In 1994 the Chinese delegation left with more than double the Japanese haul of 59 golds.
The President will be meeting this evening with the Chinese delegation in the U.S.-China dialogue.
The signing ceremony follows a visit by a Chinese delegation to carry out feasibility studies at the construction site.
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But he was met with immediate skepticism from the Chinese delegation in the audience, who questioned America's role in the Pacific.
Boundary discussions will feature more prominently than planned during the Chinese delegation's four-day visit to New Delhi and Mumbai, the official added.
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Earlier in the day the Chinese delegation moved out of the official hotel after it was said to be not up to their standards.
The discussions between the administration and the Chinese delegation wrapped up Wednesday, but Chinese officials are spending the next several days in meetings with Congress.
Gao Feng, head of the Chinese delegation in Kiruna, told China's official Xinhua news agency that the council's decision to grant it observer status was a "right and wise" move.
When the finance ministers from the G20 nations gather in Seoul in November, they will encounter a Chinese delegation that understands this history, and is determined not to repeat it.
Since beginning the official dialogue with Beijing last year, Paulson continues to meet with Chinese officials, most notably in May, when a Chinese delegation met with lawmakers and administration officials here.
Security officials tell CNN that the Chinese delegation's schedule today includes a meeting with Reno and her deputy Eric Holder, a luncheon, a tour of the Justice Department, and more sessions at Justice before a visit to the nearby FBI headquarters late Monday.
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He was speaking at a conference in Singapore, attended by a high-level Chinese military delegation.
The Chinese Olympic delegation "fully respects the Badminton World Federation's decision to punish" its athletes, it said in a statement.
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Mr Snyder pointed out that the 100-strong delegation of Chinese visitors who were currently attending the Summit were spending only a brief time on their other stops in the U.S. (they were also to visit Chicago and Detroit), but they were spending nearly two full days in Indiana.
The Chinese government has sent a delegation, including representatives from the security and intelligence agencies, to assess the situation in Hong Kong and to help it work out a response to the crisis.
The Chinese government has sent a delegation, including representatives from the security and intelligence agencies, the foreign ministry and the Hong Kong and Macao Office, to assess the situation in Hong Kong and to help it work out its response to the crisis.
Tieshan said his eight-member delegation, appointed by the Chinese government, includes representatives from Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism and Islam.
"The facts speak louder than anything else, " said Michael Fu Tieshan, a Chinese Catholic bishop who is leading the delegation.
But he barely mentioned the two months he spent as part of a delegation of college students traveling around the Chinese countryside, trying to foster private enterprises.
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Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who is co-leading the US delegation along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is likely to push his Chinese counterparts behind the scenes.
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