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• Premier Wen Jiabao On Tie-Strengthening Visit To EU - Editor, 26 January 2009

With the spiraling global financial crisis high on his agenda, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao will be spending a week in Europe starting with the World Economic Forum in Davis, Switzerland on 27-28 January. From there the Premier will travel to Germany, followed by a visit to the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, before heading for Spain and concluding his trip with a visit to Britain.

• 2008 Trade Surplus Hits Record High - Editor, 5 January 2009

China’s state-owned Xinhau News Agency has reported that the country’s trade surplus for 2008 is likely to exceed US$290 billion, with total foreign trade reaching US$2.55 trillion, reflecting an increase of 18 percent over 2007. This information was released by China’s General Administration of Customs and is seen by experts as encouraging, especially in light of the economic downturn being experienced virtually on a global scale.

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