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Chinese paramilitary
officers on duty stand guard near the U.S. and British embassies in
Beijing. Security cordons tightened around foreign diplomatic
installations, including the Iraqi embassy, as the U.S.-led military
action against Iraq began. China called for an immediate halt to the war
and a return to efforts to resolve the crisis peacefully, saying the
action was in violation of the U.N. charter and international
law. |