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Shoe tossing 'a matter of regret'

BRITISH Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the shoe-throwing incident during a Cambridge University speech by Premier Wen Jiabao "a matter of regret," China's Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Brown sent a letter... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Feb 05 2009

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02 Feb 09 visit Shoe Thrown at China PM Wen Jiabao at Cambridge University UK  »  YouTube videoA protester has thrown a shoe at Wen Jiabao during a speech at Cambridge University and called the Chinese prime minister a "dictator". The shoe landed about a metre away from Mr Wen and the protester, a young man, was then removed by security...
05 Feb 09 visit Brown says incident during Premier Wen's Cambridge speech "a matter of regret"  »  People's Daily In response to an incident to disrupt Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's speech at Cambridge University, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was "a matter of regret," the Foreign Ministry said in Beijing Thursday. Brown wrote a letter to Premier...
09 Feb 09 visit Video: British Premier apologizes for the incident: a matter of regret  »  People's Daily British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the incident which disrupted Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's speech at Cambridge University was "a matter of regret". &$ ...
02 Feb 09 visit Shoe-throwing at Wen, reminiscent of Bush  »  Danwei Whilst delivering a speech about global economics at Cambridge University, UK, a man threw a shoe at Premier Wen Jiabao. Wen is visiting Britain on the final leg of his European "confidence" tour. After the incident, Wen carried on with his speech....
02 Feb 09 visit Shoe thrown at Premier Wen Jiabao at Cambridge University  »  Shanghaiist A human rights protestor, described as a Western-looking man with dark hair and in his early twenties, has been detained by UK police after he threw his shoe at Prime Minister Wen Jiabao while he was delivering a speech at Cambridge University. According...
28 Feb 09 visit Premier Wen said shoe-throwing incident in Cambridge "unexpected"  »  People's Daily Premier Wen Jiabao said that during his last visit to Britain, the shoe-throwing incident in Cambridge University was "unexpected". &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...

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