Xinhua China News Digest at 11:00 GMT, Feb. 2
Clip on hair extensionsThe following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News Agency as of 11:00 GMT, Feb. 2.
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* China Focus: China says Tibet on its own path "with or without the Dalai Lama"
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tibet will keep to its own path with or without the Dalai Lama, a Chinese central government official said Tuesday when responding to questions on what will become of the region after the Dalai Lama's death.
"Chinese people, including Tibetans, will decide the future of Tibet," said Zhu Weiqun, executive vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a press conference in Beijing.
* China warns U.S. of detrimental effect of meeting Dalai Lama
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official Tuesday warned of serious damage to Sino-U.S. relations if U.S. leaders were to meet with the Dalai Lama, saying the move would "harm others but bring no profit to itself either."
* Chinese premier visits village,community to seek opinions on gov't work
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has for the first time gone to a village and an urban community to seek public opinions for the government work report he is to deliver at the annual session of the National People's Congress, the legislature, in March.
Over the weekend, Wen visited a village in Hebei Province and an urban community in Beijing's Chaoyang District, according to a statement issued Tuesday by the General Office of the State Council, the Cabinet.
* China urges U.S. companies stop arms sales to Taiwan
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday urged United States companies to stop promoting or being involved in arms sales to Taiwan, to avoid tension between the two countries.
wholesale colthing* Former judicial official stands trial in China gang crackdown
CHONGQING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A former top judicial official in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality stood trial Tuesday on
embroidered patches charges of protecting mafia-style gangs and other crimes, the latest court hearing in the city's sweeping crackdown on gang crimes.
BUSINESS & FINANCE
* Investment contributes over 90 pct to China's GDP growth: NBS
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Investment accounted for 92.3 percent of China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2009, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Tuesday.
* China shares close lower amid weak market confidence
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese equities continued their downward trend of the previous two trading days and closed lower Tuesday, led by property shares, as investor confidence remained weak, dealers said.
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