In January 2009, American Country Music trio Lucy Angel gained the distinction of being the first American/Western group ever to be invited to perform at the Great Hall of the People, doing so before an audience of dignitaries and government officials.
The film premiere at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on 27 June 2007 was attended by both Chinese and Malaysian government leaders and media.
The council chambers will abandon the traditional British layout and favouring a seating arrangement similar to the Congress Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
He was also the first foreigner to broadcast live from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to the domestic Chinese audience during a speech from President Hu Jintao.
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For example, Henry Kissinger, the Secretary of State of the United States, met Premier Zhou Enlai in the Great Hall of the People on July 10, during his first visit to China.