Tony Blair releases Chinese edition of his memoirs
August 30th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANSBeijing, Aug 30 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair inaugurated the Chinese edition of his memoirs, “A Journey”, in Beijing Tuesday.
In the book’s preface, Blair, who served as the British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, hailed the progress China has made since his first visit to the country in 1989, Xinhua reported.
During the inauguration ceremony, Blair also referred to China as a developing country which has recorded “unprecedented achievements” since opening up to the world in the late 1970s.
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