Seventy years after they lost their lives defending their motherland in a foreign land, more than 600 soldiers from the Chinese Expeditionary Force who fought Japanese troops in Myanmar during World War II have finally returned home.
China will likely explore business opportunities in the high-speed railway, nuclear power and shipbuilding industries during Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to the United Kingdom and Greece, experts said.
Seoul may follow Beijing's lead and submit an application to UNESCO to record for future generations the trauma that "comfort women" experienced and archive them as part of the UN Memory of the World program, a senior Republic of Korea diplomat said on Thursday.
The "Chinese Dream" of national rejuvenation and the Republic of Korea's "new era of hope and happiness" can dovetail to the benefit of both countries and the region, senior diplomats and analysts said as President Xi Jinping prepares to visit Seoul.
China is stepping up its efforts to develop its logistics industry, as the government announced its goal of building a modern national logistics service system by 2020.
"I think it is interesting that a nation with a population of almost 1.4 billion will place a cultural center in a small country of only 5 million inhabitants. It is entirely due to Hans Christian Andersen, whom the Chinese love, linking the two worlds together."
China's normal defense development is being viewed in Washington through the prism of the Cold War, whereas the United States has been undermining regional peace and stability with its pivot to Asia, defense officials and analysts said on Wednesday.
Mainland authorities have not halted trade negotiations with Taiwan after a service trade pact was blocked by the island's legislators, a mainland spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Beijing downplayed reports on Wednesday about the visit by the president of Sao Tome and Principe, a "diplomatic ally" of Taiwan, saying people were reading too much into it.
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