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China's premier is making his first visit to India in five years, trying to stabilize a crucial relationship as New Delhi forges closer defense and commercial ties with the U.S. and several Asian countries, who in turn are anxious to contain Beijing's growing clout across the Asia-Pacific region.

Wen Jiabao is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday with about 400 business leaders—one of the largest Chinese trade delegations ever to visit India—on a visit that China hopes will refocus relations on commerce and allow the first Chinese bank to operate in India.

Beijing is keen to bring more stability to the relationship following a string of disputes in the past two years over border issues, visas, water and China's close ties with Pakistan, India's regional rival.

The concern for China now is that India—with the region's third-biggest economy, and second-biggest armed forces—is being drawn into a loose strategic alliance with the U.S. and its Asian partners to counterbalance Beijing's growing economic and military might.

Cambodia's prime minister kicked off a visit to China on Monday, where he was expected to sign more than a dozen agreements in areas such as energy and infrastructure, emphasizing China's growing presence in the region's less-developed countries.

Hun Sen said before his departure that Beijing will provide soft loans to Cambodia for projects that include building a new road and two bridges, one across the Mekong River in the capital, Phnom Penh, and another across the Bassac River, on the outskirts of the capital.

Other deals concern agricultural exports and the development of a coal-powered electricity plant in the coastal province of Preah Sihanouk. The value of the deals was not announced.

Mr. Hun held talks Monday with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. He was also scheduled to meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and top lawmaker Wu Bangguo during his five-day stay.

Updates: China police take Zeng Lingquan (曾令全) in custody.

The funny thing is if you do research online Zeng Lingquan (曾令全) was reported as human trader on 2008.01.11 in Sina.com, but still can send mentally handicapped slave workers to Xinjiang province until in custody.

Tens of mentally handicapped workers in Toksun county Xinjiang show us what is modern slave.

Photo taken on the 11^st Dec 2010. The tourist wanted to drink some water and reached this factory by mistake 2 years ago, now he has worked hardly without salary for 2 years.

Chinese battery and car maker BYD Co. plans to start test-marketing an all-electric battery car in the U.S. next year, after almost a year's delay, and is in talks with officials in Los Angeles to supply e-buses that could eventually lead to a manufacturing plant in the city, a senior company executive said.

Originally, the e6 vehicle was supposed to launch in the U.S. this year. The delay has been a setback for the global ambitions of China's auto sector, which wants to use electric-vehicle technology to close the distance with more-established global car makers.

Stella Li, BYD's senior vice president and head of its U.S. operations, said the holdup was caused by BYD's efforts to make the car roomier, especially its rear-seat area that was cramped thanks to a beefy battery pack that needs to be stored under the seat.

In a recent telephone interview, she denied that the delay had anything to do with a possible intellectual-property infringement on certain battery technology by BYD.