Wednesday, January 14, 2004

News

China detains Taiwan 'spies': China has announced the detention of seven alleged spies from Taiwan, and said their cases were being investigated. The seven were arrested in December and stand accused of collecting information for Taiwan's military, China said.

US military chief visits China: The United States' most senior military official, General Richard Myers, has visited China's space programme hub. It was the first time a foreign delegation saw the mission control centre, from where China ran its first manned space mission last October.

Beijing imposes duties on steel: China is to impose tariffs of up to 55% on cold-rolled steel imports from five countries, which it says are hurting its domestic producers. The Ministry of Commerce in Beijing said that steel imports from Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Taiwan were being sold below cost.

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