Brown to raise "rights, democracy" with China
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown  arrived in a snowy Beijing on Friday on a short trip to boost  trade with the world's fastest-growing major economy and to  discuss human rights and democracy.
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China will make a key ruling clarifying Hong Kong's democratic future on Saturday, with Beijing likely to resist public calls to allow universal suffrage in the former British colony by 2012.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday pressed China to improve human rights and take on greater international responsibilities as its global influence grows.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown began a major effort Friday to position Britain as China's premier international business partner, offering London as a base for distribution of the Asian nation's state fund for private investment.
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Gordon Brown, who takes over as  Britain&#39;s prime minister this week, vowed on Sunday to  revitalize the ruling Labour Party and learn from the  &quot;divisive&quot; Iraq war.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown called Monday for the radical reform of world institutions to help meet the new challenges of the 21st century, and take more account of the rise of Asia.
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Tens of thousands of UK jobs will be created through new partnership, Gordon Brown says in Beijing
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told China on Friday he was taking their relationship to a new level and that he wanted Britain to be the number one choice for Chinese trade and investment.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on  Tuesday pressed China to improve human rights and take on  greater international responsibilities as its global influence  grows.
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Gordon Brown is set to back greater stop-and-search powers in his Labour conference speech
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Britain and China are entering a new era of environmental cooperation and will lead the world in creating a sustainable future, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday as he ended a two-day visit.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to improve Britain's free schools and hospitals on Monday in a speech to the party faithful which fired their enthusiasm for an early general election.
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Tony Blair last night put worldwide political and human rights at the centre of his hopes to revitalise the United Nations and bring the United States and Europe closer together again in pursuit of global democracy.
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Gordon Brown reveals hopes of turning Britain into a 'great sporting nation'.
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Chinese premier Wen Jiabao greeted Gordon Brown at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, promising China's commitment to democracy, with Brown stressing the importance of the bilateral relationship
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived Sunday in India from China, looking for movement from New Delhi on tackling climate change while also building on strong trade and investment links.
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"Britain will continue to benefit from skilled workers abroad and they will understand their responsibilities to earn the right to settle"  Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Labour party loyalists Monday that ties to the United States were vital to fostering peace in Africa, promoting human rights and winning the fight against terrorismIn his first address to his Labour party conference as its leader, Brown promised to abide by commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan, but stressed that economic and political reforms are now as vital as the presence of troops.Brown said that winning the fight against global terrorism will also 'require more than military force and we will work with our allies to isolate extremism and we will win the battle of hearts and minds,' he said. Read more