The China Meteorological Administration confirmed on Tuesday that the radiation leak in Japan is unlikely to reach China, at least for now.
The quake struck at 08:02 local time (00:02 GMT) on Saturday, with the China Earthquake Administration categorising it as a 7.0 magnitude, and the US Geological Survey (USGS) reporting it as 6.6.
They then passed his intel along to China's Administration for Industry and Commerce, which coordinated the seizure with local police.
WSJ: Psst��Wanna Buy a Counterfeit Golf Club? | Golf Journal by John Paul Newport
Beyond the budget, Lew is expected to hew closely to the positions Geithner struck on Europe's debt crisis, the U.S. relationship with China and the administration's defense of the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul law that the banking industry has fought to weaken.
China had some good news on Friday for countries that have been courting its overseas travelers: outboard tourism grew by 16% in the first quarter of the year to 22.6 million trips, according to figures from the China National Tourism Administration.
FORBES: China's Overseas Travel Rose By 16% In 1st Qtr; Visitors To Country Fell
At a recent industry forum Liu Binjie, the director of China's General Administration of Press and Publication, the industry regulator, said China would like to see such partnerships between studios and publishers lead to a massive consolidation, leaving half a dozen giant companies capable of spreading Chinese words internationally.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China said the threats appeared to be false.
Mr. Zhi also serves as director of China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, which oversees product quality.
And again, I think that it is a hallmark of the relationship that we have established between this administration and China that we are able to discuss the whole array of issues involved in our relationship, both those where we agree and have strong cooperation and those where we disagree and have concerns.
So perhaps the administration will give China one last chance and seek a multilateral remedy at the G20 in June.
On China and other issues, administration officials devote countless hours to liaison with Congress: to answering letters, preparing testimony, and appearing on the Hill.
Wei Di, who was head of China's Water Sports Administration, has little experience in football, having also been in charge of Chinese boxing and weightlifting.
CNN: Chinese soccer boss sacked amid probe into match-fixing
Huntsman, 50, who resigned as governor in 2009 to take the China post in the Obama administration, declined to say whether he was considering a bid for president in 2012, according to the report.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that China's shale formations hold 1, 275 trillion cubic feet of gas that can be extracted using current drilling technology, or more than the recoverable reserves in the U.S. and Canada combined.
China's National Nuclear Safety Administration and the country's major state-owned nuclear companies haven't replied to requests for comment.
At this pace, the U.S. Energy Information Administration has estimated that China will import almost 75% of its crude oil by 2035.
Tenants include the magazine publisher Conde Nast, the government's General Services Administration and Vantone Holdings China Center, which will provide business space for international companies.
The US Energy Information Administration reckons that, if China's demand for oil grows by a modest 3.3% a year, the country will be importing nearly 11m barrels per day by 2025.
Mr. Obama, on his first trip to Asia which will also include China and South Korea, said his administration would work out the issues that are currently blocking the U.S.-South Korea trade pact.
By law the Administration is required to report on China again by Oct. 15.
Spokespeople for China's Ministry of Commerce and State Administration of Foreign Exchange didn't respond to requests for comment.
WSJ: The View From Hong Kong: Behind the Yuan Borrowings are Dollars
Calls to the importer and to China's regulatory agency, the State Administration of Radio Film and Television, were unanswered.
The Obama administration specficially pointed the finger at China on Monday.
Before joining the State Department, he served as U.S. trade representative, and in the last few years he has been one of the administration's key liaisons with China.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the energy intensity of China in 2005, the most recent year for which data are available, was 35, 766 British thermal units per U.S. dollar.
The Obama administration has stepped up its calls on China to curtail such activity.
During Mr Bush's administration, bilateral relations with Russia, China, India and Japan have ticked over smoothly, with relatively few awkward incidents.
应用推荐