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Rescuers have managed to recover the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in the East China Sea off Shanghai. The copter had served China's Antarctic exploration ship, Xuelong (雪龙）, and was carrying four men when it crashed near the Yangtze River on Sunday mid-morning. Three men were rescued and rushed to the hospital. One of the men is in serious condition, but the other two are stable. The search for the fourth man - a mechanic - is still ongoing. While the exact cause of the crash has yet to be determined, authorities say thick fog was probably the culprit. Source: Xinhua

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is bringing a clear message to China: Israel will not allow Iran to get the atom bomb. Israel is concerned that China and Russia, which are permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, have opposed calls by the United States for tougher sanctions on Iran.

On Friday, Chinese protesters clashed with Japanese coast guard ships and helicopters off the coast of the East China Sea islets, known as the Diaoyutai (钓鱼岛) in China and the Senkakus in Japan. The islands are located 170 km (100 miles) northeast of Taiwan and 410 km (250 miles) west of Japan's Okinawa island are a long-standing source of dispute between China and Japan. In brief, Japan claimed the islands in 1895 when it colonized Taiwan, but the United States controlled them after World War II and returned them to Japan in 1972. While they are currently administered by Japan, the Diaoyutai are independently claimed by Japan, China, and Taiwan. The islands are uninhabited but surrounded by rich fishing waters, and it is believed that they sit above vast underwater oil and gas deposits.

Shanghaiist wasn't expecting a great deal when we went along last night to the opening of Shanghai's newest luxury product, the Costa Allegra cruise ship, which was setting off from the city's port on its maiden voyage. Of even more concern was the dress code on the invitation: "Trendy Elegant." Those are two words that not even Grima Wormtongue could bring himself to label this particular writer with.