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<title><![CDATA[China plays key role in developing African infrastructure ]]></title>
<news_id>6806785</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:09:34</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As senior officials from China and African countries are gathering in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to prepare for the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to be held on Nov. 8 to 9, African countries are heaping praises on China for the key role it has played in developing the continent's infrastructure.       Poor infrastructure, including roads, railways, electricity, waterways and air among others, has become one of the bottlenecks to Afri ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[As senior officials from China and African countries are gathering in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to prepare for the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to be held on Nov. 8 to 9, African countries are heaping praises on China for the key role it has played in developing the continent's infrastructure.       Poor infrastructure, including roads, railways, electricity, waterways and air among others, has become one of the bottlenecks to Africa's rapid growth and development.       Most of the transportation systems the African countries are using were built in the colonial era and they have not changed much. The poor infrastructure in most African countries has had a negative impact on the continent's development.       African countries have already recognized that infrastructure is a prerequisite for increasing intra-African trade, internal circulation of people and goods but they lack the necessary money to invest in the sector.       At the African Union (AU) summit held at the beginning of this year, infrastructure development was high on the agenda. At the summit, African presidents cited poor infrastructure as one of the major obstacles in efforts to raise the quality of life of the continent's people.       In the past 50 more years, China has actively aided and participated in the infrastructure building in the continent. China has helped Africa construct more than 500 infrastructure projects, including more than 2,000 km of railways, more than 3,000 km highways and scores of stadiums across the continent.       The landmark projects of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway, the Egyptian International Conference Center and the Port of Friendship in Mauritania among others are playing their important roles in the development of local economies.       Chinese President Hu Jintao, on behalf of the Chinese government, announced at the 2006 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) that China would further expand aid scale to Africa by 2009 so that the scale of aid to African countries could be increased by one fold more than in 2006.       According to the latest statistics from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, in terms of China's assistance to Africa, more than 90 percent had been implemented by the end of September 2009, with a prospect of doubling its assistance to Africa by the end of this year.       To help African countries to develop the agriculture sector so as to achieve the objectives of food self-sufficiency and poverty reduction, China has in the past three years sent 100 senior agricultural experts to Africa, mainly assisting African governments in mapping out agriculture development plans, improving sees and training technicians among other.       China promised to set up 10 special agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa and they are now all under construction.       China also promised to aid African countries in building 28 hospitals and 16 of them have been now under construction.       At the request of African countries, China promised to aid them in building 126 schools in rural areas, including building 96new schools and providing teaching equipment to 30 sc ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[China plays extremely constructive role in APEC: APEC official ]]></title>
<news_id>6806784</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 17:08:41</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China has been an extremely constructive player and a great contributor in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a senior APEC official has said.       In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the eve of the upcoming APEC leaders' summit in Singapore, Michael Tay, the 17th Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, said that the present economic crisis has caused a shift of gravity toward the Asian side of the Pacific. The economies which are recovering the fastest are the most dynami ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[China has been an extremely constructive player and a great contributor in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a senior APEC official has said.       In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the eve of the upcoming APEC leaders' summit in Singapore, Michael Tay, the 17th Executive Director of the APEC Secretariat, said that the present economic crisis has caused a shift of gravity toward the Asian side of the Pacific. The economies which are recovering the fastest are the most dynamic Asian economies, particularly China.       "With the biggest population in the world, China is also one of the most open economies in the world," he said. "Every year when the APEC meetings take place, you can see China being transformed. New zones were created to encourage more investments into China."       To weather the crisis, China has injected a very powerful stimulus package, which has created a momentum, he said, adding that China will have to step up and build up its own domestic economy so that there is more demand within the country.       "Whatever China does sets an example. It has proven to be a leader in this crisis. It can do a lot for the global economy," he said, "China's role in the next few years will increase rather than decrease," he added.       Commenting on China's role as an APEC member, he said that China has been a strong voice of moderation, which helps to bring up the issues and problems of developing economies within the APEC.       He said that the APEC has a group of highly developed economies as well as many developing economies which are trying to find their best models. He said that China has played a key role in balancing these two patterns of thinking.       Speaking on the key issues to be discussed at the upcoming APEC leaders' summit, he said that APEC leaders will have to look at what makes the APEC different, and what is APEC's role going to be in the evolving upturn.       "The leaders will talk about the state of the world, what is happening and whether the APEC is ready to address some of these issues directly or indirectly through the G20 or through the WTO."       Because of the economic downturn, there are people who have lost their jobs, economies have shrunk, the western developed economies are suffering and will take many years to recover.       APEC leaders will discuss "how economies could reposition themselves and grow again." There is now an issue of inclusive growth, which has to be strong, sustained and balanced, he said.       The problem that is faced by APEC businesses and companies is not really tariffs anymore, he said, "It is about none-tariff barriers. It's about behind the border regulations."       Singapore has been looking at issues like trade financing, facilitating trade and increasing connectivity within the region. These are very practical issues which will benefit business directly.       "Ultimately the APEC is about increase prosperity. To increase prosperity you must increase wealth, to increase wealth you need the business world to succeed."      &amp;nb ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Migratory birds fly at Shahu scenic area in NW China (7)]]></title>
<news_id>6806769</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:41:01</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Migratory birds fly at Shahu scenic area in NW China (6)]]></title>
<news_id>6806768</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:41:01</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Migratory birds fly at Shahu scenic area in NW China (5)]]></title>
<news_id>6806767</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:41:01</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Migratory birds fly at Shahu scenic area in NW China (4)]]></title>
<news_id>6806766</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:41:01</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Migratory birds fly at Shahu scenic area in NW China (3)]]></title>
<news_id>6806765</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:41:01</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Migratory birds fly at Shahu scenic area in NW China (2)]]></title>
<news_id>6806764</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:41:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071637441006216537.jpg'> &$Migratory birds fly at the Shahu scenic area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 5, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Quanlong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806763" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806764" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806765" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=68067 ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071637441006216537.jpg'> &$Migratory birds fly at the Shahu scenic area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 5, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Quanlong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806763" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806764" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806765" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806766" class="abl2">【4】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806767" class="abl2">【5】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806768" class="abl2">【6】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806769" class="abl2">【7】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center" width="40%">  <tr><td width="50%" align="center"><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806763"><img src="/img/2007english/Previous.jpg" border="0"></a></td> <td width="50%" align="center"> <a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806765"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Migratory birds fly at Shahu scenic area in NW China]]></title>
<news_id>6806763</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 16:41:01</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071637221615333482.jpg'> &$Migratory birds fly at the Shahu scenic area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 6, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Quanlong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806763" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806764" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806765" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=68067 ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071637221615333482.jpg'> &$Migratory birds fly at the Shahu scenic area in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Nov. 6, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Quanlong)&$</center>&$&$ <center><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806763" class="abl2">【1】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806764" class="abl2">【2】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806765" class="abl2">【3】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806766" class="abl2">【4】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806767" class="abl2">【5】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806768" class="abl2">【6】 </a><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806769" class="abl2">【7】 </a></center>&$&$ <center><table border="0" align="center"> <tr><td><a href="/cms/template/NewsView.jsp?id=6806764"><img src="/img/2007english/Next.jpg" border="0"></a></td></tr></table></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese premier arrives in Egypt for official visit, FOCAC meeting]]></title>
<news_id>6806593</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:18:18</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071014048579110521.jpg'> &$Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif(L) and visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Nov. 6, 2009. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)&$</center>&$  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Friday, starting a two-day official visit to Egypt preceding a top-level review of action to build China-Africa cooperation.       Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazef receive ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[&$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071014048579110521.jpg'> &$Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif(L) and visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Nov. 6, 2009. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)&$</center>&$  Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Friday, starting a two-day official visit to Egypt preceding a top-level review of action to build China-Africa cooperation.       Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazef received Wen at the airport.       During his visit, Wen is scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and hold talks with Nazef. He will also meet with Arab League chief Amr Mussa, and deliver a speech at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo.       This is Wen's second official visit to Egypt. The first was in 2006, which marked the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomaticties between China and Egypt.   &$<center><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071014225548100543.jpg'> &$Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is greeted during a welcoming ceremony in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Nov. 6, 2009. (Xinhua/Li Tao)&$</center>&$  After his official visit to Egypt, Wen will attend the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday.       Wen will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders of FOCAC member countries at Sharm el-Sheikh.       The FOCAC meeting, an important gathering after the Beijing Summit of the forum in November 2006, will review how the consensus of the Beijing Summit has been implemented.       It is also expected to adopt a declaration and an action plan for 2010-2012 to chart the path for further China-Africa cooperation.       Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Commerce Minister Chen Deming, as well as other senior officials, are accompanying Wen.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  &$<center><a href='http://english.people.com.cn/90002/98666/98734/index.html' target='_blank'><img src='/mediafile/200911/07/P200911071017341405120402.jpg'></a></center>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Thick fog to shroud northern, eastern China ]]></title>
<news_id>6806592</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:09:56</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The northern and eastern parts of China are to be shrouded in thick fog Saturday morning, the National Meteorological Center said Friday, warning of increasing safety risk on road and in airports.       From Friday night to Saturday morning, thick fog is expected in northern provinces of Shanxi, Shannxi, and Hebei, and in the eastern provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Fujian. The capital city Beijing and northern city Tianjin are also expecting thick fog.       In some regions, visibility co ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The northern and eastern parts of China are to be shrouded in thick fog Saturday morning, the National Meteorological Center said Friday, warning of increasing safety risk on road and in airports.       From Friday night to Saturday morning, thick fog is expected in northern provinces of Shanxi, Shannxi, and Hebei, and in the eastern provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Fujian. The capital city Beijing and northern city Tianjin are also expecting thick fog.       In some regions, visibility could be reduced to below 500 meters, it said.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Scholars push for actions in addressing global challenges ]]></title>
<news_id>6806591</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:08:39</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some 300 scholars, mostly of economics and other social sciences, from home and abroad gathered here Friday to push for actions to achieve harmony in addressing global challenges such as development imbalances.       "Harmony is the only way for lasting prosperity and should become the aspiration of all civilizations," Jiang Shusheng, vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress(NPC), China's top legislature, told the Beijing Forum 2009 that opened Friday.        ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Some 300 scholars, mostly of economics and other social sciences, from home and abroad gathered here Friday to push for actions to achieve harmony in addressing global challenges such as development imbalances.       "Harmony is the only way for lasting prosperity and should become the aspiration of all civilizations," Jiang Shusheng, vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress(NPC), China's top legislature, told the Beijing Forum 2009 that opened Friday.       The current crisis exposed the conflicts of development modes and inconsistent aspects of different civilizations, he said at the three-day forum, with the theme of "the harmony of civilizations and prosperity for all".       Echoing Jiang's speech, UN deputy Secretary-General Joseph Verner Reed said "it's time to be a united and harmonious world."       He also warned that the world was barely out of the financial meltdown and would continue to be confronted with climate change, A/H1N1 flu and food shortage.       In his reference to climate change, he said the world would "sink and swim together".       He called on nations to protect the poor and disadvantaged, who are most vulnerable in this downturn.       In a taped video speech, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the world was at a critical moment and also urged actions in improving health care, education, employment and food security for the poor.       Pro. Seyyed H. Nasr of the George Washington University said the world was mired in crisis and chaos.       "To achieve harmony within and between civilizations is the only way to avert a global catastrophe," he said.       Several participants interviewed by Xinhua during the break all cautioned against empty talk and hoped for actions of governments, while in strong favor of the ideal of harmony.       Ronald I. McKinnon of Stanford University said "how to achieve harmony is more of the question."       Shireen Moosvi of India's Aligarh Muslim University said "it's all about action."       The Beijing Forum, the sixth since its establishment in 2004, is an international forum co-sponsored by Peking University, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education, and the Korean Foundation for Advanced Studies.       This year's forum embraces five panel sessions, three special panels and one dialogue, covering history, international relations, economics, education and culture.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Gunmen kill Taiwanese trader in southern Philippines ]]></title>
<news_id>6806590</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:07:13</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gunmen shot and killed a Taiwanese trader on Friday night in southern Philippines, according to a local media report Saturday morning.       The victim, William Tsu, was attacked and killed by two unknown gunmen while about to park his vehicle near a shopping mall in the southern city of Cagayan de Oro.       A local radio reported quoting police as saying that Tsu died of four gunshot wounds in his body.       An investigation is going on to determine the perpetrators behind the attack.  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Gunmen shot and killed a Taiwanese trader on Friday night in southern Philippines, according to a local media report Saturday morning.       The victim, William Tsu, was attacked and killed by two unknown gunmen while about to park his vehicle near a shopping mall in the southern city of Cagayan de Oro.       A local radio reported quoting police as saying that Tsu died of four gunshot wounds in his body.       An investigation is going on to determine the perpetrators behind the attack.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$  ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese premier encourages Chinese companies to contribute to Africa's development ]]></title>
<news_id>6806589</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:06:35</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is more than delighted when he talks with African trainees face-to-face and via a video system at the Middle East and North Africa training center of Huawei, a leading Chinese company in communication technology,       "My Chinese name is Hua Mulan," a woman at Huawei's Nigerian training center introduced herself to Premier Wen through the video system.       "I have remembered your name, because it is the name of a famous ancient Chinese heroine," said We ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is more than delighted when he talks with African trainees face-to-face and via a video system at the Middle East and North Africa training center of Huawei, a leading Chinese company in communication technology,       "My Chinese name is Hua Mulan," a woman at Huawei's Nigerian training center introduced herself to Premier Wen through the video system.       "I have remembered your name, because it is the name of a famous ancient Chinese heroine," said Wen.       "She is Mulan No. 1, and I'm Mulan No. 2," the woman said. Her witty words triggered fits of laughter.       "Mulan No. 2" said more than 5,000 people have been trained in the center over the past several years. She has visited Huawei's headquarters in south China's booming Shenzhen city, and hopes shecan teach Africans the skills she has learned from China.       Wen said "This reflects an important shift for China-Africa cooperation that we are giving priority to personnel training. The African people are brave and intelligent. I believe you can master the modern technologies, and push forward the development of Africa."       On the whole African continent, Huawei, which set up branches in almost every African country, has six training centers, where more than 12,000 people from different African countries have received training on communication technology.       Established in October in Smart village, Cairo, the new Huawei Middle East and North Africa training center has more capacity and more functional training facilities than the old one. The old center, which was established in 2005, has trained about 5,000 people in the past five years.       Wen, who arrived here Friday afternoon for an official visit and the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, visited the training center upon his arrival.       Hend Kiwan, a 33-year-old Egyptian woman, said she gained skills and technical know-how at the training center. She also went on a tour of Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen before the training started. She is now a human resources manager.       Wen told Kiwan he believes the quality of an enterprise depends on the quality of its employees, therefore an enterprise should attach great importance to training.       Moussa Bousso, a trainee from Senegal told the premier that the teachers at the center are excellent, and the Chinese telecom products, with their low price and fine quality, are very popular among Africans and Chinese enterprises have gained wide acclaim in Africa.       In reply, Wen said he hoped the Chinese enterprises will "teach the trainees the latest and most advanced technology."       Bousso invited Wen to visit Senegal, and Wen thanked his warmhearted invitation.       Ahmed, an Iraqi man who speaks fluent Chinese, expressed his hope that more Chinese enterprises will go to Iraq for businesses after his country restores peace and stability, and he would also have more chance to go to China for training.       "Just like you, I cherish the same hope that Iraq will regain peace as soon as possible," Wen sai ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Meeting between leaders of China, Canada to be very positive, says Canadian FM ]]></title>
<news_id>6806588</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:05:53</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said Friday he is "looking forward to a very positive meeting" between Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese leaders when Harper visits China in December.       Economy and matters concerning G20 countries would be the top issues to be discussed during Harper's China trip as the world is still struggling in global recession, Cannon told Xinhua at a press conference held in the French-speaking city of Gatineau.       Global security and b ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said Friday he is "looking forward to a very positive meeting" between Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese leaders when Harper visits China in December.       Economy and matters concerning G20 countries would be the top issues to be discussed during Harper's China trip as the world is still struggling in global recession, Cannon told Xinhua at a press conference held in the French-speaking city of Gatineau.       Global security and bilateral issues will also be important topics to be discussed when leaders of the two countries meet, the minister said.       Harper will visit China on Dec. 2-6. This will be his first trip to China since he came to power in 2006.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Moroccan diplomat hails China-Africa relations ]]></title>
<news_id>6806587</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:05:11</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese-African relations and the role played by Beijing in boosting the Africans financially, morally and technically have witnessed a steady development since the start of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), said a Moroccan diplomat on Friday.       "Cooperation between China and Africa is beneficial for all the parties involved and has witnessed a steady development, and the efforts undertaken by China to help the countries of the African continent to achieve development and  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The Chinese-African relations and the role played by Beijing in boosting the Africans financially, morally and technically have witnessed a steady development since the start of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), said a Moroccan diplomat on Friday.       "Cooperation between China and Africa is beneficial for all the parties involved and has witnessed a steady development, and the efforts undertaken by China to help the countries of the African continent to achieve development and increase the growth rate is very effective," Farida Jaidi, diplomatic advisor to the Moroccan foreign minister, said in an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the seventh meeting of the Senior Officials Meeting of FOCAC on Friday.       Jaidi pointed out that it is clear that there is a strenuous Chinese desire to help more African countries, further cooperation and provide more support the Africans are in dire need of.       The Moroccan diplomat urged the China-Africa cooperation in many fields, especially in the area of infrastructure needed by the African continent, as well as in the fields of tourism, healthcare, saying "what the Africans need the most from the Chinese side is the transfer of knowledge and technology."       Jaidi denied that China-Africa cooperation is in one direction and that it is in favor of China only, saying that the African continent had waited for a long time for a helping hand until China came and did so.       "China finances and assists the infrastructure projects carried out in Africa, and those who say that this cooperation serves only the interest of China and China is exploiting Africa, should reflect on what they themselves have done for Africa," she said.       "The Chinese have contributed more than they have gained, those who repeat the claims just for fear of the economic development in Africa," the diplomat added.       In regard to the cooperation between China and the Kingdom of Morocco, she said "we are happy with the current situation, which covers the areas of health, training, transportation and infrastructure," expressing hope for further cooperation.       Senior Officials Meeting of the FOCAC wrapped up in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Friday.       Senior officials from China and African countries concluded a meeting here, having made final preparations for the fourth Ministerial Meeting scheduled on Nov. 8-9.       The main agenda of the upcoming ministerial conference here is to review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and the Program for China-Africa Cooperation in Economic and Social Development and the two documents adopted during the first ministerial meeting of the forum held in Beijing.       The meeting is also expected to explore new initiatives and measures on the way toward Sino-African cooperation in priority areas such as human resources development, agriculture, infrastructure development, investment and trade.       The FOCAC is a mechanism for collective dialogue and cooperation jointly established by China and Africa to cope with new challenges and facilitate common development.       Since the launch of FOCAC in 2000, three ministerial conferences have been held in&amp;nb ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[China-Africa cooperation pertinent to needs of African countries: Zambian diplomat ]]></title>
<news_id>6806586</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:04:32</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[With priority given to agriculture and infrastructure in the draft action plan for next three years, the cooperation launched by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) addresses the fundamental needs of the African countries, Ambassador of Zambia to China Lupando Mwape told Xinhua Friday after attending the 7th senior officials meeting of the Forum.       ''Most of the African land is wide and diverse, but we cannot access to it because of lack of transportation, energy or communication ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[With priority given to agriculture and infrastructure in the draft action plan for next three years, the cooperation launched by the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) addresses the fundamental needs of the African countries, Ambassador of Zambia to China Lupando Mwape told Xinhua Friday after attending the 7th senior officials meeting of the Forum.       ''Most of the African land is wide and diverse, but we cannot access to it because of lack of transportation, energy or communication infrastructure. So if we are to put the infrastructure in place, it would be easier for potential investors in agriculture to come. Then agriculture exploitation will be extended,'' commented Mwape in the Egyptian resort city for the preparations of the 4th ministerial session of FOCAC scheduled for Nov. 8 and 9.       ''That means more foods will be produced, hunger will be reduced, people will be empowered. There will be more space for social development such as in education and health'', added the ambassador.       ''The China-Africa Cooperation addresses the fundamentals of what African countries need most,'' he concluded.       Saying that the cooperation between Zambia and China has witnessed substantial results in nearly all sectors, Mwape also hailed the relations between the two countries as ''wonderful''.       The FOCAC, a collective consultation and dialogue mechanism, was jointly proposed and established by China and more than 40 African countries in 2000.       The upcoming conference will review how the consensus of Beijing Summit has been implemented and chart the path of practical cooperation for the next three years.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. slaps more punitive penalties on Chinese goods ]]></title>
<news_id>6806585</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:02:59</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday slapped punitive penalties to imports of coated paper and salts from China, a move might escalate trade disputes between the two countries.       The ITC "has made affirmative determinations in its preliminary phase countervailing and antidumping duty investigations" concerning certain coated paper from China and Indonesia, said the ITC in a statement.       It also approved an investigation of charges that Chinese producers are "dumpin ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Friday slapped punitive penalties to imports of coated paper and salts from China, a move might escalate trade disputes between the two countries.       The ITC "has made affirmative determinations in its preliminary phase countervailing and antidumping duty investigations" concerning certain coated paper from China and Indonesia, said the ITC in a statement.       It also approved an investigation of charges that Chinese producers are "dumping" three types of salts, namely, tetrapotassium pyrophosphate, monopotassium phosphate, and dipotassium phosphate in the United States.       But the trade panel made a negative determination with respect to sodium tripolyphosphate.       Meanwhile, the panel also made negative determinations in its preliminary phase countervailing and antidumping duty investigations concerning certain standard steel fasteners from mainland China and Taiwan.       The two more new trade cases against China followed the U.S. Commerce Department's Thursday decision to set preliminary antidumping duties on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China, the biggest U.S. trade action against China.       China strongly opposed the U.S. decision, claiming that it is a protectionist move.       The United States denied China's market economy status and took discriminative measures to impose anti-dumping duties, bringing serious impacts to China's steel sector exports, said China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Yao Jian in a statement on Friday.       "We hope the United States can get rid of the bias and admit China's market economy status soon to tackle the double standards thoroughly and give Chinese enterprises equal and fair treatment," Yao said.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[ASEAN, China, Japan and ROK ministers responsible for news and information convene ]]></title>
<news_id>6806584</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:02:24</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ministers in charge of news and information from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, China, Japan and Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3) met here on Friday to discuss cooperation and exchanges.       This meeting, called First Conference of the ASEAN+3 Ministers Responsible for Information, is the first gathering of its kind among the ASEAN countries and their three dialogue partners.       Lao information and culture minister Mounkeo Oraboun, chairman of the conference, said  ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Ministers in charge of news and information from Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, China, Japan and Republic of Korea (ASEAN+3) met here on Friday to discuss cooperation and exchanges.       This meeting, called First Conference of the ASEAN+3 Ministers Responsible for Information, is the first gathering of its kind among the ASEAN countries and their three dialogue partners.       Lao information and culture minister Mounkeo Oraboun, chairman of the conference, said in his speech that cooperation among ASEAN and the three dialogue partners has been fruitful in the information and media area over the past years.       The cooperation has enriched the ASEAN+3 framework and brought benefits to ASEAN countries as well as the three dialogue partners, contributing to the regional peace, stability, development and prosperity, said the Lao minister.       Wang Chen, head of the Chinese delegation to the conference and Minister of the State Council Information Office of China, said that the meeting broadens the cooperation framework among the ASEAN+3 countries.       "The meeting is of great significance for enhancing mutual trust, strengthening communication and promoting multilateral collaboration," he said.       To further promote cooperation between Chinese and ASEAN media, Wang put forward three suggestions.       First, Wang proposed to give full play to the role of government departments in advancing information exchanges and cooperation. Second, the level of information exchange and media cooperation should be raised. Third, China and ASEAN should voice opinions more actively in the international arena, said Wang.       During the meeting, ministers discussed measures to strengthen cooperation in information sharing and digital broadcasting.       The Second Conference of the ASEAN+3 Ministers Responsible for Information will be convened in Malaysia in 2011.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[China, Russia agree to enhance cooperation in public security ]]></title>
<news_id>6806583</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:01:36</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Senior public security officials from China and Russia met here Friday, vowing to enhance cooperation and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.       This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China as well as the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic ties, said China's Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu in a meeting with the Director of the Federal Security Guard Service of Russia Yevgeni Murov.       He praised t ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Senior public security officials from China and Russia met here Friday, vowing to enhance cooperation and jointly safeguard regional peace and stability.       This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China as well as the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Russia diplomatic ties, said China's Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu in a meeting with the Director of the Federal Security Guard Service of Russia Yevgeni Murov.       He praised the successful cooperation between the two countries' public security departments in the past years and called on the two sides to further enhance law enforcement cooperation within the framework of bilateral relations and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).       Murov said China had accumulated valuable experience in safeguarding public security during the Beijing Olympics and the celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China.       Russia is willing to learn such experience from China and hoped to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with China's Ministry of Public Security, he noted.    &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese President's Malaysia, Singapore visits to further ties,FM official ]]></title>
<news_id>6806582</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 10:00:55</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visits to Malaysia and Singapore would comprehensively push forward China's ties with the two nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said an official with the Foreign Ministry here Friday.       Hu will pay state visits to Malaysia and Singapore from Nov. 10to 13, at the invitations of Malaysian Supreme Head of State Mizan Zainal Abidin and Singaporean President S. R. Nathan.       It is the first time for President Hu Jin ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Chinese President Hu Jintao's upcoming state visits to Malaysia and Singapore would comprehensively push forward China's ties with the two nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said an official with the Foreign Ministry here Friday.       Hu will pay state visits to Malaysia and Singapore from Nov. 10to 13, at the invitations of Malaysian Supreme Head of State Mizan Zainal Abidin and Singaporean President S. R. Nathan.       It is the first time for President Hu Jintao to pay state visits to Malaysia and Singapore as president of China, and it is also the first time in 15 years for a Chinese President to visit the two countries, said Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue at a news briefing.       During his stay in Malaysia, Hu will hold talks with Supreme Head of State Mizan and meet with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.       "President Hu's visit to Malaysia will surely further deepen strategic cooperation between the two nations and advance bilateral ties," said the assistant foreign minister.       While in Singapore, he will hold talks with President Nathan and meet with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.       President Hu will exchange views with Singaporean leaders on deepening mutually beneficial and cooperative ties, and discuss international and regional issues of common concern," said the assistant foreign minister.       Vice Minister of the Ministry of Commerce Yi Xiaozhun said China and the two countries had good economic and trade relations and were each other's important trade partners.       In Malaysia, the two sides will sign economic and trade cooperative documents to push forward joint projects in the infrastructure area.       While in Singapore, leaders of both nations will discuss on how to promote bilateral trade and investment, advance major cooperative projects and enhance cooperation within the framework of regional and international trade.       "We believe that President Hu's visit will surely expand the scale of economic and trade cooperation between China and the two countries, and promote the sustained and stable development of bilateral relations, " Yi said.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreign air force chiefs call for cooperation, dialogue in airspace ]]></title>
<news_id>6806581</news_id>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 09:59:08</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Foreign air force chiefs attending a Beijing forum Friday called for more cooperation and dialogue in maintaining airspace security.       They responded positively to Chinese President Hu Jintao's pledge of peaceful exploitation of airspace and his call for cooperation while meeting with them before an international military forum on peace and development held to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force.       In the spirit of peace, development and ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Foreign air force chiefs attending a Beijing forum Friday called for more cooperation and dialogue in maintaining airspace security.       They responded positively to Chinese President Hu Jintao's pledge of peaceful exploitation of airspace and his call for cooperation while meeting with them before an international military forum on peace and development held to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force.       In the spirit of peace, development and cooperation, China will continue the commitment to peaceful exploitation and use of airspace, be vigorously involved in international cooperation on airspace security and facilitate the creation of secure and harmonious airspace, Hu said.       Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, Chief of Staff of Pakistani Air Force, said cooperation is very essential for his country's air force and other branches of the armed forces to cope with terrorism and separatism.       Only resorting to military measures could only solve 10 percent of the problems, and the other 90 percent rely on dialogue, cooperation and negotiations, Suleman said.       Lt. Gen. Herbert J. Carlisle, commander of the 13th Air Force of USAF, told Xinhua that to rapidly response to natural disasters and help people to make the human condition better is where the air force should go.       "Air and space offers speed, range and flexibility that you can't do on the ground and on the sea," Carlisle said. "And I think President Hu Jintao is right because there is much peaceful cooperative place to help people."       "We need to build trust," he said, adding the air force forum itself and other bilateral contacts will help remove misunderstandings between countries.       Air Chief Marshal Chris Moran, commander-in-chief of the British Royal Air Force Air Command, said that all the foreign delegations enjoyed the words President Hu said to them.       Moran said the forum focuses on helping foster understanding between the air forces. "Sometimes we misunderstand each other, but the important thing is people have a dialog through which we could understand people's intentions."       The two-day air force forum was sponsored by the PLA Air Force which is celebrating its 60th founding anniversary on Nov. 11.       At the invitation by the PLA Air Force Commander Gen. Xu Qiliang, air force delegations from 30 foreign countries will participate in a series of activities leading to the anniversary.   &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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<title><![CDATA[Former Chinese vice premier Gu Mu dies at 96 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 09:58:17</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Former Chinese Vice Premier Gu Mu died of illness Friday afternoon. He was 96.       Gu also served as a state councilor and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body.       While in office, Gu was mainly in charge of the country's economic construction during the 1970s and 1980s.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$                                                                                          ...]]></description>
<full-text><![CDATA[Former Chinese Vice Premier Gu Mu died of illness Friday afternoon. He was 96.       Gu also served as a state councilor and vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body.       While in office, Gu was mainly in charge of the country's economic construction during the 1970s and 1980s.  &$<i>&$Source: Xinhua&$</i>&$ ]]></full-text>
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