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| Zhou Yongkang, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, talks with representatives from families of the eight peacekeeping police officers who died in the Haiti earthquake in Beijing, China, Jan. 19, 2010. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) |
BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang on Tuesday visited representatives from families of eight Chinese peacekeeping police officers, who were killed in the Haiti earthquake last week, at the Beijing Capital International Airport.
Zhou, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, conveyed condolences to the police officers' relatives on behalf of the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, and the CPC Central Committee General Secretary Hu Jintao.
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