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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Yao Jian said Friday that China welcomes the US intent to waive the embargo on the export of C-130 planes to China for use in oil spill response operations.
Yao said China had taken note of US President Barack Obama's proposal to end the restrictions on C-130 military transport aircraft sales to China in a letter to the US Congress on Oct 8.
The waiver of this embargo reflects a positive sign sent by the US to promote its exports to China, and China welcomes all measures that are conducive to promoting the bilateral economic cooperation and boosting the bilateral trade, said Yao.
The US government's export control, which started 61 years ago, has lead to trade imbalances in the manufacturing sector between the two nations and an unstable trade environment.
China hopes that the US will further relax controls over the exports of high-tech products and adopt "fair and non-discriminatory" policies to China in the process of export control reform, he said.
China also hopes the United States to expedite the export control reform announced on Aug 31, in order to boost bilateral economic ties with China and to improve its trade balance, said Yao.
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A total of 1.03 million people visited the Shanghai World Exposition on Saturday, a record number since the Expo opened. The total number also exceeded an earlier record.
The Expo had received some 64.62 million visitors by the end of Saturday, the 169th day since the event began on May 1. The previous record was set during the 1970 Osaka World Expo in Japan, which about 64 million people attended over a six month period.
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The death toll from a coal mine gas leak in central China's Henan Province rose to 26 Sunday morning as rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners who were still trapped underground, rescue headquarters said.
Rescuers were battling to reach the 11 miners still trapped underground, but chances for them to survive were very slim, said Du Bo, deputy chief of the rescue headquarters.
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Heavy fines were handed down on Friday by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), but there were no suspensions arising from the national team's brawl with Brazil during a friendly game in Xuchang, Henan province on Tuesday.
Head coach Bob Donewald Jr copped the biggest fine of 50,000 yuan ($7,528) while team manager Zhang Xiong and players Zhu Fangyu, Ding Jinhui and Su Wei were fined 30,000 yuan. Six other Chinese players were fined 20,000 yuan for joining the melee.
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China has promulgated a regulation on the administration of Tibetan Buddhist temples which stipulates, among others, that overseas individuals or organizations should not interfere in temple affairs.
The regulation, issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA), will come into effect on Nov 1.
The regulation, which was made public in a circular on the agency's website, says Tibetan Buddhist temple affairs must not be subject to the control by any overseas individual or organization.
It also states that no individual or organization should use Tibetan Buddhism as a cover to disrupt social order and the state's education system, harm people's health, or infringe public interest and the citizens' legitimate rights.
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