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Xinhua Today: Sino-Russian friendship, China sells satellite to Nigeria

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Today's news from state-owned news agency and lads magazine Xinhua:

Xinhua in Chinese:
- Foreign media comment on meeting of Chinese and Russian heads of state: Sino-Russian cooperation enters new phase — excerpt: Continuing the Great Friendship of the two countries during the 1950s, a second Great Friendship will be established... (Link, English version here, image of Hu and Putin taken from Xinhua)
- CNOOC volunteers for review of bid by Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (Link, English version here)

Xinhua in English:
- China to build thermonuclear experimental reactor (Link)
- China prepares to export 1st satellite — Nigeria to buy Chinese-made and operated satellite: "The satellite will be monitored and tracked by a ground station to be built in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, by the Chinese firm, and a ground station in Kashi in northwest Xinjiang Ugyur Autonomous Region" (Link)
- China to boost Mekong trade, investment — Eyes on the Golden Triangle (Link)

Skinhua:
- Sophie Marceau's wild postures — This is a very misleading title (Link)

 
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