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China suspends military exchanges with US (AP)

FILE - In this July 20, 2006 photo, a U.S.-made Patriot missile is launched during the annual Han Kuang No. 22 exercises in  Ilan County, 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of Taipei, Taiwan. The United States is planning to sell US$6.4 billion in arms, including Black Hawk helicopters, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles, mine hunter ships and information technology, to Taiwan, a move that will infuriate China and test whether President Barack Obama's efforts to improve trust with Beijing will carry the countries through a tense time. (AP Photo/File)AP – China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties.


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Report: China suspends military exchanges with US (AP)

FILE - In this July 20, 2006 photo, a U.S.-made Patriot missile is launched during the annual Han Kuang No. 22 exercises in  Ilan County, 80 kilometers (49 miles) west of Taipei, Taiwan. The United States is planning to sell US$6.4 billion in arms, including Black Hawk helicopters, Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles, mine hunter ships and information technology, to Taiwan, a move that will infuriate China and test whether President Barack Obama's efforts to improve trust with Beijing will carry the countries through a tense time. (AP Photo/File)AP – China suspended military exchange visits with the United States on Saturday in protest over $6.4 billion in planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and warned the U.S. ambassador that the sales would harm already strained ties.


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Toyota extends recall to Europe, China after US (AP)

Employee Raul Quecada places a 'No Sale' sign on a used Toyota vehicle at a Toyota dealership Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 in Alhambra, Calif. Toyota Motor Corp. announced late Tuesday it would halt sales of some of its top-selling models to fix gas pedals that could stick and cause unintended acceleration. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)AP – Toyota’s massive recalls over problem gas pedals in the U.S. are being extended to China and Europe, the latest blow to the world’s top automaker as it struggles to salvage its safety reputation.


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China rejects claims of Internet hacking attacks (AP)

Computer users at an Internet cafe in Suining in southwestern China's Sichuan province Saturday Jan. 23, 2010. Beijing has issued a stinging response to Hillary Rodham Clinton's criticism that it is jamming the free flow of words and ideas on the Internet, accusing the United States of damaging relations between the two countries by imposing its 'information imperialism' on China. (AP Photo)AP – China denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online surveillance practices as lawful Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate a computer attack against search engine giant Google.


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China: Clinton Internet speech harms ties with US (AP)

A Chinese flag flutters near the Google logo on top of Google's China headquarters in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led search angle Google to threaten to pull out of that country, and challenged Beijing to openly publish its findings. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP – China rejected Friday a call by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for the lifting of restrictions on the Internet in the communist country, denouncing her criticism as false and damaging to bilateral ties.


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Social Web’s true impact on China, Haiti

Earthquake damage in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
USA TODAY interactive map shows key information related to the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Latest Updates on the Crisis in Haiti
On Monday The Lede is continuing to supplement reporting by our colleagues in Haiti on the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake by pointing to news and information on the Web. Readers are encouraged to share any first-hand accounts they receive from Haiti or see online.

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Nightmare in Haiti: Officials Estimate 200,000 Dead
The staggering scope of Haiti’s nightmare came into sharper focus as authorities estimated 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless in the quake-ravaged heart of this tragic land,

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US soldier returns to Haiti to help, finds family
Junior Florestal left Haiti when he was 13 for a better life in the United States. He long promised to return, but it took an earthquake to bring him back.

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Social Web’s true impact on China, Haiti
We’ve seen some major world events unfold on the social media stage in the past week, the biggest being Google’s threat to pull out of China and the Haiti earthquake.

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China tries to limit Google dispute fallout (AP)

Chinese men are seen behind the window at the Google China headquarters building in Beijing, Friday, Jan. 15, 2010. In China's first official response to Google's threat to leave the country, the government Thursday said foreign Internet companies are welcome but must obey the law and gave no hint of a possible compromise over Web censorship. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP – China tried Friday to keep its censorship row with Google from damaging business confidence or ties with Washington, promising good conditions for foreign investors but giving no sign it might relax Internet controls.


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