China's Xi Jinping cancels Hillary Clinton meeting amid 'tensions'

It's OK China, we don't like her much either.
She's a pretty big expense to us, and all she does is go around pestering other countries

Mrs Clinton was told late on Tuesday night that Xi Jinping, 59, would not meet her.

Such is the tension surrounding Mrs Clinton's trip to Beijing that many suspected it was a deliberate snub.

Ahead of her visit, the state-run Global Times newspaper said bluntly: "Many Chinese people do not like Hillary Clinton […] She makes the Chinese public dislike and be wary of the United States."

We don't blame you on the wary part either, we feel the same way.
I personally respect your policy on Syria and with many other counties would do the same.

However, Mr Xi, who is likely to be unveiled at the pinnacle of the Communist party after the 18th Party Congress in mid-October, was reported to have injured his back.

He also cancelled his other engagements yesterday, including a meeting with Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong.

Mrs Clinton did meet with Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, the current president and premier, but found little common ground.

On Syria, China repeated its policy of non-interference. Mrs Clinton has

Hunger strikes in Hong Kong over new Chinese 'patriotism' classes

Hunger strikes and mass protests have greeted the beginning of the school year in Hong Kong over plans by Beijing to introduce classes which critics say will “brainwash” children with the Chinese Communist party’s version of history.

Yesterday saw the sixth straight day of protests against the new “moral and national education” classes. By last night, eight hunger strikers had fasted for a third day outside the Hong Kong legislative council offices, while several more had dropped out because of dangerously low blood sugar levels.

New hunger strikers have been joining in relays, and Lam Man-wa, a spokesman, said the fast would continue “indefinitely”. She added that each striker “will last for as long as they can with the doctor’s approval”. The protests are now threatening to overshadow elections to the Legislative Council on Sunday.