Today's Links: More cancelled events, more HFMD infections and Sino-Japanese meetings

• China nixes major academic conference ahead of Olympic Games [AP]
  "Without giving a specific explanation, Chinese organizers have pulled the plug on July's world congress of the International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, the latest in a slew of events to be canceled or postponed ahead of the games in August."
• Japan, China agree to regular summits on landmark visit [AFP]
  "The leaders of Japan and China agreed Wednesday to resolve a territorial row and start regular summits to ease decades of tension, pledging that Asia's two largest economies would not see each other as a threat."
• China hand-foot-mouth infections hit 16,778 [Xinhua]
  "The rising number was not a sign of deteriorating situation, but mainly due to a recent order by the Ministry of Health that made HFMD a class C epidemic, the incidence of which must be reported."
• Olympic torch enjoying a smooth relay in China [AP]
  "Paramilitary police donned Hawaiian shirts and pink buses shuttled in more cops in camouflage. Security was heavy but officers were markedly relaxed as jubilant crowds, apparently free of protesters, helped kick off the Olympic torch's tour of China."
• China Olympics tickets sold out [BBC]
  "The organisers of this year's Olympic Games in China say domestic tickets for events in Beijing and Hong Kong have sold out, state-run media outlets say."
• China warns Dalai Lama not to obstruct Beijing Games [AP]
  "Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed on Wednesday to continue a recently begun dialogue with the Dalai Lama, though he offered veiled accusations the Tibetan spiritual leader is causing more problems than he is solving."

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