"Negative public communication, aimed at accessing resources or any other purpose, does not help the image of the country nor does it in any case reflect the true state of affairs, " a spokesman for President Thabo Mbeki's cabinet said in response to Zille's statement.

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Can you image any other country in the world that its government officials consume everything, except of air, from clothes, phones, hats, milk, fruits, etc, made in foreign countries or foreign brand?

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Jiang, the first Chinese Communist leader with a university degree, exhibits a charming worldliness and appreciation of other cultures that sit well with his bid to improve his country's global image.

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