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Wen arrives in Paris to promote relations
Premier Wen Jiabao visits satellite maker EADS
Astrium in Toulouse, southwestern France December
4, 2005.
Premier Wen Jiabao (R) is greeted by France's
Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy (L) upon
his arrival at Orly Airport, near Paris December
4, 2005. Wen starts a four-day visit to France on
Sunday.
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France
China
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In- depth Exchange of Views

• mutual concern and making broad contacts with
  friends
• further understanding
• expand common ground
• promote cooperation
• press ahead with the development of the
  Sino-French comprehensive strategic partnership

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Earlier on Sunday, Wen visited French and
European aviation and space companies en route to
Paris, notably the European Aeronautic Defense
and Space Company and aircraft maker Airbus in
Toulouse, a city in southwestern France.
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KMT sweeps Taiwan local elections
Ma Ying-jeou (L), Taiwan's Nationalist Party
Chairman (Kuomintang),
Ma Ying-jeou claps after the party won the
elections.
Ma Ying-jeou (center) delivers a victory speech
on the municipal elections.
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Election situation
Total seats 23
The Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT)
14 The People First Party 1 New Party 1
ALLIES
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) 6
Independent candidates 1
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"The KMT did not beat the DPP. The DPP was
defeated by itself," ----KMT Chairman Ma
Ying-jeou

• KMTs positive attitude toward China mainland
  government.
• DPPs corruption probe into a subway project that
  people lost confidence in DPP government.

Further influence
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China sacks environmental minister after toxic
spill
China's environmental minister resigned under
pressure after his ministry angrily berated
officials in the northeastern province of Jilin
for covering up a toxic spill.
Xie Zhenhua, head of the ministry-level State
Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA),
quit his post and was replaced by Zhou Shengxian,
former director of the State Forestry
Administration.
Xie Zhenxian
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The Ninth Green China Forum Held On Saturday in
Beijing
Experts and officials assembled in Beijing for
improving its information publicity and taking
more participation in environmental issues.
The government should pay more attention to
establishing a platform for the public to take
part in environmental causes.
Media is another way to promote the public's
participation. Should not just focus on reporting
environmental cases, but should also urge people
to engage in the cause.
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Three Groups

• Lucky Group
• Unlucky Group
• Happy Group

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Heavy snowfalls in Dalian
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• In Dalian, December 2, 2005
• Heaviest snow in the city
• On Monday, primary and middle schools were
  closed.

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Take care of yourselves!
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Three Groups

• Lucky Group
• Unlucky Group
• Happy Group

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Bus accident in Beijing suburb
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On Monday 830 pm
kills 24
injures 9
A coach and a cargo truck
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Three Groups

• Lucky Group
• Unlucky Group
• Happy Group

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Gay couples in UK achieve right to tie the knot

• Britain introduces legislation on Dec 5, 2005,
  giving same-sex couples the same legal rights as
  their married heterosexual counterparts.

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Five countries allow gay marriages
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1.Netherlands April 2001 2.Belgium
January 2003 3.Canada June 2005
4.Spain July 2005 5.Britain
December 2005
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Some countries recognize same-sex civil unions
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Denmark first France United States (
Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey and California )
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Thank you!
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Dec 7,2005