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Ravaged areas to stay open to foreign press

CHINA'S quake-ravaged areas remain open to overseas journalists in time of disaster relief as well as rebuilding, a Chinese government official said yesterday. "Our open policy remains unchanged," said Wang Guoqing,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Jun 11 2008

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