China Vows To Fight Copyright Piracy, Climate Change (Actual Headline!) - AFP

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Chinese President Hu Jintao vowed Sunday to combat global warming and copyright piracy and further open up China, in an address to Sweden's business elite closing a three-day state visit to Sweden.

At a dinner hosted by the Sweden-China Trade Council attended by top directors from Swedish companies such as Ericsson, Ikea and Volvo, Hu said China was committed to sustainable development.

"We will continue to follow the scientific thinking on development that is people-oriented and calls for comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development," he said.

China is the second-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the United States, and the International Energy Agency expects its emissions to overtake the US by 2010. Beijing has insisted it is committed to fighting climate change but has maintained that its economic development must come first and that rich nations should shoulder the main burden.

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http://www.terradaily.com/2007/070610195128.4kug42j0.html

[Deja Q]

1. So China isn't a rich nation. Uh-huh.

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