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China and G8

The Group of Eight (G8), which serves as a coordination mechanism for leading industrialized countries, has been playing an important role in world politics and economic affairs. more>>

Chinese president's fruitful Japanese tour "a major diplomatic move"

China's foreign minister on Wednesday hailed President Hu Jintao's Japanese tour for the Group of Eight Summit's outreach session, calling it a major diplomatic move which produces important achievements in many aspects.

Chinese President back home from G8 summit outreach session (July 9, 14:15 GMT)
Chinese president meets Bush on bilateral ties, six-party talks, Taiwan (July 9, 12:11 GMT)
Chinese president calls on major economies to combat climate change (July 9, 07:18 GMT)

G8 Summit

Chinese President back home from G8 summit outreach session (Jul 09, 14:15 GMT)
Chinese president meets Bush on bilateral ties, six-party talks, Taiwan (Jul 09, 12:11 GMT)
Chinese President, Japanese PM vow to boost strategic, mutually beneficial relations (Jul 09, 17:22 GMT)
Chinese president meets with France's Sarkozy in Japan (Jul 09, 12:47 GMT)
Chinese president attends meeting on energy security, climate change (Jul 09, 03:27 GMT)
Major economies leaders meeting starts in Hokkaido (Jul 09, 04:42 GMT)
Chinese president attends G8 outreach session (Jul 09, 00:08 GMT)
G8 leaders meet counterparts from developing nations (Jul 09, 04:41 GMT)
G8 leaders tackle soaring oil prices, Africa aid and emission cuts (Jul 08, 16:17 GMT)
G8 continues support for Six-Party process on K. Peninsula nuclear issues (Jul 09, 04:40 GMT)
China's Hu proposes priorities for further cooperation among five major developing countries (Jul 08, 11:18 GMT)
Chinese president meets Indian PM on bilateral ties, global issues (Jul 08, 08:51 GMT)

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Economy/Development

Chinese president: Millennium Development Goals should be achieved in comprehensive, balanced way (Jul 09, 05:36 GMT)
Chinese president raises 4-point proposal on boosting world economy (Jul 09, 05:29 GMT)
News Analysis: G8 summit to wrestle with "3F crisis" (Jul 07, 15:45 GMT)
G8 urged to act now as world "entering danger zone" (Jul 07, 15:43 GMT)
Asia, Europe to make concerted efforts to counter factors destabilizing global economy (Jul 07, 15:43 GMT)
G8 finance ministers optimistic about world economy (Jul 07, 15:42 GMT)
Fed says U.S. economy "generally weak" (Jul 07, 15:41 GMT)

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Energy/Climate Change

Chinese president calls on major economies to combat climate change (Jul 09, 07:18 GMT)
President Hu elaborates on China's stance on climate change (Jul 09, 06:55 GMT)
Major developing nations urge cooperative action in addressing climate change (Jul 08, 11:37 GMT)
G8 leaders agrees to halve greenhouse gas emission by 2050 (Jul 08, 07:54 GMT)
G8 reaches tentative climate change deal-sources (Jul 08, 07:09 GMT)
Climate body urges G8 to set binding mid-term goals for emission reduction (Jul 07, 15:34 GMT)
G8 is unlikely to agree on climate deal (Jul 07, 00:07 GMT)
Minister: Climate change may affect South Africa's corn crop severely (Jul 07, 15:34 GMT)
Foreign governments help China map out plans for climate change (Jun 30, 15:56 GMT)
Japan pledges cooperation with UN over climate change, African development (Jun 30, 09:50 GMT)
Chinese president urges enhanced efforts to cope with climate change (Jun 28, 08:41 GMT)

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Grain Security

Chinese president: Food issue concerns world's development, security (Jul 09, 05:21 GMT)
'We're not to blame' for food crisis (Jul 09, 00:31 GMT)
G8 leaders to set up task force on food crisis: report (Jun 30, 08:21 GMT)
UN chief urges global partnership to tackle food crisis (Jun 18, 21:12 GMT)
UN chief: Billions of dollars needed yearly to fight food crisis (Jun 04, 22:00 GMT)
Energy experts: China not to sacrifice food for fuel (Jun 05, 16:13 GMT)

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Opinions/Comments

News analysis: More words than action at G8 summit (Jul 10, 05:57 GMT)
Economists: Equal emissions cuts "unreasonable" (Jul 10, 05:56 GMT)
FM: Chinese president's fruitful Japanese tour "a major diplomatic move" (Jul 09, 20:44 GMT)
Scholar sees China's participation promote prestige of G8 summit (Jul 08, 22:55 GMT)
Japan summit to test G8 leaders on climate change, world economy and security (Jul 07, 15:19 GMT)
Global oil prices surge to top agenda of G8 summit (Jul 07, 15:16 GMT)
British expert cynical of G8 consensus on climate change (Jul 07, 15:16 GMT)
Japanese professor: Breakthrough on climate change issue unlikely at G8 summit (Jul 07, 15:15 GMT)
Medvedev: G8 summit offers opportunity to jointly tackle global challenges (Jul 07, 15:14 GMT)
China can use G8 talks to reach out to others (Jul 07, 15:13 GMT)

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Photo

Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Sapporo, capital of Hokkaido, Monday for the Outreach Session of the Group of Eight (G8) Summit, slated for Wednesday in the northern Japanese resort of Toyako. more>>

Activists dressed up as G8 leaders pose with balloons symbolising their countries' amount of carbon emission at an anti-G8 event in Sapporo July 8, 2008, during the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit. more>>

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) shakes hands with U.S. President George W. Bush in a greeting ceremony hosted by Fukuda in the first official day of the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit, at Lake Toyoko, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan，July 7, 2008. more>>