The commander of China's navy, Admiral Shi Yunsheng, and its political commissar, Admiral Yang Huaiqing, have been removed from their posts, Xinhua reported. They have been replaced by, respectively, Vice-Admiral Zhang Dingfa, who was appointed director of the Academy of Naval Science last year, and Vice-Admiral Mu Yanlin. Admiral Shi served as commander since 1996 […]
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Officials punished over Sars
Henan province has punished 800 officials and health workers for failing to perform their duties to control the spread of Sars, offi-cial media reported. Those disciplined included 133 health officials, 32 health work-ers, 271 township officials and 179 who worked in villages. They were found to have been negligent in their work, while some had […]
During the recent G8 summit in Evian, France, President George W Bush congratulated President Hu Jintao on China's transparent handling of the Sars crisis and invited him to visit Washington later this year or early next year. Bush also raised the question of Chinese controls on exports of military technology, the US having recently imposed […]
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Indian premier to visit China
Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is expected to pay an official visit to China in June, according to the Indian defence minister George Fernandes. The visit will be part of a process of fostering friendship between the two countries, which on the Indian side is motivated by China's economic success and a desire to […]
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Neighbours close borders
Most countries have placed some form of restriction on travel by Chinese as a result of the Sars outbreak, according to a report by AFP. In May, Russia closed some of its border crossings in the far east, having already banned most flights to China. Overland crossings to Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Nepal have been closed, […]