21.   At a regular briefing this week, the U.S. Embassy reported heavy clashes in Cyabingo, south of Ruhengeri, on Friday.

22.   But Beijing will not renounce the right to use force if necessary, he added at a regular briefing.

23.   China endorses unconditional renewal of the non-proliferation treaty, Foreign Ministry spokesman Shen Guofang said at a regular briefing.

24.   China has repeatedly urged the anti-nuclear organization to abandon the protest, and Shen repeated the appeal Tuesday at a regular briefing for reporters.

25.   China has repeatedly urged Greenpeace to abandon its plan to visit Shanghai, and Shen repeated the appeal Tuesday at a regular briefing for reporters.

26.   China will try to improve trade relations with Russia, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhang Qiyue told reporters at a regular briefing.

27.   Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh told a regular briefing for reporters that neither Duyet nor any other standing committee members were under investigation.

28.   He promised regular briefings when he first took office, then quickly dropped the idea.

29.   In a regular briefing last Tuesday, ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue warned of adverse effects on China-U.S. relations if Washington did not change its ways.

30.   Journalists replied that their job would be eased if the government would hold regular briefings.