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...Some Uyghurs want more rights but to remain a part of mainland China. Others want full independence and claim that Xinjiang province, in China’s far west, historically belongs to the Uyghurs and that China has no claim...
...With export markets looking weak for the foreseeable future, China's leaders are placing their hope on domestic consumption. In November they announced a $586 billion stimulus package that included massive road-building projects and funding for reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-ravaged province of Sichuan. But questions remain about how much of that funding was taken from already existing projects, and how much will be dependent on provinces and state-run companies boosting their spending...
...companies brought problems to the partnership. Chery, he says, wasn't ready to produce a car of strong enough quality for the global market, while a struggling Chrysler didn't possess the funds needed to invest in the venture. Chery's Jin says that the company's global ambitions remain intact. Chery "will of course continue our international expansion," Jin says...
...some people backing him up. Despite the recent downturn, analysts remain bullish on the prospects of the China market. Lin says the car market will begin to pick up again in the second half of 2009, bolstered by the giant government economic stimulus packages that have recently been laid out in Beijing. That money, he argues, will rebuild confidence among nervous consumers. "In the long term, the China market is still quite promising," Lin says. Though that is undoubtedly true, the road getting there will be a bumpy...
...full-time since the start of the year, according to Pellens - came just hours before leaders of the European Union were set to open a two-day summit in the Belgian capital. That meeting doesn't appear to have been a target of a plot whose details authorities say remain hazy. Still, Belgian officials said the decision to seize the group had become urgent to prevent the designated suicide bomber from possibly launching an attack before police could discover the target and stop...