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China to Establish State Scholarship
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| China will establish a state scholarship system to help undergraduates and graduate students from low-income families, according to the Sunday edition of Beijing Youth Daily. |
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China Helps World in Olympic Effort Against Doping in Sports
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| Some of the most outstanding scientists in the world involved in anti-doping testing and research for international sport events -- including the Olympic Games -- can be found in an unpretentious five-story white building in a quiet area of the northeastern section of the China National Olympic Sports Center in Beijing. The China Anti-doping Test Center, officially set up in October 1987 and approved by the International Olympic Committee at the end of 1989, has created a record of passing the examination of the IOC for the past 12 years continuously. |
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Panchen Lama Makes New Year?s Visit
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| Senior Chinese leader Li Ruihuan Saturday offered congratulations to Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu, the 11th Panchen Lama, on his 12th birthday at a meeting between the two in Beijing just before the traditional Chinese Lunar New Year and the Tibetan New Year, known as the Year of the Iron Snake by the Tibetan calendar. |
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Foreign Ministry Calls CIA Director's Comments Unacceptable
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| The US intelligence chief's inclusion of China in a list of countries that pose a potential challenge to the United States is unreasonable, irresponsible and unacceptable, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kong Quan. |
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Ambivalence About Migrants
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| As about 1.8 million out-of-town workers leave Shanghai to return to their homes around China for the Spring Festival, the local Shanghainese -- who often discriminate against this group - note the absence of their services during the holidays. |
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Chinese Health Official Warns of Spread of AIDS in Asia-Pacific Region
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| Chinese Vice Health Minister Wang Longde told the Asia-Pacific Bi-Regional Workshop on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria that in recent years the Asia-Pacific region has become the area with the fastest growing HIV infection rate. The workshop opened Thursday in Beijing. |
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Arafat Thanks China, Doubts Sharon's Peace Intentions
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| Palestinian National Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, in an interview with Xinhua News Agency late on Wednesday night, thanked China for its persistent and extensive support for the Palestinian people and the Palestinian cause. Arafat said that he was ready to conduct peace talks with Israel, but was skeptical that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has real intentions to seek peace with the Palestinians. |
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