China promises co-operation over bird flu pandemic fears

CHINA says it has learned the lessons of the Sars outbreak and pledged complete openness as it fights bird flu in its multi-billion domestic poultry flock.

The pledge came as Pacific rim experts met in Australia for a second day to discuss ways of fighting the virus.

“From Sars, we see that no information can be hidden”, China’s disease control director Qi Xiaoqiu said yesterday while visiting the United States.