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A |     中新网北京8月24日电 (记者 李京泽)中国外交部发言人24日宣布：根据双方商定，中共中央政治局委员、中央外办主任、中印边界问题中方特别代表王毅将于8月25日在北京同印方特别代表、印度国家安全顾问多瓦尔举行中印边界问题特别代表第25次会晤。

B |          　　中国外交部发言人林剑在当日的例行记者会上应询介绍会晤主要议题时表示，中印边界问题特别代表会晤是两国边界谈判的主要渠道，也是双方就各自关切的问题沟通的重要平台。

C |     London, Oct 17 (UNI) A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was pulled into Chinese consulate grounds in Manchester and beaten up over alleged display of an inappropriate portrait of Xi Jinping.

The UK Foreign Office said it was urgently seeking clarity on the incident. Greater Manchester Police has launched an investigation, the BBC reported.

The BBC filmed unidentified men coming out of the consulate and forcing the man inside the compound, before he escaped with the help of police and other demonstrators.

The protester told the BBC "they dragged me inside, they beat me up".

A consulate spokesperson said protesters had displayed an insulting portrait of China's president.

Speaking after the incident, the protester, called Bob, told BBC that "mainlanders" - people from mainland China - had come out of the consulate and destroyed their posters.

"As we tried to stop them, they dragged me inside, they beat me up," he said, adding that he was then pulled out by the police.

"It's ridiculous. They shouldn't have done that. We are supposed to have freedom to say whatever we want here (in the UK)."

Consulate staff had previously asked the protesters to move to the opposite side of the street, the BBC said.

There were two police officers present at the protest, the BBC report added, saying but several more appeared within minutes of the altercation beginning.

They gathered at the gates of the compound trying to break up the fighting and move protesters back.

One police officer entered the consulate grounds and pulled the man who had been dragged inside back out.

At least eight men, some of whom were wearing helmets and protective vests, then returned to the consulate building.

The consulate is on UK soil, but cannot be entered without consent. Any offence committed on diplomatic premises is subject to UK law, but employees may hold diplomatic immunity.

Reacting on Twitter, former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith said the UK government should demand a full apology from the Chinese ambassador, and that those involved should be sent back to China.

The demonstrators were protesting as the Communist Party congress began in Beijing.

Chinese President Xi had said he had turned the situation in Hong Kong from "chaos to governance", referring to China's suppression of pro-democracy protests there.

A spokesperson for the consulate said the protesters had "hung an insulting portrait of the Chinese president at the main entrance".

"This would be intolerable and unacceptable for any diplomatic and consular missions of any country. Therefore, we condemn this deplorable act with strong indignation and firm opposition," the spokesperson added.

A spokesperson told the BBC, Greater Manchester Police was aware of the incident. "Officers were present and responded immediately to diffuse the situation," they said. "Enquiries are ongoing at this time to understand the full circumstances."

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D | 去年8月，双方成功举行中印边界问题特别代表第24次会晤，就中印边界问题坦诚深入交换意见，达成多项共识。此次特代会晤，双方将按照两国领导人共识精神，继续就边界问题深入沟通，共同维护边境地区的和平与安宁，双方还将就双边关系和国际地区问题交换意见。(完）                【编辑:胡寒笑】。