Jiang Talks Over Phone With Putin, Chirac and Blair
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Chinese President Jiang Zemin Tuesday held respective phone talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Jacques Chirac and British Prime Minister Tony Blair on the international situation following the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11. The Chinese government is firmly opposed to any kind of international terrorism, Jiang said.
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Oil Policy Unaffected by Attacks
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China will not change its energy policy because of the US response to the terrorists and will welcome foreign firms to explore and develop oil and gas reserves in its western regions, according to Zeng Peiyan, minister of State Development Planning Commission. |
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Final Hurdle Cleared to WTO
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An accord on China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) was approved on Monday in Geneva by a formal meeting of the 18th WTO Working Party on the Accession of China, paving the way for China to join the world trading body within months. |
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70th Anniversary of the "September 18 Incident" Remembered
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China will never forget the "September 18 Incident” and never allow such a tragedy to happen again, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday in Beijing. On September 18, 1931, the Japanese Army stationed in northeast China suddenly bombarded Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning Province, under the excuse that explosions had occurred along the South Manchuria Railway. It marked the beginning of China's 14-year war against Japanese aggression. |
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Chinese Culture Lights up Berlin
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Dragons, a dragon boat, huabiao (ornamental column erected in front of a palace or tomb in ancient China) and pagoda – these traditional Chinese images as well as activities like kite-flying and food-tasting are transporting visitors along Berlin’s Unter den Linden avenue hundreds of miles away to China. Asia-Pacific Week with its featured China Festival starts today in Germany. |
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China Beat Uzbekistan to Move Closer to Qualification
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Group leaders China moved closer to their first-time qualification for the World Cup finals as they beat Uzbekistan 2-0 in an Asian qualifier in Shengyang on Saturday. |
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China Refutes US Reports on China-Taliban Ties
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Reports in some US newspapers of connections between China and the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan are false, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao said Saturday. |
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