The Wall Street Journal reports: "Chinese President Xi Jinping called for individual countries to have broad authority to regulate the Internet at home, outlining a digital future in which governments could set online standards and challenge the free flow of information and content across borders...'We should respect the right of individual countries to independently choose their own path of cyber development, model of cyber regulation, and participate in international cyberspace governance on an equal footing,' he said. 'No country should pursue cyber hegemony, interfere in other countries' internal affairs or engage in, connive at or support cyber activities that undermine other countries' national security.'"
CNN reports: "Is imported air the solution to China's smog problem? A Canadian company selling air bottled in a ski resort says it's now seeing huge demand from Chinese customers. Vitality Air said that the first batch of 500 canisters filled with fresh air from the Rocky Mountain town of Banff went on sale in China last month and sold out within two weeks...'Now we're taking lots of pre orders for our upcoming shipment. We're getting close to the 1,000 mark,' said Harrison Wang, director of China operations. The air sells for $14 to $20, depending on the size of the canister."
The Associated Press reports: "China on Wednesday strongly criticized an expected U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, saying it should be canceled to avoid harming relations between Taipei and Beijing. The criticism from Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Cabinet's Taiwan Affairs Office, follows a stern warning from China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday that the sale threatened relations with the U.S. 'We resolutely oppose sales of weaponry or military technology to Taiwan by any country in any form or using any excuse,' Ma told reporters at a regularly scheduled briefing. 'Meanwhile, we also hope that the Taiwanese side will treasure the excellent hard-won results of the peaceful development of relations between the sides and do more to benefit the improvement and development of ties between the two sides,' Ma said. China claims Taiwan as part of Chinese territory, to be reunified with by force if necessary, and opposes all arms sales to the island."