<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Wen Jiabao: News &amp; Videos about Wen Jiabao - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Wen_Jiabao</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Wen Jiabao from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:31:41 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Wen Jiabao: News &amp; Videos about Wen Jiabao - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/china.japan.skorea.talks/tztop.skorea.china.japan.summit.afp.getty.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Wen_Jiabao</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Wen Jiabao from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Nukes, financial woes top agenda for Asian talks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/china.japan.skorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/china.japan.skorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>China hosted Japan and South Korea on Saturday for the second trilateral leaders' meeting, state-run media said.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: North Korea open to nuke talks</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/05/nkorea.talks/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has again indicated willingness to participate in bilateral talks with the United States and return to six-party talks over its nuclear program, China's Xinhua news agency reported.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will Wen's visit bring North Korea back to the table?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Can Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao persuade North Korea to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program?</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Report: China's premier to visit North Korea</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/28/china.premier.nkorea.visit/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit North Korea for two days next month, government officials and state-run media reported Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China: Rebuilding quake zone to cost $147B</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/china.quake.rebuild/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/china.quake.rebuild/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Rebuilding China's earthquake-devastated areas is expected to cost $147 billion, according to a government report released last August.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 02:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will the Fed go long?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/economy/fed_meeting/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/economy/fed_meeting/index.htm</guid><description>The Chinese are getting nervous about buying U.S. Treasurys. Does that mean it's time for the Federal Reserve to start buying long-term notes?</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks in early slide</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/05/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks slumped Thursday morning as questions about GM's ability to survive reignited the selloff that has sent the Dow and S&amp;amp;P 500 toward 12-year lows.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese military tackles drought crisis</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/china.drought/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/china.drought/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Chinese government brought out the big guns over the weekend to help fight its worst drought in 50 years.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>China PM 'shoe thrower' faces court appearance</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/china.uk.shoe.thrower.court/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/china.uk.shoe.thrower.court/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The student protester who hurled a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao as he was giving a speech at Cambridge University could face up to 6 months in prison or a £5,000 fine, the UK's Crown Prosecution Service told CNN Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Protester throws shoe at China's premier</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/02/china.uk.shoe.protest/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/02/china.uk.shoe.protest/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A human rights protester was in police custody Monday after throwing a shoe at Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:49:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>UK police arrest Tibet activists during Wen visit</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/01/china.britain.protests/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/01/china.britain.protests/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Pro-Tibet activists jumped security barriers and scuffled with police outside the Chinese embassy in London Sunday as hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest a visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:39:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Davos: Annan warns of 'global governance 'crisis'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/davos/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/davos/index.htm</guid><description>The worldwide economic recession has exposed a "crisis of global governance" that can only be addressed by the radical reform of the United Nations, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday as the World Economic Forum got under way in Switzerland.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese shoppers shocked by tainted food scandal</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/31/melamine.china/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/31/melamine.china/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Consumers in Beijing's malls and shops are shunning the milk and poultry sections -- for good reasons.</description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Asia, Europe Reach Consensus on Financial Crisis</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853804,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Asian and European leaders said Saturday they have reached a broad consensus on ways to deal with the global financial meltdown</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Can Chinese Cash Save the World's Banks?</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849503,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849503,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>China may be deeply enmeshed in the global economy, but the country's leaders are unlikely to take a direct role in solving a financial crisis Beijing believes was made in America</description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transcript of interview with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/chinese.premier.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/29/chinese.premier.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Below is the complete transcript of Fareed Zakaria's interview with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. The interview was taped September 23, and portions were shown on "Fareed Zakaria GPS" on September 28.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China's Poisoned-Milk Scandal: Is Sorry Enough?</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843536,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843536,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>With thousands of babies sickened by tainted-milk products, Beijing officials apologize. But after a month of bad accidents, some say it's time for action -- not more words</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>13 detained after deadly landslide in China</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/china.rockslide/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/11/china.rockslide/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Authorities have detained 13 people after a mud and rock slide that may have killed several hundred people in northern China, state-run media reported.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese premier debuts on Facebook </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/china.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/china.facebook/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, whose swift appearance at disaster sites has made him one of the nation's most popular figures and earned him the nickname Grandpa Wen, now has a profile on Facebook.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 03:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China: Quake toll surpasses 60,000</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>China's Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday gave U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon a dramatic look at damage caused by the massive quake that hit Sichuan province earlier this month as the death toll from the catastrophe jumped past 60,000.</description><pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 05:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beijing Passes Initial Earthquake Test
 
 
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809184,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809184,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>In the aftermath of the earthquake, simply being present in the disaster zone helped connect the government to the people</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China quake death toll soars past 55,000</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/22/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Chinese government officials raised the death toll from last week's earthquake past 55,000, as calls were sent out for more material to help the massive recovery effort.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 08:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Chinese Town Finds Hope</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1808197,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Half the residents of Yingxiu were killed by the May 12 earthquake, but the  fight to rescue survivors goes on</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 05:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wave of unity and patriotism sweeps China </title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/china.patriots/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/china.patriots/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>One of the most destructive moments in Chinese history is bringing together -- at least temporarily -- this vast nation of more than a billion people, made up of disparate ethnic groups stretching across five time zones.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 14:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China's government gives rare transparent look at disaster</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/florcruz.china/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/florcruz.china/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Graphic footage of death and destruction has been shown on China's state-run news networks in the days following the massive earthquake that hit southwest Sichuan province earlier this week.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Parents hope at quake-destroyed schools</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/quake.thursday/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/quake.thursday/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Parents are waiting at schools destroyed by the devastating Chinese earthquake hoping their children will be pulled from the debris but hope is fading.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 00:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>As children's bodies are found, firecrackers pop</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/china.scene/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/china.scene/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The sharp sound of firecrackers and the wails of grieving parents echoed Tuesday morning above Juyuan Middle School, where hundreds of students are still trapped 24 hours after a major earthquake in central China.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China races to shore up quake-hit dams</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/quake.thursday/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/quake.thursday/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Chinese authorities say nearly 400 dams were damaged by Monday's massive earthquake, according to media reports, as efforts to relieve the pressure at a dam near one quake-hit city continue.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 10:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Soldiers press search for quake survivors</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Rescuers struggled to reach some of the hardest-hit areas of southwestern China on Tuesday after a massive earthquake that left a death toll well above 12,000.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 22:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China: Dam feared quake-damaged safe</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/china.quake/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>China's death toll from a massive earthquake soared by thousands Wednesday as troops rushed to a dam feared critically damaged.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 21:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China's Quake Damage Control</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739622,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739622,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Beijing authorities quickly swung into action to respond publicly -- in sharp contrast to its behavior in past disasters</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Toll Mounts in China Earthquake</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739287,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739287,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>A 7.8 magnitude quake strikes central China, killing thousands and trapping hundreds of students under their school</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earthquake Buries Students in China</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739270,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1739270,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Nearly 900 students were buried by the earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province, according to China's official news agency, Xinhua</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 10:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Economy tops China agenda</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The economy topped Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's "Government Work Report" on Wednesday, as he cited the need to hold inflation at 4.8 percent and create 10 million jobs in urban areas.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New devastation emerges in China</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/04/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Monday brought welcome relief to millions of Chinese migrant workers desperate to see their families, as the nation's transportation system seemed to be getting back on its feet after being paralyzed by a historic winter storm.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Winter storms cost China $4.5 billion</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/china.weather.apology/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/30/china.weather.apology/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>China's worst winter in more than half a century showed no signs of abating Wednesday as forecasters warned of three more days of snow and sleet.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese PM apologizes for snow chaos</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/china.weather.apology/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/29/china.weather.apology/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In a rare move for a Chinese politician, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao apologized Tuesday to the hundreds of thousands of people stranded in train stations across his country due to bad weather and a power crisis.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Snow slams China; half million stranded at train station</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/28/china.weather/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Chinese workers and army soldiers were racing to sweep snow-covered highways and unclog railway routes for millions of travelers trapped by cold weather. </description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>China's Three Gorges Dam Under Fire</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671000,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1671000,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Senior officials in Beijing are now grumbling that the megaproject on the
Yangtze is turning into an environmental nightmare
</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Piling on the inequities</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100135850/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100135850/index.htm</guid><description>Gross economic inequality  is one of the biggest problems threatening China's stability, and an issue President Hu Jintao has taken up as a cornerstone of his administration. In major speeches and policy addresses he has called for the creation of a "harmonious society," signaling the central government's desire to reduce the gap between the wealthy Chinese elite and the working class, who have seen far fewer benefits from the country's torrid economic growth.</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Asia's peasant problem</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376882/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/15/8376882/index.htm</guid><description>Overlooked in the daily rush of news about China's and India's stunning economic growth is a mammoth-scale economic problem - which neither country can any longer avoid. It's this: Most of their pe... </description><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Premier visits toxic spill city</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/china.city/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/china.city/index.html</guid><description>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has toured the city of Harbin, where water service has been disrupted by an 80 kilometer-long (50 mile) toxic spill in the city's main water source, the Songhua River, and praised efforts to get the city back on track.</description><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2005 06:32:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>China at a glance</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/eyeonchina.factbox/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/eyeonchina.factbox/index.html</guid><description>Following are essential facts and figures on the People's Republic of China.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 06:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China: No independence for Taiwan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/china.npc/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/china.npc/index.html</guid><description>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao opened the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing by saying a planned anti-secession law would never permit independence for Taiwan.</description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2005 05:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>China congress opens</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/china.npc/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/china.npc/index.html</guid><description>Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is delivering his opening address at the annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2005 02:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Annan: Urgent need for $977m</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/tsunami.aid/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/05/tsunami.aid/index.html</guid><description>U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has appealed for $977 million in emergency relief over the next six months for the "unprecedented global catastrophe" triggered by the Asian tsunamis.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2005 04:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese mine toll climbs to 166</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/china.mine/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/30/china.mine/index.html</guid><description>The death toll from Sunday's explosion at China's Chenjiashan Coal Mine  rose sharply Wednesday, with state media reporting the figure now stands at 166.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 03:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Chinese mine toll climbs to 63</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/china.mine/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/11/29/china.mine/index.html</guid><description>The death toll from China's Chenjiashan Coal Mine explosion continues to mount, with state media reporting the figure now stands at 63.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Where Hu stands on U.S., Taiwan</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/jiang.hu.willy/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/jiang.hu.willy/index.html</guid><description>After patriarch Jiang Zemin's long overdue retirement, the Chinese leadership under President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao may pursue a more aggressive policy towards the United States and Taiwan.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Korea talks still on, Downer says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/16/nkorea.aus/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/16/nkorea.aus/index.html</guid><description>China has told Australia that talks on the North Korean crisis have not been cancelled, one day after Pyongyang ruled out attending another round.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2004 03:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peking Uni: 15 years after Tiananmen</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/tiananmen.students/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/06/04/tiananmen.students/index.html</guid><description>A student dorm at Peking University has a place in the unofficial history of the Tiananmen protest movement.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beijing steps up pressure on Chen</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/china.willycolumn/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/china.willycolumn/index.html</guid><description>The sword is out of its scabbard. Premier Wen Jiabao's revelation last week that Beijing is considering a National Reunification Law shows the Chinese leadership has entered a new and possibly violent phase in its decades-long struggle against Taiwanese independence.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2004 01:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>China's leaders taken to task</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/willy.column/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/willy.column/index.html</guid><description>Balance, not rapid growth, is the central theme of this year's session of China's National People's Congress.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2004 02:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>China vows to tame economy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/china.npc/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/05/china.npc/index.html</guid><description>China's premier has vowed to rein in the country's booming economy and lift millions of farmers out of poverty at the opening of the nation's annual session of parliament.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2004 05:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Flying colors for China's leaders</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc.reportcard/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc.reportcard/index.html</guid><description>As some 2,900 delegates sit down to open China's annual session of parliament, Communist technocrats are getting good reviews for passing some tough tests.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2004 04:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Call for change at China's NPC</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/china.npc/index.html</guid><description>China's new leadership is calling for changes to deal with the country's booming economy at the opening of its annual session of parliament.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2004 01:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>It's all scientific, but is it?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/23/willy.column/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/23/willy.column/index.html</guid><description>The 15-month-old administration of President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao is staking its reputation on the success of a brand-new "concept of scientific development."</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2004 02:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Twin fires spark China safety call</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/china.accidents/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/16/china.accidents/index.html</guid><description>Beijing has ordered a nation-wide emergency safety check after two fires in Jilin and Zhejiang Provinces killed nearly 100 people earlier this week.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2004 02:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Beijing serves up food solution</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/willy.column/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/09/willy.column/index.html</guid><description>Much of China's weighty agrarian problem is summed up by a figure recently revealed by Premier Wen Jiabao: the country's grain production is short by 68.7 billion jin (34.4 billion kilo) a year.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2004 01:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Lives take priority, says China</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/china.birds/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/china.birds/index.html</guid><description>China's top leadership has given orders that protecting people's lives must be the top priority in fighting the bird flu outbreak affecting large parts of the world's most populous nation.</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2004 02:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New Year protests worry Beijing</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/18/china.protests/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/18/china.protests/index.html</guid><description>Beijing authorities are pulling out the stops to prevent politically embarrassing mishaps in the run-up to Chinese New Year, usually a time to invoke celestial blessings for peace and prosperity.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Fresh approach from Hu-Wen team</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/06/willy.column/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/06/willy.column/index.html</guid><description>New ideas are urgently needed as President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao begin the second year of their administration.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2004 05:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Who's Hu? Hu Jintao and a new generation are taking over China. Are they up to the job?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/11/331805/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/11/11/331805/index.htm</guid><description>A revolution, as Mao Zedong aptly put it, is not a dinner party. Neither is global capitalism. So as the world's most populous nation lurches into the most painful phase of its transition to a mark...</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2002 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>