scuffle with police over Chinese President visit

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Chinese President: China and Malta all-weather friends

Staff Reporter

July 24, 2001 9:00:00 AM CET

 

At a state dinner given last night,, President de Marco said the Chinese

Presidents visit to Malta comes at the end of a diplomatic round of visits

to

the Russian Federation, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova.

 

Click on the link to read the full article

http://www.independent.com.mt/daily/newsview.asp?id=1812

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Peaceful protest disturbed by scuffle with police

Matthew Xuereb

July 24, 2001 9:00:00 AM CET

 

A peaceful protest organised yesterday evening by Alternattiva Demokratika

the

Green Party, in front of the Chinese Embassy in St Julians, was disturbed by

a

somewhat violent scuffle with the police.

 

 

Click on the link to read the full article

http://www.independent.com.mt/daily/newsview.asp?id=17848

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Chinese President on three-day state visit

Matthew Xuereb

July 24, 2001 9:00:00 AM CET

 

The President of the Peoples Republic of China, Jiang Zemin, accompanied by

his

wife and six ministers, arrived yesterday on a three-day state visit.

 

Click on the link to read the full article

http://www.independent.com.mt/daily/newsview.asp?id=1811

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The Malta Times:-

 

The gift presented to Prof. de Marco consists of a chariot drawn by four

horses and steered by a valiant-looking charioteer wearing a hat and bearing

a sword, crossbow and arrows.

 

The back of the chariot was to be used by the Emperor Qin Shihuang`s soul to

go out and inspect his army in the afterlife. The bronze chariot is

considered to be the crown jewel of the relics unearthed from the emperor`s

mausoleum............

 

In his reply President Jiang said: " We have every reason to conclude that

China and Malta are all-weather friends that have withstood the test of

time " .

 

Mr Jiang will today be meeting Dr Fenech Adami and Labour leader Alfred

Sant.

 

He is the second president of China to visit Malta. Li Xiannian visited

Malta for five days in November, 1984.

 

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/article.php?id=17617

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