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China elects Jiang ally head of advisory body

BEIJING, China - Jia Qinglin (L), who was elected as chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with his predecessor Li Ruihuan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 13.

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China's Li visits volcanic eruption-hit area in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - China's senior Communist Party leader Li Ruihuan (fourth from left, wearing glasses) visits a memorial park which shows houses and facilities damaged by a 1991 volcanic eruption of Mt. Fugen in Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 16. Li, ranked fourth in the Chinese Communist Party, was winding up his nine-day tour of Japan with the visit to the foot of Mt. Fugen.

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China's Li visits Mitsubishi Heavy Industries

NAGASAKI, Japan - The No. 4 official of the Chinese Communist Party, Li Ruihuan (L), visits Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Nagasaki shipbuilding plant in Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 14 as part of a visit to Japan. Li, chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference, has been in Japan since Dec. 8 and will stay until Dec. 16.

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China's leader Li Ruihuan visits Toyota's factory

FUKUOKA, Japan - Li Ruihuan (C), the fourth-highest ranking official of the Chinese Communist Party, listens to an explanation about an auto assembly line at Toyota Motor Corp.'s plant in Miyata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 13. Li, chairman of the People's Political Consultative Conference, arrived in Japan on Dec. 8 and will stay until Dec. 16.

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Obuchi meets China's No. 4

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi shakes hands with Li Ruihuan, the fourth ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party, at his official residence in Tokyo on Dec. 10 prior to their talks. Li has been in Japan since Dec. 8 on a nine-day visit.

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Li meets with Kono

TOKYO, Japan - Li Ruihuan (R), the No. 4 leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) prior to their meeting in a Tokyo hotel Dec. 10.

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Chinese leader Li Ruihuan welcomed at Japan reception

TOKYO, Japan - Li Ruihuan (R, front), the 4th-ranking leader of the Chinese Communist Party, is welcomed by House of Representatives Speaker Soichiro Ito (2nd from L) and House of Councillors President Juro Saito (L) at a reception for Li held at Ito's official residence on Dec. 9. Li, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, arrived in Japan on Dec. 8 for an 8-day visit.

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LDP's Nonaka meets Chinese Leader Li

BEIJING, China - Hiromu Nonaka (L), former chief cabinet secretary and now acting secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, talks with Li Ruihuan, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at Beijing's Diaoyutai guesthouse on Nov. 24. Nonaka arrived in Beijing earlier in the day for a three-day visit.

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President Jiang, Premier Zhu at CPPCC session

President Jiang Zemin (R) and Premier Zhu Rongji discuss business on the platform of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing on March 3. In the foreground is Li Ruihuan, chairman of CPPCC which opened at the Great Hall of the People.

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