Sports not Politics, IOC Inspectors Reaffirm Their Position
The chief of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) evaluation commission said in Beijing on Saturday February 24 that they will only take into account the technical matters instead of politics in their inspection tour of the candidate cities for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Full text of Premier Zhu Rongji's press conference
Premier Zhu Rongji made a statement before answering the questions:To all the friends from the press, today actually I am having my third press conference as the premier of the State Council of China. So let me take this opportunity to first of all give my best wishes to all the new and old friends from the media and also let me wish you very good luck because I do hope that you will get the floor and get the opportunity to pose a question. Thank you.
Chinese Premier on Develop-the-West Strategy
Premier Zhu Rongji said on March 15 that businesspeople from overseas are welcome to invest in the west-east gas pipeline that runs through eight provinces and cities with a total length of 4,200 kilometers from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China to eastern Shanghai. (March 15)
Chinese Premier on China's Securities Market
Overseas securities experts including those from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore, are welcome to help China standardize its securities market, said Premier Zhu Rongji. (March 15)
Chinese Premier Warns Against "Independence of Taiwan"
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji warned on March 15 that China will not tolerate the "independence of Taiwan" and that the Chinese people are ready to shed blood and sacrifice their lives to defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of their motherland. (March 15)
