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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>People’s Daily Online</P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Chinese official calls for more language, culture exchanges with foreign countries</P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong has called for more communications in language and culture among the people in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> and foreign countries.<BR><BR>Liu made the remarks during a meeting with the contestants of the 10th "<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Chinese</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Bridge</st1:PlaceType>" competition, an international Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students, which opened Saturday in <st1:City w:st="on">Changsha</st1:City>, capital of central <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hunan</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Province</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.</P>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Full story:</P>

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