Chinese President to visit North Korea this week
From Max Lee
The Daily Mail’s Special
Correspondent in Beijing

BEIJING—Chinese leaders have a hectic diplomatic itinerary until the end of the year, State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan said in Beijing yesterday.
President Hu Jintao will pay official goodwill visits to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Viet Nam between Friday and next Wednesday.
Tang said Hu would also visit some European countries and attend international meetings.
It is reported that US President George W. Bush will visit Beijing after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum in Busan, the APEC host city in Republic of Korea in mid-November.
It is believed that leaders of the APEC members would have frequent exchanges on the sidelines of the forum.
A well-placed source said Premier Wen Jiabao plans to visit Eastern European countries before the end of the year.
Tang said China will continue to pursue multi-faceted diplomacy and contribute more to world peace and common development.
Tang made the remarks at the opening ceremony of a symposium on "China and the United Nations" to mark the UN's 60th anniversary.
Tang said China is firmly opposed to any measures to force through highly-controversial reform plans of the UN, saying any move that causes disunity or a split among member states is not acceptable.
He said the UN reform must proceed under the spirit of the UN Charter with the full participation of the vast number of member states and on the basis of broad consensus.
Tang also emphasized that China stands ready to work with the international community for a UN that adheres to multi-lateralism and strives for common security.
More than 100 dignitaries from the government, international organizations and academic circles participated in the forum that focused on political security, economic and social development and human rights.
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing attended last night's reception to commemorate the UN's 60th anniversary, and expressed China's determination to support the UN reform and the global organization's core role in international affairs.

 

China uses mobile hospital in rescue
From Javed Akhtar ( APP)

BEIJING—Chinese International Rescue Team (CIRT) for the first time, used a mobile hospital system in Pakistan's quake affected areas during its 11-day stay there.
Peng Bibo, chief medical officer of the CIRT, said that as a medical system, mobile hospitals connect medical workers and equipment and can provide many kinds of medical services, the effect of which can match any regular hospital.
It is also the first time that the CIRT conducts operation in mountainous areas where mobile hospitals played a crucial part in searching and rescuing survivors, according to Peng. The CIRT rescued three survivors and treated more than 590 in and around Balakot, said Peng
He said mobile hospitals enlarged the coverage of medical rescue by adopting the new mode of on-spot first aid, emergency treatment, operation, systematic diagnosis and recovery, and greatly boosted the CIRT's efficiency in Pakistan earthquake rescue operations.
He said China was urged to integrate advanced technology with emergency medicine to build mobile hospital systems used in domestic rescue operations.