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| 2008-07-09 |
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1. Government official urges Dalai Lama to respond with sincerity after recent contact BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- It's the time for the Dalai Lama to respond with sincerity and prove it by deeds after the Chinese central government had communicated goodwill to him during the meeting with his private representatives, a spokesman of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee said on Sunday. During the meeting with Dalai Lama's representatives, Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, Du Qinglin, head of the department told them the Dalai Lama should openly and explicitly promise and prove it in his actions not to support activities to disturb the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, not to support plots to fan violent criminal activities, not to support and concretely curb the violent terrorist activities of the "Tibetan Youth Congress" and not to support any argument and activity to seek "Tibet independence" and split the region from the country. Previously, the central government had asked the Dalai Lama to stop activities aimed at splitting The spokesman said that the four "not-to-supports" are detailed measures of the three "stops". They are more practical and more convenient for the Dalai Lama to follow. "If the Dalai Lama fails to meet such simple and rational requirements, it will be impossible to have necessary atmosphere and condition for next round of contact," he said. "The door for dialogue is always open and contacts will make positive moves as long as the Dalai Lama suits his actions with his words and truly practices the four 'not-to-supports'," he said. As required by the two representatives, the central government agreed in principle that the next round of contact may be held before the end of this year, he said. He stressed that the contacts and dialogues were about Dalai Lama's personal future, not so-called "China-Tibet negotiation" or "dialogue between Han and Tibetan people". During their stay in Source: Xinhua (www.chinaview.cn) 2. Hu made the proposal at a meeting of leaders of five developing countries on the eve of an outreach session of the Group of Eight (G8) summit. Over the past year, coordination mechanism at various levels among the five countries has taken initial shape, said Hu. He said that as their efforts have yielded positive results, the five major developing nations need to build on their achievements and continue their efforts in the following priority areas: --Strengthening solidarity and coordination and promoting common development. As active participants in economic globalization and with increasing ties with the international market, the five developing countries have become an important part of the world economic architecture and a major driving force for global economic growth. Under such circumstances, intensified consultation and coordination and closer cooperation of mutual benefit among the five are most needed to minimize the impact of unfavorable factors and maintain the momentum and dynamism of the fast economic growth of the five as well as to make continued contribution to world economic development. -- Stepping up coordination and advancing South-South cooperation. South-South cooperation is an important channel for developing countries to draw on each other's strengths and achieve common development. The five developing countries should push forward reforms in international economic financial, trade and development regimes, uphold the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries and enhance their capacity to tackle various risks and challenges, and promote balanced, coordinated and sustainable growth of the global economy. -- Taking a long-term view and promoting North-South dialogue. The world economic growth cannot be sustained if developing countries remain in a state of backwardness. The five developing nations should continue to work in an active and pragmatic way under the principle of seeking common ground while shelving differences, and help forge a new North-South partnership featuring equality, mutual benefit, cooperation and win-win progress. -- Working together to shoulder responsibilities. As most of the hot-spot issues in today's world directly affect the interests of developing countries, the five have the need and responsibility to work together to exert positive influence on global affairs, increase the say of developing countries and make greater contribution to the building of a harmonious world of enduring peace and common prosperity. The five countries have vast potential for cooperation, said Hu, adding that strengthening solidarity and cooperation is not only in the interests of their own people, but also in the common interests of people all over the world. The Chinese president arrived here late Monday for the outreach session of the Group of Eight (G8) summit scheduled for Wednesday in the northern Japanese resort of Toyako. Source: Xinhua (www.chinaview.cn) Extended http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/08/content_8511175.htm Chinese President Hu Jintao and leaders of the other four developing countries were meeting on the eve of an outreach session of the Group of Eight (G8) summit, slated for Wednesday in the northern Japanese resort of Toyako. At the outreach session of the G8, leaders of the Group of Eight major industrialized nations, The G8, an informal forum of leading industrialized nations, groups Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Japan, the United States, Canada and Russia. At the end of Tuesday's group meeting, the leaders are expected to meet the press and issue a political declaration on issues ranging from the world economy, to climate change and food and energy security. The Group of Eight has strengthened links and dialogue with developing countries in recent years. Such a trend has helped advance the South-North dialogue and cooperation, push forward the development of multilateralism, and promote the resolution of global issues. " He urged developed and developing countries to work on common policies and cooperation to address the global challenges such as climate change and food security. 2B. Special Report: President Hu attends Outreach Session of G8 Summit http://www.chinaview.cn/hjt080704/index.htm http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/07/content_8502720.htm 2D. Backgrounder: Toyako, venue for http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/06/content_8498010.htm 3. The number of the injured and the missing still stood at 374,176 and 18,379 respectively after the 8.0-magnitude quake jolted southwestern As of Tuesday noon, 96,440 injured people had been hospitalized and 87,713 have recovered and left hospital. There are still 6,079people in hospital, the statement said. The government disaster relief fund had reached 55.057 billion yuan (about 8.04 billion U.S. dollars), including 49.748 billion yuan from the central budget and 5.309 billion yuan from the local budget. Domestic and foreign donations had reached 56.78 billion yuan in cash and goods, of which 20.454 billion yuan had been forwarded to the quake-hit areas. About 1.58 million tents, 4.87 million quilts, 14.1 million garments and 1.8 million tons of fuel oil had been sent to the quake-hit areas, it said. As of Monday, relief workers had built 439,600 temporary houses and another 22,100 were being installed, while the materials for 48,400 of such shelters had arrived in the affected areas. In the 24 hours ending Tuesday noon, 173 aftershocks at or below magnitude-3.9 were monitored in the quake zone, according to the China Earthquake Administration. A total of 16,373 aftershocks had been detected since May 12. As of Tuesday noon, of the Source: Xinhua (www.chinaview.cn) Extended http://www.chinaview.cn/08quake/ 4. People's Daily hails one-month countdown to BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China (CPC), will publish an editorial on Tuesday to hail the one-month countdown to the Beijing Olympics. The editorial, headlined " It said the massive disaster is a major test for "The quake won't batter the determination of 1.3 billion people to host a successful Olympics, nor it will batter the expectation of the Chinese nation to realize the century-old dream," it said. The Beijing Olympics will be a brand new start for the Chinese nation and the 1.3 billion Chinese people are opening their arms to welcome all the friends of the world to come. The Games will enable The questions, misunderstandings and rejections that the nation may face on its road to the world will not hamper its sincere intention to communicate with the world. "We will give warm applauds to all the players participating the Games as it's more important to participate in the Olympics than to win and we will safeguard fairness and justice during the Games, sharing the honor of the Olympic spirit with the world," the editorial said. The 100,000 volunteers, 400,000 city volunteers and one million social volunteers will provide good service to guests from all over the world, getting joy and friendship through contribution to the Games, it read. Extended |
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