Quarantines Canadian Students, Collects Citizens in Mexico VOA 04 May 2009 -- China has quarantined a group of Canadian university students for a week, as part of efforts to fight swine flu.
• China Denies Discriminating Against Mexicans VOA 04 May 2009 -- China is denying that it is discriminating against Mexicans, in its efforts to fight the swine influenza A-H1N1.
• Mexico Angered over China's Detention of Mexican Nationals VOA 03 May 2009 -- Mexico says Chinese authorities have quarantined more than 70 Mexican nationals, after a Mexican tourist in Hong Kong became the country's first confirmed case of the H1N1 swine flu virus.
• Clinton Says US to Counter Chinese, Iranian and Russian Influence in Latin America VOA 02 May 2009 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration is working to improve relations with Latin American leaders, in part, to counter the growing influence of China, Iran and Russia. Clinton says it is not in U.S. interests to shun countries in its own hemisphere.