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The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC)
increased exchanges with foreign parliaments, adding new contents
to state-to-state relations and enhancing the mutual trust, common
understanding and mutual cooperation with other countries.
These remarks were made by NPC Chairman Wu Bangguo when
reporting the work of the NPC standing committee to the NPC annual
session? in Beijing?Wednesday.
In 2003, The NPC Standing Committee received 18 foreign
parliamentary delegations and sent Chinese NPC delegation to almost
20 foreign countries.
Meanwhile, the top legislature brought into depth the
relationship with parliaments of the United States, Russia, the
European Union, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, and ASEAN (Association of Southeast
Asian Nations) countries. It also increased exchanges with
international and regional parliamentary organizations.
(Xinhua News Agency March 10, 2004)
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