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Children from China's earthquake-hit
provinces and Russian students attend a welcome ceremony held at a rehab
center in Vladivostok, Russia, July 18, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
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Zheng Xiaopeng salutes the audience
after his report during the welcome ceremony in Vladivostok,
Russia, July 18, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
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China's quake-affected
children join summer camp in Russia
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of
children from China's earthquake-hit provinces joined a group of Russian
children in Vladivostok Friday to kick-start their summer camp that will help
the Chinese children rehabilitate after the quake.
At a children recreational center in Vladivostok, the
children will participate in sports and cultural activities and learn the basics
of each other's language.
A group of 364 Chinese students arrived a day earlier
on charter flights from Beijing and Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan,
at the invitation of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Under the plan, a total
of 1,570 Chinese children will travel to Russia during 2008 and 2009.
Speaking at a ceremony to launch the summer camp, Liu
Guchang, China's ambassador to Russia, called the Chinese children's
rehabilitation trip to Russia "an unprecedented event" in bilateral relations.
It fully demonstrated the Russian government's care
for children in quake-hit region and the deep friendship between the Chinese and
Russian people, Liu said.
Such a move will help promote youth exchanges between
the two countries and have an important and far-reaching impact on the
development of the strategic partnership between China and Russia, Liu said.
Russia's Kemerovo state welcomes
quake-affected students from Gansu
NOVOKUZNETSK, Russia, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Russia's
Kemerovo state held a ceremony on Friday to welcome 93 Chinese students from
China's quake-hit Gansu province.
The ceremony was held at a children's recreational
center in Novokuznetsk city, a large coal-mining city in Western Siberia's
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