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(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-07-02 07:39 Beijing Food safety All animal products provided to Olympic cities will be recorded until Sept 30, and all slaughter houses and processing companies will be strictly supervised. The Beijing animal health inspection institute said this was to ensure food safety. The precautions include the inspection of animal feed. Tianjin Warm-up games The Chinese national women's soccer team arrived in Tianjin on Monday to prepare for two Olympic warm-up games against a team from Australia. The games will be held on Friday and Monday. Tianjin is a co-host city of the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese team recently concluded its pre-Olympic training in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Washington Firearms ban lifted US President George W. Bush lifted restrictions on Monday to allow firearms to be shipped to China for US athletes competing in shooting events at the Olympic Games. Bush also cleared the way for sending mobile high-definition television cameras embedded with military-grade gyroscopes to China for use by American film crews. Bush said the shipments will be approved on a case-by-case basis, and the equipment will be returned to the United States after the Games. China Daily - Agencies (China Daily 07/02/2008 page6) |
