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"Being authorized to produce World Cup-related products has greatly helped boost business growth."

Wang Xiangyu, a design manager at Dongguan Wagon Enterprise, which has produced more than 1.5 million models of the World Cup trophy and 400 other products related to the event, saying that a growing number of Chinese companies have been producing souvenirs for the tournament despite China not taking part.

"Historical archives not only prove it was the Japanese government and its army that conducted sexual slavery, but also showed it was widespread behavior."

Su Zhiliang, a historian and researcher, urging UNESCO to preserve the archives that show the suffering of so-called wartime comfort women.

"Premier Li Keqiang's visit comes at a very exciting time for business relations between our two countries. The city and London Stock Exchange have, for the whole of their long history, been natural partners to ambitious, fast-growing emerging markets."

Alexander Justham, CEO of London Stock Exchange Plc, talking about Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Britain.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 06/20/2014 page3)