Eclipsed from the headlines by the ongoing carnage, there is an active
civil resistance in Iraq that opposes the occupation, the torture regime
it protects, and the jihadi and Ba'athist 'resistance' alike.
BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhuanet) -- China and Palestine should strengthen cooperation on trade, economy and technology, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday.
Wen made the remark during a meeting with visiting Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Noting that the completion of a number of infrastructure projects that China helped build in Palestine has produced good social and economic benefits in the country, Wen said the two governments should continue to enhance economic cooperation by earnestly carrying out a series of agreements on trade, economic and technological cooperation.
Wen said the two countries should expand cooperation on human resources development and training. He said China is ready to train more professionals for Palestine in the future.
The Chinese premier also called for scaling up people-to-people business exchanges between China and Palestine, saying the two countries should encourage closer trade and economic links among the people through the China-Palestine Cooperation Forum and other mechanism.
Wen spoke highly of the active effort that Abbas has made to push forward peace talks between Palestine and Israel. He said China is willing to play a constructive role in promoting the peace process of the Middle East.
Abbas said Palestine will unswervingly seek the resolution of the Palestine-Israel issue through negotiations and carry out the "road map" plan to push forward the Middle East peace process.
Wen also made highly positive comments on Sino-Palestinian relations. He said over the past five decades and more, China and Palestine have maintained a strong and unbreakable friendship despite major changes in regional and international situations.
China is ready to join efforts with Palestine to continuously push forward relations between the two countries, Wen said.
Abbas said that the Palestinian people treasure their traditional friendship with China. He thanked China for its long-term support and assistance to Palestine, saying that the two countries should reinforce trade and economic cooperation and carry out cooperative projects. He also welcomes Chinese companies to invest in Palestine.
AMMAN, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Jordan and Palestinian officials expressed support for China's Anti-Secession Law aimed to prevent "Taiwan independence."
Deputy Speaker of Jordan's House of Representatives Madoh al-Abbadi on Thursday told Chinese Ambassador Luo Xingwu that the National Assembly of Jordan supports China's Anti-Secession Law.
The legislation will help promote peaceful reunification, maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits and safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity of China,al-Abbadi said.
Jordanian Minister of Culture and government spokesperson Asma Khader told Luo on Wednesday that Jordan respects the one-China policy.
The minister said the Taiwan issue is China's internal affair and the government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole country.
Khader said Jordan fully understands the Anti-Secession Law andsupports China's determination to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Majdi al-Khaldi, undersecretary of Palestinian Foreign Affairs Ministry, said on Wednesday that Palestine opposes "Taiwan independence" in whatever forms.
Al-Khaldi said Palestine fully supports the Chinese government's and people's efforts for national reunification and the maintenance of stability across the Taiwan Straits.
The inconvenient facts and unanswered questions surrounding the attacks are legion, but the endemic sloppiness of the self-styled "researchers" is delegitimizing the entire project of critiquing the "official version." The ostentatiously named "Truth movement" is not clearing the air, but muddying the water.
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Palestine and China
Excuse me while I bash my head against a wall...
I dug up this from Xinhua, 2005:
That report came a couple of days after this one: