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China – China planning to enter bids on U.S. high-speed rail – Everett Herald

China planning to enter bids on U.S. high-speed rail – Everett Herald
counterpart, Hu Jintao, to cooperate in developing the technology. We are organizing relevant companies to participate in bidding for U.S. high-speed railways, said Wang Zhiguo, a deputy railways minister. Wang gave no details of where

China’s Hu tells military to obey national priorities – star.com.my
BEIJING (Reuters) – After an announced slowdown in official defence spending, China’s President Hu Jintao has told military commanders that defence modernisation remains a priority but must integrate with economic development, state media said. China

Afghan president to visit China next week – MSN Money
BEIJING (AP) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai will visit China for talks next week with President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and other officials on what China calls common issues of regional and global concern. China made news last year when it

Hu trial to be secretive – The Age
But there are growing signs that China’s President Hu Jintao wants the case resolved quickly, as China grapples with a host of larger foreign policy controversies. The trial will coincide awkwardly with a Beijing visit by Rio Tinto chief executive

NEWS ABOUT: Hu Jintao – Newser
(Newser) – Predictions that China would grow cuddlier as it grew more prosperous have turned out to be dead wrong; Beijing is tightening its authoritarian grip on the economy, and acting increasingly hostile to the West, the Washington Post reports

China gov’t advisers urge steady economy – Danbury News-Times
Chairman of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) delivers his closing note as Chinese President Hu Jintao listens during the closing of CPPCC in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, China, Saturday, March 13, 2010.

Hu calls for reinforced army building – China Economic Net
Chinese President Hu Jintao, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech while attending a plenary meeting of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) deputies to the Third Session of the 11th National People’s Congress

The Secret Power Struggle In China To Succeed Hu Jintao – The Business Insider
(This post appeared on the author’s blog .) The National People s Congress (NPC) has been in full swing this week in Beijing. Even if it s mostly just theater, the NPC offers an important stage for up-and-coming politicians to jockey for position