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Deputy secretary of state in China for talks
iht.com May 11, 2008
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is in Beijing for discussions expected to focus on the Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs and the crisis in Myanmar after the deadly cyclone there. ... Negroponte is to meet Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Vice President Xi...
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