Today's Links: Boy killed anally, miners killed in shaft, and Hillary Clinton
- Boy Killed Anally When Office Chair Explodes [Gizmodo] "Well, stories don't get much worse than this. A 14-year-old boy in China was killed when his chair exploded, sending chunks of metal into his rectum. The bleeding this caused killed him."
- Is anything made in the U.S.A. anymore? You'd be surprised [International Herald Tribune] "The United States remains by far the world's leading manufacturer by value of goods produced. It hit a record $1.6 trillion in 2007 - nearly double the $811 billion of 1987. For every $1 of value produced in China factories, the United States generates $2.50. So what is made in the U.S.A. these days?"
- More than 20 dead in N China coal mine accident [Xinhua] "The accident occurred at about 2: 00 a.m. Sunday at the Tunlan Coal Mine of Shanxi Coking Coal Group in Gujiao City near Taiyuan, the provincial capital, when 436 miners were working underground."
- Stolen Chinese relics displayed at Paris auction preview [Xinhua] "Chinese lawyers have filed a motion to a French court seeking an injunction to stop auction house Christie's putting two bronze relics looted from China under the hammer, lawyers said Friday."
- China is the top holder of U.S. treasury debt ($585 billion) [China Daily] China on Saturday reaffirmed its efforts to ensure security and liquidity when deploying foreign exchange reserves. China replaced Japan as the top holder of US treasury debt last September, with its overall holding hitting $585 billion, according to US Treasury data.
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