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China hints at move to strengthen Communist rule

BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party will discuss a proposal to amend its constitution at its congress in early November, state media said on Monday, a move aimed at strengthening one-party rule over the next five years.

China hints at move to strengthen Communist rule at party congress

BEIJING - China's ruling Communist Party will discuss a proposal to amend its constitution at its congress in early November, state media said on Monday, a move aimed at strengthening one-party rule over the next five years.

World, 7:49am EDT

Watchdog condemns Turkey's crackdown on press freedom

ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government has waged one of the world's biggest crackdowns on press freedom in recent years, jailing more journalists than Iran, China or Eritrea, a leading media watchdog said on Monday.

China inks 10-year potash supply deal with tiny American miner

NEW YORK - A state-owned Chinese fertilizer company has signed a 10-year potash supply agreement with Prospect Global Resources Inc , guaranteeing China a steady flow of the crucial fertilizer and helping it partially sidestep multinational suppliers like Potash Corp .

Analysis: Defying doomsayers, China to avoid Japan-style bubble

TOKYO - China has defied doomsayers who have warned for years that Asia's biggest economy would soon suffer a Japan-style boom and bust. It will continue to defy them for years to come.

China cabinet seeks ambitious economic reform agenda: advisers

BEIJING - China's top leaders have asked policy think-tanks to draw up their most ambitious economic reform proposals in decades that could curb the power of state firms and give more freedom to the setting of interest rates and the yuan currency.

World, 21 Oct 2012

Despite problems, Chinese exporters expect mild growth this year

GUANGZHOU, China - Chinese exporters at Asia's largest trade fair expect orders for made-in-China products to remain resilient for the rest of this year and even grow slightly despite shriveling demand from debt-stricken Europe and the strengthening yuan currency.

Investing Simplified, 21 Oct 2012

As Iraq, Afghan wars end, private security firms adapt

WASHINGTON - On a rooftop terrace blocks from the White House, a collection of former soldiers and intelligence officers, executives and contractors drink to the international private security industry.

Chinese government mulls policies to support solar power industry

SHANGHAI - China is working on policies, including subsidies and easier access to the grid, to help its ailing solar power producers expand in the domestic market, the China Daily reported on Saturday, citing industry officials and government sources.

Exclusive: China power brokers agree on preferred leadership - sources

BEIJING - China's three most powerful men have come up with preferred candidates to head up the nation's new leadership, sources said, in a group that includes financial reformers but leaves a question mark over its commitment to political reform.

World, 19 Oct 2012

Reuters Breakingviews

Hugo Dixon

The China Files

Can China keep up the astonishing growth rate it has witnessed in the past three decades? And if not, what strain will this put on the country's political system? Reuters Breakingviews editor Hugo Dixon looks at China's future in this series.   Commentary 

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A Mafia in FATA: Haqqanis and Drones

A new report about the Haqqani network's business interests raises questions about the anti-drones narrative in Pakistan