BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China will make every effort to rescue the crew and the hijacked bulk carrier, the De Xin Hai, from pirates in the Indian Ocean, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said Tuesday.
Ma told a regular press conference that the Chinese government was closely monitoring developments with the ship. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with Japan for its allowing a visit by Uygur separatist Rebiya Kadeer.
"Some forces in Japan have planned for and facilitated Kadeer go to Japan to engage in separatist activities against China," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said at a press briefing. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China was firmly opposed to the Dalai Lama's visit to the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh", a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Tuesday.
China was gravely concerned with reports on the Dalai Lama's visit to the region, Ma Zhaoxu told a regular news briefing. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China hoped Japan would properly handle issues relating to the Yasukuni shrine, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said here Tuesday.
Ma made the remarks at a regular news briefing in response to questions on Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sadakazu Tanigaki's visit to the shrine. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- China and the European Union are making preparations for the next leaders' meeting, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
"In accordance with Premier Wen Jiabao and EU leaders' consensus, China and the EU are actively preparing for the 12th China-EU summit," Ma Zhaoxu told a regular briefing here. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang is to pay official visits to Ukraine, Albania and Estonia from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu announced here Tuesday.
Zhang is paying the visits at the invitation of Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyrya, Albanian Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta and Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 20th meeting of the China-U.S. Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) will be held in Hangzhou, capital city of eastern China's Zhejiang Province, on Oct. 29.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the announcement Tuesday at a regular press conference. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi is to attend the foreign ministers' meeting of China, Russia and India next week, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said here Tuesday afternoon.
During the meeting to be held in Bangalore, India on Oct. 27, Yang will meet Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna. Ma said the two foreign ministers will, in an extensive way, exchange views on bilateral ties and regional and international issues of common concern. Full story
BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi is to pay an official visit to the Philippines from Oct. 28 to 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said here Tuesday afternoon.
Ma said at a regular press conference that Yang will visit the Philippines at the invitation of Philippino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo. Full story
