Chirac to raise human rights 'discreetly' on China trip: aides
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French President Jacques Chirac will bring up human rights issues during a forthcoming trip to Beijing, aides said Saturday, but will do so "discreetly." They said that when he meets Chinese leaders next week, ...
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French President Jacques Chirac is to meet his Chinese counterpart on the second day of a visit designed to boost the two countries' economic links.
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Human rights defenders face arrest and torture in China, and the European Union should raise the issue at a summit with Beijing's leaders this week, Amnesty International said in a new report Monday.
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A French court has asked China to investigate allegations of torture and repression made in two complaints filed by two Falun Gong practitioners, which has been banned by Beijing, a lawyer said.
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Canada and China will aim to boost trade in energy and minerals when Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin begins an official visit on Thursday, with human rights also on his agenda.
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France called on China and Southeast Asia on Monday to put more pressure on Myanmar's ruling junta to start proper talks about political reform with detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. "I have come to South East Asia to tell Burma's neighbours that no progress can be made in Burma without their intervention and assistance," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner wrote in editorials in several regional newspapers.
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French President Jacques Chirac said on Saturday tension between China and Taiwan was worsening and backed Beijing's "one country, two systems" formula for recovering the self governed island.
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French government officials are planning to raise their concerns over China&#39;s exchange-rate policy at a meeting of eurozone finance ministers, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
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European Commission chief-in-waiting Jose Manuel Durao Barroso will meet French President Jacques Chirac this week at the start of a new familiarization tour, a spokesman of the EU executive said Monday.
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Beijing, Oct. 11 (VNA) - France and China on Sunday agreed to strengthen high-level political dialogues and exchange delegations, according to a press release issued during an official visit to China by French President Jacques Chirac.
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SUPPORTERS of President Chirac will try to change the French Constitution this week to protect him from prosecution for political corruption as soon as he leaves office.
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China and France underline the importance of Sino-European Union human rights dialogue in their joint press communique issued here Sunday.
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PARIS: France will act âtirelesslyâ to ensure the safety of French citizens and other foreigners in Ivory Coast, President Jacques Chirac said Friday.
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Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's grand tour of Europe this week is underscoring how the opportunities presented by the "super-market" that is China's billion people may be trumping the continent's long-standing concerns about human rights.
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On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac said he is &quot;not at all sure&quot; that the world has become safer since the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
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President Jacques Chirac dispatched his foreign minister to the Middle East on Sunday to work for the release of two French reporters abducted in Iraq, vowing to spare no effort to free them from kidnappers ...
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French President Jacques Chirac is to embark Tuesday on an Asian tour aimed at boosting economic ties -- and maybe his lifelong passion for Chinese art.