The New Year is coming, the step towards the streets, the fields, harmonious full of urban and rural areas, the great river north and south.

新年走来了，步伐迈进大街小巷、田间地头，和谐充满城市乡村，大江南北。

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"We believe the north-south summit went a step further and confirmed what is happening in the six-nation talks, " Roh said.

CNN: Korean leaders sign peace pledge

In Seoul, protesters pleaded Wednesday with the South Korean government to step up efforts to stop the repatriation of the North Koreans.

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China does not want instability and North Korea with the most logical next step of war against our South Korean friends and (to a lesser extent, though still preferred) the Japanese potential-friends-to-be.

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