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Reporting made easier for foreign media

China's new rules on foreign media will make reporting from the country more convenient, Wang Chen, minister of the State Council Information Office, has said. The new rules, which replace the temporary ones for more than 30,000 foreign journalists... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Oct 20 2008

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