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China sentences its powerful former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang to life in jail, after he is found guilty of bribery, leaking state secrets and abuse of power. Yiming Woo reports.
Beijing, Jun 3 (EFE).- He has been under close surveillance since 1989 and is used to facing obstacles, so when journalists are prevented from accessing his home, he has no problem going out and sitting down to chat in a nearby fast food restaurant.Bao Tong, the highest official to be imprisoned in connection with the Tiananmen demonstrations of 1989 for his support of a negotiated solution, said that in the street it is easier for authorities to keep abreast of what the international press reports.His mental acuity does not correspond to his partial blindness and, despite this, he insists on demonstrating the physical autonomy he enjoys at 88. When he wants to emphasize a statement, he touches the tip of his nose with his right index finger. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).B-ROLL OF A TALK WITH BAO TONG, THE HIGHEST OFFICIAL TO BE IMPRISONED IN CONNECTION WITH THE TIANANMEN DEMONSTRATIONS OF 1989
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Chief Advisor to the Brazilian President, Celso Amorim, for a bilateral meeting at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia. IMAGES
A senior UN official condemns Russia for its "appalling assaults" on Ukraine which saw some 158 missiles launched, killing at least 30 people according to Kyiv. "Regrettably, today's appalling assaults were only the latest in a series of escalating attacks by the Russian Federation," says UN assistant secretary-general Mohamed Khiari. SOUNDBITE
China and Honduras establish official diplomatic relations during a ceremony attended by Chinese Foreign minister Qin Gang and his Hondurian counterpart Eduardo Reina, in a victory for Beijing which lured another ally away from Taiwan. IMAGES
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