Premier pledges to protect foreign media's rights
By Qin Jize (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-09-13 10:28
London - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised on Tuesday
that the country would protect foreign media's rights on news reporting in China
in line with the law in an effort to assure the smooth flow of the economic
and financial information. (Full Coverage on Premier's Asia, Europe Visit
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends the start
of the EU-China Business Summit in Helsinki September 12, 2006.
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During a banquet held by the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) in London,
the premier stressed that China would stick to the policy of opening-up to the
outside world. The country would, as always, protect the legitimate rights of
both overseas enterprises and news media.
His remarks came as the Xinhua News Agency released a set of rules regulating
news release in China by foreign news agencies.
According to the new measures, foreign news agencies will need approval from
Xinhua to release news and information in China, and entities designated by
Xinhua News Agency will act as their agents dealing with subscribers.
On the issue of trade balance between China and Britain, the premier told
reporters that China put great importance to bilateral trade between the two
countries, and China would never pursue a trade surplus.
He expressed his hope that Britain could ease its export restrictions on
China, allow more British products, especially those high-tech products to enter
the Chinese market.
Premier Wen is on an 21-hour visit to Britain after taking part in the sixth
Asia-Europe Summit in Helsinki. He is expected to meet the British Prime
Minister Tony Blair later on Tuesday.
The premier will also visit Germany and central Asia's Tajikistan, where he
will take part in the fifth Meeting of Prime Ministers of the Member States of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
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