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- China hopes Pakistan maintains stability
Date: 7-Nov-2007 Sources: (People's Daily)
China yesterday hoped that Pakistan maintains stability and prosperity.
Speaking on the prevailing situation in Pakistan, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said: 'Pakistan is an important neighbor of China, and we are highly concerned over the situation there.'
'We believe the Pakistani government and people can handle their internal problems and hope Pakistan maintains stability and development,' Liu said.
The spokesman rubbished accusations of a human rights organization on media freedom in China, saying the Chinese authorities have made great efforts to smoothen things up for the foreign media operating in China.
New York-based Human Rights Watch urged the International Olympic Committee on Tuesday to exert pressure on China to grant so-called freedom to the foreign media.
Liu said the Chinese government issued a provision on the foreign media, effective from January 1, 2007, to October 17, 2008, making reporting highly convenient for the Olympics and related events.
'Since then, the channels and convenience enjoyed by foreign reporters here has been greatly broadened,' said Liu. The government is willing to improve the regulation according to requests from the media.
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