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| | Xu Caihou starts visit to New Zealand |
 | | At the invitation of the Ministry of Defense of New Zealand, General Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, arrived in Christchurch on September 16 to begin his official friendly visit to New Zealand. |
 | | Xu also said in his written speech that the purpose of his current visit is to further enhance understanding, expand consensus, develop friendship, and promote cooperation and, push for sound and in-depth development of ties between the two countries and the two militaries. |
 | | The principal members of Xu Caihou's delegation, including Liu Yuan, political commissar of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences, Sun Jianguo, chief of staff of the PLA Navy and, Sun Sijing, deputy political commissar of the PLA General Logistics Department, arrived in Christchurch by the same flight. |
| english.chinamil.com.cn /site2/news-channels/2006-09/18/content_589313.htm (240 words) |
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