15/11/2011 19:52
Russian prime minister received Confucius prize
Chinese academics has awarded the Confucius prize, its version of the Nobel Peace Prize, to Vladimir Putin, an organizer said, pointing to the Russian prime minister as "outstanding in keeping world peace," The Telegraph reports.
Mr. Putin beat other candidates such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Yuan Longping, a Chinese agricultural scientist, to nab this year's "Confucius Peace Prize", Qiao Damo, one of the organizers, said.
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