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Premier pledges to protect foreign media's rights
By Qin Jize (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-09-13 10:28
London - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised on Tuesday that the country
would protect foreign media's rights on news reporting in China in line
with the law in an effort to assure the smooth flow of the economic and
financial information. (Full Coverage on Premier's Asia, Europe Visit )
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the start of the EU-China Business
Summit in Helsinki September 12, 2006. [Xinhua]
During a banquet held by the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) in
London, the premier stressed that China would stick to the policy of
opening-up to the outside world. The country would, as always, protect
the legitimate rights of both overseas enterprises and news media.
His remarks came as the Xinhua News Agency released a set of rules
regulating news release in China by foreign news agencies.
According to the new measures, foreign news agencies will need approval
from Xinhua to release news and information in China, and entities
designated by Xinhua News Agency will act as their agents dealing with
subscribers.
On the issue of trade balance between China and Britain, the premier told
reporters that China put great importance to bilateral trade between the
two countries, and China would never pursue a trade surplus.
He expressed his hope that Britain could ease its export restrictions on
China, allow more British products, especially those high-tech products
to enter the Chinese market.
Premier Wen is on an 21-hour visit to Britain after taking part in the
sixth Asia-Europe Summit in Helsinki. He is expected to meet the British
Prime Minister Tony Blair later on Tuesday.
The premier will also visit Germany and central Asia's Tajikistan, where
he will take part in the fifth Meeting of Prime Ministers of the Member
States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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