SPOKESMAN JIANCHAO SPEAKS AT PRESS CONFERENCE IN BEIJING

Chinese Foreign Minister spokesman Liu Jianchao responds to questions about an incident in which four U.S citizens were arrested for staging a "free Tibet" demonstration, at press conference in Beijing, China on April 26, 2007. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)

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