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		<title>Life imprisonment for businessman extradited by Canada</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Former Chinese businessman Lai Changxing, extradited from Canada in 2011 after a legal battle of 12 years, was sentenced to life in prison for smuggling and corruption, China announced the judgement on Friday, while Beijing kept its words not to sentence him to death. Lai Changxing, 53, was...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>China increases export quota of rare earths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced an increase of 10,680 tonnes in the export quota of rare earth raw materials that are vital for sectors such as technology or military industry. According to a statement from China&#8217;s trade regulator, 12 companies approved by China for export will be...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Solar eclipse will be viewable on May 20</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Sun will be nearly covered by the moon on May 20, in some countries people may only see a partial eclipse. The sunrises and sunsets often fascinate people, but to those who live in the western United States and East Asia, there will be a special glow in a few days: the Moon will [...]
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		<title>China urges North Korea to cancel the scheduled nuclear tests</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Chinese authorities are trying to persuade North Korea to cancel the scheduled nuclear tests. Discussion of this issue was held today between the two countries behind closed doors. Chinese leaders believe that North Korea nuclear test may cause damage to the environment in the Changbai...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Open letter of CCP veterans calling for dismissal of Zhou Yongkang and Liu Yunshan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[16 veterans of Chinese Communist Party Wednesday announced an open letter calling for the dismissal of one of the most powerful men in China, Zhou Yongkang, a security official who finds himself weakened after the recent fall of Bo Xilai. They also demand the departure of Liu Yunshan, head of...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Marcello Lippi became new coach of Guangzhou Evergrande</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Marcello Lippi, world champion coach of Italy in 2006, became the new coach of Guangzhou Evergrande, the richest soccer team in China football league, announced Thursday the club based in Canton. &#8220;The contract has a term of two and a half years,&#8221; said the club said in a statement. Mr....]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chinese fishermen held hostage by armed North Korean</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Twenty-nine Chinese fishermen were abducted and their boats were seized by armed North Korean demanding a ransom of 1.2 million yuan, said Thursday the victims&#8217; relatives and the press. The fishermen were in three ships when the attack occurred on May 8, four or five armed North Korean...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Activist Chen Guangcheng is expecting his passport within 15 days to leave for the U.S.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng said Thursday that he and his family should receive passports within 15 days allowing them to leave China to the United States, ending a case that has provoked a diplomatic imbroglio between Beijing and Washington. &#8220;Officials came yesterday. We filled...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Chen Guangcheng accused China authorities of abusing his family member</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng on Tuesday accused the Chinese authorities of abusing his family member, in a telephone call to the U.S. Congress in Washington from his hospital bed in Beijing. The blind activist, who escaped from house arrest late April then followed by a one-week stay at the...]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>The slowdown threatens China</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:44:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The poor indicators published by China suggest that the second world economy is slowing more severe than expected and its leaders have only limited options to find a path of strong growth, said analysts. Some even think that the Middle Kingdom may be currently experiencing the beginning of one of...]]></content:encoded>
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