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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BEIJING, April 3 (UPI) -- India's request that Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama refrain from political activities on its soil reportedly has earned Chinese gratitude.
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BEIJING, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Thursday dismissed recent U.S. charges of spying as groundless, China's official Xinhua news agency reported.
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