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China's Li pledges to hold on to eurozone debt

China also signs deals with Belgium worth more than 18 billion euros ahead of China-EU summit in Brussels

Beijing

CHINA promised the European Union on Monday that it would hold on to its eurozone debt, Chinese state media reported, saying the Greek debt crisis was Beijing's problem too.

The comments by China's premier Li Keqiang just before a China-EU summit in Brussels appeared aimed at soothing European financial markets that took fright at the growing risk that Greece will leave the euro.

Mr Li told European parliament president Martin Schulz that China would be "a long-term, responsible holder of euro...

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