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Thursday, June 15, 2000, updated at 18:06(GMT+8)
China  

Xinhua President Passes away

Guo Chaoren, president of Xinhua News Agency, passed away from illness at 9:05 am Thursday in Beijing. He was 66.

Guo, also a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, was born in October 1934, and graduated from Beijing University in 1956.

During his 44-year career as a journalist, Guo served as a correspondent in Xinhua branches in the Tibet Autonomous Region and Shaanxi Province, deputy director in the Sichuan branch, and secretary-general and vice-president of the Xinhua headquarters in Beijing. In November 1992, he became president of the news agency.

Guo was a prolific writer and published a number of books including "Sprint to the Summit," "Tibet in the Past Decade," " Echo of the Era" and "African Diary."

Guo had extensive contacts and exchanges with overseas media. In 1994, he was elected president of the Organization of Asia-Pacific Agencies.






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Guo Chaoren, president of Xinhua News Agency, passed away from illness at 9:05 am Thursday in Beijing. He was 66.

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