¤ China and India Join Climate Accord The countries are the last two major economies to join the agreement reached in December, which calls for limiting the rise in global temperatures.
¤ Sweden: Uighur Sentenced for Spying Babur Maihesuti, 62, was convicted of handing information about other Uighurs to a journalist and diplomat who was a Chinese intelligence officer.
¤ No Leeway Given in Picking Dalai Lama The new governor of Tibet said that the Dalai Lama did not have a right to choose his successor however he wanted, appearing to harden the government’s stance on a delicate issue.
¤ China Blames U.S. for Strained Relations The Chinese foreign minister said the Obama administration had seriously disrupted the relationship with weapons sales to Taiwan and a visit with the Dalai Lama.
¤ China’s Cyberposse Internet users are hunting down and punishing people who have attracted their wrath.
¤ China Premier Details Economic Plan Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said that China could expand social spending and pour money into key industries while still meeting its 8 percent growth target.