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Commerce Minister, central bank governor hold press conference
Source: Xinhuanet | 03-12-2007 16:31
Special Report: 2007 NPC & CPPCC sessions
Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai (L) and Governor of the People's Bank of China Zhou Xiaochuan laugh face-to-face during a press conference held by the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2007. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai addresses the media during a press conference held by the Fifth Session of the Tenth National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 12, 2007. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
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