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Yu Zhengsheng outlines proposals on cross-Strait relations

Alex Harrison — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:45:02 +0000

Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Wednesday put forward proposals on developing cross-Strait relations when meeting a delegation from Taiwan. Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, proposed that compatriots from Taiwan should be closely unified to strive for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Yu proposed deepening [...]

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23 confirmed dead in Shandong plant blast

Alex Harrison — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:25:04 +0000

JI’NAN, May 22 (Xinhua) — Twenty-three people have been confirmed dead and 10 others remain missing after a blast ripped through an explosives manufacturing plant in east China’s Shandong Province on Monday. The deceased include 13 people who had been confirmed dead by Tuesday and 10 others who were previously reported missing. The 10 missing [...]

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China, India must grasp fresh opportunities in strategic cooperation: Premier Li

Alex Harrison — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:55:07 +0000

NEW DELHI, May 21 (Xinhua) — China and India have vast room for further cooperation and both countries should seize new opportunities to advance their strategic ties, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Tuesday. “China and India are two largest developing countries and emerging markets in the world,” Li said in a speech at [...]

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13 killed, 20 missing in Shandong plant blast

Alex Harrison — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:25:02 +0000

JINAN, May 21 (Xinhua) — Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and 20 others remain missing after a blast ripped through an explosives manufacturing plant in east China’s Shandong Province on Monday morning, sources with the rescue headquarters said on Tuesday. The explosion, which occurred at 10:45 a.m. inside a three-story terraced workshop of a [...]

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8 arrested over SW China river pollution

Alex Harrison — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:03 +0000

KUNMING, May 21 (Xinhua) — Eight people have been arrested in connection with illegal dumping activities that polluted a local waterway in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, prosecutors said Tuesday. The Yunnan Provincial People’s Procuratorate has approved the eight arrests on charges of polluting the environment, a statement issued by the procuratorate said. The legal representatives [...]

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