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Party Publicity Chief Stresses Spirit of Sixth Plenum Ding Guangen <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/dingguangen.shtml> , head of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), called on the country's mass media to study the spirit of the sixth plenum of the 15th Central Committee of the CPC. He made these remarks Monday during an inspection visit to the Beijing <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/beijing.html> -based People's Daily <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/GB/paper464/> , China's leading newspaper. Ding, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said that the mass media should study the important speech delivered by President Jiang Zemin <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/jiangzemin.shtml> on July 1 and the spirit of the sixth plenum. He pointed out that the media should improve their work style and writing style in order to better publicize the spirit of the sixth plenum, adding that the work style determines the writing style. **** China Provides Aid for Afghan Refugees The Chinese government has decided to provide one million yuan worth of aid to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the proper settlement of Afghan refugees, the Foreign Ministry said Monday. The Red Cross Society of China will also provide assistance to the Afghan refugees through the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, according to the Ministry. China's Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/people/tangjiaxuan.shtml> sent notification letters about the decision Sunday to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, Russia <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/russia.html> n Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine, British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jack Straw, and Louis Michel, foreign minister of Belgium <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/belgium.html> which holds the current European Union presidency. Tang said in the letters that China has been watching the related developments closely and is sympathetic to the plight of the Afghan refugees. The Chinese government calls on the international community to share the responsibility of providing more aid to Pakistan <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/pakistan.html> and other neighboring countries of Afghanistan <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/afghanistan.html> , who are helping settle a great number of Afghan refugees, so that the issue of Afghan refugees can be handled appropriately, Tang said. **** Hit Terrorists, But Don't Harm The Innocent: Chinese Pupils Pupils from a Chinese primary school wrote a letter recently to George W. Bush, President of the United States <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/usa.html> , in which they expressed endorsement for actions against terrorists and appealed for the crackdown not doing any harm to innocent people. In the letter dated September 18, "all Young Pioneers" of the Chengbei Primary School in Suining City in southwestern China's Sichuan <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/province/sichuan.html> Province expressed condolences for those victimized by the September 11 terrorist attacks They also urged the President not to hurt the innocent when taking revenge against the terrorists. The "Young Pioneers Squad" is a social organization for primary school students across China. According to an English copy of the letter obtained by Xinhua, the pupils said that "we deeply feel regret for that the event has caused many deaths and injuries of innocent people," and "as young citizens of the People's Republic of China, here we send deep sympathy and regards to all the injured people." They said that while approving of the intended revenge act against the terrorists and "enemy who destroy peace," they "don't hope that the innocent people would be injured and more children lose their parents and become orphans." Teachers and parents have all told them to be "friendly and generous" and the bird they like most is the peace pigeon, the pupils said in the letter, noting that "we hope all the children throughout the world will study and grow in an environment without wars and discrimination." **** Saudi Arabia Offers Assistance to Afghans Saudi Arab <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/sa.html> ia's King Fahd Ibn Abdul-Aziz has issued an order to offer humanitarian aid worth US$10 million to the Afghan people, Kuwait <http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/data/kuwait.html> 's official KUNA news agency reported on Monday. "The gesture comes as continuation of the kingdom's support for the people in Afghanistan <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/afghanistan.html> to alleviate their sufferings resulting from the increase in number of refugees at present," the king said in a statement. The Saudi king has ordered the concerned Saudi authorities to deliver urgent assistance, including foodstuffs, medicines and clothes, directly to needy people in the civil-war-stricken Asian country, KUNA said. Last Tuesday, Saudi Arabia, the close ally of the United States <http://www.peopledaily.com.cn/english/data/usa.html> , cut its ties with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime, which is harboring Saudi-born millionaire Osama bin Laden, named by the U.S. as prime suspect of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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