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We expect blue sky, white clouds, clean water and fresh air, which are all related to ecological construction. The people should live in green shade, and this is the target of our efforts."

Xi Jinping, Chinese president, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, while planting trees with other leaders and primary school students in eastern Beijing.

"This is a very crucial year for combating corruption, and prosecutors nationwide will continue to take a zero-tolerance attitude toward corruption."

Lu Xi, director of the General Bureau Against Corruption and Bribery of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, in an exclusive interview.

"I think in the near future there are a lot of opportunities (between China and the United States), and there is more and more interest in the economy."

Terry Branstad, Iowa governor and US President Donald Trump's pick as ambassador to China, in a meeting with a Chinese investment delegation.

(China Daily European Weekly 03/31/2017 page2)