RI-China association opened in Medan<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: The Indonesia-China Friendship
\nAssociation (PPIC) for the northern Sumatra region was officiated
\nin the capital of North Sumatra last Saturday.<\/p>\n
Also attending the inauguration ceremony held at the Polonia
\nHotel were Chen Shi Qiu, the Chinese Ambassador to Indonesia,
\nMinister of Manpower and Transmigration Jacob Nua Wea and
\nGovernor of North Sumatra Tengku Rizal Nurdin.<\/p>\n
Qiu appreciated the amount of cooperation that had taken place
\nbetween the two countries in politics, economics and culture
\nsince bilateral ties resumed in 1990.<\/p>\n
The good bilateral ties were also reflected by official
\nvisits. Former president Abdurrahman Wahid visited China at the
\nend of 1999 and China's Premier Zhu Rongji visited Indonesia in
\nNovember 2001.<\/p>\n
Jacob, who was appointed as an advisor of PPIC, appreciated
\nthe establishment of the association and not China's office as
\nwas recently reported, which was expected to enhance mutual
\nconfidence and trust between the two countries. --JP<\/p>",
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