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A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in New York on Saturday, ending a diplomatic tussle that lasted for weeks and tested U.S.-China relations. Chen Guangcheng flew to the U.S. with his family
HEADLINE: Blind Chinese activist arrives in New York
CAPTION: A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in New York on Saturday, ending a diplomatic tussle that lasted for weeks and tested...
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RUSSIA: MOSCOW: RUSSIA & CHINA STRENGTHEN RELATIONS
Man/Rus/Nat
Russia and China Wednesday teamed up in an attempt to challenge the United States' role as the sole superpower.
President Boris Yeltsin and visiting Chinese leader Jiang Zemin signed a joint declaration, stressing their...
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APEC leaders arrive for final talks, group photo, Bush jogging
1. Los Cabos Golf resort
2. US President George W. Bush jogging
3. Los Cabos
4. Mexican President Vicente Fox waiting for leaders
5. Arrival of Australian Prime Minister, John Howard
6. Arrival of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah
7....
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HONG KONG: BRITISH & FRENCH NAVY SHIPS VISIT
English/Nat
Four naval ships, three British and one French, have arrived in Hong Kong for a four day visit to the territory.
The visit is the first time there has been a British and French navy presence in the region since NATO's...
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China - President orders crackdown on corruption
President Jiang Zemin's order for the military to relinquish its business operations, as part of a crackdown on corruption, threatens to bring the axe down on a multi-billion dollar empire. But western analysts are skeptical this will be...
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Russia - Chernomyrdin visit
Russian Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin on Friday (27/6) began a three-day visit to China, during which the neighbouring countries will boost trade ties - with the signing of multi-billion dollar economic agreements.
Chernomyrdin and...
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US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff meets Chinese FM
1. Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing shaking hands with Gen. Richard Myers, US chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
2. Cutaway camera
3. Zhaoxing and Myers sitting
4. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Li Zhaoxing, Chinese Foreign Minister:
"We...
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Wrap of day's incursions, reax and funerals
Nablus
1. Wide shot of tank driving into Nablus
2. Helicopter flying overhead
3. Israeli army vehicles driving along road
Jerusalem
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Arie Mekel, Israeli government spokesman:
"Now we will do this any time there is...
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TIBET: CALL TO BOYCOTT TOURISM
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Tibet is China's poorest province, still heavily dependent on the central government in Beijing for most of its revenue.
Tourism has been a crucial source of cash for the remote, mountainous region.
But some human...
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Update on Rice presser, comments on Iraq and China
1. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walking up to lectern for press conference
2. Cameras
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State:
"Well on the second matter, I have had discussions with Israeli leaders not...
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Visiting Venezuelan leader seeks closer ties
1. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Uruguay's president Tabaré Vazquez shaking hands
2. SOUNBITE: (Spanish) Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela:
"If we destined our oil reserves just for Uruguay, making an account of the daily...
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Israel - Chinese Foreign Minister visit
Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Qichen on Monday (22/12) had talks with his Israeli counterpart, David Levy. He arrived in Israel on Sunday from Damascus, where he met Syrian President Hafez al-Assad.
Pull out from Chinese flag to reveal...
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WRAP Hu visits Microsoft, dinner at Gates'' house, adds Hu''s comments at dinner
1. Wide of Chinese President Hu Jintao walking into Microsoft building with Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates
2. Wide of Hu Jintao and Bill Gates shaking hands
3. Zoom in to mid shot of Hu Jintao and Bill Gates shaking hand
4. Wide pan...
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UK's Hammond and China's Wang leave talks venue
Foreign ministers from the six world powers left Vienna's Palais Coburg on Monday - venue of the latest nuclear talks with Iran - after a frenetic six days of diplomacy.
Nuclear negotiators failed to meet a Monday deadline for the deal...
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Philippines President Arroyo visits China
1. Presidents of China and Philippines walk to podium
2. Close-up Chinese President Hu Jintao and Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
3. Pan welcome ceremony
4. Mid shot of military band
5. Close -up on leaders
6. Close-up band...
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HONG KONG: SOUTH AFRICAN DEPUTY PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI VISIT
English/Nat
South Africa's Deputy President Thabo Mbeki visited Hong Kong on Thursday ending a twelve day trip to Asia that he hopes will attract new foreign investment in his country.
Mbeki's Asian trip was to boost economic trade as...
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PHILIPPINES: MANILA: APEC SUMMIT PRESS CONFERENCE
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The 1996 APEC summit ended Monday amid a mixed bag of bilateral progress and multilateral sniping.
The highlights included a tariff elimination proposal, minor progress on China's WTO bid and agreement on adding two new...
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BELGIUM: EC VICE PRESIDENT SIR LEON BRITTAN MEETS CHINESE OFFICIALS
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Sir Leon Brittan, Vice president of the European Commission met with Chinese officials Thursday in Brussels.
He discussed with Mr Lu Ping, China's official in charge of Hong Kong affairs, Europe's ties with the colony...
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High-ranking US defence official in Beijing for talks
1. Chinese military official shaking hands with US military delegation members
2. Chinese military officials shaking hands with US delegation members
3. Chinese and US flags in the middle of the conference table
4. Conference room with...
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Xi meets counterpart Maduro on latest leg of South American tour
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Venezuela on Sunday to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries as part of his regional tour.
Xi was welcomed by his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro at the Simon Bolivar...
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UK PM Blair meets Premier Wen for summit
1. Pan of British Prime Minister Tony Blair walking in and shaking hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
2. Close-up of Blair and Wen
3. Close-up of media
4. Wide shot conference room
5. Medium shot Wen talking
6. Close-up of Wen...
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Jiang arrives, carnival, Protests
00:00 People waving Chinese flags
00:04 Various of Jiang Zemin exiting plane
00:19 Two shots of orchestra
00:26 Three shots of bag-pipe band and dancers
00:33 Wide shot of dinner attended by Jiang
00:36 Hong Kong's Chief Executive...
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BRUNEI: APEC LEADERS BEGIN SUMMIT
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Pacific Rim leaders opened their annual summit on Wednesday in Brunei, the tiny, oil-rich sultanate on the Southeast Asian island of Borneo, with poor nations vowing to stand firm against rich countries who are pushing for a...
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CHINA: BEIJING: FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESS CONFERENCE
Mandarin/Nat
Beijing lashed out at the International Commission of Jurists on Tuesday for issuing a report criticising China's Tibet policies.
At the weekly Ministry of Foreign Affairs meeting, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the...