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"A large number of Chinese tourists are visiting during the high season, and there is a strong indication that more will be coming in December and January, judging from a reported increase in chartered flights from China."

SISDIVACHR CHEWARATTANAPORN, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents, said an estimated 4.3 million Chinese tourists will have visited Thailand by the end of this year.

"It's great to have 'Experience China' here in New Zealand because it opens up the eyes of New Zealanders to the rich and diverse culture of China, both its classical culture and its modern culture."

PHIL GOFF, former New Zealand trade minister, who signed a free trade agreement with China in 2008. Goff commented on the "Experience China in New Zealand" program, featuring paintings, calligraphy, and the launch of the book Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.

"Officials should be held accountable for important decisions they have made through their lives because the decisions were often made recklessly or illegally and no democratic procedures were followed." YUAN SHUHONG, deputy director of the State Council Legal Affairs Office, at a news conference on the rule of law in Beijing on Nov 6.

(China Daily Africa Weekly 11/14/2014 page2)