Chinese Foreign Minister News Conference
2008-03-14T14:15:15-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmQ1XC8yMDQyNjctbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi spoke to the press at the National People’s Congress Annual Legislative Conference in Beijing. Topics included the Summer Olympics starting August 8, 2008, in Beijing. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi warned foreign groups not to use the Summer Olympics to pressure Beijing in matters such as air pollution, trade, human rights, Tibet, Darfur and other controversies. He accused critics of violating the Olympic Games charter keeping politics away from sports.
Consecutive translation from Mandarin into English was provided by CCTV.
This was a portion of a two-hour event. The news conference occurred at 11 a.m Wednesday in Beijing, which was Tuesday 11 p.m. ET.
Consecutive translation from Mandarin into English was provided by CCTV.
This was a portion of a two-hour event. The news conference occurred at 11 a.m Wednesday in Beijing, which was Tuesday 11 p.m. ET.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi spoke to the press at the National People’s Congress Annual Legislative Conference in Beijing. Topics i… read more
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi spoke to the press at the National People’s Congress Annual Legislative Conference in Beijing. Topics included the Summer Olympics starting August 8, 2008, in Beijing. Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi warned foreign groups not to use the Summer Olympics to pressure Beijing in matters such as air pollution, trade, human rights, Tibet, Darfur and other controversies. He accused critics of violating the Olympic Games charter keeping politics away from sports.
Consecutive translation from Mandarin into English was provided by CCTV.
This was a portion of a two-hour event. The news conference occurred at 11 a.m Wednesday in Beijing, which was Tuesday 11 p.m. ET. close
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