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Landmark China-Taiwan Summit

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
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In a historic summit, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Taiwanese ruling party chair Wu Poh-hsiung met on Wednesday in what was the highest-level encounter between the two countries in almost 60 years. The summit may mark the beginning of what Taiwan has called a new “chapter of peace,” as leaders discuss cross-strait transport and trade.

Chinese Officials meet with Dalai Lama’s envoys

Sunday, May 4th, 2008
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Officials meet with Dalai Lama’s envoys
SHENZHEN — Chinese central government officials and the private representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama agreed to hold another round of contact and consultation at an appropriate time when they met on Sunday.

China won’t curb CPI at cost of global economy

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
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 My, my, what a frightful mess we have got ourselves into Vern.  Our fates are all inextricably entwined in this global economy.
China won’t curb CPI at cost of global economy

BEIJING — China’s Commerce Minister Chen Deming pledged on Wednesday that the country will not curb consumer price index (CPI) rises at the expense of affecting the global market.”As a country with a huge population, every move China makes will have impact on the global market,” said Chen at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual session of the country’s parliament.

Tibet separatists doomed to fail: Party chief

Friday, March 7th, 2008
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Tibet separatists doomed to fail: Party chief

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President Hu Jintao greets a Tibetan deputy during a panel discussion of the annual NPC session Thursday in Beijing. [Xinhua]

an embassy: Cuba’s first in Australasia.

Friday, February 29th, 2008
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HE Mr José Luis Robaina Garcia arrived in New Zealand with little fanfair on Halloween last year and was officially credentialed by the Governor General in early November. Since then he has been busy establishing a little piece of Cuba in Embassy Row in Thorndon - an Embassy which interestingly is Cuba’s first in Australasia.