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>It looked like a regular Foreign Ministry news briefing. But the atmosphere was different. The sharp questions were replaced by good wishes for the New Year.
It also took place at a different venue: The newly opened National Grand Theater in the heart of Beijing.

About 300 foreign reporters tour the newly opened National Grand Theater on Friday evening during a New Year reception organized for them by the Foreign Ministry. [China Daily]
The Foreign Ministry hosted the New Year reception for foreign journalists in China on Friday, promising to offer more convenience in this Olympic year.
Spokesman Liu Jianchao pointed out that the government last year issued a new rule allowing foreign journalists to conduct interviews in other parts of the country without seeking permission from provincial foreign affairs offices.
"Now foreign journalists have better access to information and to interviewees," Liu told the more than 300 foreign journalists at the reception.
"I think the new regulation is a milestone in our foreign media service."
According to the ministry, there are 700 foreign resident journalists in China, representing 374 news agencies from 54 countries.
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