Interview: Samoa head of state wishes Chinese sports team success in Olympics

Xinhua News Agency | August 1, 2008 | Copyright

Interview: Samoa head of state wishes Chinese sports team success in Olympics

By Xingwei Huang

WELLINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The head of state of the Independent Sate of Samoa said he was looking forward to attend the wonderful opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics and wishes the Chinese sports team great success.

In a recent interview with Xinhua, Afioga Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi, the head of state of Samoa, said: "I am and have been a firm friend of China and therefore I would like the Chinese team to do well in the Olympics, well enough to reinforce the impact of the Chinese ...

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