At the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council, Prime Minister Philemon Yang of the Republic of Cameroon will pay an official visit to China from June 17 to 21.
At the invitation of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari of the Republic of Iraq will pay an official visit to China from June 13 to 17.
At the invitation of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Botswana will pay an official visit to China from June 16 to 21.
Q: Yesterday, a few "Tibet independence" activists disrupted a press conference in Lausanne, Switzerland held by the Beijing delegation bidding for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. They were then taken away by the security guards. Will such moves affect Beijing's bidding for the Winter Olympic Games?
A: Those people were deliberately provocative. What they did will never shake the rock-firm resolve of the Chinese government and people to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Q: Aung San Suu Kyi, chief of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) started her visit to China yesterday. Please tell us more about her agenda.
A: Madame Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in China yesterday. Wang Jiarui, Vice Chairman of the CPPCC and chief of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee met with Madame Aung San Suu Kyi and the NLD delegation yesterday in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on deepening party-to-party relations. During Madame Aung San Suu Kyi's visit, state and party leaders of China will meet with her delegation.
Q: Fugitive corrupt Chinese official Yang Xiuzhu applied for political asylum in the US in a New York court this week. How will the Chinese government communicate with and persuade the US government to extradite Yang Xiuzhu to China?
A: Corrupt suspect Yang Xiuzhu who fled overseas has been caught in the US. The US side should repatriate Yang Xiuzhu, who is suspected of corruption in China, so that she can be subject to the legal punishment. China and the US have conducted good cooperation on many cases through the China-US Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation. The two sides will deepen cooperation on judicature and law enforcement, and work in concert to combat cross-border crimes.
Corruption is a cancer of the human society. There is no "safe haven" for the corrupt in the world. No matter how long and how far the corrupt have fled, the Chinese government will bring them back to justice and hold them accountable.
