Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thailand's prime minister huddled with the chiefs of the country's armed forces early Friday after a string of grenade attacks killed at least one person and wounded dozens of others in the already-tense capital.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva called an emergency meeting of top officials after the Thursday night attacks, which followed weeks of protests aimed at toppling his administration.

Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban told CNN the grenades were launched from the area where the anti-government protesters, known as the Red Shirts, have been encamped for weeks, but the protesters denied any responsibility for the attacks.

Suthep told Thai television earlier that three people died in the attacks, but Bangkok's Erawan Emergency and Rescue Center later revised the number to one. At least 87 people were wounded, the center said.

Suthep said riot police and helicopters were deployed to join Thai troops in the area, which was still littered with glass amid the standoff.

Across the barricades, the Red Shirts were playing music and trying to encourage a festive atmosphere.

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Demonstrators told CNN late Thursday they wanted to drive home the point that their demonstrations are supposed to be peaceful.

Thursday's explosions took place near an elevated train station where the Red Shirts are gathered, said Col. Sansern Kaewkumnerd, spokesman for the Center for Resolutions under Emergency Situation.

Three of the grenades landed on the roof of the station, but at least one landed outside a nearby hotel, Sansern said.

The emergency center, which records patients admitted to Bangkok hospitals, said the victims suffered wounds ranging from light to some more serious injuries.

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The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless military coup in 2006. They want Abhisit to dissolve the government, hold new elections and leave the country.

Meanwhile, pro-government demonstrators in multicolored shirts have also mobilized to support Abhisit during the crisis.

Thailand's military on Monday stationed about 1,500 troops in the area, a Bangkok financial center that houses offices for some of the nation's largest companies. The Red Shirts are occupying a large area nearby. Clashes between the two sides left about two dozen people dead and hundreds wounded on April 10.

Abhisit declared a state of emergency April 7, hours after anti-government demonstrators stormed the country's parliament. He said then that the "purpose is to restore peace and order and to stop the spreading of false information to the Thai public."

Amid the long-simmering dispute, Thailand's independent election commission recommended the dissolution of Abhisit's Democrat Party after finding it accepted an $8 million campaign donation from a private company and mishandled funds allocated to it by the commission.

The ruling still must be reviewed by the country's attorney general's office and its Constitution Court, but if it stands, the 64-year-old party will be broken up, and Abhisit and its other senior leaders will be banned from politics for five years.

CNN's Kocha Olarn and Arwa Damon contributed to this report.

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Answer: the anti-government protesters,

Answer: The Red Shirts

Answer: At least 87

Answer: dozens

Answer: Three

Answer: aimed at toppling his administration.

Summary:
NEW: Death toll revised downward; emergency center says at least 87 wounded .
Three grenades land on roof of elevated train station, official says .
Pro-government demonstrators mobilize to support Abhisit then disperse .
Protesters demand PM to dissolve government, hold new elections and leave country .


Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- The bitter standoff between government troops and Red Shirt protesters in downtown Bangkok worsened Friday, the day after the wounding of a key protest leader aggravated the already deep tensions permeating the Thai capital.

Hospital officials reported 16 people died in confrontations Friday in Bangkok, an urban fortress under siege and beset by gunfire, tear gas and stone-throwing. That followed the death of one person Thursday.

The unrest boiled over after Thai authorities set a new deadline to seal off the Bangkok intersection where protesters have gathered by the thousands for the past month. In addition to the deaths, more than 140 people were wounded in the violence, including four non-Thais -- a Pole, a Canadian, a Liberian and a Myanmarese.

A government official said Thai forces were slowly getting control of the downtown area, with video footage showing soldiers shooting rounds toward the area with protesters. Among those wounded on Friday was a journalist from a French television station who was shot in the leg.

What are protests about?

The government said it was forced to take action after demonstrators disregarded an ultimatum by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to vacate the intersection by Wednesday.

Panitan Wattanayagorn, the acting government spokesman, said on Friday security forces who have been the objects of attacks have no choice but to respond.

He told reporters that forces have been dutifully following the rules of engagement, which allows them to use live ammunition to protect themselves and their comrades. He assured Bangkok residents and foreigners there that the forces have no intention of harming anyone.

The government, he said, is "very confident" it will be able to "stabilize the situation" and get it "under control very soon." Also, he said the prime minister is looking forward to working with others in hammering out reforms.

The United Front for Democracy, the formal name of the Red Shirt opposition, has been demanding that Abhisit dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call new elections. The Red Shirts support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless military coup.

Tensions ramped up when Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdipol -- a renegade general better known as Seh Daeng, which means Red Commander -- was shot and wounded by a sniper's bullet on Thursday, an action that left him in critical condition.

Seh Daeng was shot in the head while being interviewed by journalists in makeshift barricades set up by protesters. Thomas Fuller of The New York Times told CNN that the opposition leader was looking at him and answering questions when "the bullet hit him in the forehead, from what I could tell."

Reporter: Bullet 'felt like it grazed my head'

"It looks like the bullet came over my head and struck him. I don't have any way of confirming this beyond what I remember from the scene, but it felt like it grazed my head," he said.

Fuller, who said bamboo pikes and rubber tire barricades have been formed as a makeshift encampment by the protesters, said the opposition figure was facing out of the barricades and into Bangkok's business district of tall office buildings.

"He was standing in the same location for a while when I was talking to him but he was moving around, he was gesticulating," Fuller said. "He wasn't standing still, he was bobbing his head."

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Seh Daeng did not appear to be armed or have bodyguards, but was dressed in camouflage jacket and a floppy hat, Fuller said.

Seh Daeng is a controversial public figure, even within the protest movement, Fuller said. Some Thai opposition leaders see him as an impediment to a peaceful resolution to the political stalemate that has gripped Thai politics, the reporter said.

"He's a renegade in sort of all senses," Fuller said. "He's a renegade from the army, a hardliner within the protest movement. He told me today he thought they (other opposition leaders) were being cowardly and he wanted to carry on."

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Question: How many were killed in Bangkok violence?

Answer: 16 people

Answer: Thai forces were slowly getting control of the downtown area,

Answer: one person

Answer: Bangkok,

Answer: it was forced to take action after demonstrators disregarded an ultimatum by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to vacate the intersection by Wednesday.

Answer: government troops

Answer: 16

Summary:
NEW: Hospitals say 16 people have been killed in Bangkok violence .
Red Shirt leader "Seh Daeng" is hospitalized after being shot earlier .
Government says troops are regaining control of downtown area .


Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- The central business district of Bangkok dodged severe flooding Saturday afternoon, but surrounding areas of the bustling capital faced further inundation at the next high tide.

A dreaded tide on Saturday spurred residents' fears that it would overwhelm defenses along the Chao Phraya River and its many canals.

Bangkok's outer suburbs were already submerged, but the central city has been largely spared the misery Thailand has been suffering for months in the nation's worst flooding since 1942.

In the east and the north of the city, water was at waist-level in some neighborhoods.

But the city -- which sits barely above sea level -- still faces two converging threats.

Massive runoff was flowing south to the sea through Bangkok, as high tides pushed the water in the opposite direction.

"The challenge is to manage the huge runoff from the north passing via the city on its way to the Gulf of Thailand," a Red Cross bulletin said.

Bangkok's Chinatown area -- normally hopping with activity on a Saturday afternoon -- was largely desolate, with few passers-by wading in knee-deep water.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ordered work crews Friday to cut channels in roadways to allow faster drainage, according to the MCOT news agency. But the plan was rejected late in the day in favor of dredging canals and using pumps, the Bangkok Post reported.

Health concerns were rising with the water.

Bangkok residents plodded through murky waters without knowing what lurked within, the risk of infection and communicable disease worrying health officials. The government sent out crocodile hunters after reports of crocodiles and snakes in the filthy floodwater.

"We were hearing disturbing reports of dangerous animals such as snakes and crocodiles appearing in the floodwaters, and every day we see children playing in the water, bathing or wading through it trying to make their way to dry ground," said Annie Bodmer-Roy, spokeswoman for the humanitarian agency Save the Children.

As floodwater entered homes, some Bangkok residents still in the city made plans to leave.

Thanyarat Hemkittiwat said she was going to stay with relatives outside the city.

"Some families in southern Bangkok had their house flooded," said the 31-year-old worker at a furniture export company, which was shut after it also was flooded. "The water level is 2 meters (six feet) high and smells very bad," she said.

The Bangkok Post reported that government buses had evacuated a number of elderly residents from the northern and eastern suburbs, and would pick up residents of the capital on Saturday and take them out of Bangkok. As of Saturday, an estimated 1 million of the city's 12 million residents had left.

Another Bangkok resident said she was worried about abandoning her house, which has been flooded for five days, and would not leave.

Panic buying has led to a shortage of food and bottled water in the capital, residents said.

And the worst might not yet be over.

Another high tide -- expected to reach about 4 meters (13 feet) high -- is forecast for Sunday morning.

Officials urged tourists to steer clear of Bangkok, while noting that many of the other tourist spots, such as Phuket, remained dry and open for business.

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health had transferred 280 of the capital's 520 patients in severe condition to 22 hospitals upcountry, the MCOT news agency reported.

The remaining 240 patients will be taken to hospitals in other provinces by Sunday, it said, citing Permanent-Secretary for Health Paichit Varachit.

Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said that, after months of flooding, 107,101 Thais have been diagnosed with stress, 6,214 with depression and 878 at risk of suicide. In all, 1,356 people were under observation by health officials, the minister said, according to MCOT.

The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert on Thursday, recommending against all but essential travel to affected areas. It noted that most tourist destinations, such as Phuket and Chiang Mai, were unaffected.

U.S. Ambassador Kristie Kenny said the crisis was slow-moving and it was hard to

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Question: what does Thailand is dealing with ?

Question: Where is the flood?

Question: What country is suffering floods?

Question: what is the forecast for Sunday morning?

Question: What is the high tide forecast?

Answer: Another high tide

Answer: severe flooding

Answer: Bangkok

Answer: Thailand

Answer: Another high tide

Answer: expected to reach about 4 meters (13 feet)

Summary:
Some areas outside of central Bangkok are covered in waist-deep water .
The flooding in Thailand is the worst since 1942 and has killed 373 people .
Thailand is dealing with massive runoff from monsoon rains compounded by high tides .
Another high tide of about 4 meters (13 feet) is forecast for Sunday morning .


Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Thousands of anti-government protesters defied an order Sunday to disperse from the capital's commercial center, but the government said it would use negotiation -- not force -- to get them to comply.

Police estimated that as many as 50,000 members of the group United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship were at the Rajprasong intersection in the heart of Bangkok.

They forced the closure of luxury shopping malls, blocked entrances to five-star hotels and made access to a holy shrine difficult.

A spokesman for the government's peacekeeping operations, Col. Sansern Kaewkamnerd, said that the protesters had "incited and created a situation which has caused great inconvenience to the conduct of business and the pursuit of normal activity."

He said that the gathering was not considered to be a "peaceful demonstration sanctioned by the constitution."

The government's Center for Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO) announced a clause to the country's Internal Security Act on Saturday night that makes unlawful gatherings punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva took to the airwaves Sunday, urging people in the affected area to be patient.

He said his administration is negotiating with the protesters to peacefully disperse and that the government did not intend to use force.

The opposition group, also known as the "red shirts," is demanding that the prime minister dissolve the parliament within 15 days. Abhisit has said that doing so would not solve the country's political crisis.

Cheerful, dancing red shirt protests

The two sides met for meetings on March 28 and 29, but they ended in a stalemate.

The demonstrators are supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in a bloodless military coup in 2006. Thaksin was the only Thai prime minister to serve a full term and remains hugely popular.

He fled the country in 2008 while facing trial on corruption charges that he says were politically motivated. The protesters say Abhisit was not democratically elected and have demanded that he call elections.

CNN's Kocha Olarn contributed to this report.

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Question: How many protesters occupy commercial heart?

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Answer: Abhisit Vejjajiva

Answer: that the prime minister dissolve the parliament within 15 days.

Answer: 50,000

Answer: anti-government protesters

Answer: Thaksin

Answer: The opposition group, also known as the "red shirts,"

Summary:
Up to 50,000 protesters occupy commercial heart of the Thai capital .
Opposition "red shirts" demand that PM Abhisit dissolve parliament soon .
Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra say they will continue until demands are met .


Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Three bomb blasts rocked the southern Thai border city of Sungai Kolok, leaving at least four people dead and 118 wounded, officials said.

The explosions happened Friday night in Thailand's Narathiwart Province, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health.

Authorities believe the bombs were planted in a car and motorcycle, and detonated with some form of coordination, according to military spokesman Col. Prinya Chaidilok.

He said the incident was carried out by "drug gangs" retaliating after a narcotics crackdown by authorities last week.

Sungai Kolok, which borders Malaysia in southern Thailand, is a popular tourist destination for Thais and Malaysians.

Question: What happened in Sungai Kolok?

Question: where was the bomb?

Question: What was it related to?

Question: What is Sungai Kolok known as?

Question: Where did the bomb hit?

Question: What do authorities say is related to the blasts?

Question: Where is the tourist spot?

Question: who is suspected?

Answer: Three bomb blasts

Answer: the southern Thai border city of Sungai Kolok,

Answer: a narcotics crackdown by authorities last week.

Answer: popular tourist destination

Answer: Sungai Kolok,

Answer: "drug gangs"

Answer: Sungai Kolok,

Answer: "drug gangs"

Summary:
Bomb blasts hit Sungai KolokAuthorities say the blasts were drug related .
Sungai Kolok is a tourist destination .


Barcelona's recent defensive problems have increased further with the news that French international Eric Abidal faces up to two months out of action because of an injury to his left leg. Abidal collected an abductor muscle problem in training, meaning he joins fellow-defenders Rafael Marquez, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique and midfielder Yaya Toure on the sidelines for the Primera Liga trip to Atletico Madrid this weekend. Barcelona confirmed the news on their official Web site, with a statement adding: "After medical tests, which were carried out in Barcelona, the medical team confirmed that Abidal was suffering a disinsertion of the adductor in his left leg." As well as Saturday's match, Abidal will be absent from both legs of the Champions League last 16 showdown against Stuttgart, while he will also miss a host of key Spanish league fixtures. Marquez and Pique are banned this weekend after their recent dismissals against Getafe, while Alves is suffering from a calf injury. Toure is sometimes deployed by Barca coach Pep Guardiola as an emergency defender, but the Ivory Coast international has a leg injury which will rule him out of action for two weeks.

Question: Eric Abidal is what position in the French team?

Question: who is on the side

Question: who is injured

Question: who is this a setback for

Question: What is the name of Barcelona's coach?

Question: Eric Abidal faces two months out because of what injury?

Question: who is eric abidal

Answer: defensive

Answer: Rafael Marquez, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique and midfielder Yaya Toure

Answer: Eric Abidal

Answer: Barcelona

Answer: Pep Guardiola

Answer: to his left leg.

Answer: French international

Summary:
French defender Eric Abidal faces two months out because of a left leg injury .
The setback is a further blow to Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola .
Rafael Marquez, Dani Alves, Gerard Pique and Yaya Toure are also on sidelines .


Barry Eichengreen is George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of "Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-39" and "Financial Crises and What to Do About Them." Barry Eichengreen says Barack Obama will have to fix the credit crisis, the auto industry and trade policy. BERKELEY, California (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama has been holding his economic cards close to his vest. He did not participate in person at last weekend's meeting of G20 leaders. He has been reluctant to encourage the lame-duck Congress to adopt a major fiscal stimulus package. He may be right in saying that the U.S. has only one president at a time. But this makes it all the more important that he hit the ground running on January 20. This will mean, first of all, addressing the credit crisis. Despite all the actions of the Fed and the Treasury, the banks are still not lending. In some cases this is because their own finances are weak. But in others it is because they have other more convenient uses for their funds, ranging from acquisitions to dividend payments. This reflects a flawed bank recapitalization scheme that gives the government no voting shares in the banks into which it is injecting public funds and hence no say in their decisions. Fortunately (as it were) there will be an opportunity to correct this, since as the recession deepens there will be more loan losses and the need for more capital injections. The next round of public money should come with voting rights so that taxpayers' interests are protected. Then there is the need for increased public spending on infrastructure and federal grants to state and local governments to offset the collapse of private spending. Candidate Obama spoke of $150 billion of fiscal stimulus. But if this recession turns out to be the deepest since World War II, as now seems certain, the appropriate figure will be at least four times that large. Anything less would fail to cushion the downturn. A trillion-dollar deficit will excite fears of government out of control if not accompanied by a plan to balance the budget once the recession ends. The new president therefore will need to offer not just a stimulus package but also a multiyear budget. Then there is the problem of the auto industry. The best course normally would be Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This would allow the Big Three to shed bad management and contracts, both of which would be thrown out in the bankruptcy process. If GM, Ford or Chrysler is then able to come up with a viable business plan, they should be able to obtain the new money, known as debtor-in-possession financing, needed to implement it. Admittedly, the credit crisis makes new money difficult to obtain. But if this is a problem, then the government can provide the debtor-in-possession financing. In other words, it can make its aid conditional on the Big Three first going through bankruptcy workouts. A further complication arises from the fact that cars last for years and when they break down are expensive to repair. Warranties matter, in other words. If a producer was undergoing bankruptcy reorganization, from which it might or might not emerge, consumers would question whether its warranties were worth the paper they were written on. But if this is the problem, then the government can guarantee the warranties. It could reimburse the cost of major repairs subject to terms and conditions. It is not as if our government has been reluctant to guarantee other products, ranging from bank deposits to money market mutual funds. And this guarantee should be provided only to auto companies that undergo bankruptcy reorganization. Finally, it will be important for the new president to reassure our foreign partners about his economic intentions. There may be jubilation in Kenya and Indonesia over the election of a candidate they may view as a native son, but there is trepidation in Asia and Latin America about his protectionist rhetoric. President Obama will need to reassure Mexico that while he believes in labor

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Question: Who must show they are committed to free trade?

Question: What should Obama take steps to do?

Question: What is Barry Eichengreen's title?

Question: How large does Eichengreen think the stimulus package needs to be?

Answer: four times that

Answer: President Obama

Answer: President Obama

Answer: fix the credit crisis, the auto industry and trade policy.

Answer: George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science

Answer: $150 billion of fiscal

Summary:
Barry Eichengreen: Obama will have daunting agenda on economy .
He says government must take a voting stake in banks getting public money .
Eichengreen: Economic stimulus package must be large, at least $600 billion .
Obama should take steps to show he is committed to free trade, he says .


Beijing (CNN) -- A train collision in a tunnel in Shanghai's subway Line 10 last month was caused by human error, said state media, with 12 people disciplined over the incident.

Xinhua News Agency, quoting a report released by the investigation team, reported that Tang Zhihua, chief dispatcher of the Line 10 operation control center, was removed from his post. Eleven other managers and workers of the operation control and power supply sections also received penalties, including job reassignment and demotions.

The two subway trains collided on September 27 in downtown Shanghai, injuring 295 passengers, 70 of whom are still receiving treatment in hospital, according to the report.

"The signal system failed to operate because of power failure. The dispatchers issued a number of erroneous orders which finally led to the crash," Xinhua added.

The accident happened as concerns and criticism mount over China's railway safety and its fast development of rail systems.

On July 23, two high-speed trains crashed in China's coastal Zhejiang province, leaving 39 dead and 192 injured, making it one of China's deadliest rail accidents in recent years.

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Question: How many people were injured in the accident?

Question: What does China have concerns over?

Question: how many passengers are still in hospital?

Question: What caused the Shanghai's subway accident?

Question: what number subway line was the accident on?

Question: Fast development rasied concerns over what?

Answer: 295

Answer: 295

Answer: 295

Answer: railway safety and its fast development of rail systems.

Answer: 70

Answer: human error,

Answer: 10

Answer: China's railway safety

Summary:
State media: Shanghai's subway Line 10 accident was caused by human error .
The accident injured 295 passengers, 70 of whom are still receiving treatment in hospital .
China's fast development of its rail systems have raised concerns over safety .


Beijing (CNN) -- China's former President Jiang Zemin appeared in Beijing on Sunday, the first time he's been seen publicly since rumors surfaced months ago that he had died.

Jiang, 85, was among many current and former dignitaries attending a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of China's 1911 revolution, which led to the toppling of the Qing Dynasty. China became a Communist state in 1949, under the leadership of Mao Zedong.

At the start of the ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, live footage on China's state-run television showed Jiang for a few seconds as he walked on the stage, closely followed by an assistant.

In another segment, Jiang appears to sing along with others during the playing of the Chinese national anthem.

Death rumors spur reflections on Jiang legacy

Former Chinese premier Li Peng was also in the crowd, among other retired party and government leaders. So were active government ministers, private entrepreneurs and Beijing-based ambassadors from other countries.

In the event's keynote speech, current President Hu Jintao extolled the "thoroughly modern, national and democratic revolution" of 1911. And among other stances, he urged mainland China and Taiwan to work together for a "peaceful reunification of China," according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

Reaching an accord with Taiwan had been one of Jiang's focuses in his tenure as president, during which he made conciliatory overtures to the island nation including a "One Country, Two Systems" proposal.

It was one of many efforts he pursued in his time, between 1989 and 2002, as the general-secretary of China's Communist Party and, from 1993 to 2003, as the nation's president.

As China's ruler, he generally pushed market reforms while working to keep the country politically and socially conservative.

China's economy boomed under his leadership, growing at an annual average rate of over 9%. China also regained control of Hong Kong in 1997 and Macau in 1999, while national pride soared in 2000 when Beijing was picked to host the 2008 Summer Olympics.

With rare exceptions, Jiang largely has been out of the public eye in recent years. This summer, Chinese authorities dismissed as "pure rumors" reports that he was on his death bed.

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Question: What were the rumors about his health?

Question: Where does the ceremony take place?

Question: whats It is his first public appearance since rumors months ago about his health?

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Question: whose  first public appearance it was ?

Question: Which public post did Jiang hold from 1993 to 2003?

Question: who appears at a ceremony marking China's 1911 revolution?

Answer: Sunday,

Answer: he had died.

Answer: the Great Hall of the People,

Answer: the ceremony at the Great Hall of the People,

Answer: Jiang Zemin

Answer: China's former President Jiang Zemin

Answer: the nation's president.

Answer: President Jiang Zemin

Summary:
Jiang Zemin appears at a ceremony marking China's 1911 revolution .
It is his first public appearance since rumors months ago about his health .
Jiang was China's president from 1993 to 2003 .


Beijing (CNN) -- Chinese officials said they killed seven members of the Uighur ethnic group in the restive western region of Xinjiang in order to free two hostages -- an account the Uighurs disputed.

The hostages -- local villagers looking for their lost sheep in the rural county of Pishan outside of Hotan city-- were kidnapped by a group of Uighurs on Wednesday night, said Hou Hanmin, a spokeswoman for the chief of the regional information office in Xinjiang.

The operation to rescue them left one police officer dead and wounded another, he said.

However, Dilxat Raxit, a spokesman for the Stockholm-based World Uighur Congress, said the shooting did not stem from a rescue operation.

Police opened fire when locals clashed with officers during a demonstration outside the police bureau, he said. The Uighurs were protesting a recent security crackdown in Hotan city.

"This is incident was not an accident," he said. "It is a direct result from the Chinese crackdown on Uighurs. It has become unbearable for Uighurs there to accept the oppression and current rule from the Chinese government."

The Chinese authorities have often blamed militants of Uighur descent for outbreaks of violence in Xinjiang in recent years. Uighurs are ethnic Turks who are linguistically, culturally and religiously distinct from China's majority Han population.

Beijing has said Uighur militants are often based overseas and has linked some of them to the East Turkistan Islamic Movement that allegedly trains in Pakistan.

The clash comes after a two-month security crackdown, which ended in October, against violence, terrorism and radical Islam across the resource-rich region, which borders Pakistan, Afghanistan and numerous unstable Central Asian states.

The tightened security measures included 24-hour security patrols of troubled areas, identity checks and random street searches of people and vehicles.

Uighur activists say the crackdowns have only heightened anger among Uighurs who already accuse the government of religious and political repression. Uighurs also say they feel economically disadvantaged as a thriving Han population continues to move into the region.

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how many hostages were taken
what did the police say
what did the spokesman say
How many villagers were taken hostage?
How many police officers were killed?
Who opened fire on protesters?

Answer: two

Answer: "This is incident was not an accident,"

Answer: shooting

Answer: two

Answer: one

Answer: Police

Summary:
NEW: The World Uighur Congress says police opened fire on protesters .
NEW: "This incident was not an accident," says a Congress spokesman .
A Chinese official says the operation killed one police officer dead .
The official says the Uighurs took two local villagers hostage .


Beijing (CNN) -- In China -- home of manufacturing companies central to global production of Apple iPhones and iPads -- the death of Steve Jobs' death brought immediate reaction from Chinese netizens and captains of industry.

"When I head the news, I could not hold back my tears," wrote Yu Minghong, founder and CEO of New Oriental Education, one of the largest private education service provider in China. "Because of him, the world has become different. Because of him, the boring world has become alive, the glum world has become creative, because of him a drab world has become colorful."

Inside four hours of the announcement, nearly 35 million messages on Sina Weibo on Jobs' death and 23 million messages of Tencent QQ Weibo, China's first and second largest microblogging sites.

Jobs revolutionized tech industry

"Jobs is the spiritual leader of our time," wrote @Xiongpeiyun on Sina Weibo. "I like Steve Jobs more than I like Apple. It's a huge loss for the whole world. But his life was complete because he had been looking for and found what he loved. I haven't committed whole heartedly to my life like Jobs had been doing. So, next to him, I feel more ashamed than being sad."

Wrote @ QUENTIN_SHIH: "Only those who are so crazy as to think they can change the world can truly change the world."

"Certainly Apple has achieved cult-like status amongst young, urban Chinese consumers," said Duncan Clark, chairman and founder of BDA, a Beijing consultancy company focused on telecom, media and technology sectors. "Beyond the general public there is a vast, aspiring entrepreneurial class particular focused on understanding what makes successful business people like Steve Jobs tick."

To be sure, Apple's relationship with China is complicated. The revelation in recent months that as many as 22 fake Apple stores had cropped around China set new standards for piracy -- even in a nation known for counterfeit technology.

"The fact that Apple stores, not just its products themselves, have been copied, shows that it is not just about hardware. The whole Apple experience is something that consumers aspire to," Clark said.

"The world has lost a true hero and I have lost a friend whose dedication to his company, his customers, and our industry is reflected in the fact that he continued to work while dealing with such a devastating illness," said Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn Technology Group, a leading manufacturing partner of Apple with 800,000 employees in China.

"Steve's spirit will live on forever with those who, like me, had the honor to know and work with him," Gou said. "However, everyone has been touched by his genius and, because of this, he has left the world a better place. He will be missed, but never forgotten."

Yang Yuanqing, the CEO of China's computer powerhouse Lenovo, said, "As a competitor, he helped ensure all of us pushed even harder. I am confident his legacy will continue to energize the industry for many years to come."

"Jobs said, 'Remember that you will be dead soon'," said Lee Kaifu, venture capitalist and founding president of Google China, referring to Jobs' famous 2005 Stanford University commencement speech.

"It helped me through making the most important choices in my life. Because all the glory and pride, embarrassment and fear will all vanish when confronting death. What I see that's left with me is the truly crucial one. When you are worried that you will lose something, 'Remember that you will be dead soon' is the best remedy. If you can empty yourself, you have every reason to follow your heart."

In Hong Kong, admirers plan an "i-Vigil" for Jobs -- using iPhones with a flickering candle app -- outside the city's Apple store, which opened less than two weeks ago. "People have different ways of dealing with it," says organizer Casey Lau on the loss of Jobs. "As

Question: Millions of messages were posted on what sort of sites following his death?

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Question: Where are many of the world's Apple iPads and iPhones are assembled?

Question: what was posted on microblogging sites

Question: who's  relationship with China is complicated

Answer: microblogging

Answer: 35 million

Answer: China

Answer: China

Answer: China

Answer: Jobs' death and 23 million messages of Tencent QQ Weibo,

Answer: Apple's

Summary:
Many of the world's Apple iPads and iPhones are assembled in China .
Millions of messages were posted on microblogging sites following his death .
Apple's relationship with China is complicated, including revelations of fake Apple stores .


Beijing (CNN) -- Money rewards are coming in for a woman who rescued a bleeding toddler left for dead last week by multiple passersby in southern China.

Two hit-and-run drivers rammed into Wang Yue, 2, one after another, as she walked on a narrrow street in Foshan.

More than a dozen people walked, cycled or drove past as she lay bleeding in a busy market, sparking a global outcry on the state of morality in a fast-changing society.

Wang is in critical condition, her brain showing little activity despite earlier subtle movements in the lower body, said her mother, Qu Feifei.

But despite the many villains in the story, it has also turned the spotlight on an unlikely hero: A 58-year-old scavenger.

In the video that has sparked outrage globally, Chen Xianmei moves the baby to safety, becoming an instant symbol of understated decency in a nation analysts say is obsessed with climbing the economic ladder.

"I didn't think of anything at the time," Chen said Sunday. "I just wanted to save the girl."

Two government offices in Guangdong province, where the hit-and-run occurred, offered the Good Samaritan a total of 20,000 yuan (US $3,135), according to state-run Xinhua news agency.

Wang's mother has said she does not understand the behavior of the passersby, but wants to focus on the positive.

"Granny Chen represents the best of human nature," she said of her daughter's rescuer. "It's the nicest and most natural side of us."

On Sina Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter, the story continued to be the No. 1 topic after generating more than 4.5 million posts along with a "stop apathy" online campaign.

As the outrage over morality continues, a steady procession of well-wishers pours in, offering gifts, money and support to the toddler's family.

Question:
What did the drivers do?
What does she say she wanted to do?
Who rammed into the 2-year old?
What did she say?
What does the video show?
Who moved the baby to safety?

Answer: rammed into Wang Yue,

Answer: to save the girl."

Answer: Two hit-and-run drivers

Answer: "I just wanted to save the girl."

Answer: Chen Xianmei moves the baby to safety,

Answer: Chen Xianmei

Summary:
Two hit-and-run drivers rammed into the 2-year-old last week .
In the video, Chen Xianmei moves the baby to safety .
"I just wanted to save the girl," she says .


Beijing (CNN) -- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Tuesday, kicking off a two-day visit to China, his first state visit since announcing his intention to contest the Russian presidency next March.

Aside from meeting his counterpart Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in the 16th Regular Meeting between the two Prime Ministers, Putin will also meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders.

Talks are expected to include negotiations on a natural gas deal worth $1 trillion that has been stalled by disagreements over price. The deal would see Russia supply China with up to 68 billion cubic meters of gas every year.

"If the deal can be reached, the trade volume will increase significantly, and this will change the fact that the economic cooperation between the two countries lags behind the political cooperation," said Zhao Huasheng, director of the Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies at Fudan University.

"Together with cooperation in other economic fields, China and Russia will become real strategic partners in economic terms."

Putin's arrival in Beijing comes less than three weeks after he announced his bid to reclaim the Russian presidency next year.

"The fact that Putin may become next Russian president indeed adds some political color to this visit, and its impact on bilateral relation will definitely go beyond the impact of a regular state visit," Zhao said.

"The meeting to some extent will set the keynote for the China-Russia relation in future. It can be described as the start of China-Russia relation in 'new Putin era'," he added.

Experts say economic cooperation between the two countries will dominate the meeting agenda.

"Since this is mainly a meeting between the two premiers, this visit will be mainly about expanding the economic cooperation and improving trade structure," said Jiang Yi, vice director of Research Center for Russian Diplomacy at China Academy of Social Science, the country's top think tank.

Recent years have seen a steady increase in trade volume between the two countries. According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, bilateral trade volume in the year to July increased by 37.4% to a record $42.2 billion compared to the previous year. The ministry forecasts that the bilateral trade volume will reach a new record in 2011, in excess of $70 billion.

Among all the economic agendas, energy cooperation stands out as the main focus between Russia, a major energy exporter, and China, the world's biggest energy consumer, according to a 2010 report from the International Energy Agency.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, during Putin's visit, Chinese vice Premier Wang Qishan will hold an energy negotiation meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin. "Chinese-Russian energy cooperation is an important part of the two countries' strategic partnership," said Liu Weimin, spokesperson of Foreign Ministry, on Monday during a regular press conference.

Putin brings with him to China a group of 160 business leaders, including the CEOs of Russian energy giants Gazprom, Rosneft and aluminum producer UC RUSAL.

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Question: what does Experts say about economic cooperation?

Question: that Prime Minister came to Beijing

Question: who arrives to beijing

Question: what do the experts say

Answer: two-day

Answer: Vladimir Putin

Answer: will dominate the meeting agenda.

Answer: Russia's

Answer: Vladimir Putin

Answer: economic cooperation between the two countries will dominate the meeting agenda.

Summary:
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on two-day visit .
Talks expected to include negotiations on natural gas deal worth $1 trillion .
Experts say economic cooperation will dominate the meeting agenda .
Marks Putin's first state visit since announcing his intention to contest Russian presidency .


Beijing (CNN) -- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has confirmed Russia is close to sealing an energy supply agreement with China worth $1 trillion.

"It's fair to say that we're very close to reach an agreement on the natural gas deal," Putin told the journalists at a joint press conference after meeting with Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao.

Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a two-day visit. He also met with President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders on Wednesday.

The negotiations over the natural gas supply had stalled for more than a year due to disagreements over price.

If an agreement can be reached, the deal would see Russia supply China with up to 68 billion cubic meters of gas every year.

"The trade volume will increase significantly, and this will change the fact that the economic cooperation between the two countries lags behind the political cooperation," said Zhao Huasheng, director of the Center for Russia and Central Asia Studies at Fudan University.

"Together with cooperation in other economic fields, China and Russia will become real strategic partners in economic terms," he added.

Recent years have seen a steady increase in trade between the two countries.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, bilateral trade volume in the year to July increased by 37.4% to a record $42.2 billion. The ministry forecasts that this will reach a new record in 2011-- possibly in excess of $70 billion.

"The economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has reached to an unprecedented level," Putin said in an interview with the state-run Xinhua agency.

But energy cooperation stands out as the main focus between Russia, a major energy exporter, and China, the world's biggest energy consumer, according to a 2010 report from the International Energy Agency.

Putin has also brought along a group of 160 Russian business leaders for the visit, including the CEOs of Russian energy giants Gazprom, Rosneft and aluminum producer UC RUSAL.

During Putin's visit, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan also met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin to discuss energy needs.

"We're discussing opening new energy transportation routes," explained Putin at the joint press conference.

On January 2011, China and Russia opened an oil pipeline from Daqing, northeast China, to Skovorodino in eastern Russia.

The line is 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) and aims to provide 15 million metric tons of oil annually to China.

Question: How much is the deal worth?

Question: With whom is Putin speaking with?

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Question: What countries are involved?

Question: How many cubic meters of gas will be supplied?

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Question: what would russia supply china with

Question: What amount is the agreement worth?

Answer: $1 trillion.

Answer: journalists

Answer: Russia

Answer: China

Answer: 68 billion

Answer: sealing an

Answer: natural gas

Answer: $1 trillion.

Summary:
Russian PM: Russia, China close to agreement on a $1 trillion natural gas deal .
Deal would see Russia supply China with up to 68 billion cubic meters of gas per year .
Recent years have seen a steady increase in trade volume between the two countries .
Putin has held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and PM Wen Jiabao .


Beijing, China (CNN)  -- China and the United States, the largest producers of greenhouse gases, will team up to fight climate change and create clean energy, their leaders said Tuesday. Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Obama said their nations will cooperate to advance technologies and work toward a global agreement on reducing carbon emissions. "As the two largest consumers and producers of energy, there can be no solution to this challenge without the efforts of both China and the United States," Obama said. "That is why we've agreed to a series of important new initiatives in this area." What would you ask Obama? Share your question for CNN's interview After Tuesday's meeting, Hu told reporters, "We agreed to expand our cooperation on climate change, energy and environment," which includes developing a China-U.S. clean energy research center. The declaration by Hu and Obama comes ahead of next month's U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, and follows recent acknowledgment by the world's top economic powers, including the U.S., that there's no hope of a major breakthrough on climate change by year's end. The U.S. president said the two leaders want to accelerate the world toward a pact to cut greenhouse gases. The leaders did not offer a time frame, however. "Our aim ... is not a partial accord or a political declaration," Obama said, "but rather an accord that covers all of the issues in the negotiations and one that has immediate operational affect. "This kind of comprehensive agreement would be an important step forward in the effort to rally the world around a solution to our climate challenge." Instead of reaching a final deal in Copenhagen, a strategy dubbed "one agreement, two steps" was unveiled at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit over the weekend in Singapore. The aim is to produce a pact over a longer period. The first step would be to have all 191 countries involved in the Copenhagen summit signing on to a framework that includes key ingredients, such as how to finance the coordinated effort to battle climate change. The second step, a binding deal on cutting carbon emissions, would be hashed out in further negotiations. "Opportunity is knocking. It is up to you to open the door," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a statement Monday. "We must seize this opportunity to create a safer and more prosperous future for all, to reduce the emissions that are causing climate change and to help the most vulnerable adapt to impacts that are already under way." Like the United States and China, APEC and Group of 20 leaders -- the world's leading economies -- have pledged to drive toward a climate-change agreement in Copenhagen. The conference, set to begin December 7, aims to strike a deal on a successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 pact that has legally binding targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The United States never ratified it, though more than 200 other nations did.

Question: When does the Climate Change Conference occur?

Question: Does China need to reduce emissions?

Question: Where will the U.N. Climate Change Conference take place?

Question: What has been pledged to be reduced?

Question: who are the largest producers

Question: Who is the President of China?

Question: when did the move come

Answer: December 7,

Answer: expand our cooperation on climate change, energy and environment,"

Answer: Copenhagen, Denmark,

Answer: greenhouse gases,

Answer: China and the United States,

Answer: Hu Jintao

Answer: ahead of next month's U.N. Climate Change Conference

Summary:
President Obama, Chinese leader pledge to work to reduce carbon emissions .
Move comes before U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark .
China and U.S. are largest producers of greenhouse gases .
Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao don't offer a timetable .


Beijing, China (CNN)  -- In some of the photos, the young children are wearing bibs and slight smiles can be seen on their chubby faces. But these are not your normal baby pictures. The Chinese government is trying to find the parents of these 60 homeless children, some of them so young that they had not yet developed the strength to hold their own heads up. This week the Chinese Ministry of Public Security posted pictures of these rescued children on its Web site. Many of them had similar stories. They were kidnapped, stolen or sold and somehow had been rescued by authorities. Police tried to find their parents but could not find them through the national DNA database, state-run China Daily reported. And for the first time, the Ministry of Public Security posted their pictures. "Even if I can't find my boy's photo on the Web site today, it's a blessing for desperate parents like us who have nearly lost hope," Tang Weihua, a mother who lost her 5-year-old son in 1999, told China Daily this week. About 30,000 to 60,000 children are reported missing every year, but it is hard to estimate how many are involved in child trafficking cases, the Ministry of Public Security told China Daily. Police have rescued 2,000 children this year since China launch a nationwide anti-trafficking campaign, China Daily reported. But after rescuing the children finding the parents can prove difficult. One issue is that in some cases the parents sold the children. Earlier this week China's state media reported that police arrested dozens in an alleged child trafficking ring that sold at least 52 babies. The traffickers bought 19 boys and 33 girls from impoverished rural families in Shanxi and Hebei provinces in the past two years, the state-run Xinhua news agency said. The ring started crumbling after three men were arrested with a baby boy in their van, Xinhua said. The three suspects said they had bought the baby from a woman and her daughter in Hebei, according to Xinhua. The women had sold 12 other babies to the men, and were arrested, Xinhua said.

Question: How many children have been rescued?

Question: how many children rescued?

Question: What has China posted photos of?

Question: Who could the police not find?

Question: Who did police arrest?

Question: How many children were rescued so far this year?

Answer: 60

Answer: 2,000

Answer: young children

Answer: the parents

Answer: dozens in an alleged child trafficking ring

Answer: 2,000

Summary:
China posts photos of kidnapped, stolen or sold 60 children who were rescued by authorities .
Police could not find their parents through the national DNA database .
2,000 children have been rescued so far this year since China launch a nationwide anti-trafficking campaign .
Earlier this week, police arrested dozens in an alleged child trafficking ring .


Beijing, China (CNN)  -- President Obama intends to meet the Dalai Lama even though China has warned that such a meeting would harm bilateral ties, a White House spokesman said Tuesday. "The president told China's leaders during his trip last year that he would meet with the Dalai Lama, and he intends to do so," Bill Burton told reporters covering Obama's planned town hall meeting in New Hampshire later Tuesday. No date for Obama's meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader has been announced. The Dalai Lama has speaking engagements scheduled in the United States in late February and in May. Earlier Tuesday, China warned that ties between two of the world's superpowers would be strained if Obama met with the Dalai Lama. "It will seriously undermine the foundation of Sino-U.S. political relations," said Zhu Weiqun, a Communist Party official who is in charge of talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama. "We will take corresponding action to make relevant countries see their mistakes." Zhu issued his warning during a news conference to discuss the lack of progress made during five days of talks between China and the Dalai Lama's representatives. Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of advocating for Tibetan independence from China. "The two sides had sharply divided views," Zhu said. "We have been accustomed to such clash of viewpoints. It's been the norm rather than the exception." In explaining Obama's intention to hold the meeting, Burton said the Dalai Lama "is an internationally respected religious and cultural leader, and the president will meet with him in that capacity. "As the president has expressed, we expect that our relationship with China is mature enough where we can work out issues of mutual concerns -- such as climate, the global economy and nonproliferation -- and discuss frankly and candidly those issues where we disagree," Burton said. "The president is committed to building a positive, comprehensive and cooperative relationship with China." Tibet is technically autonomous from the central Chinese government, but the Dalai Lama and others have said they favor genuine autonomy and resent the slow erosion of their culture amid an influx of Han Chinese, the most numerous ethnic group in China. Zhu said there would be no compromise on China's control of Tibet. Representatives from the two sides have met eight other times, but have reached no consensus on the issue of autonomy. The Dalai Lama fled China in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. He lives in exile in the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala. Burton said the United States "considers Tibet to be a part of China, and we have human rights concerns about the treatment of Tibetans." "We urge the government of China to protect the unique cultural and religious traditions of Tibet," he said. CNN's Jaime Florcruz and Helena Hong contributed to this report.

Question: What has Beijing accused the Dalai Lama of?

Question: Who is Obama scheduled to meet?

Question: What has China warned?

Question: Who is to meet the Dalai Lama?

Question: What does Beijing accuse the Dalai Lama of advocating?

Question: Whos is Obama to meet?

Answer: advocating for Tibetan independence from China.

Answer: Dalai Lama

Answer: such a meeting would harm bilateral ties,

Answer: President Obama

Answer: for Tibetan independence from China.

Answer: the Dalai Lama

Summary:
NEW: Obama to meet Dalai Lama in his capacity as a "respected religious and cultural leader"
China warns a meeting between the two would "seriously undermine Sino-U.S. ties"
Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama of advocating for Tibetan independence .
The Tibetan spiritual leader fled China in 1959, now lives in India .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- A court in eastern China sentenced a man to death Saturday for attacking 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife, state-run media said.

The Taixing Intermediate People's Court found Xu Yuyuan, 47, guilty of intentional homicide after a half-day trial, Xinhua news agency said.

Xu told the court that his rage against society motivated him in the April 29 attacks, according to Xinhua. But he appealed the death sentence, arguing that the punishment was too severe since no one died in the attacks, Xinhua said.

Chinese penal code says a person can be convicted of intentional homicide for acting on an intent to kill, the news agency reported.

A police probe found Xu had been unemployed since 2001, when he was fired by a local insurance company. He told police he carried out the attack because he was angry about a series of business and personal humiliations, Xinhua said.

About 300 people attended Saturday's open trial, according to Xinhua.

Xu's sentence was the second death penalty conviction after a recent spate of school attacks that have prompted public outrage across China.

Zheng Minsheng, 42, was sentenced to death and executed on April 28 for attacking students in front of an elementary school in Fujian province, killing eight and wounding several others. Zheng also used a knife in the attacks, Xinhua reported.

Authorities said Zheng carried out the attack because he was frustrated at "failures in his romantic life," the news agency said.

At least four other such attacks on school children in China have been reported since March.

Guns are strictly regulated in China, but until recently large knives were not. Chinese authorities have recently issued a regulation requiring people to register with their national ID cards when they buy knives longer that 15 centimeters.

Other measures have been put in place.

In April, the Ministry of Education ordered kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools to restrict strangers from entering the campuses. The ministry instructed schools across the country to hire security guards, install security facilities and ensure that pupils were escorted home. Schools were also urged to teach pupils to how to protect themselves.

In some schools, security guards have been armed with "forks," long poles with semi-circular prongs that can be used to fight assailants.

Question: What offence did the person commit?

Question: Whats the name of the person found guilty?

Question: What has prompted outrage?

Question: What act dud he carry out?

Question: How many students were attacked?

Question: What age is xu yuyuan?

Answer: attacking 29

Answer: Xu Yuyuan,

Answer: recent spate of school attacks

Answer: attacking 29

Answer: 29

Answer: 47,

Summary:
Xu Yuyuan, 47, found guilty of intentional homicide over April attack .
Xu attacked 29 kindergarten students and three teachers with a knife .
Attack one in a spate of school attacks which have prompted outrage .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- China has threatened to slap sanctions on American companies that sell arms to its rival Taiwan as part of a range of punitive actions Beijing is taking to protest the deal. China also summoned U.S. ambassador Jon Huntsman to express its anger over Washington's announcement, the official Chinese news agency Xinhua said, citing the Foreign Ministry. Beijing also suspended plans for visits between the Chinese and U.S. militaries and postponed a high-level arms control meeting, it announced Saturday, following Washington's $6.4-billion arms deal with Taiwan. China's Defense Ministry said the decision was made "in consideration of the serious harm and impacts on Sino-U.S. military relations" brought about by the arms deal, according to Xinhua. "China will make further judgments as appropriate," Xinhua reported. China had already complained to the United States about the deal, announced Friday by the Obama administration. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei called it a "rude interference in China's internal affairs, severely endangering China's national security" and said China expressed its "strong indignation." The arms sale includes 60 Black Hawk helicopters, totaling $3.1 billion; 114 advanced Patriot air defense missiles; a pair of Osprey mine-hunting ships; and dozens of advanced communications systems. The deal with Taiwan -- which neither China nor the United States recognizes as an independent country -- does not include F-16 fighter jets, which China has vehemently opposed. The State Department described the latest round of arms sales to Taiwan as a way to guarantee security and stability, despite China's objections. "This is a clear demonstration of the commitment this administration has to provide Taiwan with defensive weapons it needs and as provided for in the Taiwan Relations Act," State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Friday. He said the action is consistent with Washington's "one-China" policy and will help maintain security and stability across the Taiwan Strait. The arms sales come as the United States is hoping to persuade China to sign on to harsher sanctions against Iran and just after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized China for its policies relating to the Internet. Crowley would not speak directly about the timing of the announcement of the sales, and about the fact that the arms package does not include F-16s. A senior U.S. official said later that the United States expected Chinese criticism of the arms deal, but does not expect permanent damage. The official said he believed Clinton had discussed the sale in London with her Chinese counterpart on the sidelines of Thursday's international conference on Afghanistan. "This relationship between the United States and China is broad, it's deep. There are a large number of issues. We don't see eye to eye with them and we have to have and do have the ability to speak honestly," the official said. The arms deal is the latest chapter in a decades-long uneasy standoff. China claims Taiwan is its own territory and has threatened to invade if Taiwan ever declares independence. The United States has said it will defend Taiwan if China ever attacks. The government in Taiwan began as the remnant of the government that ruled over mainland China until a Communist insurrection proved victorious in 1949. With the Communist takeover of mainland China, the losing faction fled to the island of Taiwan. Taiwan is formally known as the Republic of China, while Communist China's official name is People's Republic of China. Many Western nations and the United Nations recognized Taiwan as the legitimate Chinese government until the 1970s. CNN's Eve Bower and Charley Keyes contributed to this report.

Question: what is China considering?

Question: Who is China considering sanctions against?

Question: What is China suspending?

Question: What was sold?

Question: what has China suspended?

Question: Who is considering sanctions?

Question: What does the sale include?

Answer: sanctions on American companies that sell arms

Answer: American companies

Answer: plans for visits between the Chinese and U.S. militaries

Answer: arms

Answer: plans for visits between the Chinese and U.S. militaries

Answer: China

Answer: 60 Black Hawk helicopters, totaling $3.1 billion; 114 advanced Patriot air defense missiles; a pair of Osprey mine-hunting ships; and dozens of advanced communications systems.

Summary:
China considers sanctions against U.S. companies over arms deal with Taiwan .
China has suspended U.S. military visits, postponed arms control meeting .
Sale includes Black Hawk helicopters, air defense missiles, mine-hunting ships .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- China summoned the U.S. ambassador on Friday to express its "strong dissatisfaction" over the Dalai Lama's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama a day earlier.

China didn't disclose what was discussed during the session with Ambassador Jon Huntsman at the Foreign Ministry. But Beijing had warned that a meeting between the president and the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader would damage its ties with Washington.

"The Chinese side expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to this meeting," a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said in a statement after Thursday's meeting at the White House.

"China demands the U.S. seriously consider China's stance, immediately adopt measures to wipe out the adverse impact, [and] stop conniving and supporting anti-China separatist forces."

The U.S. Embassy didn't characterize Friday's meeting, but it provided the message Huntsman delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai.

"Now is the time to move forward and cooperate in ways that benefit our two counties, the region and the world," Huntsman said, according to the U.S. Embassy.

The meeting has the potential to further complicate Sino-U.S. tensions, which have been rising in recent months.

The Dalai Lama has said he favors genuine autonomy for Tibetans, not independence for Tibet. Beijing regards the Nobel Peace Prize laureate as a separatist who wishes to sever Tibet from China.

Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama "runs against the repeated commitments by the U.S. government that the U.S. recognizes Tibet as part of China and gives no support to 'Tibet independence'," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said.

During the meeting, Obama stressed his "strong support for the preservation of Tibet's unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity, and the protection of human rights for Tibetans," according to a White House statement.

The president praised the Dalai Lama's "commitment to nonviolence and his pursuit of dialogue with the Chinese government," the statement added. He also stressed the importance of having both sides "engage in direct dialogue to resolve differences, and was pleased to hear about the recent resumption of talks," it noted.

The Dalai Lama, while acknowledging that he raised concerns about Tibet during the meeting, did not provide further specifics about his home region's political situation while addressing reporters.

He said he admired America as a "champion of democracy and ... freedom," and cited the need to promote "religious harmony" and "human value."

He also met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The meeting between the Dalai Lama and Obama could "seriously undermine the Sino-U.S. political relations," Zhu Weiqun, a senior Communist Party leader in charge of ethnic and religious affairs, warned recently.

"We will take corresponding action to make relevant countries see their mistakes."

On Thursday, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman said the meeting "grossly violated the norms governing ... international relations."

Obama did not meet with the Dalai Lama when the spiritual leader visited Washington last fall, making it the first time since 1991 that such a meeting did not occur. Ahead of a summit with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Obama persuaded Tibetan representatives back then to postpone the meeting with the Dalai Lama.

Thursday's encounter took place against the backdrop of several contentious issues already threatening to sour the relationship between America and China, including trade disputes, a recent U.S. arm sales deal for Taiwan -- which China considers an illegitimate breakaway province -- and a censorship row over Internet search engine Google Inc.

The meeting is "another event in the recent, one has to say, downward spiral in U.S.-China relations," said China scholar David Shambaugh.

It's also troublesome for the Chinese for one other important reason, Shambaugh said.

"He could have met him as a spiritual leader in a neutral place like a church," he said. But receiving him in the White House "is a political act. And that is going to irritate China very much."

The meeting did not take place in the formal, official setting of the Oval Office. It was

Question: What does China express its "strong dissatisfaction" over?

Question: What did China appeal for the US to do ?

Question: What did China express regarding the Dalai Lama meeting?

Question: What did China appealed for U.S. to stop doing?

Question: Where did the Dalai Lama meet Obama?

Question: Who did the U.S. ambassador meet ?

Answer: the Dalai Lama's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama

Answer: consider

Answer: "strong dissatisfaction"

Answer: stance, immediately adopt measures to wipe out the adverse impact, [and]

Answer: China

Answer: Deputy Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai.

Summary:
China expresses its "strong dissatisfaction" over Dalai Lama meeting to U.S. ambassador .
Dalai Lama met with U.S. President Barack Obama a day earlier at the White House .
China appealed for U.S. to "stop conniving and supporting anti-China separatist forces"
Beijing regards the Dalai Lama as a separatist who wishes to sever Tibet from China .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao greeted U.S. President Barack Obama in China's capital on Tuesday, with trade and the thorny issue of North Korea expected to be on their agenda. The U.S. delegation was met by an honor guard at the Great Hall of the People, and Obama shook hands with Hu and other top Chinese officials before the two leaders went behind closed doors. It is their fifth meeting in the past year, and they made no public statements beforehand but are to issue a joint statement after their talks. The United States imports billions of dollars in Chinese products each year, while China is a major purchaser of the U.S. Treasury bonds that finance America's budget deficit. Facing a global economic recession, Washington and Beijing are in "a mutual hostage situation," former Bush administration China analyst Victor Cha said. "China needs to purchase these Treasuries in order to maintain a strong dollar. Otherwise, the value of their foreign currency holdings goes down dramatically," Cha told CNN. "We need China in order to finance a lot of the deficit spending we're doing now. It's very much intertwined in a way that two countries in the history of international relations have not been intertwined." China is also an important player in the diplomatic showdowns over nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea and holds one of five permanent seats on the U.N. Security Council. China is North Korea's closest ally and has played a key role in the six-party talks aimed at convincing Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons program. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Monday found 71 percent of Americans consider China an economic threat to the United States, with two-thirds considering it a source of unfair competition for U.S. companies. The survey also found 51 percent of the U.S. public consider China a military threat, with 47 percent disagreeing. That 4-point margin is within the poll's 4.5 percent sampling error. But Obama told students at a town hall-style meeting in Shanghai that the two nations don't have to be at odds with each other. "Our relationship has not been without disagreement and difficulty, but the notion that we must be adversaries is not predestined," Obama said. But he said there are certain core principles that all people must share -- including equal rights for everyone, a government that reflects the will of the people, open commerce, free access to information, and the rule of law. "We do not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation, but we also don't believe that the principles that we stand for are unique to our nation," he told the gathering. The issue of human rights has often been a sticking point between Beijing and Washington. China regularly cracks down on its religious and ethnic minorities, keeps tight reins on the media and censors the Internet. Obama told the students that he is against censorship and is a believer in the free flow of information, calling it a "source of strength" in a democracy, despite the sting that sometimes comes with it. He told the students he welcomes a strong China, saying there are very few global challenges -- specifically referring to climate change -- that can't be solved if the United States and China work together. The town hall meeting was shown locally on Shanghai's Phoenix TV, but it was not broadcast nationally on any of China's state-run networks. The Xinhua news agency posted a translated running transcript of the event on its Web site. The United States also streamed the forum live on WhiteHouse.gov. Chinese censors did not block the event to those with Internet access. The final stop of Obama's trek is Seoul, where he will meet with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and deliver a speech to U.S. troops at Osan Air Base. Obama is on an eight-day journey that is taking him to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. He'll return to the United States on Friday. The president left for China from Singapore, where he attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and

Question: Who does Obama hold formal talks with?

Question: Who is Obama holding formal talks with?

Question: How much does the US import in Chinese products every year?

Question: What does the new poll show?

Question: How much does the US import?

Question: how many dollars does US import in Chinese products each year?

Answer: Chinese President Hu Jintao

Answer: Chinese President Hu Jintao

Answer: billions of dollars

Answer: 71 percent of Americans consider China an economic threat to the United States,

Answer: billions of dollars in Chinese products each year,

Answer: billions of

Summary:
NEW: Obama to hold formal talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing .
NEW: New U.S. poll shows split on whether Chinese pose military threat .
Obama tells students free flow of info a source of strength, despite sting .
United States imports billions of dollars in Chinese products each year .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- Chinese officials blamed poor management and inadequate precautions for an explosion at a mine that killed 104 people, state-run media said Monday. In addition to those killed, 60 miners remained hospitalized from Saturday's morning blast at the Xinxing coal mine in northeastern Heilongjiang province. Most were being treated for injuries such as carbon monoxide poisoning and burns, CCTV reported. Six were in critical condition with severe burns. Four other workers were still trapped underground in the mine shaft, the Xinhua news agency said. The accident started with a gas leak in one of the shafts, officials said. But because of poor ventilation, gas poured into the main tunnel and triggered an explosion that shook 28 of the 30 mining platforms in operation. About 530 miners were working in the mine at the time. Luo Lin, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, told Xinhua that the mine's management was to blame for not evacuating workers when they detected a high gas density in the pit. State regulations stipulate that miners have to evacuate if gas density exceeds 2 percent. The density in the pit was more than 10 percent, authorities said. "The mine has too many mining platforms in operation and has sent to many workers down the pit to increase output," said Zhao Tiechui, deputy head of the work safety agency. The mine is owned and operated by the Heilongjiang Longmei Mining Holding Group. Unlike most small- and mid-size collieries, Xinxing produces 12 million tons of coal a year. The blast took place during a five-day inspection of work safety conditions in Hegang, local media said. Immediately after the blast, the mine's director, deputy director and chief engineer were fired. Mine accidents are common in China. Last year, 3,200 people were killed in such accidents, state media said. The latest blast is the deadliest since December 2007, when 105 miners were killed in Shanxi province. The deadliest mine blast took place in August 2007 when two collieries flooded in Shandong province, killing 181 miners, Xinhua said. Chinese officials said they will pay at least 250,000 yuan ($36,600) to each of the families of the miners who died.

Question: How many were killed?

Question: How many people were killed in mine accidents?

Question: What was blamed for the explosion?

Question: How many miners are trapped underground?

Question: What number of miners are still trapped?

Question: Who said 3,200 people were killed in mine accidents last year?

Question: Where do Chinese officials place responsibility for the explosion?

Question: How many people were killed in mine accidents last year?

Question: What did Chinese officials blame?

Answer: 104 people,

Answer: in China. Last year, 3,200

Answer: poor management and inadequate precautions

Answer: Four

Answer: Four other workers were

Answer: state media

Answer: poor management and inadequate precautions

Answer: 3,200

Answer: poor management and inadequate precautions

Summary:
Chinese officials blamed poor management and inadequate precautions for an explosion .
Explosion killed 104 and hospitalized 60 others .
Last year, 3,200 people were killed in mine accidents, state media said .
Four miners still trapped underground, state media reported .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- Five more defendants were sentenced to death for their roles in summer riots that killed around 200 people in western China, officials said Thursday. The five sentenced to death were among 22 defendants that went on trial this week by the Intermediate People's Court of Urumqi, according to a local government statement. Along with the five people to be executed, another five were sentenced to death but the execution will be postponed for two years, the statement said. The others received sentences ranging from 10 years in prison to life in prison. This group is part of dozens of people who have put on trial for the alleged role in the violent ethnic clashes in China's Xinjiang autonomous region that broke out this summer. More than 20 people have received death sentences after being convicted of crimes related to the unrest. The riots in July were prompted by long-simmering resentment between minority Uyghurs and majority Han Chinese. The Uyghurs are mostly Muslims in Xinjiang. Some Islamists refer to the region as East Turkistan. Around 200 people were believed to have been killed in the riots. The unrest continued in August when Uyghurs were accused of attacking Han Chinese with syringes filled with different substances. In September, China sent 7,000 security personnel to Urumqi to ease tensions after Han Chinese protested the syringe attacks. China's constitution guarantees ethnic minorities equal rights. However, minority groups such as the Uyghurs say the Han discriminate and ethnic tensions run deep.

Question: who was urghurs accused of attacking?

Question: What sentence did more than twenty people received after being convicted?

Question: What two groups are involved in the riots?

Question: Which group is the majority and the minority?

Question: when were the riots

Question: how many people received death sentences?

Answer: Han Chinese

Answer: death

Answer: minority Uyghurs and majority Han Chinese.

Answer: Han Chinese.

Answer: July

Answer: More than 20

Summary:
More than 20 people have received death sentences after being convicted following riots .
July riots prompted by long-simmering resentment between minority Uyghurs and majority Han .
Unrest continued in August when Uyghurs were accused of attacking Han with syringes .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- Prominent Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was arrested in 1989 for his role in the Tiananmen Square protest, faces trial Wednesday for allegedly "inciting subversion" in a more recent case.

Liu, a former university lecturer and literary critic, faces a possible 15-year jail sentence, amid growing international outrage over his yearlong detention, according to media reports. The trial begins Wednesday at 9 a.m. local time (Tuesday 8 p.m. ET).

On Monday, the Times of London quoted Liu's wife, Liu Xia, as saying, "I have no hope whatsoever, I can't even attend the trial."

She said she planned to wait outside the courthouse.

"I think he will be sentenced to more than ten years," she said.

Liu, 53, was detained on December 8, 2008, and held under "residential surveillance" as police investigated the case, according to the PEN American Center, a U.S. literary and human rights organization. On June 23 of this year, he was arrested and charged with inciting subversion of state power, the organization said. Liu is on the PEN board of directors.

The case was turned over to the prosecutor's office December 8 -- one year from the time Liu was detained.

Liu co-authored Charter 08, "a declaration calling for political reform, greater human rights, and an end to one-party rule in China that has been signed by hundreds of individuals from all walks of life throughout the country," PEN says on its Web site. The group said Liu was arrested before the formal release of Charter 08.

"Liu has been engaged in agitation activities, such as spreading of rumors and defaming of the government, aimed at subversion of the state and overthrowing the socialism system in recent years," according to a police statement reported by China's state-run Xinhua news agency.

The statement claimed Liu confessed to the charge during a preliminary police investigation.

Liu served as an adviser to student leaders during the demonstrations at Tiananmen Square in 1989. Along with three other intellectuals, he took part in hunger strikes there on June 2 of that year prior to the crackdown to show support for the flagging student protests.

He was arrested two days after the Tiananmen crackdown and was released in 1991. In May 1995 he was detained again for collecting signatures for a petition calling for human rights guarantees.

The U.S. government has pressed for Liu's release.

"The U.S. government is deeply disturbed by reports that Liu Xiaobo has been formally arrested and charged with serious crimes," said Richard Buangan, deputy spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, following Liu's latest arrest.

"We call on the government of China to release Mr. Liu and respect the rights of all Chinese citizens who peacefully express their desire for internationally recognized freedoms."

Question:
What is the US government pressing for?
Who faces trial?
When will dissident Liu face trial?
What is he being charged with?
When was he also arrested?
Who is Liu Xiaobo?
What is the US government's response?
What is he charged with?
What is Liu charged with?

Answer: Liu's release.

Answer: Liu Xiaobo,

Answer: Wednesday

Answer: "inciting subversion"

Answer: 1989

Answer: Prominent Chinese dissident

Answer: is deeply disturbed by reports that Liu Xiaobo has been formally arrested and charged with serious crimes,"

Answer: "inciting subversion"

Answer: inciting subversion of state power,

Summary:
Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo faces trial Wednesday .
Liu is being charged with "inciting subversion"
Liu was also arrested in 1989 for his role in the Tiananmen Square protest .
The U.S. government has pressed for Liu's release.


Beijing, China (CNN) -- The Shanghai court trying an Australian Rio Tinto executive on charges of bribery and theft of commercial secrets will deliver its verdict on Monday.

Australian consular officials will be in court when it renders its decision on the fate of Stern Hu, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said Thursday.

It was not immediately clear whether the court will also announce on the same day the verdict against three other Rio Tinto employees who were tried on the same charges.

The three-day trial of the four employees of the mining giant ended Wednesday.

Charged in the case were Stern Hu, an Australian citizen of Chinese origin who was the general manager of Rio Tinto's Shanghai office.

Hu has been in detention for nine months, along with Rio Tinto's three Chinese employees -- Liu Caikui, Ge Minqiang and Wang Yong.

Rio Tinto, a British-Australian company, is one of the largest mining companies in the world. The case has raised fears of a government crackdown on foreign companies doing business in China.

When is a gift considered bribery?

The trial was closed to foreign news organizations, hindering independent confirmation of developments.

Australian consular officials were allowed in the Shanghai courtroom for the bribery phase of the case, but were barred from witnessing the theft portion.

Hu is accused of receiving two bribes: one for 1 million yuan ($146,490) and another for 5.3 million yuan ($790,000). The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said he "made some admissions concerning these amounts," but did not elaborate.

The Chinese government initially accused the four of stealing state secrets when they were first detained, but the charges were reduced to theft of commercial secrets several months ago.

Hu and the others were detained in July. China says the four bribed executives from 16 of the nation's major steel mills to obtain industry information.

In China, obtaining commercial secrets carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison.

Rio Tinto has called the allegations surprising and said it was not aware of any evidence.

The detentions took place about a month after Rio Tinto broke off an investment deal with China state-owned Chinalco, a resources company, that was worth more than $19 billion.

The deal with Chinalco was signed in February 2009 and was awaiting a review by Australia's foreign investment board.

The deal soured as opposition party members in Australia ratcheted up their disapproval, saying it would put Australian resources at strategic risk.

Others saw the deal as an alliance that would further link resource-rich Australia with the commodities-hungry Chinese market.

Question: What kind of firm was it?

Question: What was the executive charged with?

Question: What did the case raise fears of?

Question: how many employess were tried on the same charges?

Question: How many Rio Tinto employees were tried?

Question: What has this case raised fears of?

Question: How many others were charged?

Answer: one of the largest mining companies in the world.

Answer: bribery

Answer: a government crackdown on foreign companies doing business in China.

Answer: four

Answer: four

Answer: government crackdown on foreign companies doing business in China.

Answer: three

Summary:
Mining firm executive on charges of bribery and theft of commercial secrets .
Three other Rio Tinto employees tried on the same charges .
Case has raised fears of Chinese government crackdown on foreign companies .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 104 Monday morning, according to state-run media. Another four workers were still trapped underground in the mine shaft as of 7:20 a.m. (6:20 p.m. ET Sunday), the Xinhua news agency said. A buildup of toxic gases was hampering rescue efforts, according to CCTV. Sixty miners remained hospitalized Monday for injuries ranging from carbon monoxide poisoning to burns, CCTV reported. Of those, six had sustained severe burns that left them in critical condition. About 530 miners were working in the mine when the blast occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET Friday). The Heilongjiang Longmei's Xinxing mine is operated by the Hegang company. A preliminary investigation indicates the blast was a gas explosion, Xinhua reported.

Question: What was was hampering rescue efforts?

Question: What was hampering rescue efforts?

Question: What were the miners in the hospital for?

Question: What kind of workers were trapped?

Question: How many workers are still trapped?

Question: What is the Death toll doing?

Question: What is the number of miners hospitalized?

Question: How many miners  were hospitalized?

Question: Who is still trapped?

Answer: A buildup of toxic gases

Answer: A buildup of toxic gases

Answer: injuries ranging from carbon monoxide poisoning to burns,

Answer: miners

Answer: four

Answer: rose to 104

Answer: Sixty

Answer: Sixty

Answer: four workers

Summary:
NEW: Death toll rises .
NEW: Sixty miners hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning, burns, CCTV reports .
NEW: Four workers still trapped .
NEW: A buildup of toxic gases was hampering rescue efforts, CCTV reports .


Beijing, China (CNN) -- The world economy is placing a bet on its future with China, but some Chinese are placing bets on their future with plastic. In rebalancing the world economy, analysts have said U.S. citizens should take cues from the Chinese, where 40 cents of every dollar of disposable income is saved, compared to 3 cents of every dollar in the U.S. But there are worrying signs in China that some young consumers are starting to emulate the worst habits of U.S. consumers -- like 27-year-old Yuan Shuai in Beijing, whose credit card bets on his future have turned into overwhelming debts. In the last two years, he got seven cards from seven banks and wracked up $29,000 in debts. "I spent money on eating and having fun," he said. "That's all." Unemployed and studying to be a taxi driver, Yuan now has debt collectors from banks turning to his father, Yuan Yizhong, for bill payment. "The banks told me they could lend to him because he's an adult," his father says. "Now they hold me responsible and threatened me." With no laws for bankruptcy protection in China, those threats can be real. "If you cannot pay it back you either have to go to parents or friends to pay back for you, or you got to jail," said Yeongwen Chiang, a consumer expert. Credit card issuance is up 32 percent in China in the past year, according to China Market Research and the National Bureau of Statistics. Credit card debt is up more than 130 percent to $838 million. That still pales compared to U.S. credit card debt, but the quick rise have some observers alarmed. With the decrease in exports during financial crisis, China has been working to build domestic consumption, offering subsidies on cars, home appliances and other big ticket items. That has helped China to continue to grow through the recession. During the October holiday week celebrating the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, Chinese poured $83 billion into the economy - a 20 percent increase in spending from the same holiday period last year. By comparison, retail spending in the United States fell 6 percent in September compared to the same time last year. But some of the increased spending in China is with money the consumers didn't have. In the first six months of this year, the number of Chinese consumer with credit card debts more than two months overdue rose 133 percent. For the Yuan family, credit card debt will take years to pay back. "I have only one son, and he failed to live up to my expectations," Yuan's father said. CNN's Emily Chang, Fareed Zakaria and Kevin Voigt contributed to this report

Question: What country's credit card debt is beginning to mount?

Question: What rose 133 percent this year?

Question: What percent did new credit cards jump?

Question: How many percent did Chinese card debts more than two months overdue rise?

Question: By what percent did new credit cards jump?

Question: Which country's card debts rise 133 percent?

Question: Chinese credit card debt rose 133% in how many months?

Question: How much did new credit cards jump?

Answer: China

Answer: Credit card debt

Answer: 32

Answer: 133

Answer: 32

Answer: China

Answer: two

Answer: up 32 percent

Summary:
Although Chinese credit card debt is far behind the U.S., it's beginning to mount .
New credit cards jumped 32 percent the past year .
Chinese card debts more than two months overdue rose 133 percent this year .


Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- A Lebanese man who had been condemned by a court in Saudi Arabia to die last week for "sorcery" has not been executed, his lawyer said Monday.

May El Khansa told CNN that she got confirmation from Ibrahim Najjar, Lebanon's justice minister, that her client, Ali Hussain Sibat, was still alive.

She added that she had heard Saturday from sources in Saudi Arabia with knowledge of the case that the beheading had not been carried out Friday, as originally planned.

Also Saturday, she said, she sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking him to pardon her client.

She said she would send more letters of appeal Tuesday to Lebanese government officials asking them to intervene.

Saudi government officials would not comment to CNN about the case.

Justice Minister Najjar said last week that he had urged the Saudi government not to carry out the execution, and Sibat's wife made an emotional plea for mercy from the kingdom's rulers during a CNN interview Thursday.

"All I ask is for the Saudi king and the Saudi government to show him mercy -- let him come back to his country and his family," Samira Rahmoon said.

Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network. He was arrested by Saudi Arabia's religious police and charged with sorcery while visiting the country in May 2008 while on an Islamic pilgrimage, El Khansa said. Saudi authorities have not disclosed details of the charge for which Sibat has been condemned.

"We can't understand how they could arrest him and charge him and sentence him to death," Rahmoon said. "It doesn't make any sense."

El Khansa said Wednesday that she had been told about the upcoming execution by a Saudi source with knowledge of the case and the proceedings.

Lebanon's government said it had no confirmation that his execution had been set, but Najjar called the sentence "disproportionate."

"I have asked them not to implement any execution in this case," he said. "As far as I know, such an act doesn't deserve such a punishment, unless there is something else -- something that I have not had the possibility to study or to examine myself."

Rahmoon said the family has been unable to contact Sibat "for a long time" and has received no official notification that her husband's execution date has been set.

"We don't understand how he could be executed without us getting any notification first," Rahmoon said. "How could they decide to execute him and not inform us?"

A law against witchcraft remains on the books in Lebanon, but is the equivalent of a misdemeanor, Najjar said.

"I respect the law of Saudi Arabia, which is based on Sharia law," he said. "But at the same time, I'm very concerned about such a sentence."

Sibat was convicted by a court in Medina and sentenced to death in November, El Khansa said. He appealed, and his case was sent back to the trial court for reconsideration. But the judges in Medina upheld their original verdict in March, she said.

The human rights group Amnesty International has called for Sibat's release.

His case drew a small knot of protesters from a Lebanese youth group to the Saudi Embassy in Beirut on Thursday, and Najjar said he told his Saudi counterpart that beheading Sibat "would not be productive" to Lebanese-Saudi relations.

"I have done what I thought was responsible for the justice minister in Lebanon to do, and I said to my colleague in Saudi Arabia that such an act in Lebanon would not be sanctioned by more than two months of imprisonment," Najjar said.

CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report

Question: Who is Lebanon's justice minister?

Question: who sent  sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking for pardon?

Question: Who is Ali Hussain Sibat?

Question: who said Lebanon's justice minister confirmed Ali Hussain Sibat was still alive?

Question: Who was arrested?

Question: Who did the lawyer send a letter to?

Question: who offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network?

Question: What did the lawyer say?

Answer: Ibrahim Najjar,

Answer: May El Khansa

Answer: A Lebanese man

Answer: May El Khansa

Answer: Ali Hussain Sibat,

Answer: Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah

Answer: Sibat

Answer: that her client, Ali Hussain Sibat, was still alive.

Summary:
Lawyer said Lebanon's justice minister confirmed Ali Hussain Sibat was still alive .
Sibat's lawyer has also sent an official letter to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah asking for pardon .
Sibat used to offer predictions and advice to callers on a Lebanese television network .
Sibat arrested, tried and sentenced during pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia .