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Rudd gets blunt with Chinese students on Tibet
The actions were particularly courageous after the Chinese sent an official complaint to Australia regarding comments Rudd made to George W. Bush while in USA.
Due to meet Chinese President HU JINTAO on Saturday, Rudd was frank in telling an assembly of students in China there's a need for Australia to speak openly with China on issues such as Tibet.
He also took time to detail the need for more action on climate change.
The speech was made to 600 students to Peking University in Beijing who were eager to hear Mr RUDD speak to them in Mandarin.
Rudd told the students that Australians are aware of the troubles in Tibet and that he plans to speak to the Chinese leaders in a straight-forward manner.
"We recognise the need for all parties to avoid violence and find a solution through dialogue," Rudd said.
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