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Boycott of Beijing Olympics opening receives chilly response in EU

The call for a boycott of the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics received chilly response at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Slovenia on Friday. Some EU politicians recently threatened to boycott the opening ceremony of Beiji ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Sat, Mar 29 2008

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