Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met early Thursday with counterparts from Latvia, Serbia, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the sidelines of a Chinese and central and eastern Europe leaders' meeting.
China on Thursday urged El Salvador to reject two Chinese detainees that the US transferred from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp last week.
China on Thursday again stated its firm commitment to the denuclearization process on the Korean Peninsula.
Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Geng Yansheng on Thursday refuted reports that China and the United States will hold a joint cyber military exercise in May.
Chinese armed forces will closely work with fishery and maritime supervision agencies to jointly safeguard national marine rights and interests.
Beijing urges restraint in South China Sea
China's Defence Ministry said Thursday that the ongoing sea test of the country's aircraft carrier is not related to the current regional situation.
As the world's major emerging economies, China and Russia will continue to deepen bilateral cooperation to promote common development.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was pushing hard for closer Sino-Swedish cooperation on sustainable development as he mentioned this several times during his two-day official visit to Sweden.
Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing on Thursday morning to pay official visits to Russia, Hungary, Belgium and the EU headquarters in Brussels.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Russia would further facilitate the development of China-Russia relations, Chinese Ambassador to Russia Li Hui said.
Vice-Premier Li Keqiang will meet with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister and President-elect Vladimir Putin during his four-day visit to Russia.
After the first stop in Russia, Li's nine-day visit to Europe will also take him to Hungary, Belgium and the EU headquarters in Brussels.
China will encourage more companies to invest in South Sudan and called on the country to create a better environment for investment.