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A6 WORLD NEWS
Friday 6 November 2020
China opens import expo under anti-disease controls

SHANGHAI (AP) — Chinese The epidemic is both a
leaders are conducting an challenge and an oppor-
import fair under intensive tunity for our meat compa-
anti-coronavirus controls in ny," said Zhou.
their latest effort to revive China has relaxed most an-
the world's No. 2 economy ti-disease controls but trav-
while the United States and elers and visitors to public
Europe struggle with a re- buildings still are checked
newed surge of infections. for fever and must show a
Few exhibitors came from smartphone app that re-
abroad for the third China cords whether they have
International Import Expo. been to areas with recent
Most were represented infections. At the import
by Chinese employees or expo, exhibitors and visi-
managers who work in Chi- tors were required to show
na. Beijing has eased curbs proof they had a negative
that barred foreign visitors virus test within the past
to China, but new arrivals week. Crowds are limited to
are required to undergo a 30% of the normal capac-
14-day quarantine. ity of the National Exhibi-
China, where the pandem- tion and Convention Cen-
ic began in December, be- ter. China held this year's
came the first major econ- first in-person trade fair in
omy to begin the struggle Visitors wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus look walk past a display from the September in Beijing. Ex-
to restore normal activity U.S. Grains Council at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. hibitors from abroad at the
Associated Press
after the ruling Communist China International Fair for
Party declared victory over The expo does nothing to its industries. They say the many that already operate Trade in Services took part
the virus in March. Econom- address complaints about ruling party improperly in or sell to China. via the internet. The same
ic growth turned positive in China's trade record that supports its fledgling com- Tyson Foods Inc. is at the month, authorities opened
the three months ending in helped to spark its tariff war panies in technology and expo for the first time to the Beijing auto show, the
June. Retail spending has with Washington and fuel other promising fields and showcase its pork, beef and first major trade show for
edged back above pre- tension with Europe, Japan shields them from compe- pet food, said Zhou Qian, any industry since the pan-
virus levels. "By hosting the and other trading partners. tition. The approximately the company's public rela- demic began. A handful of
expo in these difficult times, Other governments com- 2,600 companies at the tions manager for Greater foreign visitors arrived early
China is demonstrating its plain Beijing violates its six-day expo that opened China. Tyson has been sell- to wait out a quarantine,
resolve to keep the global free-trade commitments by Thursday in a cavernous, ing chicken in China for but most brands were rep-
economy on track," the of- hampering access for for- 1.5 million square meter two decades and has six resented by Chinese em-
ficial China Daily newspa- eign companies that want (16 million square foot) factories in this country. ployees or executives who
per said Wednesday. to invest and compete in convention center include "2020 is a very special year. work in China.q

Ivory Coast's Soro calls on military to disobey president

to push ahead with a tran- were brought against him dum passed in 2016. The
sitional government of their that his supporters say were 78-year-old president, who
own after Saturday's elec- politically motivated to de- is popular with internation-
tion. "I ask you to disobey rail his candidacy. al donors, has said he was
the illegal orders and join He was later sentenced to motivated to run again
the National Council of 20 years in absentia on em- because of his love for his
Transition. To the defense bezzling public funds and country. He also has said it's
and security forces, I ask money laundering charg- unlikely he would seek re-
you to look in the mirror, in es. Several opposition lead- election again in 2025.
soul and conscience, and ers in Abidjan have had There have been wide-
act to stop the killings. You their homes surrounded by spread fears of post-elec-
must act to restore our con- security forces since Tues- tion violence erupting in
stitution to its former glory," day when the electoral Ivory Coast, where more
Soro said. commission issued results than 3,000 people were
"Alassane Ouattara is no showing Ouattara had won killed following a disputed
People, alleged detained, are seen in a police truck in Abidjan, longer the President of the another term with 94.3% of vote a decade ago.
Ivory Coast, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Republic of Ivory Coast. the vote after an opposi- Soro said Wednesday that
Associated Press Put an end to the specter tion boycott. a "nascent tyranny" was
By TOUSSAINT N'GOTTA and President Alassane Ouat- of civil war that threatens Ouattara has been in pow- forming in the country and
KRISTA LARSON tara after he was allowed our country, you know me," er for nearly a decade. he called on opposition ac-
Associated Press to win a controversial third Soro said, directly address- He initially said he would tivists to continue civil dis-
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) term. Soro's comments ing defense and security not run again this year but obedience efforts.
— Prominent dissident Guil- via his Facebook account forces. Soro, a former rebel changed his mind after his "We must stand up and
laume Soro, a former prime put him on a direct crash leader who went on to be- party's candidate died sud- block the former presi-
minister who was blocked course with his former men- come the president of the denly in July. He maintains dent, Alassane Ouattara,
from running in Ivory Coast's tor, and align him more National Assembly, was un- that the country's two-term who has taken the country
presidential election, closely with two other op- able to return to Ivory Coast limit for presidents does hostage," Soro said. "Let's
called Wednesday on the position leaders still in Ivory from France earlier this year not apply to him because stand up to say no to the
country's military to disobey Coast who have pledged when criminal charges of a constitutional referen- dictatorship."q