Beijing, Nov 9, SPA -- China expressed concern Tuesday overviolence in Iraq as American military units attacked theinsurgent stronghold of Fallujah. "The current continued upheavals in Iraq have caused muchconcern," said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman ZhangQiyue. "We hope that the situation in Iraq will return to tranquility," she told reporters at a regular briefing. "We hope that the general election of Iraq will be held asscheduled and reconstruction work can progress as smoothlyand as soon as possible so that the Iraqi people can lead astable life."--SPA1320 Local Time 1020 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/216299